The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-29
Must Have Fire and Life Drills
or Get Off the Deck.
HE BEAT HIS OWN MOTHER
Negro Seriously slashes an Electric
X Oar Conductor With a Razor When
He Demanded the Fare--Other
Boilers for the Virginia.
Especial to The Times. Dispatch.)

NORFOLK, VA, August 2S.-Unless
they want their licenses revoked. captains
OF steam passenger vessels In the third
inspection district must have regular
fire, life boat and collision drills. Super
wishing Inspector CAST Issued an order
enjoining extra vigilance on this point
upon all inspectors.
BEAT HIS MOTHER.
Mayor Baird, OF Portsmouth. to-day
held for the grand Jury Neal Ballentlne,
a white man, charged with beating his
mother, Mrs. Angelina Ballentine, an aged
lady. Several times before, his mother
has been the victim OF these assaults by
her son. but ca CHI time, at her request,
the charges were dismissed.
The last offense Is the most aggravated
Of all, however, and the Mayor refused
to have the man escape punishment. ~
was In evidence that because Mrs. Bal.
lentine refused her son money ne: almost
killed her. He only desisted when MS
little son procured tho money for him.
In order TO save his grandmother's life,
sLAsHED CONDUCT OR.
An unknown negro badly slashed Con-
ductor Smith, Of the Norfolk and Atlantic
Terminal Company, with razor last
night. Near Sewell's Point. In Norfolk
county, the mans fare was demanded
by the conductor. and when the negro re-
fused to pay. the conductor ordered MN
to leave the car. The man drew razor
and slashed the conductor repeatedly. IN
flictng dangerous wounds. 1t IS beleVeo
that the negro will be caught.
Herman Crawford, the three-year-old
son OF Mr.. j. IS. Crawford, Of Portsmouth.
had his face terribly lacerated by an
angry dog at his fathers cottage, at
Willoughby Beach, last night, 1t required
four stitches to close the wound, which
may prove serious.
It would appear that the launching OF
the ba.tleship Virginia, from the yards OF
the Newport News Shipbulding and Dry
Dock Company, will not take place next
month as was expected. The fact IS that
the great ship will be decidedly different,
when she goes overheard from her origi-
nal plans. It is probable that the type OF
boilers that have been Installed in her
will be taken out and simpler type sub
stltuted.
&: The water-tube boiler was first tried on
the Maine, and her maiden voyage was
filled with accidents due to the tubes OF
these boilers There are many serious
objections to the type, naval experts say.
and e is, therefore, extremely probable
that they will not be used on the Vir-
ginia.
STRIKERS ARE BENEFITED.
Frank A. Jones, president OF the Ma
tlonal Organization OF the Marine Engi-
neers, Is here to-day from Baltimore. He
says that recent strikes here and else
where have benefited the members OF his
organization to the extent OF Twenty-Five
per cent, average increase In their wages.
The report that the Southern Railway
contenplates double tracking It's line be-
tween Norfolk and Charlotte. N. c.,
causes no surprise here. All the immense
Baltimore and Europe bound traffic OF the
entire system passess through this port.
and It Is highly necessary that the roads
facilities should be doubled.
YOUTHFUL ROBBERS.
Two boys have been found to be the
perpetrators OF four recent robbories
They are known to the police. The Jul
yenile burglars will be arrested and
probably sent to the reformatory,
Mr. Alex BROMLEY, formerly Of Ports
mouth, died at his home, in Franklin.
last night. Four years ago he was a
candidate for Congress. Prior, to that time
he was postmaster at Franklin. He leaves
widow.
SAILORS HELD UP.
Negro highwaymen have been holding
up United States sailors recenHD In the
shadow Of the navy-yard wall Money and
clothing alike, are taken BY the highway
men. The police sGre been notified Of the
robberies, and will cooperate with the
naval authorities In ,scatchlng the perpe'
traitors.