The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-17
A Small Boy With an Appa-
rently Charmed Life.
A FUSION DEM. PRIMARY
Though Read Cu, Of the Party by the
State Committee, They Will Hold
Their Primary Under Demo.
cratic Rules-Gossip.
Especial to The Times dispatch. +,

NORFOLK, VA, July 16.-Doc Baum
a diminutive newsboy. six years OF age
was rescued from tho river by two other
newsboys this afternoon. This Is the
second time within week that Doc has
the boys. Each time the boy had fallen
into deep water Mt the docks and was
drowning.
Fusion Democrats OF Norfolk county
met to-day In Portsmouth to fix August
9Th as the time for O primary election.
Although excluded from party organiza-
ton by the action Of the State Commit
tee, they will hold the primary under
Democratic rules and contest for party
recognition for delegates to the Gene
raj Assembly and all other rights.
ONLY WHITE VOTES.
They will select the county and state
officers at the same time. Under party
rules they will allow only white votes
to be polled. This Is n continuation OF
the old factional fight In which the Fu-
sionists controlled the offices by uniting
with the Republicans. They are OPP
posed by the Straightout faction.
Judge Waddill dismissed the suit OF
Macedonia Dickson, the widow OF the
mate OF the schooner Minnie and EN-
while painting the hull Of the vessel.
He held that it was a part OF the ma!e .
duty to provide for the safety OF the
crew and himself The apparatus ne
used for swinging outside was tne lila ~. .
own invention and 1t was defective Ano
suit was for 100000.
MARINE ENGINEERS ON TRIAL
The marine engineers strike was 10
yiyed in the Corporation Court this morn
f1,a A..
g Meekins and T. w. Downing, for ma
liciously assaulting and attempting 10
wound S. D. Priest The fight. or as
sault. occurred on June 18th, during the
proeress of the strike OF the marine en-
cheers. when the defendants are ac-
cused of meeting and boating Ftlesl'
Priest was working for the Old DOMINION
Steamship Company as marine ensl-
neer. and the defendants say that tnes
him to persuade hml to quit
work He says they had met the evening
before and threatened that he snouio
not work and they would beat him II ne
persisted in his determination. The case
was tried before the Police Court. but
after being disposed Of there the men
were indicted by the grand jury. The evil
dence was conflicting, but the defendants
had the preponderance of witnesses TO
relieve them of the charge that they COM
mitted an unprovoked assault on the VIE
tim of the fight.
After celebrating half an hour the jury
with verdict of fine OF $40
against Downing. and $50 against Meekins.
The engineers strike Is settled here now
with the exception of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company. against which there
Is a nominal strike. This case is one OF
the results Of the strike.
BIDS TOO HIGH.
Bids for the work OF cutting away the
Naval Hospital point In order to widen
Norfolk harbor were opened In the Of.
flee of Captain E. E. Winslow, United
States engineers. in charge of local har.
Dor improvements this morning. Only two
bids, those Of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pa
cihc Company, of New York, and Of the
Coastwise Dredging Company, Of BaltI-
more, We're received. Captain Winslow
stated that the bids would be forwarded
to Washington, as usual, but with the re.
ton that both be rejected, be<
cause of the fact that they are largely
in excess OF the amount appropriated by
Congress for this work
The amount available for the work Is
s9S,957. The total bid of the Atlantic.
Gulf and Pacific Company, the highest
bidder is s273 100. or $4,000 in excess; that
Of the Coastwise Dredging Company,
$l99, $50, Is $3.50 In excess.