The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-17
BODY FOUND
ON BEACH.
The Remains of an Unknown
White Man at Cape Henry.
REV. BLACKWELL ACCEPTS
Illness of Dr. Barr at NorfoIk-Col. j.
R. Waddy is Not Expected to Live.
George M. Heppel Appointed
to Succeed Price.
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TORFOLK, VA, February l6-Thc
body CT a man was found on the beach
by patrolman from the Cape Henry
Life.Saving Station about noon o-day.
The remains had evidently been in the
water several weeks. as the flesh from
the head and face had entirely disap
peared. The body was that of man
five feet, six inches in height, Weighing
LIS pounds 1t was dressed in blue
z verge vest snc trousers of dark mixed
cloth. The shirt was of blue flannel
and under clothing was coiored. Patent
leather shoes complete the apparel.
Nothing was found in the mans pockets
that would lead to Identification except
p hoateswains whistle.
Nicholas Albano's cleaning establish
ulent, In Brambleton Avenue was burn
81 this morning. The one-story frame
building, In which Albano conducted bus
mess being completely Quilted. The loss
will be about $1,000 The explosion of an
oil stove is said to have caused the fire
The fire department did good work in
saving property adjoining Albanos place
Rev. DR.. Calvin S. Blackwell, of the
First Baptist Church, Wilmington, N
c., has telegraphed his acceptance to the
First Church here. 1t is not known
when he will move to Norfolk.
Rev.. William A. Barr recto of st.
Luke's p. Z. Church, Is i'll with pneu-
nlonia. DR.. Barr was attacked on We'd
pcsday last, since which time he has
been confined to his bed. Though his
condition is such as to give his family
md friends concern, 1t Is not regarded
as dangerous.
A HEART-BRoKEN MOTHER.
Chief OF Police Vellnes received to-day
from Mrs. Rose Ellen Lannan, Of Lake
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand, a
letter asking him to locate If possible
har sixteen-year-old son, Francis George
Lannan, who was discharged from the
United States navy here on July ~
1909. The boy, 1t seems, came to New
E,,:k on visit and while there enlisted
In the navy. His mother succeeded,
through counsel, in having the boy dis
charged upon the ground that he was
unde; age. and sent to New York money
For his passage home to New Zealand
The boy upon leaving the navy secured
board at No. 253 Church Street Nor
folk and 1t was in this city that he
was last heard from. The mother says
the boy was very anxious to return home
and she fears, from the fact that he
aever applied at New York for his pas
sage ris,ney to New Zealand, that some
thing mas happened to him. She Is
Near;broken and in her distress wrote
Chief Velli,les asking him what he could
ii for her. all other letters having failed
TO find ier boy.
The body OF a white infant boy was
found at the foot of Arlington Place
In Mahone's Lake by Officer Ruddck
yesterday afternoon. The body showed
no signs of violence or Of decay. Death,
tlr coroner says, he believes to be
natural and recent The boy could not
have teen in the water but q few hours
- A. AT ION, OF
drowning The body was carefully wrap
ned in a clean white cloth and paper,
br. Odenhal reserved his opinion as to
the cause Of death and as to his action,
sui tect to the investigation of the po-
lice, which has already begun beg
Light has broken through the shadow
&c high prices in kerosene oil. The re-
.kau 'nrice for five gallon cans delivered
70 custo merS was reduced to ten cents
gallon to-day. Heretofore it was SOLD
1T twelve cents and last week It was
sicven cents'L This: IN connectlon WIZ h
lhe reduced price OF coal, will make inc
ht sehold expenses of the poor consld'
erably less than they were two weeks
George NJ Heppel of the detective
xouad was sworn in this afternoon bS
Mayor j. G. Riddick, as the appointee
of the police commissioners in the place
sof Sergeant Prince, resigned by request
or in other words dismissed from thu
force Heppel Is an old and efficient OIL
Ger, and was displaced by these sam
commissioners to provide place To-
Prince six months ago. when this ney
administration effected It's clean sweep
A WOMAN BANKRUPT.
Mrs. Martha A. 1-ull, of Clinton. North
nmpton county, filed petition in bank
rlptcy as a merchant in the Unite'
ytnt 1tc- mi In
assets are stated at sGlo and debts a
s3.e1b47 The debts are principally !
Baltimore. with others, as follows: Nor
folk, Anhcuser Brewing Company, $50
J, w. Cranky, s4s; PerryTaylor Dru
Company, s3,So: Todd &; scheagel, 5000
by, s2s; Eastvile Building Co.npan,
Cape Charles. $500. Other debts are
Philadelphia, Chicago and New York.
J. u. Dickerson the editor OF the New
and Advertiser. the negro newspape
appeared In the Police Court this morl
ing as the star case. The arrest w, We
made on a warrant issued to Will!a
II. Thorogood, the night Waterman
the custom house. and charged crimn
libel in the publication of statemen
which Thorogood declares to be T.
Nectlon on his character. The case can
UP before Judge Taylor on n warral
which he returned as defective wi
leave to issue now warrant returnab
tomorrow. The warrant gave the nan
OF the newspaper wrong and was defe
tive in other particulars. II seems tn
the item In tho paper and the arrest f
criminal libel arc both the results of Il
differences of the political leader and Il
political writer on the issue started
Wise and Hayes who have brought 81
10 upset the Virginia Constitution. ~
case VIII appear again tomorrow.
;, The recommendation Of the chief Co
structor OF the navy, 1t IS learned, is TIL
the new training ships of the navy
built at the navy yards Of the goverl
ment instead of by private contractor
The school vessels have TO be built wit
epecial reference 10 tho training of Il
apprentices and cadets in general Sc
manship as we'll ms gunnery, and It
deemed best TO build them at the go
eminent yards