Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-21
VESSELS ARE COMING
wARsHIPs HAVE BEGUN TO REACH
HAMPTON ROADS.
| NO FEAR OF YELLOW FEVER,
But Quarantine OmciaIs VIII Keep n
sharp Lookout for It-New Cotton
Arrives ut NorfoIk-RaiIwny Deal
is on.
is on.

NORFOLK, VA, August 2o-(Special.)-
The transport Olivette left Hampton
Roads late last night for New York, car
rying her 200 sick. The first Of the fleet to
arrive in Hampton Roads was the gum
boat Hamilton, which reached here early
this morning She was followed by the
cruiser Topeka, and shortly after the
yacht Hornet arrived.
Quarantine-Omcer Dr. f. S. Hope says
that in his opinion the proposed rounding
I'D OF the blockading feet in Hampton
Roads will not increase the danger Of yell
low-fever infection. DIR. Hope is cf the
opinion that the feet is perfectly healthy,
and has been assured from official and
private sources that no yellow-fever has
as yet made its appearance on any Of the
warships. He has talked with Commodore
Farouahar on this subject, and has been
assured that the government will cooper
ate with the State authorities in enforcing
rigid quarantine inspection before any Of
the ships will be allowed to enter port.
THINKS THERE IS NO DANGER.
Although some of the ships come direst
from Key West, where yellow-fever is
said 10 exist, DR.. Hope does not believe
that there is danger OF infection, az all
of the cases in that town have been
among marines ashore, with whom sailors
and marines afloat have had no associa-
tiOn.
Three 1O-inch guns, shipped to-day by
the New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad for fortihcations on the Gulf
coast. show that the preparations for
coast defences have not stopped. The
three guns are without carriages or APP
purtenances Of any sort for mounting,
but they occupy a 1at-car each. Navy
ward officers learn that the Bethlehem
Iron Company has shipped to Newport
News the forward turret plates for the
battleship Kentucky, sighting hoods FOR
the Kearsarge. and also turret plates Tor
the latter. The armor weighs over 100
tons.
NEW COTTON ARRIVES
The first bale Of new cotton reached this
port to-day. IT was consigned to Vaughan
& Barnes, and was shipped by L. Cooker
& Co. of Hartsville. S. c. II was sold 70
Bassett. Nash & Co., exporters, at IL
cents. and classed as strict low middling,
comparatively dry. This is three days
earlier than the arrival Of last seasons
first new bale.
THE STREET-RAILWAY DEAL Is OFF
It would seem from Information oo-
tanned to-day that the rumored deal be-
tween the Portsmouth street railway ana
the North Portsmouth Electric Line Is
definitely off The statement is made on
good authority that the North-Portsmouth
management some time ago offered TO sell,
falling in which they will spend $1,000 in
improvements.
COAL FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
Two significant shipments OF coal were
made to-day The British steamship
Stregulus. Captain Mcpherson, sailed from
This mort to-day for st. Paul de Loando'
west Coast OF Africa. She carried as
cargo 900 tons. This is for the use Of the
british admiralty. The British steamship
Dargai Captain Whitway. also sailed to-
dav She took as cargo 1915 and in her
bunkers SEQ tons OF Pocahontas coal. This,
also. is believed to be for the use Of the
British warships.