Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-12
THE CITY BY THE SEA
/. COMBINATIONS or LARGE FLOUR
MILL MAeNATEs.
charter cranted-obsects of the
Company-Prcparn for the
Trial OF the pecker Mutineers-
The Beit-Line Connection.


NORFOLK. VA, November r.-(Spe-
oial) 1.-THE Incorporation here to-day by
Judge Allan II. Hanckel, OF the Corpora
lion court. OF the Union Milling and Ex-
porting Company, consisting OF Ohio
Touring mill magnates, besides meaning
a great increase In the cereal exports
OF this port, is believed 10 indicate also
a combination among wheat mIlIers 10
control the foreign trade. The charter
contains an express provision that the
company may own the stock of other
companies with which II deals, exchang-
ing Us own stocks. bonds and other evil
dcnce Of the indebtedness for them.
Counsel for the new company here is
William II. White. United States DIS
trict Attorney. The purposes Of the com
pany. as stated in it's charter. are the
milling Of wheat ana the purchase OF
between the United States and foreign
countries. transporting it's products in SIS
own vessels, and II may own the real
estate and machinery necessary 10 the
conduct OF its business. Its capital stock
is nominally placed at not less than
$4,000 nor more than $4,000. although II
IS expected 10 control property amount
ing 10 much more than the larger sum.
The principal offices OF the company Will
be located I'm this city. Its officers for
the first year are all from Toledo, o.,
and are as follows: President, w. t.
Day. Vice President. A. Merrel; Secre-
farv and Treasurer, II. X. Carlisle.
These. with c. c. Kitzmiller. OF Toledo,
and T. +. Near, OF Fostoria, O., consu-
tute the Board of Directors.
THE PICKER MUTINEERS.
summonses have been mailed to a venire
Of thirty men. from which 1t is hoped by
the United States Court officials 10 Sc
cure a grand jury on the nth instant TO
try John Anderson, the cook Of the
schooner Olive Pecker. charged with
double murder on the high seas. and his
five companions, who are charged with
arson. United States District-Attorney
william II. White has returned from
washington. having arranged the small
est details of the coming trial with the
Attorney-General. The trial will be the
most sensational ever tried before the
Federal Court here.
THE BELT-LINE CONNECTION.
force OF 800 men was to-day put 10
work on the Southeastern and Atlantic
Belt-Ilne railroad connection. The plans
for the bridge spanning the Southern
branch Of the Elizabeth river, which is
10 cost 100000, having been approved by
the Secretary Of War. permission 10
erect the structure was granted by the
BOARD OF Harbor Commissioners at To-
days meeting.
The cottagers will apply to the next
LEGISLATURE to incorporate Virginia Beach
as a town. This is thought necessary py
the property owners there in order 10
have systematic action in the matter Oh
improvements. police protection, etc.
Frank Seauin. Lee Nelson, Frank Mo-
ran. John Dodd, and Willie Nelson, all
white. were charged in the Police Court
this morning with conspiring TO COM
nit murder. Moran keeps n sailor
boarding-house, and has number OF
runners i'm his employ. Charles Beher-
ing is the runner for another boarding.
house OF a similar nature and was out
stripping his rivals I'm the amount OF
business he was getting. His rivals du
not relish this, so they plotted, II was
charged. TO get rid OF Behering. one
OF the witnesses in the case testlhed
mat Bohering was to be lured between
coal-cars at Lambert Point, and muir
dered by being knocked in the head' OF
having his throat cut. The evidence III
the case was conflicting, however, anu
Justice Tomlin dismissed the accused.