Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-03
AT TER THE COAL men,
NORFOLK COUNCIL CONDEMNS The
COMBINE THAT nAIsED>rR1cEs.
BARELY ESCAPED DROWNING.
Accident pefall~ Mis-. Ethel Penn
mnn-North Carolina Pine Men
Mcet-smnll Strike at Lamberts'
point-A smithneid Wedding:
COMBINE THAT RAIsEDPRICEs.
BARELY ESCAPED DROWNING.
Accident Defa1Ix Mis-. Ethel Penn
mnn-North Carolina Pine Men
Mcct-smnn Strike at Lambcrts'
Point-A smithheid Wedding:

NORFOLK, VA, December 2.-(Special.)
a special committee Of members OF the
City Council. to whom the subject of the
alleged coal monopoly was referred, rec
omnend the following resolution:
That the Council Of the city OF Nor
folk condemns the acts of the parties in
terested in the SOFT coal combine IN iais-
ing the price of coal.
. FOR the second time in recent years.
Miss Ethel Pennman, of this cHy, mar
rowly escaped drowning to-day. She
was playing with cnIlOren on the BANKS
Of the Haguc when she entered a Doat'
tipping it over and being nerself thrown
inlo ten feet Of water. she succeeded III
keeping hold of the boat, but was too
weak to drag herself out of the water;
An unknown youth passing by rescued
her in an almost faintlng CONDITION.
THE NORTH CAROLINA PINE MEN.
The North Caro.na Pine Association
controlling all the large lumber mlils IN
Eastern North CaroHna, Virginia, anu
Maryland, met al the Monticello Hotel
TINS afternoon in regular monthly ses-
sion, the meeting day having been chang
ed from the first Thursday in the month
to the first Tuesday. The trade generally
was discussed and business was re-
ported brisk in nearly all sections: Inc
meeting was quite largely attended.
Governor John Walter Smith, of Mary
land, arrived in Norfolk from Baltimore
this morning on business in connection
with his large lumber interests here
abouts. The Governor has nothing to say
regarding his proposed lumber trust.
N. & w PIECE WORKERS WALK OUT
Thirty-one of the piece workers in the
repair department of the Norfolk and
Western railway car shops at Lam5erts
Point quit work yesterday afternoon ana
walked out. They were still out to-day
They are all union men, but the union
has no relation to their present action.
lley say IL IS .:ul a STRIKE. put a
walk out" their grievance, it seems,
being against the car inspector over
them. Mr.. Charles Powers. They claim
that he has not treated them right. Ihey
have complained to the general foreman
and want the inspectors resignation ask
ed for
A SNITHF1ELD WEDDING.
Mrs. Mary w. Maury, Of S1nithfield
Va, and Mr.. Richard McIlwaine Jr., OF
Norfolk, were married in the former place
at noon to-day. The celebrant was Rev
Robert T. Carter rector Of the Episcopal
church there the bride being given away
by her brother, Lieutenant Harry l.. Jor-
dan, United States navy, who is stationed
at Fort Monroe. The groom's best man
was his brother, DR.. Henry Read Nell
waine professor OF English at Hampden-
Sidney College.
The bride wore q gown of gray peau
de chine and carried a shower bouquet
of violets. The ceremony was folloVed
by an elegant reception. A number of
their Norfolk friends were in attendance
Mr.. and Mrs. NIcIlwaine came to this
city by steamer this afternoon and Will
make a ten-days' bridal trip North. The
groom is e prominent member of the bar
here, and is city attorney Of Norfolk.
The bride is one Of Smithtied's loveliest
ladies.
DEWEY AT SEA AGAIN.
Admiral Dewey was for q short time i'll
Hampden Roads, off Old Point, this morn
ing aboard the Presidents yacht the
Maynower. He is bound to Culebra Is
land to assume charge Of the vancouver
ing of the fleet. This Will be the hrst
active duty of the admiral since the
memorable battle of Manila Bay. The
Mayflower came down the bay from
Washington, and the staff of the admi-
raj is aboard.
Alex Luke, who was yesterday pardon
ed by the Governor, was one OF the most
notorious thieves ever in this city, and
gave the local police no end Of trouble.
Person Austin. who was also pardoned,
has criminal record here.
ACCIDENT TO THE TEXAS.
Naval officers of high rank at Ports
mouth. deny the fact that the accident
to the battleship Texas at sea last week
was que 10 ignorance Oh ll.e PAL / VI NLC
ordnance department of this navy yard.
They characterize the report as absurd.
Rear Admiral Charles S. Cotton, COM
manding this naval station. stated to-
night that he had no desire to discuss
the alleged official statement of the Navy
Department to this effect, but that he
knew the officers in charge too we'll to
credit the utterance ascribed TO them for
an instant He said that the work on the
Texas was we'll done and that the acct
dent to her was one that might have hap
pened to any ship in the navy under