The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-22
DRESSED LUMBER COMPANY.
W&hingl0n'S Birthday to be Celebrated
Next Tuesday.
MONEY FOR The BAL7IKORE'S MEN.
Precautions so Keep the sailors ''"''
Land sharks Amer They Are Paid ON
Secretary Herbert VIII Not ""''"
Ships at Government Yards

NORFOLK. VA. Feb. Special--Ihc
North Carolina Dressed LUMBER 'oi''p""'
Is now an established fact.
The Committee on Organization "p-
pointed yesterday afternoon. reported 'he
foIloving Board Of Directors for the ne"
concern: William r Jackson. w a.
wins,tt. Thomas W. smith, Theoph'lus
,r,,nis n. j. Camp. j. W. Framing, John
I. Ropcr. T.. c. Fosburg. w T.. Peril
eony. Il. A. Parmclce. and Irving Trui''.
Application will be made Tor charter 20
he Corporation Court OF this city, the
principal ONCE OF the organization p,ihS
The Board of Directors is empowered
10 elect officers for the COMPANY N"'cH
will control at least - per cent. oi .''e
output OF dressed lumber from 'he sec
lions represented. So, ,o,,cb,
here from Richmond last night NS -
tective Curtis. OF the Norfok po.Nc' -
continued until next IuSsoas seroean,
ncsses. among whom VIII be setS'nant
Alexander Tomlinson. Of hichmo,lu. i ne
accused was Of the firm OF finotI. =! ~
Sprafley and IS charged ~ MS pert"e,,
Mr. Spratly. with skipping OUT WIN '''
the e'cods and STOCK OF the crhCci..
ON TUESDAY next. Wasmngt0ns biT'n-
day will be celebrated here by granu
patriotic display. ia which some ~" ~
pus of the public scn0ols OF n'i rS,'ol,c
W.il participate. Juogc -. uCh'i Pi''N
will deliver the address. -,
The naVy-yard employees were phiu OH
to-day. instead of the 18th. as Is usual
MONEY FOR THE BALTIMORE.
The money required to pay OF the
crew OF the Baltimore which arrive"
here on a special train the other day,
has been wired 10 the Norfolk National
Bank. and the disbursement began inns
morning on the receiving ship FRANK
lin where they are stationed. ArTahEe-
ments have been made to take the men
direct from the Franklin 10 the depots
and whaTves. from which they leave lot
home
Mayor Davis of Portsmouth, is in re-
ceipt OF private letter from Senator
Daniel IN which he states his benef
that II will be impOs siule 10 influence
the Secretary of the Navy 20 build any
ships in this or any other government
navy-yard.
can 10 advance the interest OF the Nor
THE RANGALORE.
Tho British ship Rangalore. recently
ashore twice In the same day In Chesa-
peake bay was yesterday towcd 10
Hampton Roads by the Merritt Wrecking
comnanys steamer william Coley ana
the Baltimore pilot-boat Pilot. The
Bangalore. when fioated the second time.
had about eighteen inches Of water in the
hold. which was soon pumped out with
out any damage 70 the sugar. as the wa
Ter would han TO be AT least thirty
inches deem IN the hold before Il could
yet 10 the sugar. The shin Is leaking
about an inch and n half an hour. but
IS not thought TO he seriously dnmageb.
Divers are AZ work today making an
examination OF the bottom. II Is not
known vet where she Will be taken.
The British steamer Patapsco. whhe on
her way from the Nori 1lk and western
elevator 20 Lamberts Point early this
inc a. ItgTkNgX
where she VIII remain until she can
be pulled off at high tide.
The schooner Henry y: Gibson; car
tain Payne from Washington %. O.
light, arrived here early this morning
after a rough experience last night. Yes
terday she anchored off Smiths POINT,
and last night lost her anchor bes'des
having her light sails split.
All the members OF the crew were badly
frost bitten. The vessel is now anchored
on the Berkley flats.
SHE SAVED THE HAWKINS CREW.
The schooner Helen II. Benedict. Capt
Brockett, which was the means o. saving
the lives of several of the crew OF the
famous Hawkins nibustering expedition,
is now at Lambert : Point FOR cargo OF
coal.
Captain Hi. from Eastern Maryland TO
New Berne. \. c.. arrived here today
leaking. She went ashore on the Rim
Raps yesterday evening and was hauled
OF this morning. She will 80 on the ways
this afternoon. The amount of damage IS
not known. Captain Hil noted protest
with Major j. Hardy Hendren.
Lieutenant Crcssop. aide TO the Admiral,
left tonight on a trip TO Washington.
Baltimore. and New York He will at
tend the annual dinner of the C-Ger Of
Cincinnati in Baltimore tomorrow.
Harris. the colOred man so terribly
mangled by the cars AZ Primers Point
Wednesday night, died this morning from
the injuries received.