The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-30
HALF MILLION OF BONDS,
rRE POR7SHOJTH STREET KAsL-
WAY FILES ALdRGE MORTGAGE.
The Norfolk Police Succeed in Convicting
"a Gsmbler-Col. W. L. Elam poesnt
Ylock with Hcpui licsns.


NORFOLK. VA, Jan. 29.-sreeia'-
Tho Portsmouth Street Railway .cosn-
pany to-day filed in the Portsmouth is"S-
tiugs Court clerks Office "A morte'yo
to the Union Trust Company OF fhiS-
delphia. as trustee, for <5co.ev 10 81
cure the payment of seven hundred an"
MY coupon bonds. payable TO bearer ,"
gold. on January 81, 1876.
Three hundred OF these bonds are Ior
81. ooe each. two hundred and seventy-nss
for 500. and one hundred and twenty
i've for sioe. all bearing per cent. In
tcresf payable >emi-snnually.
The cost OF recording the mortgage W.
sos
1t ~ presumed that the company -
getting in shape for work, ana WIZ
rash their lines now to completion.
DIR" l.. r. Mcknight. the corn DOC
tor and detective. OF whose movements
here The Times kept It's readers posscu,
was fined s25 in the Corporation S vuI''
to-day for ASSEMBLING Mrs' behe NV
The Doctor some time sin'e SAi'p'"
The skeleton Of a little child was louna
to-dav hetveen the roof and rafters o.
an old building carpenters ar. Sass,.
at the corner of Man az" 49,, ro,tsd
streets. The clothing had almost , ,o,.ss
away. The Coroner, DR.. Ch.NteIs' s s
The skeleton was not less r0an nttee"
Tho eighth anniversary OF ihe coi iobs
Y. NJ. G. A. was celebrated 'v,Nfisrsli
Professor John Il. Harkins, or tnuv
Institute. delivered the annual a"dn's'
CONVICTED A GAMBLER
The police Of Norfolk, under direcuoiN
I'D "A
iority OF the Board OF Police Commls-
sioners. convicted their hrst wniee gam
bier yesterday evening. -. .,,,
For two days A jury wresued VIII VII
the case of John T. Lewis. 1ney N,si'eo
the room on Main street IN when ne -
alleged 10 have conducted games, anS
from which much paraphernaiia, ihst 80,
ing two handsome al-0oxes. We're s1ae '
i'm the raid by the police. fnese He1s-
boxes We're stolen from the desk OF tns
police captain at the station oouse, ~
will be remembered by Times ieanerss
ana never recovered. The Jury coe,u no.
agree, and were discharged irom ior'neA
consideration OF the case.
The next case was that OF lobe MApp,
whose rooms over No L. Bank s,foct
were raided and several CARLOADS OF
trappings secured Inc same IVY ~
sal In the case OF Lewis heard she testl-
monv and examined the tables, boxes,
chips. and cards. and was not long 10
reaching a verdict OF sixty days IN !an'
the verdict was made and Mapp released
under his old bond. pending argument OF
counsel, to be made at some future day
of the term.
VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS.
Pickett Buchanan Camp. c. ", has
elected the following ofhcers: n. ~
Woodhouse. commander, y, II. ,si.s'
first eutenant-commanoer. Il. a. wars
den second liutenant- ~ "a
Todd third lieutenant commander. l. =
adjutant Ue-electenJ u. w, WI
son, paymaster trc-elected)t heN. p y
Tucker. chaplain (re-elected). A. i. ia
cobs sergeant-major Ue-electedl' Dr. y.
A. Wake, surgeon (re-elected); Dr. -
NJ. Nash. assistant surgeon ~. p
Browne. quartermaster, Jonn Wa,te.ss
Washington Taylor, chair-
man: r. A. Dobie. Fred. Greenwood. ~
II. Gwaltmey. John II. Day. executive
committee: Colonel Walter A. EdwareS
past commander. These officers VIII De
installed on the fourth TUESDAY cNehhh
Robert Banks. of the Soldiers Home.
Richmond. has asked TO be made a mem
Der OF this camp. NJ.
EFT, TO attend the marriage OF her niece
Miss Elsie ID. Corbell, in Washington
February 18th, to Mr. Samuel +. Fickiu,
was received.
port was lie by the paymaster: Ex.
pended for relief of destitute comrades
since the formation OF the camp. Decrm-
Der I. %, S6.I9i II; for burial or as-
lot and Improvements, s313.e5. balance In
hands Of paymaster. SAILS, In h2nc
and on deposit. $2.OH.2o.
COMMITTEE ECHOES.
very few colored troops attended the
meeting Of tho Republican State Commit
tee yesterday. and the absence OF .ne
usual attendance from the southwest was
very noticeable. Mr. A. -. Asbury. OF
Roanoke, who always makes IL a point
to be on hand AT Republican gatherings.
sent proxy. Editor A. c. Smith. OF the
Bristol News. was new hgure and fba
)Dject of much attention.
The committee bewailed the lack Of
4 strong Republican press In the State.
cordially invited TO the meeting. bet re-
NAMED away doubtless for prudential
reasons. The Colonel Is now Prohibit
ion editor, and IS standing aloof from
he old parties.
II was generally agreed that the pres
mt Legislature would not materially
amend the election law Every commit
eeman your correspondent talked With
the conviction that Virginia
vas Republican. but would under the
operation OF the Walton law, be made to-
appear otherwise.
LABOR NOTES.
The Central Labor Union of South
'astern Virginia held It's first regular
Meeting last night. a measure enuned
A bill TO protect persons In and around
team boiler plants In the State OF Viz
,inia' was read and endorsed. and viii
% presented to the Legislature.
The measures before the General As
emily regulating convict labor and the
reatlon of a State labor bureau verb
endorsed by resolutions, and
ir Charles g.. kizer, OF the legislative
ommittee. instructed 10 convey them to
Richmond at once.
The following officers we're elected: Ed
ar Keefe. president; II. j. Reardon.
Ice president: G. G. Houston. recording
nd corresponding secretary: ). j. Hop
ins. financial secretary; r. +. Andrews.
>, T.. Stevens, sergeant-at-
rms.
Charles c. Kizer. r. r. Cooke, and
'harles j. Cannon were elected iegtsla-
Va