Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-06

uel Bendit. The usual tactics OF deny
| Ing his presence were used, and though
| the officer talked in person with the
dlstiller he denied his identity. Mr..
Bendit expressed the determination to
stay at his fathers house until Obey
appeared.
Last night he came into the house
| and agreed to submit to arrest II the
officer would let him accompany him
unshackled with handouts. This he
agreed to. Anthony and the officer
slept In the same room last night and
at an early hour this morning drove
| seventeen miles to Louisa Courthouse
| and took the train to Richmond
me case was set for trial Tuesday,
| April 18th. for which date numerous
| witnesses were summoned and the pris-
oner was bailed for his appearance on
| that date.
ROBBERY.
The case against w. T. Jones, of
MattoaX. Amelia county, charged with
mail robbery. once before tried and q
hung jury. was passed by to await for
q physicians certificate in regard to
the illness of w. Il. Jones, ST., father
OF the accused. wanted as q witness
A BRITISH REQUEST.
The Governor has received from Sec
rotary of State John Hay a. letter re-
questing copies OF any laws at present
| In force in this State dealing with the
suppression of drunkenness. The Sec
rotary made the request at the instance
OF the British Ambassador, who wants
the information for Her Majesty's Sec
rotary for the Home Department.
| Secretary of the Commonwealth Law
less returned from Portsmouth to-day
and reports that his mother is very
much better.
The Syracuse Chill Pillow Company. of
New York. filed five trade-mark with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth to-
day.
RAILWAY SURGEONS.
The ninth annual meeting of the In
ternational Association of Railway Sur
geons will be held in this city MAY 81
and June l and 2.
| Inc association embraces the railway
surgeons of the United States and
Canada and Mexico. About 700 dele
gates are expected.
BACK FROM FINLAND.
Mr.. VIM. Schwertfeger, OF this city.
returned from Finland this morning.
Mr.. Schwertfeger went to Finland sew
eral months ago with the seventeen
locomotives built by the Richmond Lo-
connective Works for that government.
He states that the people of Finland
are much pleased with the engines.
| Though not OF the heaviest class thew
haul with case and speed the heaviest
train, pulling a train OF nfty-one axles
ten kilometers in eleven minutes. The
speed for an ordinary passenger train
| of thirty-five axles is ten kilometcrs in
fifteen minutes Mr.. Schwertfegcr was
glad to get back home. He reached
New York yesterday on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. and came directly
to Richmond. reaching here this morn
ing.
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH..
There will be O. meeting OF the con-
| gregation of those who recently with
drew from Grove Avenue BAPTIST
Church tonight at Monroe Hall. on
West Main street, between Belvidere
and Pine streets. for the purpose of
considering the question OF calling q
pastor. All the members of the congre-
cation are requested to be present, to-
gether with any others who may be in
terested in the movement. The new
| church Will start out with a member
| snip larger than that of any Baptist
| Church in Richmond when first organ
ICED. with ono or two exceptions. and
there Is every reason to believe that
this Will steadily increase. Among
those who are interested In the new
church are some OF Rlchmonds best
known citizens.