The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-23
Interesting the Seaboard Air Line
in Blackstone and Southern.
TOILET ARTICLES ARE STOLEN
Chief Of Police Sells Gold Bracelet
for $50. the Proceeds to Buy Tur-
keys for the Poor-Government
Building Nearly Completed.
Special Dispatch to The Times.)

NORFOLK, VA, Dec: 22.-A charter
for negro organization of Red Men
was revoked to-uay. Juage t1anckel
granted tho charter last week, but on
the protest OF the members OF the ma
tlonal organization TO-DAY ne revoked the
cnarter. 1t is the boast Of the 1ndepend-
ent order of Red Men that no negro was
ever admitted to The society. Every
member OF the society in Virginia would
have opposed the CHARTER, ana the ne
groes could not succeed in holding the
charter. hence Judge Hanckel revoked 1t.
W. A. Land, President Harris and
others were here from Blackstone to-day
i'll the interest Of the railway OF twenty
one miles from Blackstone to Mckinney,
on the Seaboard Air Line lhis party
was here to confer with the officers OF
the Seaboard Air Line about building
and operating the road that Blackstone
needs. Mr.. Land is the editor Of the
Courier, and is deeply Interested in haV-
ing TIE road built. Officers of the Sea-
boar Air Line were disposed to consider
the subject Of the road as a feeder
Ida McFerran. a pretty young woman,
was arrested this afternoon on the
charge OF stealing two dollars worth of
neck chains in the store of Miller, Rhoads
and Company. Her rooms were searched
in Church Street, where nothing that
the firm could identify was found, but
there was much plurder OF other stores.
She was locked up in jai! to be tried to-
morrow.
PETERSBURG MAN RELEASED.
Edward Nunnelly, of Petersburg, was
released from Jail this morning a bond
given by his father, j. Nunnely, OF
Petersburg. The son was arrested and
convicted here last week on the charge
Of stealing a brush. q tumbler and a cake
of soap from the Pullman sleeper on
which he intended to go to Petersburg.
The complaint was made by the con-
ductor and the articles were found IN
the young mans ~va..se.& His father says
the young man is paralytic. and as he
had such things of his own he probably
mistook- them for his. He made no con-
cealment and no defense. The sentence
was for thirty days and as the judges
have no authority to remit the sentence
an appeal must be made to the Governor.
The young man was taken to Petersburg
this afternoon.
Chief Vellines has sold the gold brace
let given to him for that purpose by a
Charitable woman for $3.50 The money
will be used to buy turkeys for families
whic.. lie chief knows to be i'll need. I
he can't find turkeys at q reasonable
price ne will buy .lams Or wood. The
bracelet was made OF spun gold and was
cos, because Of the delicacy OF the
work.
BID ACCEPTED.
The bid Of the Marine Engine Com
pany, of New York, has been accepted
for the electric elevator to be put IN
the Federal building in Plume Street
The contract is for s4,9so, and the work
is to be done by March 49, 1903 The
building is complete with the exception
of some details and the decoration. The
elevator was left unfinished for lack OF
an appropriation. But the shaft was pre-
pared so that there will4be no change OF
construction. The elevator will run from
the basement to the fourth floor =
The work of pile-drivng for the new
Atlantic Hotel is going on brlskly. 1t is
to be on the site of the hotel that was
burned shortly after the Dodson estate
sold it to the Williams syndicate, Oh the
corenr of Main and CRANKY streets.
There are to be 900 piles driven to Sc
cure a safe foundation for a brick, steel
and marble building seven stories hlgh.
In the same block the Virginia club, the
Columbia office building and the office
building connected with the Atlantlc ana
owned ~ the. same syndicate are build
ing Opposite there is q row OF tine
stores lust completed All of this activ-
ity on one block shows admirably LOT
Norfolk's enterprise.
Henry Davis. colored, was arrested
last night by four colored men,
charged w. attempted murder.
His victim. Loghie Winfield, also
colored, lies at the Hospital St. Vim
cent de Paul with a broken back. The
woman's death is momentarily expected.
Davis called at the woman's house TINS
evening, and a quarrel ensued. Davis
attempted to strike the woman with
Ratchet and a general fight followed. At
ter being struck several times with the
Ratchet. the woman jumped through a
second-story window. breaking her back.
Davis ran, followed by a large crowd
and was captured in Kinsnston, a fash-
ionable suburb, by four colored men.
James C. K. Mann, convicted OF forgery
and sentenced to the penitentiary for two
wears here to-day, belonged to proml-
nent family OF Petersburg.
The storm last evening caught Mr.. j.
S. Groves and a party in a launch Off
Cane Henry. The boat became unman-
ageable and was in danger when tug
took the party aboard.