Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-07
Great Damage Results to Farmers
From Forest Fires.
AN ARSENAL UNCOVERED.
Used by the Southern Confederacy som.
Forty Years Eo-Ammanitiou of Every
Kind Ford "A Farmer Thinks he Saw
Topeka Joe Heading North City coun-
Gil Expected to Provide for a Police Con.
sus The Recent Democratic Conference
at Lynchburg Another Launching.
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Richmond. Va, Sept. Cone man lost
his life and another had a very narrow
escape this morning as the result of
the caving in of sewer.
TWO men, both negroes, were at work
IN the deep trench at the time. One
OF them. Stephen Norris, saw the earth
begin to give away and made bis
escape. but the other, Alex. Cayas. vas
caught and buried so deeply that it
TOOK more than an hour to dig his BODY
out.
FOREST FIRES.
Forest fires have been raging for
three days past in Chesterfield county.
about ten miles from this city, and to-
oay clouds of smoke can be seen Gov
| erlhS the whole country.
natne' meagre reports received indi-
ch'e 'hat great damage has been done
ana III some places, it is said the
| farmers have been forced to fipht
vigorously TO save their homes from,
destruction. 1i
AN ARSENAL UNCOVERED.
A force OF hands while at work TO-
1nay excavating for the plant of the
NIslnia electrical Railway and DeyeI-
opineht Company. uncovered what tho
older residents say was the arsanaI
used by the Confederacy mere SOME
lofty Years ago. The men found am
uluhltion of every kind, incIudinp
grape canister and percussion caps.
SAW TOPEKA JOE"
Much interest was created here to-
uaS Wy ehe statement of a farmer who
vaine TO the city. that he had met a
man exactly answering to the puhlisbad
descriptions of Topeka joe and th.t
he was heading North. e'e
Nhc Police here are not disnosn5 ~
~. much faith in the Statement. fnr
long ere this e-"<'y
a package of money is now in the
southern Express Company's ONCE
mere addressed TO the burglar, bur IT
Is not at all likely that he win APP
The City Sergeant, who is on q
.llp. VIII be back tomorrow, and
,nen ,he strange story of Joe's escape
VIII be fully investigated.
PROPOSED POLICE CENSUS.
There is now every reason to be-
iieve that the City Council will order
police census 10 ascertain the exact
number OF people here =. 81
hichinond has been feeling so small
since II was announced that she had
only 5000 people that no expense will
be grudged to get at the truth. The
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THE LYNCHBURG CONFERENCE.
State Chairman ]. Taylor Erlyson.
| VINO was in attendance upon a con-
ference with the Democratic leaders
at Lynchburg yesterday returned to
Richmond this morning. Mr.. FLY
son is we'll satisfied with the outlook
| In the Tenth DISTRICT. and feels sure
that Hon. H. ID. Flood will be sent
to Congress by a good majority
ANOTHER LAUNCHING.
| 1t has been decided TO launch the
| torpedo boat destroyer Decatur SEN
TENDER 10th. She will be christened
Mayo, OF Norfolk.
| AIR. Lilburn L. Myers, vice presi-
| dent of the William r. Trigg Com
pany, said to-day that the builders
boat Stockton would take place next
Monday. The government trial trip
viii probably take place during the
| latter part of this week. Mr. j. A..
Nelson. the superintendent, under
whose charge and direction the boat
| is being put in readiness, predicts a
very satisfactory test of the Stockton
on Monday. 1t is calculated that the
boat viii make % knots on her trial
trip.
OF INTEREST TO NORFOLK.
The charter of NJ. Fofheimer & Co..
OF \OEIOlh, HAS pecn IOuBGQ WlIn Sec
rotary Lawless to be recorded.
Secretary Lawless called On Chair
man Eiiyson this morning to confer
with him in regard to the Democratic
situation in the Second District, and
more especially with the view to max
ing an effort to bring about a recon-
citation OF party differences which ex-
list in the city of Newport News
SPEAKER FROM NEW YORK.
There is talk OF the Old Domination
Club extending an invitation to Hon.
w. Bourke Cochran to come here and
make speech with Senator Hill, who
has already agreed to make an address
under the auspices OF the club some
time this fall. "A prominent leader
said this morning that the matter had
been discussed informally, and would
come up for action at the next meet
ing of the club. which wib be held
some time soon.
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