The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-05
Forecasts Of This Character
Have Not Materiallzed.
HIS INFLUENCE is STRONG
Those Whom He Favored Almost With
out Exception Have Received the
PIums Handed Out by the
Federal Government.
rsrec,a, to The Times Dispatch.

progn os tication that the power and In
f}uence Of Colonel Bowden In tho Repub-
NJ llcan affairs Of Virginia were passing or
i waning seems not to be fulfilled quite
the contrary, all of the persons no recon-
& 11lended and agreed to are IN ONCE, ana
4 those he objected to are not IN. 1t IS
true he was supposed to have been IN tel-
yor OF r. r. Thorp as district attorney,
q whereas Judge Lewis has the place But
It will be remembered that General Allan.
Who opposed Colonel Bowden, and who
had the place and wished to keep It, Is
not ii, 1t, S. 3. Carney still remains as
Is aYsistan postmaster. lie was recon-
III nlended by Colonel 13owden. He remains
With Colonel Bowden's support. So one
Of the Republicans, who usually knows
y what he is talking about, says: Colonel
II Dowden has passed.
/, Captain Fl. 3. Nichols received notice
Il Of his appointment as postmaster TINS
VI morning; also blank bond from the
postoffice Department to be filled, He
i filled tho bond. qualified before Colonel
George L. BoWder, and sent the bond and
If other papers back to Washington The
q bond is for SIS 900, and among the sure
lies are Alvah II. Martin clerk Of the
h Norfolk County Court; Judge o. Spald-
Ing and c.. II. &Whitehurst. On the re-
n reipt and approval Of the bond at Wash
4lugton the commission will be issued and
Bent here as the warrant for Captain
y Nichols to assume charge OF the Office as
pos truaster for four years from date. It
Ms still doubtful what can be done for
Miss yVaddy, the daughter Of the late
post aster. but Captain Nichols adhercs
Ito his promise that when he gets Into
\ the office he will do what he can to se-
cure employment for the daughter of his
4 III edecessor. Meantime II. I. Page, the
bondsman in charge Of the Office during
Il the interval. is senoing the salary to the
4 family Of the deceased postmaster. @
rs RAILWAY FACILITIES.
aS Tho chesapeake Transit Company will
extend It's tracks through Twelfth Street
3 10 James to connect with the Atlantic
"a Ter1ninal tracks, and then their cars Will
run down James street 70 lhe union sta-
TOR Or the Terminal Company. BY the
traffic arrangement the people Of this city
will this summer be enabled to take cars
In the central portion Of the city for Vir-
slnia Beach, Cape Henry, Piney Beach,
Beach, Newport News and South
Il Norfolk Park, and just one square away
they will be enabled to take train for
4 Ocean View and Old Point. This concen-
traton Of the transportation facilities of
Norfolk In central part Of the city is
y d great convenience to the travelling pub
$g lie, as well as an advantage to the rail-
II way companies. 5S3
During the spring many improvements
Il viii. be made on the Chesapeake Transit
y line, which Is n standard gauge system.
viii, rails heavy enough for locomotives
Tho tracks will be prepared for high
power electric cars. and the schedule to
Il Cape Henry. and especially to Virginia
Beach. will be considerably reduced, and
b frequent summer schedule Will make
possible flying trips to the ocean.
$k3Workmen are also engaged on the
& ira clss OF the Atlantic Terminal Company,
lis well as the Ocean View line, preparing
3 Tor the heavy travel OF the summer sea-
II SON. 5g
a meetinsh Of tho Board OF Directors
Y OF the Norfolk Railway and Light Com
pany was held yesterday. at which the
yearly report OF the company, WHICH
n showed a gratifying condition, was ap-
proved and the leases for the Ocean
I. View properties, recently made. We're also
affirmed. Many proposed improvements
were discussed during tho session OF the
II directors, There were present at the
Il meeting President r. Lancaster Williams,
Y Of Richmond; Vico-President and General
t Manager II. C. Hathaway, OF this city;
e. NJ. Serpell. Walter Doyle, J. +. Andre
Z Mott and the Hon. c. Brooks Johnston.
4 COMPLAINANTS DEFEATED. E
Attorney w. II. Land created amuse-
ment In the Corporation Court this morn
\ Ing In the trial OF Thomas George. George
had been sentenced to jail for three
months in the Police Court on the charge
( that he had struck three negro women.
Z who, Land said, were sanctifed All OF
I tho parties TO the case. including Attorney
I, Land. are colored In defense Attorney
Y Land said that the women We're all sane
titled, and that in putting UP his hand
to pass through the crowd that was In his
4 house, his elbow struck one of the wo-
, ,,,ap The shouting md
8 Land said It would be q pity II a man
X could not pass through such n crowd ia
Il his own house. The jury returned after
I've minutes. declaring George not guilty
& "A prominent member OF the City Coun.
"A eli, referring to the opinion OF the Cit,
M Attorney. as given to the City Council
\ last night, said that the City Council viii
make an attempt to tax the socia. club!
out of existence. Tho opinion OF the City
q Attorney Is that the clubs can be taxed
h Hence the plan of taxing them so higl
2 that II viii be cheaper for those who ruI
them to take out regular liquor LICENSES
4 for bar-rooms Iar-rooms are subject u
the general laws, which the social club!
have been formed to evade. The member
Y OF the City Council Is from 4,rambletoI
y Ward, where the social clubs flourish In
stead of the saloons, There are no saloon!
Yin the ward, hence the clubs have beer
started to I'll the want--and the boys,
~
4 for the erection Of the Henrietta, mode
F apartment house, which Will be erected
on Plume Street by Arthur Morris, Tht
contract price for the building is $29,205
1t Will be modern In every respect. apt
IS will adjon the new Virginia Club.
COAL SHIPMENTS.
Coal shipments from Lambert's Point
arc greater than at any time In the his
tory OF the piers. During the month JUS
ended the big piers were kept busy run.
Ming day and night TO supply the ships
" In waiting The demand for coal IS great
"a and there are now on the OCEAN cargoes
b that are consigned to every port on The
" globe.
Arrangement are made for the open
III ing of the quarantine season or OLD
N Point, where the national government ha!
Il u a steamer. and on the LIST Of April Ink
a officers will so on duty. This year iht
nuarantine will be more rigid than Al
former seasons. The reason for this &
That the health OF the Island Of Cuba ii
now In charge OF local authorities, ant
S 'fhe attention has not been up to tn
standard set by the United States Marin
I Aaspltal service waiva had charge Of tn
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