The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-08
yHT NORFOLK POLICE.
Miller & Rhoads to Open a Big store In
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NORFOLK, VA. Feb. 1.-Speciai.-
There is a considerable stir here over the
action of the Board OF Police Commis-
sioners yesterday afternoon In the cases
OF sergeants kirchmier and Robinson.
These officers We're reduced TO the rank
and ratrolmen a. ". keid ana W. X.
Williams temporarily elevated TO their
places. The board dld tnis IN executive
session. ana beyond the admission tnat
the chief had recommended IL would say
nothing.
Sergeant kirchmier would mot submit
TO the action OF the board, and rendered
his resignation TO the Mayor, VINO ac-
cspted u.
Ihe police force of Norfolk Is rapidly
getting into bad odor, and IN the canvass
next spring hundreds OF votes VIII ec
east against the pronibtlon-reform adj
ministration tor this reason alone, no
matter what alliance or pledges IT may
make. Tne management OF the depart
ment has been most uniortunate. and 1T
is rapidly becoming an instrument OF
tyranny instead OF justice.
There has been some talk here or trou-
bic at the spring elections. few OF
our reform" friends going 50 far as
TO threaten to lynch elections oincers II
fraud is perpetrated or attempted. This
assumption that the election VIII be con-
Quoted dishonesty Is gratu'tous as
sumption. but IN any event there viii he
no Ivnchings. Every precaution VIII be
taken 20 protect life ana limb from the
rev fanatics VINO are breathin. out
threatenings and slaughter, and at the
tap or the bell every polling place can
be quickly surrounded by several score OF
brave men, sworn 10 maintain law and
order. t0SdTI
The business Mirror. owned and pub
lished 10y Messrs. Pugh, R0wiett ~ Mar
tin, has made its appearance. IL IL an
eight-page. handsomely illustrated pa
per. devoted almost exclusively TO write
ups.
MILLER x RHOADS IN NORFOLK.
Mesgrs Miller a knoads. an enter
prsng Richmond nrm. have had the large
ana commodious double stores AZ Nos.
X and 50 Main streets oycrhauled, re-
painted and papercd, rertted and sup
piled with every modern device for con-
vcnience and the rapid dispatch OF busi-
ucss. preparatory 60 opening large diy-
goods ana department store. 1hc firm
VIII employ about eighty people. The
following ut-of-town employees have al
ready arrived Mr.. Sessiman, or Read
ing. Pa, noor-walker; Mr.. Frank q.
Royce Einghamton, \. Y, window
dresser: Mr. A. O.. Collins, Richmond,
dress-goods buyer: Mr.. W A.. Tomiinson.
Richmond. general furnishing goods buy
er: Miss Alice Potar, Richmond, muslin
underwear buyer; Mr.. W. r.. Ellis, Rich
mond. whitc-goods buyer: air. e.. sidney
Yoager. Richmond. advertising manager.
Inquiry ls made OF Cnief-of-pOiice KING
as To the Whereabouts or William x.
FRANCE. a former citizen OF Norfolk. who
for some time past has resided In Rich
mond. nut mysteriousiy disappeared six
weeks ago. Inquiry here so TAR has
failed to develop any trace OF him.
BAKGES GROUNDED.
Cards were issued to-day for the mar
riage on Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
in St Narys Catholic church, OF Miss
Mennie G.. Eastwood ana Mr.. Nicholas
T.. WOLF.
Captain Truggies left to-day with ma
terials and force OF men TO construct
a wharf AT klsherman's Island.
The barges Raritan and Nereus ground
ed OF LamDcrts Point to-day. while IN
tow OF the tug Mars. They can be
pulled of at nigh tide.
Sam Cochran (colOred was convicted
to-day Of roDblng the ONCE OF Byrd,
Baldwin * CO.. OF $40 in currency, ana
given TWO years IN the penitentiary.
The United states marshal to-day sold
the following nbeiied. barges: Maggie
Bell. Katie Ben. ard Daisy Ben. to Henry
Brown. OF Baltimore. Tor $50. So. aud
$50 respectively; Mcl<eever. TO ID. II.
bradford. OF elizabeth city, y. c., for
ST. 80. Anna. 10 the Roanoke and Tar
River Steamboat Company, for $40.
The rnuch-talked-Of steamer j. y. Yea
zey left port TINS morning. presumably
for Kew YORK city. Several tugs, IN
cuding thc Edgar f.. Luckenback. which
WI accompany ner, leit at the same
time.
OLD DOMINION IMPROVEMENTS.
Workmrn nave been put TO pulling
down the old mil on the Graves ship
ward property. recently purchased Dy
inc OH Dominion Steamship Company.
prcparatory 10 the construction OF dock
FOR their river steamers, which now land
at the foot OF Church street.
Last night at midnight the cabin Of the
schooner Cromwell lying at the ScaDoard
Air Line wharf. IN Portsmouth, was en-
tered by burglars, and Captain Thomas,
OF Dorchester. Md. robbed or sz0 ~
United states money. s. in English. and
$40 in Confederate bills The thieves
went through the Captains clothes and
the lockers, after chloroforming him. The
robbery OF vessels is nightly occur
renee IN TINS port.
Air. joel Capps died to-day, aged my
seven years. leaving "A wife ana nve chill
dren. He was popular citizen.