Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-11
ON THE PENINSULA.
THE NEWS IN NEWPORT NEWS AMI
VICINITY.
The ELECTRIC RAILWAY INTERESTS
Meeting of StocIxhoIders-EIec of
Onicers-A Sailor with HomicidnI
and Banquet.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, October TO-
CSpeciaL)-George j.. Davis. chief clerk
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Big Four
systems here. has been promoted tc
travelling freight agent of the Blue
Ridge Dispatch, of the Big Four with
headquarters at Cincinnati, succeeding
j. r. Rowland. who goes to New York
The change went into effect to-day. but
Mr.. Davis will not go West until Thurs
day. J. II. Graves chief clerk of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, at Norfolk, has
been promoted to succeed Mr. Davis
here. a number Of other changes have
been made in the Chesapeake and Ohio
here.
At the annual stockholders and direc-
tors meetings to-day Of the Newport
News and Old Point Railway and Elec-
trio Company, w. ]. Payne was re-elect-
ed president. and Alexander Brown, OF
Baltimore, was elected to the directory
Among other directors elected were Call
vim circuit and l.. Z. Stearnes, who are
identified with the Peninsula Railway
Company which started I'm opposition 10
the old line, and was recently bought out
by Alexander Brown & Son. President
Payne stated after the meeting that the
two railroads will be run under separate
names and organization. The Peninsula
line will be in operation by the end of
November. he says.
Captain Haliwell, Of the British steam
ship Inchisk, in port from Galveston,
en- route for HAMBURG to-day turned
over to the police Fireman Charles
Flahcrty, who is d raYing maniac, and
attempted to Kill one of the crew with a
knife. The sailors of the ship say that
Flaherty once killed a man, but was re-
leased because of unbalanced mind.
Flaherty will be sent to Williamsburg.
A telegram received to-day announced
the death at East Radford Of w. T. Pat
ton, father of j. L. Patton, u well-known
businessman.
The fleet dispatch-boat Scorpion is at
Lamberts Point, taking on coal, and II
is reported at Old Point that she Is
making ready for n long cruise, and
may accompany the Brooklyn 70 the
Philippines Reports sent out last night
TO the effect that the Brooklyn will sail
for Manila Wednesday are without
foundation. The ship is very light, her
coal bunkers being empty and supplies
short. The Brooklyn will take on her
coal tomorrow The New York had
her bunkers replenished to-day. Even
though the Brooklyn should get ready
to sail tomorrow, she would not leave,
as permission has been granted her OFF,
GERS to remain over 10 attend the grand
ball and banquet to be given at the
Chamberlin Hotel tomorrow night. man
ager Alan +. Campbell, Of the Cham
berlin. has completed all arrange
ments for tho brilliant event, and the
big hotel has BEEN made especially at
tractive for the occasion. Visitors TO
Old Point are arriving in numbers and
the crowd tomorrow and tomorrow
night will be larger than was expected.
Invitations TO the ball. and the banquet
following. are in great demand through
out this section, but the supply has been
exhausted. AT the banquet most OF the
high officers of the squadron will re-
spond 10 toasts. and it is expected that
considerable navy talk Will be in
dulged in.