The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-03
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Marines Pitch Their Tents on.
the Grounds.
FOUR HUNDRED MORE ARRIVE
Twelve Negroes Bring Suit Against
Registrars in Norfolk County Be-
cause Refused to Be Allowed to
Register-Samuel Davis.
Special Dispatch to The Times.)

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NORFOLK, VA, Oct. 2.-The transport
Prairie arrived at the Navy Yard here to-
day. The Washington steamer bright
one hundred marines from the barracks
in Washington. During the day seventy
two more men came in from Washington,
two hundred and forty-eight over the
Pennsylvania Railway from Philadelph.a
and New York, and seventy-nine from the
Boston yard arrived on the Merchants
and Miners steamer.
The Navy Yard begins to assume
war-like appearance it has not had slnCs
the Spanish war.
Immediately after the arrival OF the
marines thirty-five tents were pitched
and the marines prepared to stay till the
Prairie is ready to receive the battalion,
which Captain Pope will command Tor
the expedition, ostensibiy to Culebra
Island.
SUE THE REGISTRARS.
Twelve negroes brought suit to-day In
the Norfolk County Circuit Court, Judge
Prentis presiding. against the three reg
istrars of the district.
The petitioners allege that they present
ed themselves before the board OF regis
trars and made application to be regis
tered ''as person able to read any sec
ton of the present Constitution of Viz
ginia, and that ,ney did read various sec
tons and gave, they allege, reasonab Bile
explanation OF the same. yet they were
denied the right to register
Judge Prentis deferred action In the
matter in order to allow the defendant
board OF registrars to file answer to the
petitioners complaint.
A negro, Sam Davis, who served a a
seaman in the Confederate navy, was reg
istered In Portsmouth to-day
i PENINSULARS DEMOCRATS BUSY.
Peninsular Democrats are busy. They
are also making Harry L. Maynard, the
Congressman from this district, hustle.
There is vacancy on the Board of Ply
sicians which examines the pension claims
Of Soldiers Home at hampton. That po-
sition is to be filled by a Democrat to be
appointed by the Secretary of the In
terror He will accept the nomination
made by Congressman Maynard and the
place is worth $500 for one days work
a week.
All the physicians and politicians of
the Peninsula and especially Of Newport
News, are excited about It, Delegations
have been here to see Congressman May
nard and after the orators had hipno-
tized him here they went to Washington.
TOOK TO THE WIRE
From there they have been firing tele-
grams at him till it seems that all the
citizens Of Newport News have stopped
counting the exports and contemplating
the shipyard to land this $1,000 office.
There are three candidates in the open
and many in the woods. The three are
DR.. Isley. DR.. Aylett and DR.. Jones.
They have involved all the politicians in
the canvass and the politicians are in
volving Mr.. Maynard In the delicate diff
ficulty Of choosing a nominee and Offend
ir,e~, "a no fri of 49,
NO MORE COKE.
The Norfolk City Gas Company an
nounce to-day that all orders for coke
at present prices will be declined. The
price has been s575 ton
SOCIAL CLUBS THRIVE
II One evidence of the effect Of the crusade
against saloons is the prevalence Of the
social club annex. So long as the clubs.
formed for literary discussions and the
encoura cement of social intercourse, are
within the law the judge of the Corpora
ton Court has no right to refuse to grant
charters for them.
They must have thirty members, and
must have the proper officers. namely,
president, vice president. secretary. treas
urer and guard or steward. as the case
may be. If the fees are paid and the
other licenses required by the State and
tue government are taken out. then they
can sell all the whiskey and beer the
members choose to drink.
MAKING MEMBERS.
They can manufacture members as
rapidly as Congress can grant special
pensions. which has been done at the
rate Of 145 pensions minute.
Hence, when the saloons are attacked
the saloon man simply turns to the an
mex and equips social club, and sells
whiskey and been In a more disastrous
way to the moral welfare OF the young
than If the saloons were wide open.
In the Police Court to-day there was
one case of a negro. David Wright. who
ran. a social club OF mutual benefit sort
in Talbot Street. The evidence was that
he allowed women in the place where
drinks were being distributed. The ne
gro maintained that he conducted social
and benefit club with contributions or as
sessments for sickness and burial. But
Judge Taylor fined hi mss and costs
and allowed an appeal with bond OF s1oo.
Meantime. however. some OF the par
rooms are still not closed and the social
clubs are rampant.