The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-10
PAID DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR
Chesapeake Furniture Co. Dis
charged from Bankruptcy.
ERADICATE TUBERCULOSIS
Mu,inv at Sea on U. S. Gutter Blake.
Dropped San Francisco Ticket
Into the Ferry Chopper-Pota-
toes Rise In Price.
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NORFOLK, VA. July s.-The Chesa-
peake Furniture Company, VIII soon Dc
dismissed from bankruptcy on the pay
mont of dollar for dollar OF us oeots.
The estate has been sold by D. Lawrence
croner referee. to Christopher NJ. RAN
do,ph for s12251 and 1t will be trans
ferred 10 him to the receivers to-day.
This was a case OF involuntary bank
rnntoy and the record 1t has made Is un-
riyalled In the bankrupt court hero
Eyery creditor whether secured or I'M
secured. will receive 100 per cent. ON
his debt against the concern. The pay
ment will be made in few days.
PRICE OF POTATOES ADVANCE.
Since Monday OF this week the price of
potatoes has advanced 81 a barrel. There
IL A more active demand and from 12.W9
to 1900 barrels are leaving here daily.
The truckers here have an urgent demand
for potatoes because this country ts the
greatest source OF supply. The potatoes
OF Long Island began to go into market
on July eth. but that Is not sufficient to
supply the demand. and the produce deal
ers OF New York turn here again.
10 ExTERMINATE TUBERCULOSIS
The health department of the city has
determined to provide pure, or at least
safe milk. The department gained a sis.
nal victory over the dairymen IN obtain
ing the favorable decision OF the courts
to Impose taxes on the dairy business
The health department wished the SUI
pervision OF the business for the purpose
Of preventing the spread OF tubercle
from diseased cows. The dairymen OPP
posed it because 1t gives the authority to
Kill their herds II diseased. The tax 20
be Imposed is so cents year for every
COW In the herd and 81 for each milk
dealer who sell or bring milk in the
city. The health department will send an
expert to inspect the herds and the milk.
Cows will be tested for tuberculosis BY
hyperder1nic injections. If fever results
the COW will be suspected OF having tu-
bercles. and If other symptoms develop
in proof of that suspicion she will be
killed. The best authorities maintain that
tubercles are communicated from the
milk OF cows affected by that pestiferous
disease to the persons. especially to the
children who drink the milk. The health
department will try to prevent that.
N1UTINT5 AT SEA.
Victor Swanson, OF the crew OF the
United States cutter Blake, was arrested
this afternoon on the charge OF mutiny
at sea. The charge is that he refused to
obey orders and assaulted an officer. lie
is swede by birth and was brought
here on Ine BLAKE tO-QdJ " NC Ilelu 4oA
trial.
FIFTEEN YEARS.
The negro, James Stewart. accused OF
criminally assaulting Pinkey johnson
(colored), aged ten years. was found
guilty in the Corporation Court and sent.
enced to serve fifteen years In the pent-
Tertiary for crime the extreme PEN
atty OF which is DEATH The mother OF
the child was the chief witness against
Stewart but the ctild's testimony was
conclusive.
A TICKET CHOPPED.
The maddest man who has struck
Smith, OF San Francisco. on his way
home from New York. He had ticket
used only thus far. and when the boy
ordered him to drop In his ferry ticket
this morning he dumped about $50 worth
Of folded green paper into the nav OF
the ticket chopper. The wheel did It's
work well. and Mr.. Smiths ticket looked
like well mastcated piece OF gont fod-
der when 1t was rescued from the ma
chine which destroys the tickets. The
6eaboard Air Line officials provided him
with new ticket. for his old one looked
as though the international Convention
Of Railway. Conductors had punched It
once for every delegate.
LOSES HIS LICENSE.
Unless the Court OF Hastings decides
differently. Ezekiel Langstone, the pro.
prietor OF a colored bar and hotel In
Crawford Street. Portsmouth. will have
TO pay a fine Of 800, spend fifteen days
in jail and lose his license. the penalty
Imposed by Mayor Baird In the Police
Court this morning for a violation OF the
State revenue law.
John Smith. the fourteen year old son
Of Police Officer Jack" Smith. ran away
last week. and no trace OF him has since
been found The boy said at home that
he had secured position as newsboy
on train and procured $40 from his
father. with which to purchase a uni
form. His father. at the time. was going
away on fishing trip. When he re-
turned the boy had disappeared,
The report Of Chief Mailing Clerk Hen.
nely. OF the postofilce. shows that al.
most $4,000 more letters were handled
Turing the month Just passed than for
the corresponding month last year.