The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
VIII Visitthe PIunger at the Trigg
Shipyards.
WILL PLAN I MANY L0BSTERS.
The Fish Commission Has Promised
DR., Wise to Try the Propagation Of
Them at the Ripraps-The
Church Claims.
Washington Bureau The Times,
Mo. 515 Fourteenth Street.


q WAsHTNGToN. March q Special -
hlr. w. R. Trigs. president Of the sTri:55gi
Company, speaking of his trip on the sub?
marine boat Holland yesterday, said to-l
day:
Since witnessing tle wonderful per-
Torrance of the Holland, all my doubts
as to working, practicability and merits
F Of this boat have entirely been dissl-
pated. and my interest in the rebuilding
of the Plunger are more than redoubled."
Afr. Holland, the inventor of the boat
bearing his name, said to-day: 'I expect
to accompany Mr.. Trigg to Richmond
and look over the Plunger with him, and
make such suggestions in regard to her.
machinery as will make a perfect boat.
Of her Glass; Mr.. Holland further add,
ed that the officials of the Navy Depart
ment had expressed themselves to him
as very favorable to the Trigg Company,
and the satisfactory character of all work
undertaken by them, and they were s.
yecially proud that they We're fortunate
enough in securing the TICS Company
to reconstruct the Plunger.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Representative Otey made applica ton
to the Postoffice Department to-day to
establish free rural delivery in his dis
trict, beginning July 1st. He says the
department has promised to grant his
request. -
Representative wise had an interview
with the Fish Commissioner to-day with
reference to experiments being made by
the government on large scale at the
Ripraps in Hampton Roads, with. the
propagat ton of lobsters. The Commits
sioner promised DR.. Wise that he would
act on his suggestion, and would. within
q week or two, plant a large number OF
Holsters Dr. Wise says there were no
Holsters in the Delaware River prior to
the construction of the Delaware break
water. HOLSTERS require rocks to breed
in, and he is confident that a big industry
in Holsters will be built up at the Rip
raps.
Representative Hay to-day introduced a
bill to carry into effect the findings of
the Court Of Claims in the case of r. L..
Pritchard ct al, of Page county, Va.
Senate Committee on Claims to-day re-
ported favorably the bill to pay Glare NJ.
Ashby widow of the late w. w. Ashby,
of Virginia, $500.
The Senate to-day referred the claim
of the heirs of John Harper, late of Vir-
Sln1a, TO the court OF Claims S1Or report
These heirs claim title to tract of land
of four acres embraced within the en-
closure of the Gosport Navy-Yard, vir-
ginia.
CHURCH CLAIMS.
The clerk of the Court of Claims to-
day submitted to the Senate certified
copy Of the findings of fact of the court
in the case of the Board of Trustees of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Ar
llngton, Va, known as Hunters Chapel.
Representative Rixey said to-day that
the list of churches. whose claims were
reported favorably, is more comprehensive
than appears from the House committees
report which was given to the papers and
printed ian The Times and other papers.
Numerous churches are included in the
favorable report. whose claims were not
filed With the Quarter1naster General,
whose list, therefore, is only in part cor
rect. Some of the churches having claims
have appealed to members to know why
they were not included. The reason is
given in Mr.. Rixey's explanation.
Alfred Thorn, distinguished lawyer of
Norfolk; w. A. Post. superintendent of
the dry dock and shipbuilding company at
Newport News. and w. A. Drascoe, of
Roanoke, Va. are in the city
These Virginia postnasters were aD-
pointed to-day: ". "A. Suit Etter; Ed
ward c. Rexrode, Headwa.ters: Thomas 81.
Hunton. Ly1lhanrs. Northumberland, and
w. A. Thompson, Nowlin's Mill.