The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-24
Straightouts and Fusionists
Both to Make Nominations.
REPUBLICANS LIKEWISE
Latter Party Will Enter Race for
Time in Many Years-Norfolk Ice
Company to Be Sold Under
the Courts Decree.
,sneci,, TO The Times Dispatch.)

NORFOLK. VA, July 23-One faction
Of the Norfolk county Democrats held a
meeting Yesterday; another held Its meet
Ing to-day. Both determined to hold DEM
ccratic primaries for the nomination OF
Delegates TO the House for the fall elc-
ton. One faction is known as Fusionists,
the other as Straightouts. The Republic
cans announce that they will put up
candidates for the first time in many
wears for the Legislature. The Fusionists
have practically nominated by endorsing
z. w. Owens and William G. Parker.
In suit of the Citizens Bank the
sale of the Norfolk Ice Company has
been ordered by the Chancery Court. The
bank held 100000 In bonds, secured by
mortgage. The ice company defaulted
on the interest; hence the suit to FORE
close
The infant son Of w. R. Miller, OF Ports
mouth, died Of poisoning to-day. The BOY
reached a bottle Of arsenic from win
dow and swallowed the poison and SUI
fered intense agony for hours.
YOUNG ExCURSIONISTS FINED.
R. l.. Powell, L. G. Barrow and ). ".
Morris appeared scared and contrlte' IN
the Police Court this morning. They were
arrested late yesterday In the Gladstone
Hotel for fighting. The statement was
that they persisted In entering the apart
ment reserved for ladies. When inter-
ccpted by the colored servant they as
eallted him. beat him, made a great noise
and created a panic in the hotel. Mean
time the walters from the dining-room,
to the number of eight. came to the rescue
OF the colored man, and two friends rem
forced the young white men. The fight
was conducted with glass and chlna"are
from the dining-room tables.
The young men declared that they were
insulted by William Hester, an old and
respectable colored employe Of the hotel
Justice Taylor would not accept that as
an excuse for the row, and hned the
three young men, who said they were
from Blackstone, with the excurslon1sts
from that place. SO and costs each. One
of their friends paid the fines, amounting
to $685., and the men were discharged.
BODY OF BOY FOUND.
The body Of the drowned boy. Willie
Marshall, colored, was pulled out OF the
water with oyster tongs in McCu!lough's
slip at o'clock this morning. 1t lay at
the bottom OF sand pile, where the
schooners unload their cargoes. The
sand falls from the bulkhead into the
water and forms an incline, from which
the boys can dive. The water Is never
less than twelve feet deep there 30 that
II the boys are not careful they slip
from lQe SdNQ plle OCcP "htoi SUI
denly If they cannot swim they are In
danger Of drowning. Marshall Is the sec
ond victim OF the slipping sand pile this
sumner.
TELEPHONE VETO APPROVED.
The action of Mayor James G. Riddick
In vetoing the ordinance recently passed
the Southern States Telephone Company
the right to raise its rates, occasioned no
surprise in Ntf:folk. Tho general expec;,
tation that His Honor would set his seal
of disapproval upon the matter was real
lied. Approval Of his action is generally
expressed.
Mayor Riddick said to-day he had moth
ing further to say In regard to the mat
ter other than the endorsement which ne
had made upon the paper IN returning IT
= RAILWAY MEN TO MEET. :.
A meeting Of the managers. superintend,,
Light Company of America. consisting
of trolley lines In Virginia, Tennessee.
Kentucky and Georgia, will be held at
Ocean View August 4th. 9Th and 9th, The
object OF the meeting will be the forma-
ton of permanent association by means
OF which members may be brought into
closer relations. for the interchange of
ideas and mutual advancement
This morping about 1890 o'clock Mr..
William. Topping while working at the
home OF CAPTAIN Calcott. at the corner Of
Clifton Street and Maple Avenue, Berk-
ley. fell from a ladder and struck on UP
not impaled, but there were. cuts and
bruises about his ch1l, eye, left arm and
leg and he was attended by physicians
III his safety WAS assured.