Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-24
NEWS FROM RICHMOND AND OTHER PARTS OF VRGN

open it quick, for am bound to get
what is inside it,
Il can't open the safe" replied Mr..
VIM. Il don't know how to work the
combination
The negro looked at Mr.. Winn doubt
fully for awhile, thinking he was trying
to fool him, and then said:
You come on and go back to the
freight room with me. I'll show you
how to open that safe in short order"
The two went back to the room indi-
Gated and the burglar selected q heavy
mattock Returning. he at once began
operations on the safe, and as he e;as
a powerful man had soon defaced the
stout safe considerably. breaking off the
combustion and filling the door full of
dents.
The builders of the safe. however,
mad so constructed it that more than n
mattock was required to open it, and
the negro soon realized this. After
getting thoroughly out of breath he de-
sisted and departed by the back door.
swearing at the people who made safes
so strong.
WORKED TWENTY MINUTES.
Mr.. VIM stated that the man
worked on the safe for probably twenty
minutes and damaged it so badly that
no one has since been able to open 1t.
Mr.. Winn thinks that the man had
accomplices, as he heard talking out
side while the negro was at work on
the safe. a special officer of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio was sent to Wlngina
this morning and is now at work try
ing to locate the culprit.
FOURTH STARTS HOME NEXT
WEEK.
The Fourth Virginia Regiment will
sail from Havana for Savannah next
Il 4 y ,..t.&. Il
in the Dixie. The regiment, 1t is I'M
derstood, will be mustered out at Sa
vannah at once.
VISITING KNIGHTS.
Pittsburg Commandery, No. 1. will be
in this city some time between the 22nd
of May and the LIST of June The Com
mandery will attend the Forty-SiXth
Annual Conclave of the Grand Com
mandery of Pennsylvania. which meets
in Altoona on May 22nd Thence they
go on Il grand tour which includes Get
tysburg. Natural Bridge, Old Point
Luray Caverns, Richmond and Wash
ington. The party expects to reach
Richmond on the night of May 26th
and will make the Jefferson Hotel it's
headquarters, remaining here nearly
three days. During the stay of the
Pittsburg Knights they will be tender
ed an entertainment by st. Andrew s
y
has the most pleasant remembrances
of its visit 10 Pittsburg.
A METHODIST REVIVAL.
The revival services at Clay Street
Methodist Church continues to grow in
interest. Last night one OF the largest
congregations of the season was in at
tendance and listened to an eloquent,
persuasive and logical talk on "A
Christians Duty" by the pastor, Rev.
j.. II. Rawlings. The series of meet
irgs will he continued each night until
further notice.
SHORT NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
Miss Dorothy E. Pulling and Mr.. Jo-
seph Il. Whitlock were married at $50
o'clock last night at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles a. Pulling, the
brides parents, No. 1903 West Main
street. Rev. j. r. Hutson pastor of
Pine Street Baptist Church, OBLIGATED.
Jose Menendez. of Havana, Cuba.
called upon stephen Putney & Co, OF
this city. yesterday and purchased a
large bill of footwear. He is en- route
for New York to select other kinds of
merchandise.
~ telegram from Washington to-day
states that IL warrant for the amount
due the Governor of Virginia, about
$4,000. for aiding In QUILTING troops for
the war with Spain. was mailed yes
terday.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed in
the clerks office OF the United States
District Court to-day in the matter of
G. j. Boa twright, of Farmvlle. Va.
His liabilities are about 81, 200 and there
are no assets named.