Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28
ON THE PENINSULA.
NEWS NOTES PICKED Up At NEW
PORT NEWS.
| PRETTY SEVERE SENTENCE
For Talking Bgck NJ an oricer-
Efforts for Fardon-tn Electrical
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NEWPORT NEWS. Va. February -
Special Mayor Moss is interested in Sc
curing a pardon for Corporal ". r. 81
lrgton. % Company *. Fourth United
States rmmunes who was sentenced 20
serve three years Imprisonment in st
Francis Prison. -. Augustine Fla. for
a trivial offence while the Virginia Inn
munss were stationed ar Freierieksburz
Mayor Moss has obtained frcm the War
Department at Washington copies OF the
charges. the evidence. and the finding ~
the court-martial which tried Young e.
'ingt0n. who is O. native ~ this city. and
he finds that the corporal was sentenced
because he talked back % his second lieu
tenant while on duty and under the iniu-
enCe ~ liquor Hon. William A. Yowg.
who win go 10 Congress next term from
this district has consented 90 Boz the bear
er Of the petition drawn up by the Mayor
and signed hv prominent citizens and
businessmen. and viii seek to interest
Senators Daniel and Martin II Is be-
Uoved that the Virginia senators viii pre-
sent the case to the President Mr. Nc
/ Knley Will be- urged to pardon the pri-
! soner on the grourd that the sentence
/ was too severe for the offence. and that
I the young man has served sufficient time
I ln prison already.
Captain g. q. Berkeley. n lawyer. Who
was Lieutenant of Company * when the
| offence was committed and who offered
I to defend the prisoner no the court-mar-
| tial. but was prevented hv his captain
/ has written a statement about the case
I which will De Of considerable import I'm
l the movement 90 secure Ellington par
/ DON
The Board NJ Health is determined 90
| make the pest-house ln the county the
/ safest place possible f0r the smallpox
/ victims. wire fence Do feet high IS
I now being buut around tho grounds. and
\ 900 the lines off wire will be charged with
/ electricity strong euourh to chInce fne
I mind of snv inmate who think. Doc can
/ esrlpe. There are now five white men iH
/ the r,stnouee. The other inmates are
/ C0i0rDl.
The .offcr-elrrifrs have iIst made thcr
7 reports on the number Hf new BUILDINGS
started in The city during tne SIS month.
starting With July lst THE total mum
Der of houses. stores. and buildings uf Hl
des.rp tions .s ZOO. which Del regarded a.
unusually nrse f0r s ci.y of thiF size
Tbe Corporation Court is row occupied
with fhe suit of o. Levy against th'
Merchants and Miners rHu-Uur 'iW
Company mr $50 p0 damages $3.50 of which
b. alleged fo D., owing fnr t book off goods
THAT WAS last while Dl route for This cIr
from Baltimore june eth last
Rev. d. D. LIpsDomh pastor of th
IS -huEtUr-Asenue Methodist church
preached fha annual sermon last night I'd
Warwick Lodge. So. Oh knight of py
thas Thcrr Was To- largo congregation
tho Tythans attending iu 20 body
Newport News pytnhn8 viii he well
represented az the convention ~ th
Grand Lodge. which opens bob Portsmouth
tomorrow Grand-Oufer Guard D.. l.
/ Cunningham who is I'd member ~ th
Terklry Iodrt hut who lives here wN
attend anl ptstCmnoei0r At. j. Moor
wu represent warwick lodge. Newpor
Slows Company $50. DE-. and Hnmptoi
Company $50. q. Uniform Rank k or T.
win take part in the parade.
The Junior order United America
Mechanics have postponed their patriou
/ celebration. which was scheduled 10
/ Wasnugton's Birthday to some date d
May NOT set determined upon. Flags wa
De- raised over 400 of tle public schools
The American limo steamship parl
sailed for Sew York yesterday m0rn'n
at l0 O'Clock. and arrived there ate th
same night