The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-25
RECEIVER ASKED
FOR RAILROAD.
Construction Company Claims Large
Amount is Due Them.
WIND BLEW A HU RRICANE#
Thrce-Quartcrs or an Inch of Rain
Fell III Norfolk Within an Hour
and Wind Attained Velocity
Of Fifty-Two Miles.
WIND BLEW A HURRICANE
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK, VA, August 2i-The Ten
mis- Construction Company to-day asked
that a receiver b yappointed for the Nor
folk and Sewell's Point Electric Railroad,
claiming that there is due them on con-
struct;on account $4,000. The railroad
company deny owing, the Tennis Company
any such amount. and say that whatever
may be due them will be paid when the
accounts are audited.
The Tennis Company undertook to build
of this the. present proceedings arise The
solyency of the railway company and the
Sanford & Brooks Company. which is in
terested:fr1 it, is unquestioned, the suit be-
ing merely formal.
THE REDNA MERCEDES.
The former Spanish cruiser Reina Mer-
cedes will leave the Norfolk Navy Yard
tomorrow for Portsmouth, \. H, where
she will be used as a receiving ship. Her
engines being ruined, naval tugs VIII TO"
her up the coast
During a heavy rain-storm here this
afternoon. when three-quarters or an men
of rain fell within an hour, the wind blew
hurricane.
Small boats in the harbor were IN great
danger, as the wind attained the velocity
of 6ftv-two miles an hour Advices from
Smithtie,d state that the rainfall there
was remarkably heavy. and it is believed
to have been general in the peanut oelt.
WISE MEN WERE NOT THERE
The Bowden Committee Of ten met at
moon to-day at the office of District Chair
man of the BoWden Republicans, D.
LAWRENCE Grover. Two hours afterward
no representative of the Wise following
had put in an appearance Inere was
strong talk of the committee nominating
a. candidate for Congress VINO slouid o2-
pose DR. Wise, but as the majority OF -'he
committee were for harmony at almost
any price. It was determined to, II prac-
ticable. meet the views of the Wise eie-
| ment and hold a joint meeting at some
what later date This. he said, ne I'M
derstood the Wise element desired, anu
| the Bowden COMMITTEES wished TO, II pos
! sible, accommodate them.
| After adjournment Mr. Groner said that
! several OF Dr. Wise's leading friends peiiis
! absent from the State. the Bo"oen Coln-
! nittee adjourned to meet September H.
when they were assured the Wise men
| will meet them. He said there was eve
| nrosoect that an agreement will be reached
| whereby but one candidate will run.
| Many Bowden retainers say openly mat
! the will not vote for the Doctor unoer
| any circumstances
SIGNAL TOWERS
| Observer Gray was to-day advised py
| Chief of the Weather Bureau. professor
| Willis /. Moore, that steel storm warn
| ing signal towers has been ordered ereclea
| at Norfolk and Newport News. These
| towers are to be IS feet high. aid up their
| sides for fifty feet a stairway extends.
| About that point a mast % feet hlsii
towers. Atop of this signal flags VIII
hv bv dav and at night electric lights VIII
| sleam that shall tell mariners ana tae
wavfaring man the condition OF ene
| weather. 49,,
| T1,e >,wer here will stand on top OF the
seven stored Citizens Bank building. 1s
! has long been needed and its erection VIII
| bring glad news to the seafarec especially
the towers. shipped knocked down. are
| on their way here now from kendailVliie'
| Indiana.
The British steam bark Severn. captain
Reid was libelled this afternoon by the
owners of the barge Frank Pendleton, Win
which the bark was lately IN COLLISION
Duma ses in 5000 are alleged
The Severn is at Newport News, Wnere
| she lately arrived from Philadelphia, and
| u,bance she will sail for Brazil.