Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24
NEWS OF RICHMOND I'm | D.
Munford's Majority Increas-
ed by the Recount.
MRS. CROSSE HEARD FROM.
Judge Minor Renders Il Decision In the,
Military Court Martial Case Favor 3#
able to Private Hartman. Col.
Richardson Holds On.
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RICHMOND, VA, MaAGh x3.--JndgHa
Minor today rendered a decision In sltnEsa
appl:ce tlon for a ma ndanlus to conpel1
che city sergeant 10 ARE and iulprtS--
|!tsn Rr1fate5 IoMn, Hartman foL' non pay
nlant Uf a hrTe ilnposeH on hum by re-
EceIDt court nlarllai tor absence hoHni
drIls without leave. The judge deIued
the WRIT. holding that the Legislature
,rever. in eeanied 10 clotho 4courl1nartiaaSs
with power to imprison viola TORS the
nlIrtary ruiesltoT non-payme1-f CT 6nesss:
this is Tegardsd as a vicrory for&IhaS
men, though there is every indication
that genuine case will be made for*the$3
purpose Of testing tine matter in the
court OF Appeals. z;
By dis'e ction OF Attorney General
Montague, Colonel John w. Richard-y
som is St.ll discharging the duties Of
register Uf the land Office, and will:
continue ITO do 50 until a decision is a
rendered by the Court OF Appeals. ;5$$5s4
MIR. John Grose, the Henrico farner.Ss;
those marrlmo nial venture through the
medium of a journal devoted to- the
propoga t!on of fnfamy cost him several
hundred dollars and taught him a Sc
we're lesson, and who was arrested on a!
charge of beating his wife. then pa tch-S
ed Up their differences and for the sac-a
rest OF the woman g. warral1t was SUneHu8
out on a change OF bi&Amy. who sncssed-g
ed in GLIDING the vigilance OF the Lynx
eyed Cyclone Sa muel, today receiVeda
q letter from Mrs Grose, who Ia att
heir Old home in Harrisburg, Pa: The;
woman says she is willing to- get al
divorce fEum Sparrow and come back to-
Virginia and merry Gqose once more
But Grose says he knows when to let
80, and says his experience Is al1 hes
wants. n
The petition OF City, Attorney G.. W.
Meredith for q ring before the Court
Of Appeals of the United States in the
telephone matter has bean filed. Tire
paper is an able one, and sets forth In
extenso the reasons why ain appeal
should be allowed. 4 stSs
for commissioner Of the revenue was
finished this morning at 4 O'Clock. The
recount was had at the Instance of Mr.
Q. A Hawkins. and the result was that8
the majority for Colonel Munfords was
increased by seven votes. ;5iSs
The Kentucky Colonies have arrived
here on their way to Newport News
The train pulled into the depot dying I
vari-cdiored bunting and bedeS aeed with
startling banners that boldly proclalm-s
ed the presence of the patriots from the
land Of booze and lie grass
The porters at The sta tionS were huatat
lar9S about tu q TeWr nUI1DEnCS ynokfnsaa
after the needs of the train and pass
sengers. 49,
1t was at once discovered that not a.
drop OF water was to be found In any
of the sleepsrs, and mediatelYaS the
depot crew began to fil up coolers.
VIVA is that. sub ?'' dema ndJsd a: gray
haired colonel whose ruddy' cheeks and Y
flowing moustache bespoke his nativity
Water. sab" replied the negro por-s
ter. 5=l5ss5,lsi955Sz
Vas. sub; vas, sub. Very good. We
w WI. want to wash up when We get to-
Newport News, sflh," vigorously ejanu-
latsd the colonel, and the crowd smiled
as the ponpous horse racer puffed al
Volume OF blue smoke from under his
mllltary moustache. and passed back
into his car 1893