Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-08
NEWPORT NEWS.
The Teachers VIII he Pafd-Ship-
yard Notes.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. October T.
(Special.)-No criminal action was taken
to-day by the Old Dominion Land Com
pany against the foremen OF Contractor
Honan, who, 1t is alleged. directed the
street gang which destroyed a whole
square Of the company's sewer on Thirty
fourth street "Wednesday night IL was
expected that Attorney Arthur A. Scar
counsel for the company. would swear out
warrants to-day for the arrest of Fore
man Pierce and his assistants. but no
warrants have yet issued
The city school teachers will receive
their salaries tomorrow morning without
fail. DR.. Southall, Superintendent OF Pub
lie instruction, has not yet authorized
Treasurer Curtis 10 draw on the
State funds in his possession FOR teachers
salaries but Mr.. Curtis says it Will not
DO to make the young ladies wait for their
money, and he will pay them tomorrow
on his own responsibility.
The hospital-ship Relief Is hourly ex-
pected In Hampton Roads. The hospi'ai
staff at the fort has received notiflca1on
that the ship is due here with sick SOL
diers from Santiago and they expected
her TO arrive this afternoon, but the
Relief has not yet put in an appearance
liz is understood that she brings In the
neighborhood Of two hundred sick anu
convalescent soldiers.
There Is still no clue to the identity Oh
the young man who committed suiclue
ty shooting himself on the Louise anu
humping overheard. Interest In the case
is growing daily, and there Is q STRONG
belief here that the woman IN the case
who was seen TO converse with the young
unfortunate as the steamer was prepar-
ing to cast loose lives here, but no one
seems TO know who she Is
The new hospital post-office at Fort
Monroe will be opened for the use OF the
'io, sold,ers there next week. Material
has been ordered and the stamped sta
t,onery and office paper will soon De
received.
Generai-Manager Walter a. Post OF lhe
Newnort News Ship-Building ana Dry
Dock Company, left last night Tor "aSh-
ineton. on business, 1t is SAID III coh-
naotion with the naval work now under
nonstructj6n here. The ship-buildlng
comnany is now building fve United
states warships-the battleships Near I,
sarge. Kentucky, Illinois, MISSOURI ana
the monitor Arkansas
At last nights meeting or the boaru y.
School Trustees 1t was oeciueu W ~
ia ~ all of the school buildings now IN
~, ,u Il, view of the near completion OF
the new High School ana hast-Ei''
School. - .Lo VIZ.
The newly-purchased vessels Oh one , M
o,n,o ard West India Fruit and Iraqlns
Company are expected to arrive mere III
the next few days. - co,o,,,
The Atlantic Transportation COMPANY
Is still buying up coal Vesseis VI 49,;
descrintion. and already has sulncieh'
e ebins TO carry 10000 tons of coal on ons
tr,p ,fSall of the vessels should go or
At the same time. All of the company
ships have been renamed. c,,,,
The Old Dominion Steamship COMPANY |,
10 having all Of its steamers overhaulsd
At This ship-yard now, instead OIL at She
ward of Harland & Hollingsworth' me
princess Anne and Guayandotte nave az
ready been overhauled and the other 'e''
sells will come in the next Few Gays