The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-20
NICHOLS IS
ENDORSED.
He Will Succeed Col. Waddy
as Norfolk's Postmaster.
H. L. PAGE NOW IN CHARGE.
As One Of the suretles Of Colonel
Waddy He Will Conduct Business
ofthe Office Until An Appolnt-
ment is Made.
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NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 10.-Captain II.
B. Nichols has put in nm application for
the postoHlce. He has asked to sue
coed Colonel Waddy, deceased, and his
application viii be endorsed by Colonel
George e. Bowden and by the bulk Of
the citizens. There Is a petition circu-
latlng for tho purpose Of endorsing Miss
Halle Waddy for tho position, but the
business men who know the duties Of
the office say that 1t is scarcely prob
able that an application from her will
be considered by the department. Cap
tain Nichols said this morning that ho
would do anything In his power. in the
event that he gets the office, to find q
place for Miss waddy In it.
The sureties are anxious for the post
master who Is appointed to reserve the
place of cashier for Miss Waddy. AS
Captain Nichols has no opposition, it Is
practically assured that he will be the
next postmaster. in which case he has
said that he will provide In some way
for Miss Waddy.
Colonel Waddy, assumed charge Of the
postofflce this morning, to hold the Of
flee for the benefit Of the family of
Colonel Waddy, deceased. The salary
that Is paid to him will be turned over
to Colonel Waddys family. The salary
is $500, hence the family will obtain
S2O1 for the month Of the interval before
a new postmaster is appointed Barton
Myers, one Of the surcties, received a
letter from the Postof1ice Department in
Washington this morning, in which ].
L. Brlstow advised him that the rule Of
the postofflce was that the inspector
was not put in charge of an Office un-
less there was some irregularlty in the
accounts. In this instance there is no
irregularity, hence it was necessary for
Mr. Page to assume charge. Inspector
Bulla has examined the accounts Of the
office. and he finds that there is no rea-
son why he should do anything more
than certify to the correctness of the
accounts. He has done that.
BEEF CASES TOMORROW.
r. r. Thorp, the attorney for. the beef
contractors, who have been accused of
conspiracy, says he expects the cases
to come up tomorrow. Those accused
of the conspiracy to put up prices Of
the meats and vegetables offered to the
government are J. "A. Codd, of Norfolk
county; Louis Wasserman, Aaron Marx
and Robert Eastw God, of this city
There is no assurance that the case
will come up. because of other cases
that are before It. But Mr.. Thorp
says he is ready for the three first men
toned defendants.
John L. Moore. Of Newport News has
filed petition in bankruptcy in the
United States District Court, showing
the debts are Baltimore Colored Build
ing Association. s1.1oO: ]. A. somerville,
Newport News, 1912; Chicago House.
Furnishing Company, Newport News,
$40; DR.. Harry s. Cory, Richmond, 81;
DR.. j. S. Corse, Newport News, $50.
The assets are lot in Newport News.
| SLIGO and wearing apparel.
LIQUOR CASES.
Several Of the postponed liquor cases
came up for hearing in the Police Court
this morning. These are the cases of
those saloons which the police found
open or doing business during January.
They are interesting, because they are
| the cases on which the charge that the
| former detective force was not doing
what the Police Commissioners expected,
and on which Captain Prince was dis
| missed from the force. 1t was said that
the force under him could not find any
saloons doing business, but the plain po-
llcemen who were not detectives
rounded UP twenty-eight cases in one
day. Justice Taylor listened to the
pleas of the attorneys In all of the
cases. but did not swerve from the dras.
tic course adopted In all of them-that
| Isl, of imposing q fine of $50 for each
violation Of the provisions of the Good.
rich law, and requiring bond OF S1Ot
for each case which Is appealed to the
| Corporation Court and the jury. There
i were fourteen cases this morning. It is
notable that the two principal saloon
| owners. N. B. Joynes and James e.
Prince, who were opposed to one another
in the reform campaign In which this
administration was elected. are now 60
Ing on the bonds of one another in the
most friendly way. and they are now
both opposed to the administration,
COVERED WITH ICE
The revenue cutter Onondaga this
morning found the schooner Jennie d
Bell Captain BelD In distress eight
miles south Of Cape Charles. Head sails
OF the schooner had been blown away
and she was covered with Ice The
Onondaga sent boats crew on board
got up the anchor and towed the schoon
er to this port, she was out in the gale
OF tuesday and In a bad condition. The
schooner was bound from New York tt
Baltimore with cargo Of salt
Inc contract for the new school build
ing was awarded to Dear & Brown al
5000 The work will be begun Mt mr.
early day. In order that the building may
be ready for occupancy at the openinr
OF the next school term In September,
The Diamond Shoals IAghtship which
station at Cape Hntteras, on Monday
! night, has returned to tho station unin.
4 jurcd
The radlsh crop In the great Western
Branch trucking district has been DESTROY
ed by the freeze, The bean crop has also
been severely injured. -
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