The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-08

a License Tax of Five Hun
dred to Be Imposed.
.CLUBMEN WILL RESIST TAX
The German Cruiser Gazelle Back for
a General Overhaulng = Newport
News Citizens In Police Court
Because of an Encounter.
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(Special to The I1meS.DlspHtCu.y.
City Council tonight adopted recon. !.
mendation of the Finance Committee ina.
q license tax OF $500 year be li'poss -
upon social clubs. This starts the ilsm ,,,
against the clubs, and the contest Miil
probably be lengthy and interesting
one.
THE ordinance was not passed without
opposition, but the liquor men. were di-
yided among themselves, the saloon-keeP-
ers being against the CLUBS, ana as 'le
result the Finance Committee found no
great difficulty In carrying It's reeoi'''''eA-
dalton through. -,
II ia understood that the club men VIII
refuse to pay the license. and when they
are fined in the Police Court Tor 1allinE
to comply with the ordinance. they VIII
appeal to the Corporation Court, cialH,ns
that under the State law proviolns ioi
the clubs the city is given Io au'ho' ~
to levy a tax. a.,
The question will eventually go to the
Court Of Appeals for settlement. as mel ,e-
ther side will abide by the decision OF inc
'o"e THE GAzEL.LE IS lack.
The German cruiser Gazelle arrived here
to-day and went to the shipyard. rms
vessel was here recently and underwent
slight repairs, and now she VIII be gwen
a thorough overhauling. The German
cruiser Panther Is still at the yard.
The case of J. ". Carroll aga1ns,1, In .n :.
Newnort News and Old Point Railway
nnd Electric Company was taken up IN
the Circuit Court to-day. The pai IS
suing for damages. claiming that ne was
injured through the negligence OF inc
company's employees. .,,.o
$ w III. Sears and S. Schugam' t"o
washington Avenue business men, were
a., t1,a Police Court this morning for fight
ing. Mr., Schugam was worsted IN tne
encounter, and on account Of his disabled
condition the case was continued lot sew
eral days. The fight occurred Ses.eluaS
AFTERNOON. schugam. It is clalmea.
thrashed one Of Sears CHILDREN Hah, ana 'eai 5
- SUPERINTENDENT SUSPENDED.
Mavor Moss to-day tried Mr.. Monroe
Morris. superintendent of streets, on
charges of drunkenness, preferred by tne
CITY Engineer. Mr.. Morris was suspend,
ed for thirty days, after the evidence 'iau
been heard. -, r,a
conal Church held reception at the par
ish building tonight In honor or the new
rector. Rev. DR.. Oscar Arthur sykes, VINO
recently resigned from the navy for me
purpose OF accepting the can. ~. , ss NJ,
lin, and had served IN the navy navy ~
Rer,nning Saturday night, the Young
Nen's Christian Association Will hold us
.erular summer Saturday night soclals
surfing the next two months.
The Newport News troops on strike
duty In Richmond have commenced their
homeward march. Ten men OF Company
q (Newport News Light Infantry ar
rived home this morning from Richmond.
and it is understood that dstachmcnt
from Company c Huntington Rlfles)
will return tomorrow. 1t is understood
that both companies will be home before
the end Of the week.
General Superintendent c. G. Walker.
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
came down from Richmond this morning
on business and spent the day here.
FOR A CITY MARKET.
The merchants and n number Of citizens
tonight petitioned the Council to estab-
fish a city market. If the city fathers
act on the suggestion 1t Is PROBABLE that
the old Finch market will be leased until
the city Is In position to erect ito own
market.
Chaplain r. f. Steele, OF the sailo,s'
Rest, is now en- route to Denver to attend
the national convention OF tho Christian
Endeavor Society of America. He was
invited to deliver an address before the
convention or the york OF the n)a.i.g
1epartment.'of the Christian Endeavor.
1t is understood that Baltimore. NJ. the
eastern League will give Dunn. the crack
Newport News pitcher. a trial Curtis,
the third baseman. who went from here.
Is still with Baltimore,
PHARMACISTS.
Active preparations are being made for
The forthcoming convention ut Buckroe
Beach next week of the State rhar,na-
ceutical Association.
The British steamship Albanian. now ir
port, will take 1000 COWS from Galveston
Tex, to South Africa
The action Of the big meat houses in lie.
moving their delivery wagons from New
port News and Norfolk will be followed
II Is stated by an increase In the price
OF beef to tho consumers.
large number of Methodlsts passed
through here to-day en- route 10 Smith
field, where the Richmond Disa.ct Con.
ference Is In session.
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