The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-21
The LAMP
EXPLODED.
Negro Ran Through Streets d
Living Torch.
LIQUOR LICENSE REVOKED
Saloon Keeper, Convicted Under Man
Law Of Selling to Minor, is Re-
fused New Trial--Sailors from
Monitor Arkansas Rescued.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
NORFOLK, VA, July Pot is stated
here this afternoon that the formal sep
aration Of the Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Newport News Company will occur at the
meeting Of the Board of Directors on AN
r,st Atm. The cause of the dissolution OF
The nine million dollar combine OF the
electric light, gas and power plants, rail-
pays and ferries in this vicinity is the
dissatisfaction Of the Alexander browh,
OF Baltimore, interest, which operated the
Sewells Point Railway, on this side OF
IIampton Roads, and the Newport News
md Hampton roads, on the other slue.
Manager Hathaway here declines TO De
quoted, otherwise than to deny that as
solution is due TO faiiure to negotiate
the bonds. !.
John Wynne, oolored, Of Brighton, is
lingering between life and death. IN II,
hloYinE out tho light late Saturday night
to close his store, he caused the lamp 10
explode. The burning oil was thrown
over his clothes, and he ran through me
street. a living torch, crying for assist
snce. When aid came his clothes we're
burned off, and the roasted flesh peeled
an IN large Jumps. Two colored physl-
cians attended him and nave Kept MN mn
alive. but It Is supposed to be imposslple
for him to survive the shock ana INV
go DEAD NEGRO IDENTIFIED.
Henry Iassiter, coored. Of Deep Greek,
who was beheaded by Gilmerton e!ec,
tric car on Saturday night. was laen liz
nv an order from James sutton lhc.os.ns
ono dollar for brandy, which was loulau
IN the pocket Of the dead man uouse -
Nor John Whitehead was indignant to-
saw at the suggestion from one or the
stra3rhtoits of Norfolk county that the
Democrats Of the city, led by James W
Trehy. would fuse with the Republicans.
He said Mr.. Trehy would be toolisn ,t "
fuse. when he already has a ma)orty
Sorfo,k CITY government with him
now. ~, ,,,+or-
P. II. Larkin. in charge Of the inter-
nal revenue office here, has returned 1rof!
Isle of Wight county and a. search l {,
sriked cider. The grocers VINO nave -.
quor licenses have been selling II, ore e1ars
NAY be deceived, but Mr., Larkin says
Trey ale Violating the laws as to cleo
margarine and as to intoxicants:
NOT OUT OF TROUBLE.
THE Gillian steamer Rancagua, Cap.
tain Sorensen, of VALPARAISO, Is not out OF
trouble and not out OF Hampton hoaus;
She left here yesterday with a general
cargo and $500 tons Of coal she ore"
thirty feet and two inches OF water,
and is consequently the greatest draught
vessel which ever left this harpor. be.
sides the coal. she carried a genera
cargo. There was a dispute ABOUT me
wages, and eighteen OF the ere" lei
the vessel and sued for $500 wages. The
yesse, gave bond for s1,7Oo and would
have gone out Of the Capes on her .Voy-
npe hut for the lack of firemen Captain
Sorensen anchored in the Roads ana
will remain there until he can obtain
full complement of men. fIc was IN the
city to-day attempting to get men 70
take the vessel.
~ ONE OF THE PITIABLEs.
Salem Rolla was arrested as Vagrant.
Heis an Italian who cannot speak Eng
lish He told an interpreter In the Ponce
Court this morning that he started from
the mines In West Virginia Two weeks
ago and had $50 in his pockets when he
arrived here. He was inquiring Tor
Mace to stop yesterday. when he met
three negroes In Water Street One OF
them knocked him down, the two others
robbed him, and the policeman, coming
along too late to see the robbery. could
not understand the excitement and the
bloody face Of the stranger, and there
fore took him to the station house.
When Justice Taylor dismissed the case
this morning and told the man to get
+. put of the city, he answered pitfuly
that he had. no money and no place to go.
He was dirty and squalid, and evidently
has no friends. But he said he wished
10 go to New York, and the justice d.
,ected that lie should be provided with
transportation"
SCHOONER MARION SANK.
The two masted schooner Marion,
captain Reid. struck q snag and sunk
ii Mayos wharf, near Atlantic City
bridge yesterday, The schooner Is the
property of W. r. Mayo & Son, and had
lrrived here from kins on the James
River Work Of removing the cargo is
Under way.
ARKANSAS SAILORS RESCUED.
Eight sailors from the Monitor Arkan-
tes, were rescued from the river last
night They We're out in one of the boats
Of the monitor Arkansas and had sailed
lip the James River to the course of the
ferry steamer, Pine Beach, which plies
between Sewes Point and Newport
News, when the boat capsized and threw
the men into the water. The ferry
steamer hurried to the landing delivered
her passengers quickly and hurried back
to rescue the sailors, Meantime they We're
swimming or clinging to the capszed
boat. apparently not in any great dan
ger. The sailors were picked up and the
boat righted and bailed out,
FIRST LICENSE REVOKED.
The Mann law was enforced llere to.
day. Judge Martin sitting In the Corpora
ton Court refused a new trial in the case
OF Claud Capps, liquor dealer, and re.
yoked the license under the provisions o,
the Mann law for selling liquor TO q
minor. The case was before Jury last
week and the defendant was fined $50 ant
costs which implies an Imprisonment o.
fifteen days. Judge Martin refused new
trial and revoked the license The de
fendant took an appeal to the Supreme
Court of Appeals. The defense ASSERTED
that the liquor was sold to an adult anC
that the boy simply came to get It,
The case has not been decided In Vir
ginia, bu, the courts elsewhere have hell
that sale 10 an undisclosed principa! i
sale to the minor.