The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-12
TO EXAMINE
THESACINAW'
"A Thorough Inquiry into the
Causes of the Collision.
PEANUT MERGER DENIED
Norfolk Men Say They Know Nothing
otthe Report Sent Out from Gin
cinnat--Rumored Sale of the
Bay Shore Railway.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.)

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
NORFOLK, VA. May 11.--Chief Uhler,
Of the government steamboat service, will
inspect the wreck OF the Clyde Line
steamer Saginaw, off HOG Island, and
her equipment. lie left Washington, his
headquarters, for Philadelphia last week
and while in the Quaker City, will make
thorough inquiry into the collision,
which resulted In the sinking of the
Saginaw and the loss Of IA lives. The
Saginaw was regularly inspected by the
government inspectors IN May, 19o2, and
at that time was reported to be in good
condition.
The venture of the Luckenbachs. in tho
around the Horn trade has evidently
proved unsuccessful as the steamers OF
the line have been withdrawn and no
more viii leave New York for San Fran
cisco. The Office Of the company in San
Francisco has been closed. Several
months ago It was announced thai the
Luck enbuchs would run q line of steam
ships between New York and the Pacific.
One steamer, the j. l.. Luckenbach, made
the voyage around the Horn with freight.
Another one Is lost. they were 10 Stop
here for bunker coal.
Norfolk peanut men deny the report
sent out from Cincinnati. stating that the
eighteen plants near Norfolk would be
combined by the American Edible Nut
Company, one OF the largest corporations
Of its kind In this country. p. D. Gwalt-
ney, president Of the Gwaltney- Bunkey
Peanut Company. which controls one.third
of the output Of the peanut factories OF
this State, says that he Knows nothing
Of the proposed combine and so far as he
knew no options had been secured on any
Of the plants in this section. r. G.
Marks, president Of the Norfolk Peanut
Company, also states that he has heard
nothing Of the proposed consolidation OF
ell, Il Inn,
had as yet been secured on his plant. For
many months past there have been ru-
mors OF peanut combine, but not one
o fthis kind. Little attention Is being
paid to the report by peanut men here.
No further developments have occurred
in the rumored sale of the Bay Shore
Railway. President Page says that no
sale has been made. hence the surmlse Is
that negotiations are pending to increase
the capital stock to obtain more money
for the Improvement of the terminal ia
cilities at Ocean Wow and in this city.
The chief holders OF the stock In the
National Gas and Construction Com
pany, Of Philadelphia; Joseph S. Keen,
]. w Hawley, G. M. Bunting and II.
Roth. are already interested in enterprises
here hence it would not be strange II
they sought other investments in the
same field of development.
The raid on the Cinnamon here last
week had the effect Of closing twenty
There were eight closed IN
Newport News. two In Portsmouth, one
in Berkeley, six in Norfolk, and three in
Hampton. The man In South Street
gave the most trouble in
hiding under the house SO that It was
difficult to drag him out. Some Of the
Cinnamon escaped arrest by closing their
places and leaving before the officers
could apprehend them. They are all out
on bail now some to await another hear
ing and others awaiting transportation
The negro pension swindler who was
brought here for trial and escaped the
custody of Officer Bland. has not been
heard Of. Marshal West believes that
S. H. Wells either took leg ball and fled
10 the country where he can easily main
tain himself picking berries or took a
free ride on the Norfolk and Western
Railway West.
The marine engineers OF this vicinity
resolved at meeting here TO make
demand for general increase In the
scale of wages, to go into effect on June
lst, and to quit II their demands are not
acceded. They will demand an increase
Of twenty-five TO one hundred and tifty
per cent. more than their present wages.
They say they are justified by the fact
that there Is a great demand for COM
.,..ax,t ,,,n, ND a MI Of work. ises-