Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07
NEWPORT NEWS DEMOCRATS.
The List of Candidates-Flght on the
Canteen.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, April 6.-Spe-
cial)-The candidates lists for the Demo-
cratic primary TO be held next Thursday
closed to-day at noon. and 1t is now
known just who will be candidates for the
Democratic support. Mr.. James NJ. Curtis,
the present City Treasurer, will have no
opposition in the primary.
The Democratic candidates for the
Council nomination who will enter the
primary are: First Ward-Jack Thomas,
for reelection; T. J. Wing1eld. Third
Ward-A. Il. Burcher, for reelection;
Norris Ketchum, and j. Sumpter Davis.
Fourth Ward-Dr. w. f. Cooper, W. C..
Kelly, ]. l.. Sibley. and q. r. Uzzell; no
candidate for reelection. Fifth ward
John Il. Stone, f. w. Mulford. No Demo-
| cratic candidate for reelection. Sixth
| Ward-J. j.. O'Donnell, for reelection; NJ.
A. Hickey. G. ID. West. and J. NJ. Saun-
ders. Seventh Ward-James Doherty. for
reelection; no opposition I'm primary.
The Ladies' Executive Committee In
charge of the arrangements for the recep-
ton TO the Huntington Rifles understand
that the company will get here April 2Sth,
from Savannah and are working TO have
the reception all arranged by that time.
Mayor Moss was I'm consultation with
NRVhiln At III bOiAitl : IlVllt
to-day, In reference to securing the ser
vices Of the home band, but that organi-
zation wi. turn out with the Peninsula
Guard, of Hampton. on its return, and the
Mayor will at once negotiate for the Fort
Monroe band.
The new pontoon bridge and the mann
moth car float of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad were put in operation this
morning. and both worked satisfactorily.
The pOntOon bridge is between Piers 7
and s, and will greatly facilitate the work
Of handling the car floats and barges be-
tween Newport News and Norfolk. The
big car float which arrived here several
days ago from the Delaware river ship
yard, where it was built. is one OF the
largest in these waters, measuring I'm
length 20 feet.
The fruit-ship Kong Erode. which will
shortly be placed on the new Colombian
Line. arrived to-day from Port Antonio
with 1889 punches Of bananas.
According TO the decision Of the AttOr-
ney-General, the army canteen at the
Soldiers Home will not nave TO be abel
ished, and the old soldiers are jubilant
over the decision. The Phoebus saloon
keepers, howeyer-and there are about
seventy of hem-are looking around for
some way to make the law cover the
nOIHe cdDtten. Inc temperance women, II
is understood, will fight the continuance
of the canteen. This is the first time the
saloon-keepers and the temperance women
ever stood on the same platform.
The weekly shoot OF the Chesapeake
Gun Club, at Riverview Park, yesterday
afternoon resulted in another victory for
Mr.. A. G. Fifer. who made nineteen out
OF twenty-five shots. He holds the Stearns
gold medal for the third successive week.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
EndeavOr last night elected the following
officers for the year: President. w. H..
Kellogg; Nice-President A.. Il. Morse; Sec
'retary, II. Il. Eberly; Collector, J.. S.
Jacobs; Treasurer, Miss Mamie Howison.
The Newport News Liquor Dealers As
ISOLATION has elected the following Off
GERS: John Rodgers, president; c. De-
laney, yice-president; j. J. McKeon, re-
cording secretary; II. Westicott, financial
secretary: Robert Mountcastle, treasurer;
John Thomas, State delegate.
The finals In the golf tourney al Hamp-
ton links were not played to-day. The
managers of the tourney have despaired
of pulling off the last series.
II. IL. Jones, "A prominent young man OF
Hampton. was tonight placed under ar
rest. charged with assaulting and break
ing the jaw of Charles Whiting, another
~well-known young man. 1t is said that
jealousy was the motive for the assault.
which was made while Whiting was in
company with a young lady on the street.
Jones was sent on 10 the grand jury this
evening, and released in $500 bail.