The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-13
STRIKERS RECEIVE
FINANCIAL AID
Executive Board National Broth
erhood Promise 81, 800 Week.
HEALTH COMM NOMINATED
egro VINO Drops Dead Believed to
Have Died from a Blow Inflicted
Some Days Ago-The Charges
Against the New Police.
tspec1a, Dispatch to Tho Times,

NORFOLK. VA. July 12.-Strikins car
penterS hero have received assurances
from the Executive Board of the Ma
tioai Brotherhood at Philadelphia that
81, 500 q, week will be allowed to continue
the contest for an eight-honr day The
news caused great Joy. There are ABOUT
400 carpenters and others entitled to re-
cefve the money. 1t will be used also 10
assist the plumbers who are locked out.
On the contrary, the contractors declare
that they have all the non-union men
needed and they are Indifferent as to the
continuance of the strike.
Mayor Riddick has announced DR.. IL 4.
Sheppard as nominee for Health Com
missioner, vice DR. +. c. Newball. term
expired This nomination must be con-
armed by the City Council.
CHARGE OF MURDER PREFERRED
ALDER, Kellam. colored, dropped dead
last night at s:35 o'clock without warn
ing.
Albert Ke,lam was well known as the
private driver for Captain John W. Stew
ems, one OF the chief clerks in the office
of Cashier. Curran & Bulitt- He was
about 45 years of age, educated. polite.
quite respected. and an athlete and boxer,
notable for his strength
Kellam was going upstairs to bed at
the residence OF Captain Stevens in River
view when he cried out in alarm and fell
over l,feless. Immediately efforts were
made to resuscitat tie him. but they were un
avail.ng, and Coroner Odendhal issued a
permit for burial on account OF heart
failure.
About five weeks ago Kellam was as
saulted in Portsmouth by Robert Black
now, a negro man employed on the Sea
board Air Line Railway. who strucl9 KEEL
1oy no Sly,,ll- will n cOflntinp
pin. The negro was arrested and Is con-
fined in the Jail at Portsmouth on the
charge of manning. The theory of kel-
la.n's friends is that his death is the re-
suit Of that assault and blow: that it is
due to a. fracture Of the skull and injury
to the brain which occurred then and
has been fatal after this lapse of time.
These friends declare that charge OF
murder should be preferred against the
Portsmouth assailant.
Sheriff Hesser. from Saltwater. Ok, is
expected to arrive here on Monday with
the papers and evidence in the case of
e. f. Osborne held for killing wife in
Oklahoma He was acquitted a few days
ago of the charge Of shooting his wife
here. She was found dead at o'clock
in the morning with pistol beside her
and Osborne the only one in the room.
CHARGES AGAINST POLICE.
MAY vi IhiliCh stated tniS morning
that the Police Commissioners had met
and determined to investigate charges
against several of the new members of
the police force and had made ,rrn 1ge-
ments to summon the men for fnv.stlga-
ton next week.
He declined to give the names II the
men for publication or to ststa ~hat the
charges We're.
Mayor RiddicI, speaking Of ,s-i.-< 60
the police tomorrow. declared .n-y ware
the same as for last Sunday. 80 vio-
lationsH Of the law will be permitted.
Continuing he stated tina, Sunday
school behavior could not be expected
but the laws would be enforced OF
course the boys may take a drink That
cannot be prevented. If he goes behind
tree said the mayor smiling as If he
knew tree. Ito take a drink. the 20
lice may not cut down the tree TO get
the man. but all violations Of the law
are to be stopped wehever possible
All persons are making preparations
for dry Sunday. Not absolutely dry,
perhaps. but so dry that ,yickets will
be stationed to direct the thirsty TO Doors
which are not locked and quart bottles
Will be taken home IN larger numbers
than usual.
TO SETTLE PLUMBERS STRIKE.
Secretary Spencer. of the 1ourneymen
Plumbers International Union. arrived
here this morning for the purpose Of set
Ting the strike. He is from Sioux CITY.
Iowa, where he runs a combination shop.
80 that he Is both a. journeyman and a
contractor. AS there are not many men
here and as the questions are not diff
cult, 1t is expected the strike will end