The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-11
SOME DIPHTHER|A,
But NO SMALLP0
Lost His Money and Had His
Roommate Arrested.
FOSTER-CAMPBELL MARRIAGE
Young Foster Said He Left for Wash
ipston Because Of the Urgent Ob-
ieclion Of His Parents, no SAID
They Would Disinherit Him.
fsnecia, p;sna tch to The Times,

(Special DiSpa tch to The 1itneS
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Dec. 10
There have been four deaths from dlph-
iberia in week in Hampton, the per-
raience OF the disease amounting almost
70 q small epidemic. The Board OK
Health, however. declares that the dis
ease is under control and that there is
no danger Of its spreading TO any eX-
tent
There is not a single case of smallpox
n Newport News. The quarantine has
been raised from the only house from
which yollow flag was flung. The peo-
ple are now wondering how much longer
the penitentiary authorities are going TO
keen its numerous Newport News con-
ricts IN jail here.
Last night a warrant was issued IN
Hampton for John j. Bat en- on COM
plant of his roommate, JOHN Winslow.
who charged him with stealing SIG Bat
ten had borrowed q dollar from WINS
low. who left SIG remaining in his roll on
his table Missing ii he concluded that
his roommate had stolen it. Batten
was arrested this morning. short time
nlterward Winslow found his money IN
his room. The prisoner. OF course. was
released
ALL WAS FORGIVEN.
Mr.. Lemuel Campbell returned from
washington to-day, where his daughter.
1E,o;se was married to Howard Scott
Foster. to whom she was to have teen
married Sunday evening. had the groom
shown Iip for the ceremony instead OF
taking the steamer to Washington
He met the father and daughter at the
steamer, and after explanations all was
forgiven and the marriage took place.
The groom explained that his hurried
departure was due to parental objection,
his mother and father both opposing the
match and threatening TO cut him off
without a penny and take from him his
share in the business. They will live
IN Washington.
Farrar +. Stennett. the young man
charged with the betrayal OF the siX'e7n-
year-old daughter Of Jacob Morris, was
to-day sent on to the grand jury. The de-
tense attempting to fasten the onense On
another man now dead.
William Connolley, recently discharged
from the army. died to-day aboard the
Merchants and Miners steamer Nam
tuclset, from acute alcoholism. He was
. native of Massachusetts, and fifty-flve
years old.
HE DIED STANDING.
Samuel ". Wheary. sixty-two years cd,
was found in the store room of the ship
yard boiler shop to-day. dead. The BODY
was in standing position, between two
rows of heavy plates. his back asa nst
one row. plate from the other pressing
against his breast. He was subject to
epilepsy. and il is supposed that he died
while in a fit, pulling the plate over on
him. No bones were broken.
The school house at North Newport
News was destroyed by fire this morning,
originating from q defective fiue TIE
boss was about two thousand. The build
ing was owned by ]. Nanarsdaie and
was partially insured.
The jury brought in a verdict for the
defendant in the case of NJ. kel'v vs.
Newport News and Old Point Railway
snd Electric Company. Kelly sued for
81 500 damages for injuries alleged to have
been sustained through premature start
ing Of car.