The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-18
IN HANDS OF
RECEIVERS
The oliver Refining Company
Declared InsOlvent.
MR.. BARR MAKES DENIAL
Chamber Of Commerce Asks Govern
tncnt 10 Stay Hands Of Contractors
Who Dump Dir. In Hampton
Roads-The Pythians.
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NORFOLK. VA, August 1.-THE great
properties of the Oliver Refining COM
pany, located on the borders Of Ports
mouth. on the Belt Line Railway, are
tr the hands of receivers. Application
was made before Judge Waddlll, OF the
United States District Court, by w. l..
Marbury, OF Baltimore, counsel for the
Williams and Trask Company, Of New
Jersey, who claim that they hold $4,000
of past due notes of the refining concern,
and that two notes for $4,000 total will
BE- due this month. The complaint re-
cites that the-entire s250,00o capital OF the
oliver Company was paid III and invested
in the land buildings and machinery OF
the plant, and that there are in addition
tank cars valued at $500 and stock on
hand worth SAG, 600. There Is, however.
nj, additional Indebtedness of 100000, and
in view Of this fact, alleging In their
deposition, the compliments asked ior
receivers. Percy S. Stephenson and I'd
ward Flash, Jr., were thereupon appoint
cd. They qualified in $5o'oo ponds eacn'
to-day.
The assets total are S37o,625. The cred
Itors not represented by either Receiver
Flash or Receiver Stephenson met to-day
and decided to ask the court to name Nlr.
Caldwell Hardy. president OF the NOT
folk National Bank, the latter prom
issory note creditor for $4,000, as CORE
ceiver.
The slump in Virginia Carolina Chemi-
cal stock is said to be the cause OF the
failure.
DOMESTIC TROUBLE.
Domestic troubles are the cause OF the
arrest Of Mrs William Ficken, who, with
hel child and nurse, was detained ut the
notice station to-day. She declared that
she had left home at Primers Point ana
would not return to the husband with
whom she had trouble. She was detained
at his instance
Fearing obstruction to the channel by
the dumping of earth taken from the
Naval Hospital point. at Middle Ground.
IN Hampton Roads, the Chamber Ut Com
merce will petition the War Department
to forbid It. A special meeting was held
this evening and the petition was for
warded to Washington.
PYTHIAN ENCAMPA1ENT.
The Pythan encanpment at Ocean
View gained added interest to-day by the
arrival Of the Petersburg company, thirty
strong. A regiment dress parade Is
booked for tomorrow.
MIR. J. NJ. Barr, vice-president and gen.
cral manager Of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, denies the statement that he
considering an offer from another road.
My, Barr has a three-yenr contract with
the Seaboard and this will not termina te
for q year yet.
Tim Murphy, who recently paid a fine
Of ST. in the Corporation Court for run
ming a Sunday blind tiger" over the
New Century Saloon, Main Street, Is now
II, the brig on the receiving ship Frank
lin. Murphy was arrested Saturday night
as Timothy spillane, who deserted from
the navy at Newport News May 18th
while q seaman on the cruiser Olympia.
TIe was delivered to the naval authorities
early this morning.
TO WORK IN FOREIGN FIELD.
Miss Rosa Edwards. of Reeves Avenue,
Brambleton, has fitted herself to go to
Southern China as missionary under the
auspices of the Christian and Missionary
Alliance. Of Nyack. n. T., where she has
been taking course preparatory to her
work in the foreign field She will leave
here In the next few days. She is a men,
Der the First Baptist Church. and she will
be rendered a farewell service both at
her own church and at the Christian
Memorial Temple Brambleton.
BIG NEW DOCK.
The prellminares for the construction
Of the COO foot day dock Mt this navy yard
are now under way; and 1t Is stated that
work may be expected to start within a
few weeks on the biggest hole. in the
ground In this section of the country.
The dock will be able to accommodate
any ship now In the navy and any that
may be built along the present conscrva-
tive ideas of the constructors. II will DO
the greatest dock owned by the United
States government except the one of the
same dimensions at the Brooklyn yard.