The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-19
Legislative Committee Take a
Trip to Back River.
01ONCERS ARE UP IN ARMS
Two Hearings to Determine Rcsponsl.
blilty Of the Sinking Of Government
Launch-Effect Of Rock Island @
Deal on Terminals.

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NORFOLK, VA, August la remark.
recent sinking Of tho Norfolk Navy Yard
launch Daisy by the hshlng steamer Po-i
sotnoko is the fact that there will be
two separate hearings to determine tho
responsibility for tho collision. The,
United States local inspectors OF steam
: ves.els will have Captain Hayno. of the
Pocomokc, before them on Friday Of this
week, while Captain Mears, OF the Daisy.
will have to answer to board composed
OF naval officers
Lieutenant Commander Reuben 0. Bit"
Ter. United States navy, inspector OF ord
nance at the Norfolk Navy Yard. re-
ccved telegram this afternoon advls-
Ing him that his sister was killed at
Reading. Pa. at $3.50 o'clock this morning
gin trolley accident The telegram came
from Commander Bitler's brother-ln-ln~,S
who Is Mt Reading.
TIE OYsTER COMMITTEE.
The Legislative Oyster Committee left
here this morning for Back River. where
all investigation OF the oyster situation
Will be made. Yesterday tho committee
examined Nnnsemond Ridge, In Nanse-
mona ItlScTi anu EcCclFeu. Il - ohA
one hundred tongers. The tongers have
Y an impression that the planters mean to
trya TO grab some bottoms from which
they now tong oysters. and arc greatly
concerned lest they be deprived unjustly
II Of some OF the rights they now enjoy.
The statement Is made that the planters
I wish some portion OF the bottoms In tho
Baylor survey thrown out. This bottom.
ut is thought by the tongers, the planters
wish to lease. The battle between tho
planters and tongers Is apparently going
TO DO a lively one and will probably cut
large figure In the Legislature next ses-
sion.
The belief Is expressed that should the he
claims Of the tonEers be disrogarded they
will visit their wrath upon the offending
represen tatives
Especial stress Is now laid by the rail-
way experts upon the coming Importance
of this port as a grain export point. IT
r. pointed out that the Rock Island enter
Ing the heart OF tho grain country. as It
does. will send all Its vast cereal exports
through this port instead OF through the
Lake ports hereafter.
It is stated that there will be great
elevators erected here in the near future.
Ind that there will be other necessary ex-
tensions OF the already great terminal Ia
+ :iiitcs at this port.
The coming of the exports Will, OF
.ourse. mean the coming OF the ships
B Wherever there are export freights there
viii be ships to take them abroad. and
Me coming OF tho ships means that the
p!d-time prestige OF this port as great
transatlantic shipping point will be re-
NOT APPOINTED.
~ Caldwell Hardy, president OF the Nor
folk National Bank. which holds a $40. 900
claim against the Oliver Refining Com
q pany, was not appointed co.recelveS with
Messrs. Flash and Stephenson, rs was re-
ported.
Mr.. Hardy. speaking OF the matter this
morning, stated that he never thought
there was any possibility OF his appont-
ment. He stated that the reason for tho
failure was that the company had at
tempted to build too large plant with
It's capital. AS to whether or not tho plant
will be operated by the receivers and as
10 what 1t will yield on the Indebtedness.
are conumdrums for them to solve.
Mr.. P. S. Stephenson. the Norfolk re-
i cclvers for the Olvers. stated to repre-
sentative OF this paper to-day that while
II is at present too early for him to state
the plans OF the receivers with any de-
gree OF defniteness,. he thought II more
than probable that the plant will be con-
tinued in operation and that tho present
large force will be utilized. Mr.. Stephen
son stated that the plant 10 sun running,
md that there Is no Immediate prospect
ne any other course.
mr.. B. Holmes. proprietor Of the barrel
factory built to make barrels Tor the
divers, said this Afternoon that his rae
tory will continue TO run. I'VE are az
solid as rock" was his convincing
statement.
A RIOT QUELLED.
A riot occurred at o'clock this morn
ing at .the Forest House" mile from
Ocean View.
II K More than q hundred shots are said 70
have been fired. Samuel Brown a steward
= =, the Dixie Club. Ocean. View, was NOR
tally wounded and Samuel Joe Dillara
OF Portsmouth, was shot in the arm, and
OF the hundred or more negroes VINO
ESCAPED from the place when squad OF
ralding Officers appeared, more than
dozen left bloody trails
squad OF county officers. who mao
been planning tho raid descended upon
the Forest House In the midst OF the
free fight. The twelve prisoners were
tried before Justce Carmle. IN Hunters
Vile, this morning, and sent to jail for
six months each if,-e