Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-14
THE DEAL COMPLETED.
& p. ELECTRIC R'W,Y TRANS
FER ABOUT EFFECTED.
OR. PETER ARLU ND RECALLED.
;, pro,,o,cr WHO Rc.ented
= Danish Promoter Who Resented
nc,ne Called an "Isn.s ratuus"-
.rony the Kid. surrenders Him
.e,f-pe wrote Impudcnt Notes to
tho roIicc.
tho Police

PETERSBURG. VA. November 10
"A. n meeting OF the officers "''o
s;rcc,ors OF the Virginia Passenger ana
-,ouor Company. held in this city Scs'er-
,.r final arrangements were MADE io'
,he transfer to thar company OF inc f''s'-
nond and Petersburg electric fai."'s,
with ali its property rights, priN'ieses am
,o,;soe There were present at 1hiS
meeting President Fritz s'ttero'"s' -
Richmond: Vicc-Presidcnt ana Di'
.,,sns,us Wright. OF Petersburg; Lewis
s,.,ccr and James D. Patton. oil iaici-
.,aa md G r. Bishop, of PETERSBURG
,;;rocIors and Ezra Tuttle, OF Ne" VI NJ
- ~ AZ Martin Of Richmond, attorneys
,or the company. a., D;,h-
has been previously stated. the i,leii-
.,ana and Petersburg electric railway
vas some time ago purchased ny ''ie
.inia Passenger and Power COMPANY, ~.
understanding being that ,hs 1.ti
.ho.,Id be delivered on or about INC is'..
- .bss month. The object of the meeiliis
yesterday was 10 complete the aiiais
rnnnts for Ks formal transfer.
Mr. Ezra futile the general counsel
was delegated to proceed at once 10 Sie ...,
land O., TO close the deal and set,'e VIZ
,he cleveland Construction Company ',ie
of, for that city during the day. repre-
sentative Of the construction company
authorized and empowered. viii ne sem
hern this week TO make the transfer, ana
shc Virginia Passenger and Power ,o1''-
pany will be in full possession
Tho consolidation and merger 'dsii'7
beer completed an election Of superln-
evident viii follow in q short time. The
uamc Of this important officer is uhoer
consideration. but is withheld from the
oublic until the election takes place
INTERESTING HISTORY
The geographic announcement IN yes
,.raav.s papers that Peter Ar'upd OF
Louisville. Ky, has challenged eoI" ..n
n. C Wetmcre a millionaire and former
tobacco .nas,late Of St. Louis, 10 a duel
sunday night recalls some interesting
local history In the days. few years
lack. of the contests for possession OF
tho Richmond, Petersburg ana taroiiia
railway, afterwards the Virginia ana al
oIina and now the Seaboard AIRLINE
railway. Dr. Peter Arlund was very
prominent figure here. principally as d
promoter IJe represented himself as act
inx for and in the interests OF a YEA my
syndicate of capitalists. who WlShcd 70
scouiro from the city the charter OF me
road from Richmond 10 North 1af"lilia
and build the same. lie was PARTICULARS
active. and engaged eminent lawyers mere
supplied with money. He sought TO buy
rights of way along the route OF the road
between Petersburg and North Carolina,
and succeeded in doing so an a number OIL
cases. This subsequently brought him
into troublesome litigation. He sisnaly
failed in the promotion of his scheme 10
,vot the Virginia, and Carolina charter,
though he succeeded II creating great in
terest in the matter. l1c Was also interest
cd in promoting the Blackstone ana
Southern railroad and q short line III
North Carolina.
A DUEL. THREATENED.
DR. Peter Arlund is Dane. and speaks
broken English. His appearance before
tho Common Council in advocacy of his
scheme to acquire the Virginia and Caro-
lima railroad and in opposition to the Ell
forts being made by Mr.. Dewitt Smith
and General Noeley to get the same fas
they subsequently did. brought about one
Of the richest scenes in the annals of that
body. and is still laughed over by those
who were present. The events OF that ec-
ras:on came near causing the sending; OF
:: challenge to a prominent lawyer of this
city 10 fight 4 duel.
The Council hall was crowded With pco-
ple interested in the building Of the Nlr-
rinia and Carolina. and the Council grant
ed the privilege TO oil TO be heard. Among
the speakers vas the lawyer mentioned
above. who spoke as q disntercstcd citi-
zen. lie declared his belief IN the in
.cntiors Of Dewitt TO build the road and
favored his proposition TO the Council.
lie had no faith il; DR.. Arlund's scheme.
and dubbed DR.. Ar!und an ''IG:3is FatuHs.
WANTED TO FIGHT
When ;hc Council meeting was over.
,evcral gentlemen in the spirit Of jest,
got hold of DR.. .Arlund and told him that
.ho lawyer had insulted him by calling
him an ''Ignis I7atuus. and that he should
lake steps TO vndicate himself by calling
The gentleman to account. Tie doctor eX-
citedly asked the meaning of The words.
One OF the gentlemen brought out a big
,iictiorary and save a i atinition far diff
1"rent from the real meaning. and very
Tar from being complimentary. At this
tho doctors ire was iSirdlcd. and he cN
pressed desire To Vndicatc himself a
challenge To duel would have followed,
hut for the fact that the joke was explain
ed 10 him.
TONY. THE KID
Waverly liarvcli, alias TONY. the kid"
= Young white man Of this city. who has
been a fugitive from justice for Year
raSt. walked into the station house last
hight and surrendered TO the police An
Indictment for felony has been pending i'll