Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-09
CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS.
Objectionable Quarantine Reguin-
tions-The kenrsnrge.

| NEWPORT NEWS. VA, September s.
| Special THE battleship Kearsarge will
| leave this city September 10th for New
| York where she will go in the dry-dock
at the Brooklyn navy-yard. The Navy
Department has granted the request Of
the shlp-buiding company that this dock
be placed at its disposal, In order TO clean
the big ships bottom. and has decided to
have the dock ready for the Kearsarge
September 18th.
The Coastwise Steamship Company,
new concern, of which Mr.. Calvin b. or
cult is president, has just purchased the
large coal barges Fawn and p. J. Carlton.
which have been plying here for some
time I'm the coal trade, and has made
their home port New York.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
Shipping men of this port are interested
In the movement which has been set on
foot looking 10 the modification OF the
quarantine regulations in Hampton
Roads, which now operate against New
port News and Norfolk TO a great extent
a number Of ships are stopped at Oid
Point and prevented from coming 10 TINS
port because OF some slight irregularities
I'm papers. Rather than remain in quar-
antine five days. these ships are ordered
to Baltimore. where the quarantine au-
thorities admit them Immediately and
case may be.
RAILROAD RATES ON EXPORT
GRAIN.
Beginning to-day the western railroads
will charge the following proportional
rates on export grain IN carload lots
from Mississippi east-bank points TO New
port News. Norfolk and Baltimore: Corn,
rye. and wheat, 1915 cents; oats, l5i2
cents. Each road also established. in
order 10 maintain the AZ cents dineren-
tial below proportional export rate OBJ
tainable from Southwestern Missouri
river points TO Newport News or Nor
folk. proportional rates Of 10 cents on
barley, corn, and rye. and is cents on
wheat and oats in carload lots for eX-
port from Southwestern Missouri river
points TO New Orleans, Port Arthur, ana
Galveston.
The western representatives TO the
Great Council Of the Improved order or
Red Men. which will meet in Nashlng-
ton next Tuesday for week session,
will arrive here tomorrow night over
the Chesapeake and Ohio on their way
10 Norfolk. where they will put IN the
time until Monday night. They VIII go
20 Washington by steamer
Officer r.. j. Charles this morning re-
ceived a telegram from Wilson. Dinwiddle
county. notifying him Of the death OF
Mrs. Charles's sister, Miss Alise Andrews. |
He left this afternoon 10 join his wife
and attend the funeral.
SECRETARY IRONS RESIGNS.
General-Secretary A. G.. Irons, Of tho
Hampton Young Mems Christian Asso- |
citation. has resigned mis- position, TO take
effect October LIST, ana last night inc
BOARD of Directors accepted his resigna-
ton. with regret. Mr.. Irons has re-
ceived a hattering offer from the Paris
CTex) Association, and he believes 1t Is
To his advantage TO accept 1t.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Wooten, aged as years !
died at the home Of his brother, Mr.. |
Willis Wooten, in Hampton, early this |
morning The funeral took place this |
afternoon at o'clock. and the services |
were conducted by Rev. Rufus Weaver, |
of Greensboro. y. G. Mr.. Weaver VIII |
FIJI the pulpit of the Baptist church during |
the absence OF Dr. a. b. Woodiln.
The District Grand Lodge, Knights OF |
Pvthias. of the First District of Virginia,
will hold its annual sess sion In tnls city |
next month. Major Walker, of Ports
mouth. the Grand Chancellor, has charge
of the arrangements. All OF the Pythian
lodges on the Peninsula and on the West |
ern Shore and Underwater Virginia com |
prise the First District Warwick Lodge, |
No Y. will entertain the visiting |
Pythians.