Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-05
IN OUR SISTER CITY.
QUESTION or ALLOWING COMMITS
uoNs on BILLS NOT COLLECTED.
COMuITTEE PAYORS AN ALLOWANCE.
Covvcctor Wake willing to Accept
what the City Decides 20 ray
CIopton streets An"''c'S"''-
Other soufh-side Items.


Tho Finance Committee OF the Man
chester Council held a meeting last nigh,'
at which bills were ordered 10 De APP
proved. and good deal OF other DUST
ness was transacted. There were pre-
sent Chairman Pool and Messrs. simms
and owens. Collector Wake drew the
committees attention to the fact that
he had in his hands certain past due
bills against the Street Railway COM
pany which the Council had ordered
Withdrawn. and raised the question as
20 whether he was not entitled to COM
missions on them. He had been ADVISED
nc said, that he was entitled TO COM
missions on these bills which sum up
oute largely. but he was entirely WILL
ing to leave the matter 10 the commit
tee and accept what they cohsioeieu
proper and just These bills are ZOE
the taxes about which there was 80
much litigation. all of which was COM
promised in the CONTRACT for paving hun
street and relaying the eaT-track there
on.
81 MA -S1IlpOls ANN
The Sunday school Of Ciopton-street
Baptist church will celebrate It's seven
feenth anniversary Sunday afternoon
M w ! Norrissett. the chorister. has
arranged the following programme ior
the OCCASION:
1, HYMN No 81. choir and orchestra
''Welcome the Days of Spring.
2. Hymn No. III choir and orchestra
r'Hasten on. Glad Day"
3. Intrumental Quintette (selected) from
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Band
composed of the following: Messrs H.
A Richie. first cornet; y Moscoe. Sc
cond cornet: John Girlach, alto: .. D.
Perkins baritone: Alex. Ross, bass
4. Male Quartette 1.-THE Lords Prayer,
nv Messrs Haddon S. Watkins, W. }.
Morrissettc s. s. Perkins. and h. WOOD
son Nunnaly.
3. Solo (selected). Mr.. Haddon Watkins
G. Hymn No. 1SS choir and orchestra
'Shine on"
T. Quintette (selected), from Rlchmond
Light Infantry Blues Band.
g. Hymn No. l09 choir an orchestra
sHome Bells are Ringing"
The recitativc part Of tho programme
IS under the direction of Judge Is. A
Hancock, superintendent of the school.
During the exercises the roll OF the school
will be caNed. and each class Will re-
spond. Judge Hancock. who has been
the honored and efficient superintendent
Of the school since its organization, seven
teen years ago will also make speech.
Those who will sing are:
Soprano-Misses Matte Bass, Minnie
Tuqua. Mrs w. II. Marshall, Mrs. ii.
j. Bolton Mrs IL. A. Hancock.
Aito-Mss Cappie Clements, Miss w.
r. Haight. Mrs. r. j. Morrissette.
Tenor-Messrs. w. II. Green, ii. A.
Morrssette. s. S. Perkins.
Bass-Messrs. T. S Barrett J. T. Nor
rissette and Mr.. Reginald Walker.
CASES BEFORE THE MAYOR.
The case Of a young man named Willie
Griffith, charged with assaulting a negress
named Joanna Coleman, attracted consid-
cradle attention i'm the Police Court this
morning. The testimony of the prose-
cutrix and that of the defence was quite
the reverse on several points. Sylvin
Foster. the first witness, said she and the
prosecutrix. who is an adopted daughter
of hers, were going down Hull street,when
Griffth spoke to her and began using
abusive language. Griffith said the woman
first accosted him and told him to come
on He followed the women TO their
home, where he is charged with hitting
the Coleman woman in the stomach with
a big rock The young man claimed
mat nc WAS given piONoNdAiOh Aoi no ss''
though he had taken three drinks. The
case was sent on TO the Hastings Court
The case of Willie and John Gee, two
little white boys. charged with trespass-
ing on the property of the Southern
Railway Company, was continued.
Four tramps were at the disposition
of Mayor Maurice yesterday, and in con-
sideration of their demeanor they were
discharged on condition that they would
leave the city at once. Policeman Smith
stated to the Court that he received a
phone message at Z A. Nj. that there
were about thirty tramps at Belle-Isle
junction. He went to the place and
found only four, who were very orderly:
j.. Brunt from Charlotte, n. C.; John
Fisher. going TO Winston, n. c.. James
Ryan. of Indianapolis, Ind; Thomas Will
son, Of Kentucky.
BOYS AND TRAMPS.
The tramps VINO make their home on
the island opposite the pumping station
had a grand time Thursday. They sup
piled themselves with a key of beer,
plenty of whiskey. and tobacco, and had
a regular carousal There are about fif-
teen OF them stationed on the island, and
they had as their guests number OF
small white boys from Manchester. At
ter partaking of their dinner, which was
by making the boys fight for whiskey and
beer A gentleman who was coming
down the railroad track saw them and
said they all seemed TO be enjoying them
selves and the tramps had made all
the boys about half drunk"
Special-Officer George a. Roach, of the
Southern railroad. had lively chase af-
ter trespassers yesterday morning. He
was on his usual rounds. and when he
arrived at the company's oil-house he
discovered two negro boys, named Willie
and Johnny Gee, stealing small brasses
that they had picked up In the yard. The
officer made for the boys who ran. and
ne gave chase and caught one of them
on Twenty-sccond street. He took him
10 the station-house, and is now after
the other one.
RIOTERS VS.. ANTI-ROOTERS.
The Rioters and the Anti-Rooters will
cross bats at Forest-Hil Park this af-
ternoon These gentlemen had game
of ball a short time since, which the
Rioters won. The Ants were not salts
ned. and challenged them for another
contest.
The following are the names OF tho
Rioters: John y. Lipscomh, Alfred Hol-
liday. Henry Patterson. Sam. Pool, T.
p Weisiger w. Ii. Washington, jim
Moore, Tom Burke. and Charles Bourne