The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-29
THE NEWS OF NORFOLK,
the rug LUCK LfBELs TIL
sHIP's FOLIAGE.
Great Excitement Over the Failure OF Bur-
rus SON and Company's Bank-N" """
on Any Other Bank.

NORFOLK, VA, April 2s-speciaL-
Two OF the seamen who were quite badly
burned in yesterdays fire at newport
News-Robcrt Holden, from the tug wan
derer, and a sailor from one Oh the ioi
eign ships-were carried to ST. vincent
Hospital to-day. Their condition Is So'i-
sidered serious. 49, -. 49,
captain j. IS. Grant, OF the tub H. l,ucn-
enDaDn, winch saved the ship Nvlase rom
the IRE, to-day libelled her ana her Saieo
j. n. Lrisnion1, who Is IN jail awaiting
a hearing before the grand Jury on '"o
charge vi firing Nhtenuist l"i', ",
brought before Judge WAITS, Oh INC ius'-
ings Court AT l:3O o'clock to-day on a
motion OF his counsel Tor ball. n mo'ioh
for continuance was allowed, ana the
prisoner remGnaed To jail. 49,,
The Jury IN the case OF Joe Brown VCol-
oredD. who was tried in the N0riOlk ooun-
ty Court on the charge VI wlIe-nuIuer'
failed 10 agree and were dischdiseu. 1hey
stood nine for murder in the ntst uestee
and three for murder In the second ue-
gree. Brown was remanded 10 pan ~
await trial. ...,,,,>.
The second days session OF the conNeh-
ton OF the Protestant Episcopal Clergy
OF this diocese began this morning rev
Beverly ID. tucker. dean, presiding. KEY.
l.. ". C1Olt, VI
sermon at Christ church at ii CLOCK 10
"A large congregation. AT o'clock TINS
afternoon d missionary meeting eonduet.
ed By Rev. J. W. kibbis, OF Newport
News, and Rev ". VI. Meade, OF Acco-
mac, was held. and the convention Closed
its session al : clock, when addresses
on general and diocesan missions were De
livered by Rev. j. Il. Riddle and William
NJ Meade.
AT ST. Luke's church tomorrow morn
Ing Will convene the fourteenth session
of the Sunday School Institute OF the do
cese. .,
Addresses will be delivered by Rev. IL.
L. Lancaster OF Berkeley, Rev. III. J..
Duhrling, of Philadelphia. Mr.. jacob hei-
feinger, of Hampton, Hugh \. Bro, Oh
William and Mary College, ana II. S"af-
land, OF Portsmouth.
BANK EXCITEMENT.
When the news OF BUrruss Don " 70.
failure became known this morning IL ere
ated intense excitement CROWDS OF de-
positors gathered IN front OF the BANK
and the services Of squad OF policemen
were necessary to keep the streets clear.
No run was made on any vi the other
banks however. and the statement OF
Trustee Garrett, OF the defunct concerns
that the assets Will largely exceed the
liabilities has served in a large measure
TO quiet the depositors To-day the bank
returned all deposits made yesterday. ana
also about $4,000 Of collections and
hours before the failure.
Mr. Walter n. Doyle. cashier Of the
Citizens Bank states that not one OF the
banks In Norfolk Will be incOnvenlenced
by the failure.
SUCCOR FOR INDIA.
\ committee Of Baptists, consisting OF
Rev Or. j. j. Hall. Rev. &. w. Duke,
and Mr. A. b. Walker. called on Mayor
Mayo to-day and asked him TO call a
public meeting looking to the sending
OF a ship from here to India laden with
food for the starving natives Of that
country The Mayor. while I'm sympathy
with the plan did not think ii best 60 take
tho initiative in the matter, and advised
the committee TO enlist the cooperation
OF the commercial ORGANIZATIONS OF the
city. which may be done.
The long. narrow sand waste opposite
Old Point known as Wil.Oughby Spit was
sold at auction to-day being purchased
by the Wilioughby Spit Company for
$50 1000