Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17

from Secretary Long commissioning
MN 10 take command of the new bat
tleship. The officers and men of the
SNIP were lined up on the quarter deck.
AFTER reading the orders Captain Ches-
yer addressed those present, making Il
very pretty speech and one that will be
remembered by those who heard it,
Sup'ain Chester said that he, his off,
GERS ana his crew had been assigned
10 the greatest battleship in the world.
Sl the officers and men of the ship
depended. in large measure, whether
OF NOT their craft should always re-
.uln mat distinction. He spoke of the
work OF the man behind the gun and
now much depended on It, He con-
graduated the builders on their splen-
ala SIKH and workmanship as evidenced
In the construction of the Kentucky.
Inc band played the Star Spangled
Banner and the flag was noated at the
shlps stern for the first time by sea-
mems hands.
about June 1. when she will drop down
10 hampton Roads and wait for orders
IN reference to her final acceptance
trial.
She will take on stores for the next
week or ten days and will then go out
IN the stream, where she will be coaled.
FOR SHORTER HOURS.
At their meeting Tuesday night the
Carpenters Union took action on the
clerks grievance against long hours to
the extent of endorsing the action of
the Central Labor Union on the matter.
The plan adopted by that body is to
request the people of the town, in the
most appropriate way. to do all pur-
chasing in winter before 8 o'clock and
in summer before z as those are the
hours at which the clerks desire TO be
released in these seasons.
FRANK WILLIAMS INDICTED.
The grand jury has returned an in
dictment for murder against Frank
Williams alias Frank Holmes. for the
Killing of Solomon Watkins This is
the case of the two negroes who had
the fight on the Chesapeake and Ohio
pier. which terminated in Holmes
STRIKING watkins over the head with
CLUB. which resulted in Watkins death
in q few hours
inc following gentlemen compose the
grand jury: j. a. Huxton, foreman:
j. l.. Patten, Felix Bordenave, j. w.
Judkins. w. S. Saunders, T. c. Powell.
j. w. Guntcr.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB BANQUET.
The East End Democratic Club.
composed of the Third ward Democrats.
VIII give banquet in Cheney's Hall.
on the corner of Twenty-seventh street
ohN iNouHohe dNcIlue, frlQay night, the
18th.
At this banquet the following gentle
men are booked to speak: Messrs. A.
a. Moss, e. w. Milstead. C. w. Robin
son. Charles Lipscomb and other nomi-
nees OF the party, and also Mr.. Otis
Bland will speak en- this occasion.
A GOSPEL YACHT.
The Gospel Yacht Association. which
mas been in the process of organization
for several weeks past, has now as
sumed definite form, and will soon be
an established fact. The following
named gentlemen are backing the un-
dertaking financially and have become
surety to the amount of $500 for the
purchase and equipment of a launch:
Commissioner of Revenue NJ. Z. Jones.
Judge j. ID. q. Brown Chief of Police ].
S. HARDWOOD and w. B. Baker, grocer.
corner OF Twenty-fourth and Roanoke
avenue. a gasoline launch 80 feet long.
drawing only two feet of water. has
been purchased from Mr. w. r. Rusk.
of Haines Falls, New York, and arrived
here Saturday. This will be the only
Gospel boat on the Atlantic coast. al
though every other coast in the United
States already has them.
Rev. Thomas j. MacKay has been the
organizer Of the association. and will be
made the first superintendent as mis-
sionary.