Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-12
PRESIDENT TRlGG.
He Secures an Order for The RedOCkinS
Of The Texas.



(SpeclalJ lJ-President William r. Trieg. Of
the Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works, where the machinery Of the bat
tleship Texas was constructed, who has
been here FOR ;he past day or two. visiting
the Navy Department, has succeeded
I'm having that vessel ordered 10 be
dry-docked before any further. trial of
speed Or otherwise shall be made. Mr
Tr!gg contends that the ships bottom
Is covered by a growth OF grasses. bar
naclos. and other marine matter. which
has nearly closed the openings admitting
sea water 10 the condonsers. This mat
ter. he claims. accumulated while the
vessel was lying at the dock in the navy
yard and this seems also 10 be the
opinion OF the naval engineers. The
openings complained Of are over twenty
feet below the water-lne. which, Of
course would compel the docking OF
the ship in order TO remove the graf
ings and reciify the trouble While
the vessel Is in the dock her bottom will
be thoroughly scraped and painted. so
that when she next makes her tral-trip
every opportunity will be afforded To test
her machinery and develop her speed and
horsepower.
In the absence Of Secretary Herbert
notwithstanding McAdoo to-day issued
the necessary orders for the docking of
the Texas and Mr.. Trgg returned to
Richmond. much pleased with the re-
suit of his mission.
MRS. CHANLER'S DIVORCE.
The divorce Of Mrs. Amelc Rives
Chanler from her husband. John Arm
strong Chaner. is still the leading topic
i'm social circles here. and few OF those
who know the brilliant authoress can sac-
count for the separation, even on the al
legged grounds of incompatibility of tenn
permanent. II was not long after the
publication of the quick or the Dead"
that the announcement Of her marriage
to Mr. Chanlor came. and many be-
licved at The time that the hero of that
book bore a striking resemblance To her
future husband. They were married ar
Castle Ilill." on the 18th Of June 1>sS,
when THE Quick or the Dead WAS the
literary sensation of the hour. Miss
Rives was harshy criticised on all sides
and by many she was charged with pia-
giarism. one of the latter charges was
particularly severe IT said she had built
THE Quick or the Dead on the model
of Lucas MalCts Sketch in Black and
White" On the 9th of June, just thir-
teen days after her marriage, she was
interviewed by a New York newspaper
correspondent regarding the plagiarism
referred to.
CHARGE OF PLAGIARISM
Mrs Chanler then said: You know
! have decided not to reply to any charges
whatever. This one appears to me more
absurd than usual No thought Of Lucas
Malcrs clever Sketch in Black and
White ever crossed my mind I'm writing
The Quick or the Dead According TO
this charge, / have plagiari2'c rom the
lives Of at least an hundred men and
women, who have written to me concern
ing this story"
"All love stories must be as old as
love itself II ~ only the different garb
in which they are dressed that makes
them interesting to rs.
My Object n. the quick OF the Dead
does not seem 10 be quite recognized,
even by NY kEdest reviewers. II = 10
show that woman loves her husbands =
soul. his Ego. rather than his outward
form. Il this were not 50 barbara would
nav. given herself nquestiOningly 10
DeiinG. who was IN personal appearance
the exact counterpart OF her dead hus-
band"
Personal.
TX ex-senator Epra Hunton is in the city
stopping at the Normandie.
Ex-Govornor Thomas VI. Holt. Of North
Carolina. H. registered AT the Metropoli-
tan.
CONGRESSMAN T. T. Meredith. Of the
Eighth District. visited the departments
yesterday or routine business.
Captafn William Parker. Of Richmond,
formerly Of the Confederate States navy,
who has been on q visit here. returned
home yesterday.
H. T.. Bowman succeeds y. {. Powell.
resigned. as postmaster at Appoint, Roa-
noke county, Va.
Mr. William II. White. of Norfolk. is
here on legal business. and is stopping
at Hotel Page.
ARRIVALS.
Among she MOTEL arrivals to-day We're
the following. i. :. Carr. Durham. y.
C.:J :. Eaton. Greenville y. g.; .. q.
Murphy. Alexandria. Va Ebhitt House.
/ Cunniueham. Newport News Va.
United States Hotcl. -. Grinnan. Rich
moud Va. the Raleigh. W. II Hud-
dIcston. Richmond Va. 5. w. simpson,
Calycrton. Va. National j. *. Rutlin,
Winston, y. g.; j. G. Winder and wife.
Raleigh. \. c.; MI J. L. Skinner, Ka-
leigh. y. c.. Metropolitan Mrs Borum
and son. and Miss Bilisoly. OF Norfolk;
Eugene +. Smith. Jr, Virginia. 81. James.
r.. l.. Hcrvcy. chase City, Va; y. Il.
Grown. Hamilton. Va; i. \. LoVel0ck.
Salem. Va: II. \. COnant and family.
richmond Va; T.. -. Newman. Wood
Stock. Va: J. y. Elliott. Hickory y. g.;
J. ". Welsh, philOmont Va, Howard
House.