Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19
THE COCKADE : CITY.
CONTRACT FOR THE FIRE-rRooF'
OFFICE FOR CLERK.
The GREAT PEANUT COMBINE.
The smaii-Pox May Prevent DIN
vstddie TriaI-Tic street H"i'""s
uouble Trnck observation-disclosures
and General Notes.

PETERSBURG. VA, MalcD th-f"f'
cial)-A representative OF the Fire-Prooi
Construction Company. 90 which mas
been awarded tho contract for the Duild-
ine OF tho new nre-proof Office Tor the
court Clerk on the Courthouse square
was in tho city to-day, signed the con-
tract papers. gave bond in the sum OK
5000 for the proper execution OF the con-
tract. and says he will begin the work in
she next two weeks. lie has Eve months
,n which TO complete the building bnt
says IL will be ready TO turn over TO the
city in less than four months. lie has
given 90 local contractors all the work
about the building. except for the IRON
and steel. which will be furnished from
eIsewhcre. His contract calls for $500
costs ,
THE PEANUT COMBINE.
So far az is known. only two 81 the
large peanut-cleaning factories in this
civ are 20 be embraced IN the trust now
being formed for the control Of the pea
ni,t output OF the country. II IS under
stood that the money to pay for these. If
the options are taken. IS on deposit IN
hank here. and an expert representative
OF tho trust will be here next week 10
make the necessary detailed eXamina-
,ions bfore the bargain Is closed. 1t Is
said that one factory will handle Spanish
nuts only and that its present capacity
Of Loo per day will be doubled. The
other companys establishment Will han
die Virginia nuts only. Ihere are soNcIH
-. L..
tons have been taken.
GENERAL NEWS.
The County Court OF Dinwiddie VIII
hold SIS March term on Monday. On the
docket IS the felony case Of Woodson
Letter charged with the murder Of Rich
ara Jones in November Of last year. III
&c not expected that the case VIII be
tried rs the witnesses reside in locailty
where the smallpox prevails TO some en-
tont and IL has not been deemed safe 10
have them summoned for fear "a spieau
of the disease might result.
James McH. James. the great basc-".n
ritcher. now with tho Brooklyn CLUB VIII
he one OF the graduating class Of the
Medical College at Columbia ). g.. TINS
month where he will receive his diploma.
~ e. probable. therefore, that this viii be
The last season that Or. James VIII APP
peor ON the baseball field as player.
lie made his advent on the diamond win
The Petersburg club. and his career mas
been watched with great interest by his
many friends and admirers mere.
Tho matter of running "a double iahWuF
track bv the Traction Company on Sycd-
more strcet-our main business Streets
ihe one live topic Of discussion among
our pcoplc. In behalf of the double track,
pctitions have been circulated an through
The CITY. and a great many signatures
have been obtained. These petitions. as
well nc any adverse TO the scheme. VIII
b. laid before the Common Council al "a
meeting to be held on Tuesday night.
Several days ago a white youth who
gives his name as Omcr Stonorider, was
taken into custody by the police OF this
civ and was held to secure information
AS 10 whether he was not abroad without
The consent Of his parents or guardians.
II was subsequently learned that he had
RIM away from the St. Matys lncusirlu
School "a Catholic institution IN Mary
land. Notice was given the authorities,
and To-day an officer of that institution
came here after the boy and took him
back this afternoon.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the New York mill
lionaire. passed through the city this
morning in a special car, cn route Tor
Virginia Beach.
Rev. A. j. Barton. D. D.. assistant sec
rotary of the Foreign Mission Board OF
The Southern Baptist Convention, will
preach at the First Baptist church to-
morrow.
Tho revival services which have been i'm
progross at the Wcst-End Baptist church
during the past two weeks Will close to-
morrow night Rev J. r.. Harrison. OF
Richmond. who has been so ably assist
iug An these services, returned home this
,,,orut,g There IuXs hpeu about seven
1y-fve conversions and the membership
of the church has largely increased.
Congressman sydney L. Epcs was in the
city to-day, shaking hands with his many
friends.
The alarm Of fire about 10 o'clock this
morning was caused by q volume of
smoke issuing from the building on Syca-
more street occupied 10y the Virginia
bag Company The smoke was caused
hy an obstruction in chimney, and no
damage resulted.