Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-23
A BIG LUMBER TRUST
A COMPANY TO De FORMED EN-
BRAc,N0 SEVERAL CONCERNS.
- Npotted Horse " to Meet Jack Williams
In tho Ring Many Aspirants for
Political Vonors.
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NORFOLK, Va. September PA large
meeting Of dealers in dressed lumber from
New York. Pennsylvania, Maryland. and
North and South Carolina was held in this
city TO- day. resulting in the decision to sp-
ply for q charter for a stock company to be
known as the North Carolina Dressed
Lumber Company, embracing representa-.
tive lumber concerns in the States named.
The minimum capital is TO be 100000 and
the maximum 81, 100000.
THE orrIcYRs.
The following officers were elected:
President. John l.. Roper. Of Norfolk;
Nice-President, ii. CLAY. lunis. o: Balti-
more; Secretary John Harker, of Norfolk;
Treasurer. 4. ". Sack, OF Washington. ID.
g., and board of fifteen directors. Inc
purposes Of the company are TO get iar
price for lumber and TO take care OF any
lumber that may he thrown on tho Market
PRIZE FIGHT.
pri,e-hgh, has been arranged between
Frank Wango. the Indian known as
"Spotted Horse and Jack Williams. OF
PHILADELPHIA. The match will be for $500
q side to be fought with two-ounce gloves
IN October within fifty miles OF Ports
mouth. The men will enter the ring ut it2
pounds. Wango will commence training
in Portsmouth tomorrow.
The Council Committee on Oematory
have decided 10 recommend 10 the Coun-
ellis that crematory beinvested IN by the
CITY.
Several dodgers at tho station-housc
stated in the Police Court this morning
that they have been employed at the ship
ward al Newport News and that strlke
there caused them to come TO norfolk 10
look for work.
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Democratic Executive Committee OF
Portsmouth met last night anu hxeu the
9TH day Of October Ms the time for holding
the primary election for member OF the
Ieclsls:ure Ia Norfolk county the Demo
Gratis hold their convention for making
Nominations on the 18th of October. There
are a number Of asplrants for the honor IN
both CITY and county. and there VIII be
very active canvass for the NOMINATION.
MIR Alvah II. Martin. clerk OF the County
Court. says the Republicans Will take no
mart in the election. and sucll IL nhtiy 10
be the case IN Norfolk and Portsmouth.
giving the Democratic candidates clear
waIk1nyor. The Senator from the Ports
mouth district holds over.
A large representation rs expected mere
from al parts of the state To attend the
Sunday school convention on the ith OF
October.
Mr.. Joseph Sawyer. who was 80 despee,,
ra,ely wounded al ttheredse's sawinlll
yesterdag, was considered easier THIS
morning.
A family excursion of about one hun
dred people arrived here Yesterday from
Mas..ia-:on. ~. c.. and VISITED all the
points Of lrt,r,s, around the two cities.
ASSISTED TnE OFFICER.
Sergeant Dalton. of the police force,
WAS roughly handled and injured last
night bv q buIly disorderly negro named
Joseph Holiday. O'her negroes assisted
the oihcer and landed Holiday IN jail
PERSONAL.
Rev. DR.. L. G.. Jones. pastor of the First
Baptist church, is quite Ill.
Mr. herman l.. Page. prominent bust
ness-nan of this city. is seriou SIS il al Am
herst. Mass.
Joe Hodges (black), confined for mouse
breaking, successfully made ms escape
from the Portsmouth jail yesterday and
disappeared from the city.
On Monday night the residence Of MIR.
John q. Peake. at Churchland. was enter
ed by burglars and robbed of lot OF
money aud valuables.
The condemned nited States steamer
Wyoming will arrive at the hayward the
latter part of the week and be laid up.
light electric-drills are now being used
upon different parts of the battle-shlp
Texas. and the work is progressing RAPIDLY
The Baptists of Norfolk county are
making arrangements to erect IA church
ut West Norfolk, the new town near
Craney Island.