The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

NORFOLK, VA. June &c. P. Lew
who fed from Norfolk under indictme
for larceny and was brought from Phil
delphia upon extradition papers, was al
held to-day on the charge of abducti
Mabel Joyner, the sixteen-year-old 81
Re beguiled away with him.
It is reported that colored societies
Princess Anne county are assessing tfI
members for the purpose of raising Pr
cess Anne's quota of $4,000 toward +
ing the DISTINGUISHING clause of the ~
Constitution
ALABAMA NEWSPAPER NEs
The Alabama Press Association to
be entertained here and at Mort
News, July 10th, by the four city ftrlc
railway combinations.
Bunka A. Myeda, special repres.atiVe
of tho japanese Governmental bacco
Monopoly, who is investigating 'bacco
trade affairs. was here to-day. e Will
spend Monday and Tuesday at Rich
mond.
Mrs Mary E. Dey. fifty-eigH years
old, stsicken with paralysis asie step
ped in her home last night. di to-day
She was a member of Cumberld-Street
Methodist Episcopal Church.
DRY AT THE SEAsH2D
A nat closing the bars at brfolk on
the Roads and Ocean views-morrow.
and eaoh succeeding Sundayas issued
to-day. The bay Shore Ratay Is sus-
pected Of having procured Is for the
purpose OF Furnishing the Viams syn
dfcate who are blocking TT entrance
into Ocean View.
The concessionaires Of e Williams
lines at the resort will ie heavily.
should the sale OF liquq on Sunday
close
A new site. has not BID chosen for
the Handsome new club puse for the
Virginia Club. The canittee which
went to New York to spect similar
buildings. has returned but has not
made Its report. 1t iFnteresting to
know. however, that s40| has been Of
fered for the site on VIII the old cub
house stood when it waburned a year
ago That site with lie brick build
ing on It had been bout about twenty
years ago at less than5 600. Thus the
increase in CRANKY SIT property hos
been over two hundreder cent in that
time. The club intendto sell the preil-
ent site, the bare lotynd rebuild else
Where at a cost of $40 or more.
BUILDING TRAE STRIKE.
This is the second .ek of the strike
In t'he plumbing tra. The Journey
men are still out andeclare they will
stay out. Meantime my of the master
plumbers do their or work.
The contractors deere they have the
beaten. ERE are non-union
men at work, estimsd to the number
of seventy-five. andherefore work is
progressing on newouildinSs all over
the city.
Both parties to II industrial contro-
versy appear amiab They play jokes
on one another so it there are no IN
dications of any Sous trouble. Men
from elsewhere are!onstanty applying
for work. and the Indications seem TO
bear out the statennts OF the contrac-
tors that they WILSON have all the
men they can USE They are using all
they get now.
ATLANTIC CITY ASPHALT.
Camp Street in Anntic City Ward is
finished It is beautiful street of five
blocks. and the restents are delightec
with the improvements. Three other
streets-Poole, North Md Ford-will b.
completed next week. AThe cost Of thy
paving is 500 a squae yard, and te
entire outlay Of the original contrYft
was 100000.
Other work in contemplation will re-
uuire $500 or $4,000. Tbs will assi5 TO
make Client the favorite and beaF'iui
residence district.