The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
.S1O WORK
Peter ,BURG
Force at tie Iron i Works Quit
Becausezof Misunders tanding.
PHONE 10 PR i! n c { GEL RcE i:
The City Council viii Have Many Offices to
Fill at Its July hleeting-At Least
Two Candidates for
Each Office.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
PETERSBURG, VA.,s March zS.-There
was ndings between the Pc
tersburg Iron Works Company and their
zmachinlsts and moulders this afternoon.
The story is told in two ways. The ma
chinists say the company pays off on
the 18th of each month, but has been al
lowing the. men to borrow as much as
SIS on the Saturday nearest the 1sts OF
each month";, provided the employee has
that amount to- his credit The men
heard this morning that the loans would
not be made tomorrow and. would be
deferred until next Saturday, and the
also heard that the works would observe
Monday as a holiday. When the dinner
committee from them waited on the
officials Of the company and requested
that they be allowed to borrow as they.
had been.
This request, they say, was denied on
the ground that the book-keeper was
detained at home by sickness. The men
thereupon decided to strike, and all
stopped work. They anticipate a salts
factory settlement by tomorrow.
An official Of the company stated this
afternoon that there was no friction be-
tween the employers and the employees,
and that the men at noon determined
that this being Good Friday they would
like to have a halliday holiday, and
so went home after the dinner hour. He
says the men will return to work to-
morrow morning.
HIGH STAND.
letter received in Petersburg from
an official of the Lehigh University says
that this university will not require grad
yates from the Petersburg High School
to pass the entrance examinations. Here
tofore graduates of the High School have
been required to enter the Leh1gh Pre-
paratory School before matriculating in
the university. The high standing OF
the students that have been TO this uhi-
versity from Petersburg High School has
broken down the much dreaded entrance
examinations.
The Mutual Telephone Company Of Pc
tersburg will complete its line between
Petersburg and Prince George Courthouse
next week. 1t expects to have commune
cation between these places by. Tuesday
evening.
MANY CANDIDATES.
There are many candidates for the Of
fees to be filled by the Common Council
at its meeting in July. There are three
for register of the water-worl1s, four
or five for superintendent of the aims
house, three for keeper Of Blandford
Cemetery, four for clerk of the market,
and many for keepers Of the parks.
There will be at least two candidates
each for the office Of chief and lieuten-
ant of police.
Mr.. Brooks Rogers and bride have
returned to Petersburg from their we'd
ding journey through the South
The funeral of the late A. T. Stewart
took place this morning, and the body
was buried in Blandford Cemetery.
NIessrs. S. M. Northington and j. Nc.
Buchanan have been chosen representa-
tives to the Grand Lodge Of Odd-Fel-
lows, which meets in Portsmouth in.
May.
Mr.. r. H. Rainey, who was assaulted
in Norfolk by a negro yesterday, for
1nerly lived in Petersburg. It was nee
essary to have physician attend the
wound made on Mr.. Rainey's head. The
assault is said to have been unprovoked.