Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
-r,r OF GIANTS AT NORFOLK
OVER COAL NATTER
REPORTED SALE OF N. & $. R. R
tnu.oory Successful Recruiting for
>av,-Cnrd from Hugh Gordon
,.n,,r. in Reply to Alian-NavnI
o.r,cntcr Charged with Murder.

,.,prnI,K. VA. October 2S.-tspecial)
looks as II the fight between the
.,,,,s cation Exchange and the Norfolk
western Railway, which controls the
s4fest!on here, were to be one to the
some Of the most eminent eS-
~ tne railway are fastening here.
The condcmnatory resolutions have
.,essa6 by the exchange, at whose
ave- such masters of finance as Fer
geia Joseph ". Perry, and others.
su9e Of giants is on, and the railway
-. ssened j, expedient TO explain that
-, .a5-sarts of IONS of coal going coast
,. and abroad from Norfolk's piers,
.es ne city itself Went without, ex-
-. ST enormous prices. were supplied on
l.--.sgaaalag contracts.
-.=r- rart!ock. OF the County Court. to-
saaGrd that no NirGinian may shoot
- m his own property. during the
- season. T. II. IiaIslead claimed i'm
r-.-lv from the law on the ground that
las an MS own ground when he killed
srsTss Tor whose death he was fined
-, justices court, but Judge Port
-. al 3ed that there was no excuse.
~f.ENED DOWN NEGROES MAY
VOTE.
negroes who were refused regiStra-
NAV last and West Berkeley under
clause OF the Constitution may
IL yas alleged by the complainants
Ia, Dies we're catechized on matters OF
-, ny the registrars, and that be-
. ,hcy dId not know who Genera!
go. WIS and said that he fought in the
ysse instead of the Federal army,
~, ra.e refused registration.
-eno-t was current this afternoon
.zzt tile sale OF the -,orfolk and South
.-- re. road TO the Chesapeake Transit
--r-srv. Tor E20l0.Oo0. which has hither-
~ taa- r.mored. had been consumnated.
,ssEe transit Company. stated this after
nom by telephone from mis- Yorh-street
.as3ruee that the rumoT. was SO far as
he knew without foundation.
RECRUITING FOR NAVY.
Unusually unsuccessful recruiting for
tho -aFs Is shown by. the fact that the
laval mug Alice this afternoon took 500
-- from the receiving ship Franklin to
fs ir tuiug-ship Lancaster, now in
HAMPTON Roads 1t is not known whether
or MOI The Lancaster Will come TO the
7a-. bat ii She does so at all, she will
ua-0udtedi, be surveyed. and likely con-
semned. She is one Of the last ships Of
,zs old navy. The dispatch-boat Dolphin
Is IL the roads from New York.
In the merry war now on between Dis
;-Iot-Attorney Allan and his assistant
Hugh Gordon Miller. the latest develop
uens IS q card from the latter, claiming
70 have been loyal TO the General until
h.mse.t attacked. a. claiming that the
President had personally mentioned the
district attorneyship to him. and that
h had asked General Alan's reappont-
zent even though he haa just been APP
,-sai that his own appointment would
l. more agreeable to the Republican or
gzrzation OF Virginia. The entire mat
la- grows out Of the naVy-yard beef
sandal case.
arrest OF ALLEGED MURDERER.
For the murder OF a Brooklyn detective,
Those name was not given a telegram re-
ggesl.ng the arrest Of Mike Rose that
,geaat recruit TO the naval service. was
CRESTED aboard the receiving-ship Frank
In today. and viii be taken to New
lgrk Immediately.
There appeared to be a slight conflict
between the civil and naval authorities
lis afternoon, when the Norfolk Off
c-s requested that the naval carpenter
b held for the officers from New York,
-le man was at once placed in irons
-snsE - and was later. by order Of the
S.grec-Ssr Of the Navy. turned over to the
Norfolk authorities, to await the coming
tomorrow OF the officers from New York