Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-29
], k OUTTEA'S DEATH.
TRAGIC END OF A HAMPTON MAN
IL NEWPORT NEWS.
Took OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE
every Rcasoa TO Relieve That ne
committed Suicide Remarkable
spccd RECORD o: the Steamship Ell
c,a-con,ract. for tho Cruisers.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. November e.
fspcc.al.)-.J. X. outien. who came to
Ncopor; News Three wee'-s ago, died at
the hospital about IL O'Clock last night
nom Inc effects of an overdose of NOR
ra.ae fakln Wednesday night at his
hon ding house. lac came here from
Hampton, and is brother of j. c. Out
tra cashier of the hampton Bank. Ii
Is believed outten committed suicide. He
nas ue,cr fully conscious after taking
ia, POISON. tie was about 81 years OF
8sc
developed to-day that young Outten
lett q ncte 10 his brother. auy.s,ng ms
Is,....,, ,-,.>. i,.a..,.s i,vt mv... au0t.I
aim aud stdhng .nar II tney Wanted 10
upd oGt any ln.lG tney couiu ste q New
pgrl News p4lyslSIan and a hampton
Oh, scan. Il is also iearned that ne
I, 5gnoued a YouIg lady in hampton 10
g - HC .lau reen s1,tenlN c tuesday
.;SAt asking her TO see him. 1t is I'M
oul and ne tUIu h.r mat Ii would be
now OF never"
FL. CD > nEMARkABLE RECORD
word mas just been received at the
shlp Aar0 mat the new Morgan Line
steamship Iii Cid, recently bunt here.
L.
New lurk and New Orleans. Il cid
made the lUn in IL hours and IL nm
utes The best previous speed made be-
tween Inc mo cues was a4so mace by
a new NC. gan Llnef, the lei aba, wilicn
vas recen,g turned out ne.e. III E.G S
speed averaged l4.vS Knots an hour Tor
lie entire run. She was contracted 10
make uu.Y IL kno.s an hour, and nee Is
another instance OF tie Newport News
shpuli.dng and Dry DOCK Company
tuIaIGg OFT vessels capable Of .NceeuinS
thelr contract speed eeui. ements. The
L knots required was under forced
draugat, Whine the 1883 knots an hour
was made under natural d.aueht.
THOSE ARMOrED CRUISERS.
1t is stated autnuritauvely that the
Newport News Salpbuhding and Dry
DOCK Company VIII maze every effort
10 get at ieaSt one of The two monster
alGaUred cruisers to be awarded by the
government in January. II is under-
ptood that che OF these ships must so
o the racine coast. There viii be
tyely fight between the Newport News
gGrd ana Cramps Tor the other contract.
The letter car. iers to-day received thtelr
1ew wjn,er uniio. ms. and three of the
cdTriel SIS. ID. Boh..en, Ii. X. Soul, and
\. J. Clone-have on their sleeves the
first black service stars bestowed in this
city Tncse signify five years service
as carries.
FINES RENTED
The government has RENTED the fines
OF The El5er Dempsrer Steamship Com
pany. imposed last winter for allowing
The escape of three stowaways from the
steamship Monarch, lying at this poet.
The men Jumped overheard, and tnelr
bodies were laler recovered. The lines
amounted to 500
w T. Rouse has Just purchased the
plant OF a rubber tire factory. and vii,
remove it to Newport News.
The lovers of association football here
ale Teioiccd over the victory OF the New
port News team over the Blackburn Ro-
vers in Phi4aGelphia thanksgiving Day,
The score beng 5 TO ..
A number OF naval attaches from this
city and amy officers from Fort Monroe
7tll ST. to-morrow's game in Philadelphia
ualWe.n Nest Point and Anna polls.
a.. n. Greg. of Richmond. is wanted
by tbs police TO answer the charge OF
To- eing the name of ]. ". Foley to
caltk for s. TO the same check the
me Of his brother. f. N. Grtig. was
attached. Mr.. Foley declared the sign
inE OF his name a forgery
Local amateur ale preparing produc-
1lon Of Augustus Thomas s Arizona.