Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-17
DIR. .J0NES'S VICTORY.
pI,rrrE CONCERNING TUG UNDER
WRITER AND BARGE LONE STAR.
n VAS 4 QUARANTINE MATTER.
composed suicide I'm Newport News
10 Establish n Florence Crittcndon
uomr-Local Politics, and Aspi-
rnnts for ONCE.


NEWPORT NEWS. VA. April &C.
.e.sclal)-Thc protected cruisers Mime
r..gs and Columbia are suH anchored
. tie river. and the Brooklyn. Massa-
0..setts. and Texas are az ola Point in
ne same positions occupied on their re-
..- yesterday afternoon. II is expected
tet both the cruisers will return TO
Hampton Roads tomorrow morning.
l.e bat,leship Texas will he the next
vessel OF the flying squadron 10 come here
r- coal. and II is understood that the
l0oklyn and Massachusetts will follow.
-.e Texas is expected tomorrow.
Tho hospital-ship Solace has been
rod in commission and Commander
I.ters pennant now flies from the yes
s.Us foropeak 10 was confidently be-
.vci that Captain Z. Y. eager. who
.1mmapded the ship when she was
..oVn rs the Creole. in the Morgan
line service. would be appointed her
,.of of1cer for active service. but re-
cent decision of the Navy Department
made 90 necessary TO place a naval officer
So command.
MORE GOVERNMENT WORK.
II IS stated on authority that the ship
,Hri IS hopeful OF securing more gov
eminent work Of the same character as
tlat now being rushed 20 completion. IL
'e possible that other ships 10 be con-
,arted into armored cruisers will come
here for that purpose.
The tug Underwater and barge Lone
STAR. having on board a quantity OF
wreckaee from the Maine. which arrived
here last Sunday night direct from Ha-
hama h7rb0r. cleared this morning and
sailed This evening for New YORK on
orders.
Dr. ". J. Pettus. the national quaran-
zine officer al the Capes, came here yes
tarday and protested against the issue OF
clearance papers by the Custom-housc, on
the grounC that Captain Wiley mad passed.
linn 10y without conforming 10 the law.
lie announced his intention or reporting
the case TO the Treasury department
and causing the master 20 be fined @.V".
DIR. JONESS VICTORY.
Dr. A. G.. Jones. the State quarantine
officer. argued that Captain whey had
complied with all OF the conditions or the
law. and ~ the department should be APP
,,rised az the full particulars, ~ would not
bold tbe ships. Dr. Pettus, i'm no uncer-
tatD language. asserted his authority. ana
Insisted ON having the ships detained
a telegram was sent 10 Secretary GaFe
r.. collector Elliot. and last night the
following reply came;
rConectOr of Customs, Newport News
Wax Gu
Tug Underwater and barge Lone star
with Maine wreckace from Cuba. may be
entered on certificate Of the state quar-
ar,ire officer This IS i'm accordance win
recommendation Of Marine Hospital ser
,51e q. f.. SPALDING.
Assistant Secretary
This is complete victory for Dr' \. =.
Jones who. I'M point OF se,HlDg, 1ir
oldest quarantine officer i'm Virginia. Ut
ror4s has served thirteen years on quar-
.r,t,c STATIONS. one of which was III tHe
National Hospital service. lie is as va, I
coated ON quarantine matters as any oiH-
Ger on the coast
WHITE MAN DROWNED.
rba bodv Of white man by the name
90 Gilbert Hohinger who came here IroHl
norfolk several days ago, was iouiiu
srout 3 o'clock this morning Hoa'lhs IL,
.ra river between the Chesapeake ana
oh.o. and the Old DOMINION pas ei, ,7..
-..-s 4 uewsboy by the name OF Sen
r-t FIRST discovered the body beng
..s.ed TO and fro on the waves ana
csrsf the attention of the crew or me
,. pt11ev To- the scene. The BODY was
t.-,i.d ashore. and it was found that ne
Dad baen extinct only short time
..-.,ar Gary was summoned ana alter
,.E.rg an examination, deemed an III
...-t unnecessary. no marks OIL violence
..r evident. The body was 'ilS I''.'-
.... turned over to the Oversecr OF the
Poor ,.o,,
It.e.,ror was q card-writer by trade
.-I NM nm AZ the Eureka House Yes
-....y he paid his bill and then visited
,..rd III Hotel Warwick, 10 whom ne
stated that he was tired of hie' ana WIS
-...1 worried as 20 his future. IL is pc
....l fbat ne Jumped 10 his death early
t.- morning. as the body was Ho' even
sT when found boy the boy Flsh.
GILBERT HOFIINGER HIS NAME.
Among Honiuger's effects AT the Eureka
1r.... Was a. postal-card from the THOMAS
81 Price Paper Company. OF IhHdutIP"'"'
,....r road. "Nr. Gilbert llohinser. care
rr d Se.linger. No. ISL, Church
.....- Norfolk" II stated that q
quantity of stationery had been shipped
t. him over the Pennsylvania ruliolH
... authorities this afternoon trIe-
.r....i to SeeIiuger i'm Norfolk but up
o.. .te hour had received no answer
II.aue.r also had I'm his valise
.ualzauon certificate, showing 'n1 ga,
t. became ava American clizeh lH b''''.
5..r. Ga l>,2 lie was German ana
f..a 81 number OF acguaintances among
IONS OF the Fathrrland IN N'"P0i'
News .,.,,r,
florence CRITTENDON HOME.
movement was started here to-day
I..l.r t0 the establishment OF "a Flolthce
C.r.n.uu home for fallen ana nome
i... women. Mrs r. II. Ivy, who Is well
I..4u in temperance work throughout
'.. State is the president OF the org'n-
..l. and Rev Thomas ). Mlch"y'
I.r off The Second Baptist church IN
4 Eul is the secretary \ pupnC
meeting was arranged TO Doe held at the
House next Thursday night Wheh
r..e and means for securing "a suittoIt
Ins for tine institution VIII De CON
..-.I Among the prominent workers
N.. W.l hc present al TINS meeting h'c
.. and MIS- Draper. the general repre-
.'yts of the Florence Crittehdoh IN
t.'...n. and other prominent WORKERS
-" Washington
L..U politics are warming up. and the
poets arc for a hot spring cam
I..n Iu fact. the political war IS al
E warm. and the candidates are pre-
s for the struggle 10 come. IN"
. monfatc primary Will be heli mere ''
0 l.fl OF this month. and Will be
lied affair. The plan has already
'.D. adopted. and VIII be .aTried out 10
'. Iettcr There are enough candidates
Dr. 'He field 20 nm every Office over seNe-
mes. Probably the greatest inter-
'' B.. being manifested in the race Tor
'H' Office OF Mayor in the Democratic
Tanks. There are TWO candidates Tor the
primary Mr. A. \. Moss who viii be re-
Numbered az the contestant in the Ia
Of y.