Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-23
OUTSIDE OF THE RING
SEVERAL BLOODY FIGHTS AFTER THE
COuGhEaTY-WONGO MIL.
Tho Referees and Others Have "scrap-
ping" Matchcs-The Secretary Of tho
Navy Gives the Politicians n Setback.

fCorrespondencc Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NonroLx. July 22.-ConsiderabIe feeling
grew out Of the prizo-hght yesterday be-
tween those who lost and those who won
Quite q bloody fracas occurred on Main
street and Wash. Capps. who was beaten
had his nose broken and head painfully
cut. Warrants were issued and Poiice-Jus-
tice East will have n number of parties be-
fore him. Constable Oliver, of Princess
Anne, who with his posse was driven on the
battle-ground, has sworn out warrants
against the pugilsts and various OF then
hackers for violating the peace ana disni-
~ Of the Commonwealth.
OTHER scEAPs.
Several fights are said 20 have taken
place on the grounds. The conduct OF the
crowd and the farcical character Oh the
mill was the talk of the town YESTERDAY;
Even the referees had fight. WIN scvsIdi
minor scraps. II IS said that no, Iess enfn
$4,000 changed hands on the result.
Wonro the Indian, who won. Is travellng
with a tent-show now exhibiting III IoIts-
mouth.
A sET.BhCK.
Tho notion Of the Secretary OF the Navy
m throwing overheard Odend hal as master
Number OF the yard is rather q set-back 10
The prominent Republicans hereaOouts.
They arrayed all their influence before inc
Secretary 10 have Odend bal retained. ms
no was ex-COngrcssman Bowdens ap-
pointee and put in position because OF MS
Usefulness 10 the party. aud not because
of his ability as workman. NhVal-NVn-
structor Bowles demands that master
vorkmen and other mechanics IN ms uS-
partment entrusted with important WORK
shall know their business as IN ne en- ~
Kttl1Un
reputation professionally is lnVoiNeo'
CURIOUS DEVELOPMENT.
The demand Of the stroet-car drivers OF
this city seems to have developer NV ihce
that neither the City Railroad Company nor
The Suburban Railroad Company are pay
inc institutions 10 the stockholders; Inc
general impression was that the OLD CON-
pany was gilt-edge STOCK.
EMBOSSED NINE HOURS.
Norfolk Typographical Union has en-
dorsed the proposition making nine hours
a DAVIS work for Job-princers by vote OF
so 10 ~.
The white woman Nora Wells. Of this
city. arrested for attempting TO bride Wit
nesses not 10 appear against the TWO wnlte
men who assaulted and robbed FRANK VIII
Gans. Jr., OF Roanoke. Is IN the hands OF
the county authorities and she may follow
her thieving friends to the ponltentiary.
charter was granted 20 the Virginia
Construction Company of this city yester-
day TO engage in mechanical and engi-
neering work with capital Of -5O,oOO. e..
W. Goddard, of Roanoke, is president oil
the company.
THE NAVAL INQUIRY.
Owing 10 the record not being ready TO
read il was 1:30 O'Clock this afternoon
before the naval court OF inquiry
investigating the metal robbery az
the vy-yard assembled, aud had
Past-Assistant-Enpi Il. w. Gait,
in charge Of steam engineering stores
again before the cOur: examining
him ~ 20 the metal. his custody of II. and
the manner Of shipping such material. so
far the testimony is decidedly damaging TO
Pay-Clerk Van Nrankin. One OF the Tea
lures of Captain Of-the- Watch Swartout ;
testimony yesterday afternoon was that
when Clerk COstOn was arrested and carried
10 the guard-room he said 20 Swartout:
Has the department caught on to this y
Swartout replied 1T appears TO be SO; y
Coston added: II thought trouble would
come out of this Affair." Mr.. Van Nrankin
appears TO be cheerful. and is accompanied
in court by his wife daily and her father,
MIR. Hammond. of Philadelphia.
The United States torpedo-b boat Gushing,
after taking on stores, left the hayward
to-day for Hampton Roads.