Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-16
NEWPORT NEWS.
Charges Against POIice-Ship-fard-
4 Marriage.

NEWPORT NEWS. June 15.-(Special)-
There is an effort on foot TO remove tho
three Bloodfed police from office. Yes
tsrday Chef-of-Police Boatwright and
Officers Williamson and Edwards were
summoned by the Board Of Police Com
missioners for Newport News Magisterial
District TO appear before them this morn
ing to show cause why they should not
be removed. No specific charges were
named, but the accused were apprised or
the nature Of the charges when they ap-
peared at Squire Jones's Office this morn
ing Commissioners X. T. Smith, A. G.
Pulliam, and J. II. Horton We're present,
as well as Commonwealth's-A i.
St. George Wilcox, of Warwick county,
in which Bloodheld lies. Mr.. Wilcox ac-
cused the three officers Of being incompe-
tent Lawyer G. c. Mitchell, for the ac-
cused asked that his clients be given
time 10 secure evidence, and that the
complainant be required to make his
charges more specific. The board decided
to postpone action i've days.
The Newport News Market Company.
with Mr.. f. +. Finch. the large property
owner as president, has been organized,
and inside of four months the city VIII
have an up-tO-date market-hOuse, which
will cover 2O0XS0 feet at the corner OF
Lafayette avenue and Thirty-first street.
nv Finch states that the market VIII
cost about $4,000. 1t will be frame
structure, similar in arrangement TO the
Lexington market in Baltimore.
The Board of School Trustees will elect
teachers for the next session at its next
meeting which Will be held the 1irst
Thursday in July.
The Council next Tuesday will fill the
three vacancies on the School Board.
The new City Bank, of which Mr.. r. p.
Orr. is president, will open for business
in temporary quarters June l9th The
bank has a. capital stock of $4,000. The
American Exchange Bank, another new
financial institution, with Mr.. T. l.. Finch
as president, has just opened. 1t mas
a capital Of $4,000.
A definite date has been set for the
double launching at the ship-yard. The
big liner. El Rio, and the tug, Al Amco'
both FOR the Morgan Line, will 90 over
hoard at the ship-yard Saturday June
9th. between 10 and IL o'clock. y large
crowd is expected TO witness the event.
Il Rio will be christened by Miss Miriam
l.. Post Of Albany n. Y, sister Of Mr.
Walter A. Post, general superintendent
Of the Newport News Ship-Building and
Dry-Dock Company. FL AMIGO Will be
christened by Miss Emma Rowbottom OF
this city, daughter OF MT. JdHltS r. INV
bottom, superintendent Of the machine
department at the yard. FL SUD, a SIS
Ter ship TO El Rio. had her dock trial yes
terday. The battleship kearsarge VIII
probably have her preliminary run TO the
Capes next week.
The grand jury Of the Corporation Court
has indicted Richard Williams on the
charge of numbering James e. Newman,
MAY 9th last.
Most of the coored boys who struck
AT the ship-yard for higher wages have
returned TO work. There are stu some
colored and some white boys out. They
were employed as helpers to the riveters'
and wanted 70 cents instead OF 20 cents u
daV.
Mfr. George Booker Jones and Miss Ade-
Iaide Roberts Moody were married this
afternoon at o'clock at st. Johns Epis-
copal church, Hampton. Rev. c. IL.
Rrvan performed the ceremony In the
presence of a large number OF friends
The couple left Immediately for north
ern tour.