Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-24

ranted. as far as Newport News = eVu
cerued. and IL IL believed that II y
uuwarranted as far az Norfolk = eS sl..
csrued. To begin with. the siluo
here is not even sufficiently serious ~
Hampton or Old Point. or NoilViA, -
Williamsburg. or Richmond 70 ms
a quarantine much less CharlottesFiiie'
The disease here appears 70 be get'ins
rider all the time. and the city has spent
thousands Of dollars 20 hold II N enc enc. - \
No expense f. being spared 70 pieFen- a
spread. and IL is believed that tne iSse
trace OF IL will be stamped cut before
the warm weather sets In The bodIu
~ Health and the Business-Men's Asso-
citation will take up the matter. and VIII
undertake % convince the Charlottes'iiie
authorities that they acted too hastily in
giving a city a black eye.
Mr.. Coils =. Huntington and ms parry
remained inside Of the ship-yard an TINS
morning. but this afternoon MI. HUNTING
ton. accompanied BY the ladies' OF MS
party and his nephew. visited the HUNT
irztOn school, which is conducted al MS
expense entirely. He supports the insti-
tuition out Of his own pocket. In order
that the children Of the employees Of his
ship-yard may obtain a first-class educa-
ton.
II IL stated on good authority that the
Old Dominion Land Company contem-
plates building two large piers on It's
waterfront. between the present Pier a
and the Chesapeake and Ohio passenger
pier These piers will be about 10 feet
long. They will be for the accommo-
dalton OF smaller vessels. which cannot
get berth at the company's Pier A, which
Is always crowded. and doing an immense
business. The Business Mems Associa-
ton recently asked President Orcutt 10
dredge Newport News creek, for the bene-
NJ of the smaller vessels which would
come here were a harbor and landing pro-
vided. This would entail considerable
expense. and In order 70 make some pro-
vision Tor the smaller produce and mer-
Chandise ships, the idea Of building two
piers. protected BY a breakwater. was sug-
gested and practically approved.
Mrs Moilie T. J0ynes. OF Hampton. died
this morning from a stroke OF apopleNy.
she was paralyzed last Wednesday. De-
ceased was AZ years Of age. Before her
marriage she was a Miss Savage. She
was q daughter OF the late Colonel james
Savage. who was prominent and inhu-
entail citizen OF Elizabeth city county.
The ship-yard f. rushing work on the
American liner Paris. The owners want
the ship 20 start from New York March
lst with a large pleasure party. for a
cruise IN the West Indies and I'm order
% make the sailing as advertised every
effort will be put forth 10 get the big
liner away this week
COmmis7iouer-of-R Revenue NJ r. Jones
has Just finished his rounds FOR the pur-
pose OF making his valuation Of real ca
tate. and reports that during the year
ending January 3ist l02 houses were
started and completed. This number In
cludes no buildings which were started
recently and were not completed Febru-
airy 1st
The Postal Telegraph cable Company
has purchased a new cable 10 replace the
one broken by a schooner in Hampton
Roads about two weeks ago. The new
cable IS better and stronger than the
other and pretty heavy ship will have
10 drag her anchor ln order 10 break or
even interfere with this line. 10 will be
laid az once between Old Point and the
Rip-Raps.
Tho Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has
about completed IT'S new belt line west OF
the main tracks. between Twenty-eighth
street and the ship-yard switch.