The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-30
THE TRIAL AN
INTERESTING ONE.
The WaIker-Hamllton Shooting Case
to Come Up in Bristol.
MANY SOUTHWEST ENTERPRISES.
Sales Of Valuable Mining Properties
Hallway Development-br's'oi
Boys Back from the War.
other Notes.
MANY SOUTHWEST ENTERPRISES

BRISTOL. VA, April 29.-Speci ,l..,
General James a. Walker gave 80 o'o
here Thursday last in the penalty OF 49,
for his appearance before the CoI
ton Court on Monday, May lst. 10 answer
an Indictment found against him by
special grand jury for shooting MI " q.
S. Hamilton, as already related in Inc
Times.
George i. Davis. Judge William r..
Rhea's private secretary. viii also pe
tried at this term OF court on the true
bill found against him by the spec'al
grand Jury for having shot Gen. Walker
twice on the night of March llth.
Tho array OF counsel pro ana con- IN
this case, has not yet been announced.
city Sergeant John II. Gosc is busy sum
monng the venire for the May term or
the court and the progress and conclu-
sion Of these two trials viii be watched
with extraordinary interest
RAILWAY CHANGES.
William s. Battle. formerly depot agent
OF the Norfolk and Western no Pulaski,
Va. has been rendered and has accepted
the position Of general superintendent or
the Virginia and Southwestern railway.
with headquarters IL Bristol W. j.. hin-
met has been made General transporta-
tation manager embracing both passen-
ger and freight agencies, of above road
Frank u. Harmon. Of Salem Va, mas
been appointed purchasing agent of both
the virginia and Southwestern Railway
Company and the Virginia Iron, Coal
and Coke Company These are the two
companies Of which George J.. Carter
until recently Of Pulaski. but now resi-
dent Of bristol. IS president. The main
Offices 0fteen in number are located az
Bristol. this city being the center OF their
operations in Southwest Virginia ana
East Tennessee.
ORE WORKS SOLD.
II IS reported here on reliable authority
that the Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke
Company has bought OF r. ~. Wilson. Of
New York. the controlling interest IN the
Betty Baker Iron ore Works, located in
Carroll county. Va IT is also said. upon
equally as good authority that the afore-
said company Is negotiatlng for the pur-
chase Of the Mathins0n Alkah Works.
at Saltville. Va. This latter property Us
owned and operated by English capital.
and is a capital plant, being one or If
not the largest plants Of its kind IN the
United States having been built ~ an
expense of several millions OF dollars.
Everything about THIS establishment has
been constructed Of the most substantial
material. and ancording 20 the most APP
proved methods.
Cars started TO running on Bristol s.
Belt Line Railway Wednesday. the com
pany having completed and equipped fits
own power plant with new and modern
machinery.
TO BEGIN WORK.
Contractor r. Horneck Will put a large
force of hands at work Monday Nay
1st. he having secured the contract from
the Virginia Coal and Iron Company 10
build a railroad for said company from
Appalachia to Norton in Wise county
Va The distance is fourteen miles This
road will be an extension of what .s
called the Interstate railroad which at
present only runs from Stonega TO APP
palachia. seven miles.
The Virginia IRON. Coal and Coke Com
panv is opening the iron ore mine at Big
stone Gap, Va. and from these viii pro-
cure the ore with which TO operate their
Bristol furnace, until the completion of
the railroad which they are building from
Elizabethton. Tenn. ten miles up the
Watanega Valley. TO Stoney Creek, Car
ter county. Tenn.
SOLDIERS RETURN.
Company d. Fourth Tennessee Rcgi-
ment, United States Volunteers. made up
largely Of Bristol boys. and of which
Samuel Vance Fulkerson. son Of Colonel
A. b. Fulkerson, is captain viii return
to this city about Monday May Sth The
regiment will be mustered out May 9Th
The boys Will be given q. reception after
their return home. the exact nature of
which has not yet been determined.