The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-08
Suicide on Old Dominion Steamer
Was C. L.. Whitman.
THE CRUISER TOPEKA DISABLED
The Norfolk City Gas Company. Controlled
by the Williams Syndicate, Resist
License Tax and viii Appeal Their
Case Ex=President Cleveland
Guest OF the Bay Gun Club.
Schooner Blown Adriit
lspeeIal pIspateh 10 me rimes.l

NORFOLK, Va. March 1.-Norfolk
County Democratic Executive Committee
met at Portsmouth to-day. All districts
were represented. Tweuty-one out of
thirty members were present. It was de-
ternined that the basis of representation
in the convention TO be held on the last
Thursday in May. which shall nominate
a candidate for delegate to the Constitu-
tional Convention, shall be based upon
the vote east in each district in the last
Congressional election.
County Judge w. " Portlock was then
endorsed as Norfolk couuty,s candidate
for delegate to the Constitutional Convcu-
ton.
CLEVELAND DUCEING
Former President Grover Cleveland
passed through here to-day for the vir-
ginia coast. where he will. as the guest of
the Back Bay Club. shoot ducks for a
week or SO. Mr. Cleveland accompanied
by Professor VanDyke of Princeton.
College. came from Princeton over the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail-
road and proceeded ut once for the coast.
His presence was known to but few here.
He was met at the depot by Mr. Joseph
Seeiinser. of Norfolk. president of the
Back Bay Club and Mr.. Ernest Cuttings.
of Baltimore, who conducted the visitors
to the clubhouse on the coast.
LICENSE, CHARGE RESISTED.
The Norfolk City Gas Company. mon
opoIy controlled by the Williams syndi-
cate of Richmond have since May last
refused to pay the license tax imposed
by the city. Police Justice Taylor to-day
held that they must pay license of $500 u
year and a penalty OF so a day since the
tax began to accrue.
The case will be appealed to the Cor
poration Court.
y committee of Griee Commandery.
Norfolk Knights Templar. who have
been trying to identity the body of Il
man who recently committed suicide
aboard the Old Dominion steamer James
town. have, they think, ascertained that
it is that OF C. L. Whitman, of New
York. The suicide, VINO endeavored to
conceal his identity. took passage under
the name of C. L. Warren. Upon his
body c. L. W. was tattoeed. but the
name Warren was evidently assumed.
Now the Masons believe they have solved
the mystery They buried the body here.
Letters received by the Masonic Com
mTttee from friends in Boston and New
York, which describe Mr. Whitman. VINO
is missing. satisfied the Masons that the
dead man was he.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
The residence of Paul Jones, coiored, in
the suburbs of Norfolk. was burned to-
day and his five-year-old son, unable to
escape was burned to death.
The schooner Bayard Hopkins, bound
from Georgetown for Baltimore. passed
up Chesapeake Bay tonight She is long
overdue and reported to Ciarks tug Re-
lance. which spoke TO her, that she was
by the late Northwestern blown clear
across the Gulf Stream
The United States cruiser Topeka was
towed TO the Norfoik navy-yard tonight
by two tugs 1t transpired that she
came into Hampton Roads March 4th
under one engine. the other being dis
abIed This caused her to arrive too
late for the Presidential Inauguration.