The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-04

aIohtio, vi AUGUSTA, ana Alf. a. w.
finch. OF Rotetourt, who Is to have
charge of the penitentiary farms. spent
the day with him. Mr.. Eelms will
make no immediate changes in the per-
sonnel OF his force with the exception
Oh hrst assistant and superintendent OF
the farms.
MT. Greer II. Baughman went before
the grand jury of the Hastings Court
to-day and cleared up the mystery as
10 where he got the checks which Mr..
j. w. Womack gave Col. j. w. Stubbs.
1t VIII be remembered that Mr. Baugh-
man refused nj the investigation to tell
Wnere these checks came from. He told
the jury that Mr.. Montgomery West
gave them to him. Mr.. West was the
head OF the firm OF West, Johnston &
Co, which recently failed. Mr.. Wom-
ack mad desk in the store and when
he left MIR. West found the checks
among the debris in the quarters Mr..
Womack occupied. The grand jury
TOOK no action in the matter, but adj
1purncd over until January 9th in order
TO summon other Witnesses.
Rev. DR.. u. II. Sweeney Will preach
his finst sermon at the Seventh Street
Christian church on January ed
Rev. II. Aubrey Williams was or
dained to the ministry at Grace Street
Baptist church last night
The Dill introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Maynard and in the House by Mr..
Charles y. Bland has for it's purpose
principally the establishment Of the
aSmor plate plant proposed by the
United states Government at the Cos
port NAVY Yard at PORTSMOUTH, In
Offering inducements set forth In the
BILL which is as follows:
1. BE ii enacted by the General AS
sembly OF Virginia. That the consent
OF this commonwealth lie and is here
by given to said purchase, and when
the same shall have been made. juris-
diction is hereby ceded To the Gov
crnment of the United States so that
Congress ana the authorities of the
Federal Government shall have all law
ful power and control over and In the
same as is specified In the seventeenth
clause of the eighth section of the
first article Of the constitution of the
United States: provided. however.
that the consent herein given shall not
extend to the purchase or acquisition
Of more than three hundred acres of
land for the purpose aforesaid: and
provided further. that The State re-
tains jurisdiction over the same In all
matters relating TO The violation OF the
laws of the State, to the execution and
service of all processes issued by or
from the courts, mngistra or other
State officers in pursuance of law. aud
In all ether matters not Incompatible
with the consent herein given, and the
rightful authority OF the United States
thereby acquired or TO be acquired un-
der this act
2 That the said real estate. and the
buildings, structures, docks or i'm
proNcments that may be erected there
on by the United States Government
are hereby exempted from any Tux
to be imposed by this State or the
constituted authorities OF Norfolk
county so long rs the same shall be
held and used by the general govern
ment for the purpose hercinberorc
mentioned. and no longer.
Manager Wells has signed the follow
Ing players for the Richmond team:
Catchers-Elcss (Galveston). Wienaux
CCanadiam, Foster rcscrvetD: pitchers
Schmidt, Stimmen. Stocksdale, Chcs-
bro GcserveD Sparks (Galveston).
Bishop Ohio. CoruiT (southern); ;
first hasc-T,utenherge Quincy: second
haSe-k kemplemann tKnoXvillcD: third
.hase--kolpf Galveston): outiielders-
Hargrovc and Kain (reserved. Sew
bod tWashington). lie has also signed
Dan Leahy. the Norfolk shortstop,
Hess, Sparks and KolDf were bought
from Galveston for $3.50. Seybold was
bou&ht from Washington for $3.50.