The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
Cruiser Maryland Be Nearly
Finished When Launched.
PUSHING THE LOUISIANA
Race With tho Government Yard at
New York in Building a Crack
Cruiscr-A Governor at
Buckroe Beach.
fsnec,nl to The Times .Dlspatch.)

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, August d.
Among the guests at tho Buckroe Beach
Hotel are Governor j. A. Frazier, OF Ten
nessee. IIe Is accompanied by Mayor a.
w. Chambliss, OF Chattanooga. Tho lat
tor has been joined by his parents Rev.
and Mrs. ]. A. Chambliss, of Orange,
N. j.
Work on the armored cruiser Maryland.
in course Of construction at the Newport
News shipbuildng and Dry Dock Com
pany is being rapidly pushed and when
the vessel Ia laun ched, about October lst.
she undoubtedly will be further advanced
toward completion than any warship ever
put overheard heretofore. Already her
fghtng tops are in place. and she Is
beginning to look like q naval champion.
There is no special hurry for tho ways
upon which the Maryland now rests, ana
1t is much easier to work on vessel 10
a certain point ashore than 1t Is after she
is anoat Otherwise the Maryland could
have been launched several weeks ago.
THE LOUISIANA.
Excellent progress also Is being nadc
on the battleship louisiana, on winch tne
local shpyard Is engaged In practical
race with the Brooklyn navy yard, "hlcn
ia building tho Connecticut, sister snip.
Inc local ydEu 40 SS1AhASAS " 49,
to complete its contract before the Eov-
eminent yard Is ready TO place its ship
| in commission.
| IT was announced here to-day that tho
historic old Temple plantation at york.
| town. on which Lord CORVALLIS surren-
dered to Washington. has been SOLO py
its owner Mr.. Mauck. g member OF the
state Agricultural Commission. TO Mr..
WIllerbee. a wealthy Detroit. Mich. man:
The sale, u 1t is said, was made several
DAYS ago but until to-day nothing vas
said about 1t.
The place has passed through many
| hands during recent years. 1t was pousnt
by Mauck from John Cruickshauk. VINO
had previously purchased 1t from a. =
Ford.
The old residence in which CORVALLIS
had his headquarters at the time he sur
rendered and virtually ended the hevolu-
tionary War, is still standing, and IS az
ways visited by tourists when they are ~
the vicinity. There are hundreds OF otner
historic spots on the plantation. "hicn
nont,,ns about one thousand acres. and
the entire section is interesting to those
! interested in Virginia antiquities.
WANTS GOVERNMENT TO BUY.
Mr.. Mauck Will remain In possession OF
the plantation for some time, as the new
| owner has arranged with him 20 Keep y
| up. AS Willerbee mercy pouen
Mace as an Investment, not intending 70
i,aa It for private purposes. It is hardly
probable that he will spend any time in
the section himself.
For years 1t has been understood ,n ma.
tho rovernment would eventually buy
the plantation and convert 1t into ma.
tional park, and 1t Is generally believed
that the new owner bought 1t tor the
purpose OF pushing this idea ana 10 sen
| {,,S 1Ss, IL,
Pilots BUTTS.
Two more suits were entered by pl. ,"s
IN the clerks office Of the Corpora ton
Court to-day. The style OF the SUITS 1ol-
N n E. Reed. pilot. against W. Y. VII
bert, master Of the schooner Kate 90, -
ogden, $50, with interest from March go
an'a 3 Cock s1e pilot, VS.. w. v. wilbers,
naster ~ the schooner Kate B. Ogden.
$685. $685. with interest from February 18TH
damages 1926