The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-02
TEARING DOWN The
TAZEWELL HOME
The Spotswood Hotel VII Be
Built on the Historic Site.
q LANDMARK OF NORFOLK
Commercial Buildings Have Gradually
6icroacaed on IFS Once Spacious
Ground -6attleshrp Texas Not
Injured kucn as Reported.
SPECIAL D!spatch 10 The Tjmes.l

Granny ana Iousn. known as the Idze-
weli Manson. formerly the home Of Gov
srncr IazcwcII, OF Virginia, VINO was a
resident OF TINS city. Ii has been bought
by Airs Arthur c. Freeman, for whom
it VIII be :e-erected as it is at present
IN an acre lot owned by her on the il,i1-
aheih River. be-Ow EdEcwater-
This old structure which has been on"
): the landmarks OF Norfolk, was built
stcut 1910. The spacious grounds, in
nhich ii once stood, nave gradually gwen
gay to commercial buildings. and its re-
uloval for the purpose of making room
Tor the Hotel SpotSwo9d has followed.
The hotel is to be butt by a syndicate.
and is TO be large and handsome.
James Wilson Miller Russell, doing
business on Church Street, has brought
suit in the Cour; of Law and Chancery
against A W Martin, OF the stove firm
% Martin. Byron and Company, III last
German Street. Baltimore Gaining s. 800
eor alleged false arrest. Thls IS the Sc
pucI 10 the Baltimore merchants attempt
10 collect a bill on Saturday, and. failing
20 get a police officer to arrest his credit
tor for non-payment of a biz presented,
arrested the creditor himself. lie TOOK
he creditor TO police headquarters. whore
ne was promptly discharged. Hence the
Suff for "a lSe arrest.
INJURY TO TEXAS.
The batilesh:p Texas returned to the
navy yard this afternoon. She VIII I'M
je,,-o rer,a;rs and start for Culebra wit
vi, Joss OF time. The damage from the
acciden. Of Saturday is different from
the FIST ro;sort and is not serious. She
n;u l,a ready to Join the feet at ABOUT
The time previously expected. The hFlnG
of her twei.,2-l:lch guns wrecked TWO OF
tho gun motor cylinders instead OF the
rccoil cylinder, rs was at ilrsi feppi ieu'
/, is stated that the discharge of smoke
less poYrsa- which is higher explosive
,hgr ordinary black powder, Tor the first
tf-na caused the wreckage, the gun motor
cv,,ders not being equal TO the aou4-
tfcnal strain.
The training ship Alliance has arrived
al the yard for repairs. after ion9
cruise. The auxiliary cruiser 49,
VIII likely depart tomorrow. as VIII '1te
Gloucester. 10 join the squadron
y-xoor,s in November went UP with
hc,Ir,d bur are still away below the ilE-
,,res that they should be. Inc fecoits
NJ tho custom house show that "''''"5
the month the exports from ms POT
amounted to S941 Sc3. IN october OF this
year the exports amounted 10 sou f''io' az
Increase CT $G2h,9lI.
no INTEREST IN WISE.
The Republicans here have taken on in
,erost in the work of Cap ain John 5
Wise from the beg ming, and they eH-
aress no regret that his case OF the us
traDchised negroes was defeated. neS
feclsre that there is 10 hing IN the
,3oyemenr except. fees for the lawyers,
and they are generally satisfied with the
SITUATION which enables them TO form
,ucleas Of a white Republican party. one
of the officials. who went from mere 10
the meeting Of the court III klchrHoh0
to hear The case presented to Shiel ) Us
:ice FQller and Justice Naddill, sald To-
t;ay tina, Captain Wise went TO NaSh-
,,,..e ION a
ing some political work. II is likely that
,t prevent ,e- the seating of Carter Class
and of preparing the way for her con-
tests against the entire delesauon from
Virginia In that, too, he vii lack the
suoDor1 Of the Republican organization
here. Ii is likely. too, that Presl tent
Roosevelt will lack that also, II ne ap-
points other officers without consulting
the local organization as in the case OF
Judge J.. L. Lewis. who, like Judge Nad-
din and Marshal Treat. is not resi-
den, OF this district Judge Lewis was
.npointed here at er the Republicans had
urged tbs. President not to appoint h m
to the western district because of non
residence. The Republicans here are not
pleased.
FOOTBALL SWlNDLE.
There is some stir over the meeting OF
the grand jury here to-day An, ng
football ticket swindle. It is DECLARED
that other parsons besides Leon Mar
shall. Charles Farley and Fred Hope are
implicated and that they W be ina cteo.
There is considerab feeling about
case, because all of the college men and
the best element Of the sporting men
feel that the good name OF the COM
nunity is involved. and they are anX-
ious to take precautions to show that
l.....a 40 ir1
as that by which there was loss OF
$50 TO $500 in the receipts OF the George
town and University game.
GRAND JURY RECORDS.
Within an hour this morn ng the grand
tnrv has disposed of fifteen cases. Of
which there were thirteen sentences aG-
gregating twcnty-s.x years imprisonment
in .hc peniteniialy. Inc cases We're as
follows:
Robert Smith, indicted and convicted
OF forgery
Curtis King was indicted and convicted
Of a charge Of housekeeping and lar
ccny.
Robert Turner was convicted of house
breaking and larceny on six charges.
An three men were sentenced for wo
years in the peni entiaIy in each case,
making twelve Years each for Robe t
Turner and Curtis King, and two years
for Robert Smith.
This is a record days business for the
Corporation Court. over which Judge
Allan r. Hanckel presides with John G..
1Ylton as Commemorative Attorney.
JAMESTOWN BONDS.
a big meeting Of the directors OF the
jamestown Exposition is scheduled for
tomorrow night when directors from all
over the State VIII be here. President
Fitzhugh Lee Will preside. The most i'm
portant matter viii be the scheme TO fl
nance the enterprise. II Is said that
bonds Of the denomination of ten dollars
each Will be Issued so that all people in
tie State can become stockholders The
promoters Of the exposition feel conf
dent that they can secure enough money
TO make the show a success.
Sewcl's Point has been definitely de-
cded upon as the place for holding the
exposition. The sitc7s directly on Hamp-
ton Roads and in close proximity TO the
site for the proposed five snillion-doliar
ship yard.
The directors of the Jamestown Expo
sitioN Company met tonight and re-
soiped to Issue s1.0n0.0oo IN four per cent
bonds and 10000 In preferred stock