Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-02
EXPOSITION COMPANY
DECIDES on IT'S FINANCIAL PLANS.
TO USE MONEY ON THE SITE.


s NORFOLK, VA, December 1.-(Spe-
cial.)-The directors of the Jamestown
Exposition held lengthy session tonight
ana determined to issue 81, UV0,0UO in bonds
for the purchase of a site, and the pre-
'liminary work of preparing the grounds
for the exposition.
Those present subscribed Sis, 900 of the
stock tonight. Half million in addition
to the preferred issue was also authorized
General FitZ. Lee made a speech in which
he said that the western congressman to
whom he has talked declare the scheme
to be a great one, as it will give their
constituents an incentive to come here
and realize the necessity for great navy.
T. Pierpont Morgan is said to contem-
plate the establishment between this port
and South European and North African
ports of a coal carrying line Return
cargoes of Spanish ore, to mix with the
American product, are said to be among
the principal concerns Of the new COM
pany.
The.historic old home OF Governor Taze-
we'll, of Virginia, built during the early
part of the century. is being torn down.
to make way for the paIatial new Spots
wood, which will be one OF the most ele-
CANT hotels in the South. The Tazewell
mansion viii be re-erected by Mrs, Ar
thur Freeman, at her country place
Curtis King, and Robert Conner, were
to-day given twelve years each in the
penitentiary, for robbing a dyeing estao-
lishment.
Richard McIlwaine, Jr.. city attorney Of
Norfolk and Mrs. Mary W. Maury Will
be married at Smithtield tomorrow.
Joe Williams is under arrest, charged
with the murder of Eleanora Mitchell
(colored). The coroner's jury is in ses-
sion tonight. and tomorrow, the preimi-
nary examination will take place.
The remains Of the woman, who has
been missing since Monday, when she left
home to- go to a ball. were found in g
ditch. badly decomposed.
Williams was known to have been init
mate with her and was arrested largely
on suspicion.
The State Conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. South, con-
Guided it's sitting here to-day. The con-
ference will meet at at Sunbury, n. c.,
next year.
Rev. P. R. Anderson was made presid-
ing elder of the Richmond District.
FALSE ARREST ALLEGED.
James Wilson Miller RUSSELL conducting
an instalment store here to-day brought
suit against A. II. Martin. of the stove
firm of Martin. Byron &; Co, Of Balti-
more claiming $500 damages for alleged
false arrest. Martin came here from Bal
timore Saturday and went to Russell s
store to collect bill of long standing.
He claims to have found that Russell
had sold the goods purchased from him,
without ever having paid anything o.
them. and regarding this as criminal
offence. sought policeman to have his
creditor arrested
The policeman refused to make the ar
rest. whereupon Martin, as a citizen.
placed Russell under arrest and carried
him to police headquarters. The authori-
ties refused to hold Russell who, upon
his release, went out to look for a law
yer.
Martin returned to Baltimore Saturday
night The suit to-day is the sequel.
The police are to-day talking about an
attempted assault made upon Il seven
year-old white Child, who was dragged
into a street alleyway by an elderly white
man Saturday night. The ch.ld's mother
returning from market stumbled over the
two. and thus saved her child from harm.
The man. who had gray hair. ran. and
the mother failed to report the case until
it was too late. She could give no detailed
description, and the child was too badly
frightened TO talk.
CONDITION OF THE TEXAS.
The battIeshp Texas has returned to
this yard for repairs, IS a result of the
accident to her main battery during the
les, that was being made by the Navai
Board OF Inspection at sea preparatory 10
her departure for the Caribbean. The fir
ing of ner twelve-inch guns wrecked two
OF the guns motor cylinders instead of
the recoil cylinder as was at first report
ed. The repairs necessary TO tit the big
fighter for sea will not take long to make.
She will likely join the fleet at Culebra 10
about the time that was originally allow
ed her. 1t is stated that the discharge of
smokeless powder which Is a higher ex-
plosve than ordinary black powder, for
the first time caused the wreckage. the
gun motor cylinders not being equal to
the additional strain.