The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16
THE CONGRESSMAN
FROM THE ninth.
So Far No Republican Candidate
is in the Field.
NO OPPOSITION TO RHEA
He VIII Be Nominated by the Democrats BY
AccIamation-The Work on New Union
Depot at Bristol to Be Started
This Year.
NO OPPOSITION TO RHEA
lspccial Dispatch to The T.mes.l

BRISTOL, VA. March l3.-Ine tl.l, is
approaching wh,n the political situation
in the Ninth Congressional District IS ID
be made interesting agan. 1t the opin-
ion here that Congressman William +.
Rhea will be renominated by reclamation,
but the question of who will be his OPP
poneut in the race is yet to be determined.
Chairman Stuart F. Lindsay, of the Re-
publican Executive Committee, has re-
turned from Florida, where he spent a
month for the purpose of recuperatlon.
Mr.. Lindsay is not candidate for Con-
sress as yet, but should the party tcnuer
him the nomina ton, he would accept, ana
would make vigorous campaign. 'FRONT.'
nent among those spoken of in connection
with the nomination are Hon. a. r. Gil
lespie, OF Tazewcll county; Colonel j. s.
Browning. CT Tocahontas; and Judge L.
M. Anderson, OF Wise county, late Untteo
States attorne.y FOR tho Western C:strlct
of Virginia. Judge Anderson is perhaps
the most generally spoken of III this Con-
nection.
THE NEW DEPOT.
The Times correspondent stated soma
time ago that the Norfolk and western
Railway Company had completed pla1ia
for a. handsome new union passenger dc
Dot at this place. This matter has been
under consideration since last August
Relative to this matter, President Kim
ball and President Johnson, OF the
read, who were in Bristol this week,
stated to a committee from the Bristol
Board of Trade that practically every ue-
tail had been agreed upon and that worn
on the new depot would be started thls
year Mr.. Johnson said that the ollitiais
had taken much interest in the matter
and that the depot to be bulit "ouio oe
| modern and handsome.
The repairs made necessary on the i en-
nessee Division Of the Virginia ana South
western Railway by reason OF the dam
! age done by the recent flood IN the Ma
| tauca River. have been completed, ana
| regular train service has been re-estap-
lished. The company expects later 10 re-
| place the temporary bridges over tle river
| With steel structures.
SEABOARD REMAINS
The talked-of sale of the Virginia ano
Southwestern Railway to the Seaboaro
| Air Line has. so far as can be learned
here, not yet taken place. There mas oeen
| n rumor to the effect that the option
held by the last-named company mas
| been renewed, and that the sale VIII Se'
| take place.
AIR. Albert Phins. a special represen
| ta,ive Of the Manufacturers Record, has
| b,en here and in Wise county seeking
| iufcrma ton relative to what interest the
| Scabcard Air Line is taking IN railway
ana coal properties in the southwest
Mr. Phinis found that some important
deals had been made in coal lands II
| Wise county. but was unable TO trace
! what hand if any, the Seaboard All
| Line may have had in the deals. II that
| read is interested, it's hand is hid.
| DAMAGES AGAINST SMITH.
! Joseph Smith has had damages assessed
| against him in three cases tried in the
| Corpora ton Court here. Mr.. Smith, who
| i. a farmer one mile west of the city
| was charged with having assaulted and
used abusive language toward three
| Bristol ladies, whom he ordered from
his farm, where they had gone in search
| of berries. last summer. Each of the
| ladies brought suit for damages against
| Smith, and each recovered.
| Miss Cross was awarded 500 DANA ges
! Mrs. Call S125, and Mrs. Laura T. Fowler
whose suit was heard this week, 500
| the costs in each case were placed or
| the defendant, making a total in costs
| ard damages of about 500.
| DR.. Joe H. Delaney, who was a mem
Der OF the City Council. left this week
fer New York where he will take 6
special course, eth the view of bacon
| ins a specialist. From New York hF
will so to Germany to take a srecia
| course.