The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-06
BIG NORFOLK EXPORTS.
BERkLEY 10 M iNNENED 81
BTfLDftG IN mon BRfDGE.
The Suspected Steamer I. y. Neazey
Leaves in Tow of the Luchenbsch.
crew OF the Texas.

NORFOLK. VA, Feb. J.-Spccial.-In
the Circuit Court OF Norfolk county to-
day two suits were entered against me
Norfolk and Washington Steamship Line.
each for $1,000. one was by Ellis Gibbs,
administrator of Anderson Gibbs. and
the other by ida V. Eason. administta-
trix OF Bernard Randall.
These suits grew out Of the collision
between the steamer Newport News and
the tug Katie several weeks ago I'm the
Norfolk harbor. Gibbs and Randall be-
ing drowned in the sinking Of the tug.
Tho exports from this port I'm January
aggregated Sso95sG OF corn. there were
.2Gi6i bushels; 9i60 bales manufactured
cotton. l0i05J pounds of leaf tobacco:
5000 pounds OF dried apples, and 5000
logs.
GREATER NORFOLK.
The Berkeley annexation proposition has
al last taken definite shape I'm the
Common Council OF this city last night
the special subcommittee reported that
Berkeley as a ward government would be
seli-sustaining. and under economical
management could save $500 annually
and that Norfolk and that town could
DE connected by a bridge AT cost OF
10000.
Colonel Casey in charge OF the United
States Government harbor Improvements.
says there viii De no opposition 10 an
iron'bridgc. and the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company will consent TO
10. provided the bridge is elevated suf-
nciently 10 permit the traffic on Water
street 10 pass under It. The committee
of the whole approved the report. which
was made by Messrs. Luther Sheldon
and Barton Myers. and the Councils will be
called together 10 consider II
The Common Council has voted % open
Holt street. from Church 10 Cumber-
landau improvement the people have FOR
years begged for. Its fate iu the Select
Councils is. however. somewhat prob
lomatical M this writing.
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Dr. and Mrs. l.. B. Anderson cele-
brat6d the hfueth anniversary Of their
marriage last night. There was a fam
iy reunion. and many friends called TO
0fer congratulations.
Tho steamer ]. y Neazey recently sold
by the United states marshal FOR sea-
mems wages, and purchased 10y Mr..
Adams. of New York. ostensibly for the
Fulton Market" but said by sensation
mongers TO have been intended for hli-
clustering in the interests OF the Cuban
insurgents. lcft to-day I'm tow OF the
ting fnckenhach.
The publication that two Spanish Sc
cret agents were watching the vessel,
and that She had slipped away without
clearance papers after having been board
cd by a number of strangers. is simply rot
of n kind with the report from tine same
source that a number Of Cubans were
in town.
The members of the bar of Norfolk and
Portsmouth and Norfolk county attended
The funeral OF their late associate. MIR.
Peter Xavier Smith, I'm a body to-day. as
did the officers and directors of the Nor
folk Bank for Savings and Trusts
SAILORS FOR san FRANCISCO.
one hundred and sixty members Of the
crew of the battleship Texas left this
morning on a special Seaboard Air Line
train for San Francisco. 10 form the
crew Of the new coast-defencc vessel
Nronadnock The train consisted of five
Pullman tourist cars, one sleeper and
two baggage cars. handsomely decorated
Nth flags and bunting A dining-car
Will Doe attached az New Orleans. Lieu
tenant Jesse Roper is i'm charge OF the
crew.
Dr. Mayor. United States Commissioner
of Education. will lecture 10 the public
ON educational matters Thursday evening.
the y VI. G.. A. Han having been ten-
dered for that purpose. He is visiting
the public schools here, occurring az
each.
THE BLAND BILL.
The people are moving earnestly In
supnort of the Bland Sunday-law bill.
! a petition has been formulated, and Is
receiving many signatures. The mass
meeting which was TO have been held
/ last night was abandoned, on account OF