The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-12
Government Engineers Confer.
With Petersburg Committee
THE PLANS ADVANTAGES
Nothing Definite Has Been Done Yet BY
the Conference Preliminary
Details Will Be Arranged
forthe Work. IA

VI e Ma @HfNH Neil.' 'Ss'ElAtJ va Y s5 I'D
Especial to Tho Times. Dispatch

"a PETERSBURG, VA, March 11.--Colo-
nell. B. Quinn and Mr.. Ill G. Harper, OF
Norfolk, tho engineers Iii charge OF the
5Appomattox River improvements, have
gbeen In Petersburg all day In conferences
With the Council committee having In
charge the diversion plan. These gem
tlomen Will BIO In tho city till tomorrow
evening. and during their visit the plan
Will BIO gone into In all It's details. Mo-
thing definite has yet been done by the
conference. and there will hardly lie q
any definite plans perfected beyond pra-
liinlnary arrangements for the work. II
The owner Of the marshes would DO will 81
Ing to accept reasonable compensation
FOR the land over which tho water Is to !.
run. 1t ts8very likely that matters would
be expedited The committee does not
anticipate much delay on thls account,
however. as tho owners or& the land are
citizens OF Petersburg, and out OF a de-&
sire to see the plan consummated 1t Is
very probable that they Will be glad to
Sacrifice n few dollars in It's behalf
At tho conference OF the committee
witt, Col. Quinn and Mr.. Harper thls
evening 1t waa decided to send deie-
cation to Washington to lay MI tho !
plans before the chief liz OF engineers
Col. Quinn Is MS enthusiastic over the
contemplated Improvement rs any citi- &
zen fof Petersburg. Another conference
Will be held to- morrow.
81 NEGRO CHURCH r Oyv. $ai
The deacons and many members hays
been turned out of n Harrison N street
Church. colored, and the pastor Rev. u.
u. Watts. may be turned out. too. All y
members &excommunicated during the
past ten years. the term OF the present
pastor have been received into tho full
fellowship by those members who claim
now to be the official church. The dis
turbance arose over the burial OF spen-
Ger Green. ono OF tho Oldest members
who recently died. - The deacons at that
time refused to permit the body to be n
buried from tho church by the under
staker in charge, who is n member OF
another church, unless he apologlzed to y
the church body for the things he had
said on account OF their desiring their
own member, who Is an undertaken. to
take charge OF the funeral. The Il two a
meetings thus far held have been fast
and furious. The Mayor has been Q p
peaed to in the matter, and, probably the
maddle Will yet find Its way Into the I
courts a threat on the part OF some
Of the members to storm the home OF
Brown the undertaken. who Is q mem
br OF Harrison Street Church. was not 4
carried into effect. as they were informed s
as 10 tho reception with which they
would meet. ss5 s5 ssi5 J.
TOOK ONLY MONEY.
Thieves seeking money solely, entered
| the homes Of Mr.. Spencer smlth.Eon st.
| Andrew Street and c. Z. Ridenour, on /
South Sycamore Street, last night. They
entered Mr. Rdenour's home by reniny-s
ling a pane OF glass from one OF the
rear windows. The thieves ransac ked
the entire lower part OF the mouse, Dus
carried or only n small sum Of money
! They we're frightened from the home
OF Mr.. Smith before they had secured
any booty. III I. & 81, NJ d
I An unknown person entered the stable
| OF DR.. c.. R.SAlexandcr. colored, IN TINS
city. last night and cut to shrads three
sets OF l,Trncss IN effort Is being
| made to detect the perpetrators OF thei
4 outrageous act. Or. Alexander Is one
Of the most prosperous and prominent
/ colored men In Petersburg.
Three men. supposed to be desertera
| from tho United States navy. were ar
i rested in Petersburg to-day.
/ committee has been appointed TO
make arrangements for the celebrate ton
OF the seventy-nfth anniversary Of tne
/ Knights Templars in Petersburg i no
l committee is; Rt. Eminent Slr = y e. =
j Blanks, Eminent Sir " NJ, Camppei!.
i Sir Charles r. Williamson and SIR Ch leA'
ter Shepherd, I, !, 8, j, !,
TO KILL IIIS WIFE.
i James Mason, colored, Is under nrrest
I'm Petersburg for threatening TO XII ms g
4 wife. ss ,3 49,, 4, IN, :, ! Ia
her last trip between. Norfolk and Pc Pc.
i tcrsburg to-morro v. 8 \, /, =, =, 7,
4 sThe Grst service In tho improved audi
7 t4a,.inn, of Market Street Methodist
4 chirch will BIO held Sunday. There Will
A Va snrclnl music. and the sermon Will
\ he !pren ched by Or. T. N. Ivcy. Of Rn-
S,rhe 4 Episcopal churches ut Dlnwddis
4 icourthouse. sapony and the Church OF
4 1.-The Good Shepherd, In Dinwddie coun-
& nv. have extended n call to Rev. Mr..
I ,s:SuthnlH OF Farmvllle.
\, Tile Board OF Trustees of the First
81 Baptist Church of Greensboro, N g.,
haye purchased handsome residence to
be occupied by their pastor, Rev. Or,
J, Bate. III
q T. The Petersburg Lodge of Elks tonight.
+ Initiated several members,
q Mr.,Russell D.. Wood and Miss Carrie
q Lee WIlkerson were married tonight mt
the home of Mr. Wikerson, the BRIDES
father, in Prince George county, near
this city,
Condemned Virginia Central,
; 7, 4 (s q ea 70 The Times. Disns .eh,