Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-23
FROM NEWPORT NEWS
TWO QUICK ARRESTS MADE ny
TIRE POLICE YESTERDAY.
4 DANGEROUS WRECK, INDEED
The Sunken Barge Caravan" Liza
BILE 10 Cause Damage-Many NUM-
Extension of street-Car Lines.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. August %
Two wel-dressed white men-Joseph Sill
vcrstein and Solomon Hamburg-who
came here from Norfolk yesterday We're
arrested on Washington avenue at 2
O'Clock this morning at the request of
the Chief of Police o. Norfolk. There
was a reward Of S3j offered for the ar
rest Of each Of the men. The charge
against them is conspiracy with attempt
10 defraud an officer Of a stock company
in Norfolk out OF a lot Of stock. 1t IS
said that 500 is involved. The men were
taken over TO Norfolk this morning on 4
special tug. which reached here before
s O'Clock with two officers aboard.
FOUND VERY LITTLE MONEY.
The message from Norfolk early this
morning came shortly before 2 O'Clock.
In twenty minutes officers Shorter and
Wood and Mr.. Mallory. an ex-policeman
had both men under arrest. Silverstein
had no money whatever on mis- person.
lie did have 4 pocket-bOo a jack-kn!le,
and "A bunch OF keys. Ha.burg's stake
consisted of a Mexican dollar and cents
in change. Both men maintained their
innocence, and say they VIII be able 20
show that there has been no attempt at
conspiracy. .-.4--
\ DANGEROUS WRECK.
Sea captains say that the wreck Of
the barge Caravan, which went ashore
on Middleground, near Cape Henry, sew
eral months ago, Is i'm a dangerous posi-
ton and is a menace 10 navigation. The
ta.. "a NHsff. Ia1 IN
washed away but the hull remains in
bad place The gas buoy. it is stated, Is
extinguished. and has dragged into nine
fathoms Of water two and a haif miles
eastward Of iis proper position. Reports
have also reached here that Diamond
Shoals Iieht-Ship 40. CO has broken
adrift from her station. As she has
steam there is 40 danger Of the vessel
coming TO harm.
4 GOOD SHOWING.
The Buslness-Men's Association viii
! hold its first regular meeting early next
! month after long vacation, and II Is
| probable that some steps VIII be taken
looking TO the representation Of this city
! at the National Export Exposition, To be
| held in Philadelphia between September
! 18th and November 50th. While this city
| does not manufacture any articles of ex-
/ L
| port on the Atlantic coast. with an an
nual export value Of $32ooO0, Newport
| News can take rank above all but about
| eight Of the American ports.
| The mercury continues 10 climb, and IT
| Il rises Us fast tomorrow as II has To-
| day it viii be above the 100 mark. To-day
IL was above 30 I'm shade. and the heat
seemed TO be more oppressive than 1t was
during the days Of the recent hot spell,
when the thermometer registered between
! 40 and 1870 in the sun. Some prostrations
have been reported several being in the
| shfp-vard. where the men suffer intense
| ~ from the heat
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The Newport News Gas Company, OF
which Mr. W. J. Payne, Of Richmond, Is
president. contemplates making extensive
! improvements to its large plant, which
was built here the latter part Of 1877. An
additional eas-hoder is said 10 be one or
\ Gle improvements.
| II IS not likely that work on the street
paving. which was recently authorized by
| the people and bonds for which were Is
| sued i'm the amount of S90, 900 Will COM
| mence before snring. The sewer and
| water connections I'm the streets laid out
| for paving will not be in condition 10 per-
NIT the work to so on before spring. Inc
| bonds have been prepared, signed, and
scaled. and are now i'm bank awaiting the
money from Rudolph kloeybolte q Co.
of New York. the successful bidders.
The Newport News and Old Point RAN
Wv and Electric Company Is preparing
80 cvtend it's road. which now ends at
The ship-yard bridge, farther up Wash
inaton avenue, down Forty-siStn street
~ LAFAYETTE avenue, and up that tho
rorgbfara To Fiftieth street. All Of the
nscessarv track has been laid and the
connection at the ship-yard bridge is be-
no made The work on .he double
oh system between this city and
Hamilton is progressing rapidly, ana the
- sections of track will be ready for
use in a few days.
YELLOw-FEVER SITUATION
There is no change in the yeilo~-fever
.,,,ot,on. Surgeon White Is now IN
v,asbineton. II Is understood that ne
lied 10 be removed. Surgeon John-
90, of the home stan, has also gone.
,Shv he went no one seems to know, but
II is said ne left some days ago.
polieeman A. II. VelHnes, the Oldest and
iareest officer on the force, and one OF
Tho most popular, was overcome oy neat
,,as,erdov afternoon near the ship-yard.
several ladies' went TO his assistance, and
later he was removed 10 his home, where
ne is doing well.
II. NJ. Musier, the well-known Hampton
drv-goods merchant. has disposed OF his
business 10 Ransome Brothers Tor ZOO.
pansome Brothers are real estate agents
now. but they were formerly IN the ary-
Goods business, and they decided TO enter
this field again.
First-IAeutenant Robert Kent Spiller,
formerly attached TO Company d. Second
Virginia Volunteers, who was recon-
mended by Governor Tyler TO Secretary
-. a., ono os tho two officers from the