Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
Has The First Gospel Yacht On
The Atlantic Coast.
The Captain Weed Inquest Grand Jury
Will Act-Delegates Chosen To State
Federation OF Labor Meeting Frank
Williams Indicted For Killing Solomon
Watkins Third Ward Democrats VIII
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Newport News May 16.-The New
port News Light Infantry, under Capt.
G.. w. Fitchett. and about half a hun
dred strong. left on the $3.50 o'clock
train yesterday afternoon for Richmond
to take part in the Carnival.
The boys will camp in the Exposition
building.
BANKS TO BE REPRESENTED.
The five Newport News banks will be
represented at the annual meeting of
the Virginia State Bankers Association
which convencs in Richmond to-mor-
row and will remain in session several
days.
Mr.. George A. schmelz. of Schmelz
Brothers. is a member of the Committee
on Banking and Jurisprudence. Mr. j.
y. Willett. cashier OF the First National
Bank, DIS one OF the vice presidents OF
the association.
The Citizens and Marine Bank will
be represented, as will probably the
City and Exchange Banks, which were
organized since the last convention.
CAPTAIN WEED INQUEST.
Tuesday the coroner's jury in the
matter of the drowning of Captain
Weed. OF the barge City of Montreal,
rendered verdict as follows:
That on the 10Th day of April, 1900,
captain Weed came to his death, but
we cannot state the cause of his death"
Some of the jurors wanted to include
IN the verdict a suggestion that this
was n case for the grand jury, but that
was deemed inadvisable.
AT the same time 1t was said that
there Is circumstantial evidence sufIi-
~ ~ ~ tsn so f,<-.
grand jury. and one will be made at
once.
Tom Salley. who has been working on
the case. Monday arrested the steward
of the City of Montreal, to be held as n
witness In the case
TO FEDERATION MEETING.
On Tuesday night the blacksmiths
elected Sam Hickey delegate to the
State Federation of Labor. which meets
in Richmond next week.
At n melting of the Old Dominion
Lodge No. 1S7, /. a. of NJ. held Tuesday
night, Mr.. NJ. S. Belk was selected to
attend the State Federation of Labor in
Richmond.
They also completed arrangements
last night for the trolley party to be
given to Buckroe on the 9Th of June for
the benefit of the hospital
IN COMMISSION.
or the simple ceremonies attending
the placing in commission of the new
battleship Kentucky. the Daily News Of
yesterday says:
Another powerful warship Joined I'm
Gle Sans great navy yesterday--the
peerless Kentucky. sister ship of the
Kearsargc. which is built on exactly the
same lines and only differs from the lat
ter in that she has made a trifie better
speed on her official trial
Rear Animal Barker, commandant on
this naval station, was expected to be
present, but he was detained at the
navy yard. Those present We're the Of
fiicials OF the ship yard and the naval
attaches at the yard. A number of en-
ployees and others were on the pier
when the band played and the stars
and stripes were raised at the ships
stern.
1t was II O'Clock when the cere-
monies began. General Superintendent
Walter A. Post, of the Newport News
Ship-b building and Dry-dock Company,
formally turned the Kentucky over to
Captain c. NJ. Chester as the represent
tatlve of the Navy Department, with
brief remarks.
Captain Chester then read his orders