The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-08
MAYORS CHOICE
is TURNED down.
His Selection for Health Com
missioner Unconfirmed.
JOHN WHITEHEAD CHAIRMAN
JOHN WHITEHEAD CHAIRMAN
Captain Dey Has Named Him in His
Own Stead Head of District Cons
mittee--lnnocen Negro Ar
rested-BarkeeperF Fined.

Special Dispatch to The Times:l
| NORFOLK, VA, August tor the
second time Mayor Riddicks nomination
for Health Commissioner has been turn
ed down by the City Council.
Two weeks ago the Council refused to
confirm DR.. l. c. Shepherd as Heath
Commissioner. Tonight they refused 70
confirm him as City Bactereologlst ana
refused to confirm Dr.. Julius F. Lynch
as Health Commissioner. Dr. Z. r New
bill. as Health Commissioner, and Or. j..
Jet Mccormick, as bactereologlst, are
holdover officers whom Riddick wishes
to remove, but whom the Council refused
by vote of twenty-five to two to dis
turb.
E. Patterson. one Of the chief con-
tractors, said to-day that he had put
twenty carpenters at work this morning.
He said he has been able to find work
for all of the strikers who have applied
to him SO far. II
Speaking Of the four carpenters who
came here from Savannah, and who at
ter declining to go to work sued him Tor
$3.50 each, he said the suits did not amount
to much
JOHN WHITEHEAD CHAIRMAN.
Cartain ". W. Dey this morning ap-
pointed John Whitehead to act as chalr-
man of the Democratic CommlItee lol
the Second District. Captain Dey was
elected chairman on the resignation OF
DR.. ]. F. Bryant at the last meeting.
Captain Dey is sick, however. and is un-
able to attend to the duties. meantime
the legality and party usage OF both &C
tons may be questioned in case they al
feet the prospects of any one OF the three
candidates for Congress.
James NIcIvor the colored butler OF n.
Eu1russ, banker, was released from jail
this morning. He was arrested yesterday
on the complaint of Miss Addie Burruss
that he had stolen $50 from her she de-
ciared she had left four $50 bills IN her
room, and that after Mc1vor had been
in the room she discovered that but three
bills were left, Judge Taylor held Nc
Ivor for trial This morning he received
a telephone message to discharge the pris-
cner because the bill had been found.
The explanation of the case is that Miss
Burruss left the money in the bank by
mistake and did not discover its loss till
after she had reason to suspect the negro
OF. stealing it.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.
Republicans are watching the actions
of the Democrats with interest. They
mean to put up a candidate for Congress
If there is the slightest chance for an
election. s
A politician said that the chance must
lay between c. H. Causey. of Suffolk, and
John l.. Roper. tof Norfolk
Joseph W. Hoffman was fined on two
counts in the Police Court to-day. Ada
Carter testified that she bought whiskey
In the place, which the Goodrich law pro-
hibits, not allowing q, woman to enter a
saloon He was fined S25 and costs fer
that He was fined also for violating
the Goodrich ordinance In having sa-
loon in basement when the law specl-
fled that a saloon shall not be below the
level of the street On both of these
counts he was. !tlned s25 and costs, and
on both he took an appeal to the Corpo-
"a ton Court.