The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-25
:HA|fiii' TON ROADS
ELECTRIC LINE
Not Yet Sold to Williams Syn
dlcate, Ru! It May Be.
GIVES TURKEYS 70 WIDOWS
Col. Bowden Denies That Political
Prestige Has Passed to the Hands
Of Hugh aornon -Miller-sut
For AlienatIon.
GIVES TURKEYS 70 WIDOWS
(specla, Dispatch to The r.mes.)

Especial Dispatch to The T1mes.)
NORFOLK. VA, December A.--The
Hampton Roads Railway and Electric
Company Is not bought by the
Williams syndicate. That is the state
ment made by the officials here. It might
be sold. however. for 200 men are at
work to open street In Phoebus. that
the company was not allowed to use.
except by the payment OF $4,000.
Tho company applied for the privilege
of the right OF way at the last session
Of the Legislature with varying success.
This is the only independent road in
the Peninsula. The Williams sydicate
control all others,
SUIT FOR ALIENATION.
A suit for a-leaa ton and $4,000 will
follow the judgment Of court this morn
Ing. This Is the case Of James Dunn
against S. c. Davidson, who was the CO.
respondent in the suit Of James Dunn
against Josephine, his wife, for divorce.
This morning Judge .Iartin overruled the
plea OF demu- rer and affirmed the judy
.ment Of divorce. That clears the way
for suit Of the husband against the CO.
respondent for damages. That suit will
involve the validity of some Of the or
dinances Of the City Council. Of which
the correspondent is member. He ia.
representative from the Fourth Ward.
but in the testimony given in the divorce
trial the evidence showed that he Is a
boarder living with Mrs. Dunn In tho
Third Ward.
The question will arise Il the ordinances
passed while the correspondent was repre-
senting one ward and living In another
are valid.
NEGRO BADLY CUT.
Richard mar wac hrhOrht fha
pc ice headquarters this afternoon suf-
fering from several severe cuts. Victoria
Perkins. a notorious negro woman OF
Chesapeake Lane. and arrested for the
cutting. She said that Turner had at
tempted to beat her. and she had defend
ed herself with q razor. The wounds
! were sewed by Drs. Riddick and Speight-
They are on the left arm and on the
head. They are flesh wounds. but during
the painful operation Of stitching them
the man tainted. There was 70 cHrther
explanation of the cause Of the cutting.
The woman was sent to Jail and the man
to tho hospital.
COLONEL BoWDEN RETURNED.
Colonel George E Bowden returned
home from Washington. where he was
summoned to confer with the President
in regard to the appointments in this
city. satisfied He says his trip was
say in regard to the results, but he Is
evidently well assured that his influence
in Virginia affairs mas not been trans
ferred to the shoulders Of Hugh G.
| Miller. although he had nothing to say
on that subject, If that be true, Mr..
Miller has been enjoying a g. eat deal Of
credit for things he did not do. Thus. it
is vue that Mr.. Miller may have irrlu-
enced the President to change the deci-
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Coles. when there were no charges
against him, Miller, and when neither
Colonel ECwden nor any one else here
wished to have him surnnlariIy dismissed
in that manner, but it is certainly not
true that President Roosevelt has ever
thought Of turning over the patronage
Of this State to Mr.. Miller. It seems
evident now chat the differs for the
vacancies here the collector and the
| postoffice, will not be determined, or at
least, not be announced till after the
holidays However that may be- those
best informed here declare that Mr..
Miller has been getting entirely too much
credit fer influence with the President
There is no doubt that Colonel Bow
dens visit revealed that, but Colonel
Bowden does not say so himself.
TURKEYS GIVEN TO WIDOWS
Chief OF Police Vell'nes distributed 100
tat turkeys among that many widows
whom he knew to be poor and worthy
from the fund he raised from the sale of
handsome gold bracelet given to him
for that purpose by wealthy women
He said eve-y turkey was properly given
and he is sorry he had no more to give
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
Willie jenkins. three years old. negro.
was burned to death in Godfrey Avenue.
Rarhourvi'le. His mother left the house
Before she could return from the store.
the house was in flames The floor Of
the house was burned when neighbours
rushed in to entinguishins it. The child
died in three hours.