The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-28
NO LIQUOR
No Cases on the Police Docket
in8NorfOlk Yesterday.
FEW CASES OF SMALLPOX
Norfolk Is Said TO Be In Remarkably
Healthy Condition-The Situation
In Regard to Dphtheria Is
Much improved.
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5}. NORFOLK, VA, Feb. pa feature
"a 81 the police docket this morning was
that there were no liquor cases on 1t.
rhere were others, however, sufficient
y to show that this city has not gone to
the good too suddenly for Its health
and future prospects. The midweek
Rdockets are always light in comparison
i With the dookets Of Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday. The docket presented for
to-day showed that the negroes had been
foolng with the decalogue to something
I beyond the normal contempt and de-
fiance they exercise toward that in
strument. They broke 1t IN various
ways. 5$
Dr.. Burton, an agent for one of the
IS vaccine virus distributing firms, who
travels all over the country and has n
Il good opportunity to know the condition
4 of the smallpox epidemic, says that tho
diseased has labated in extent but IN
creased in the virulence of Its form
throughout this country. There are not
"a 40 many cases., and there are not 80
many localities 4 in which the disease IS
"A prevalent, but If 1t occurs at all the
disease is more violent and more fa-
4 lal. Commenting on that, DR.. c, T.
L Newbill, health officer, said that IS the
case with every epidemic. It Is always
n more iyirulent in form as 1t becomes
+ less frequent In appearance.
This city Is in remarkably healthful
Il condition The condition in respect to
Is diphtheria and scarlet fever Is greatly
I Improved and there Is little apprehen-
4 sion OF smallpox except from those Inn
y nnrted cases, which steal in3or are sent
I here and are concealed from the sani-
,3tary officers Il Smallpox Is still preva"
lent throughoutaithe country, however,
..f,EI 4nof
4 70 1nreyent it from coming from other
+ places :, . ! r,
q Two men were hurt at Lamberts Point
yesterday. at the repair shops OF the
8 Norfolk and Western Rallroaa;
at work under a car, when q locomo-
tive was run into the shed, catching the
X men under the car. Moore,s ICES t"erc
r crushed and arms injured, while Bowles
Il sustained injuries about the body. 3oth
i men were removed to their homes. x
H sandy johnson, negro was at work
on one Of the piers, when the chute
Z hc4cane clogged: ~ Johnson attempted
n5to Kick the coal out Of the chute and
I. slid through tho hole into the hold or
the ship. It was half hour no before etc ne
i could be dug out. strange 20 say. ny
4 negro was unhurt. and hfter snort
4 while resumed work.
Deputy United States Marshal West
last night brought Henry Coleman. q
NEGRO sixty-fve years old, from New
port News, ana he will be held for ac-
Z ton by the Federal grand jury which
conyenes here in June. Coleman Is
charged with making false oath IN an
Il application for a pension.
n Coleman lives In Surry county, where
ne appeared before the clerk of the
Circuit Court and made affidavit that
\ ,he served in Company /, Eighteenth
Il Regiment of Coored United States In
$Sfantry. 1t developed that he had never
served In this company. and he was ar
rested in Newport News.
The Seely farm of twenty-five acres,
on Armistend Bridge Road, between Nor
folk and Lambert's Point, was sold to-
day for s22.50O. After spirited bidding,
the property was bought in for the Seely
heirs by their attorney. The property
was sold thirteen years ago to a Norto!K
business ihan fGr $4,000. That sale
vas never Consummated. There was
boom here thirteen years ago.
LADIES VISIT SALOONS.
Two ladies, whose names are not given.
e visited the various saloons In Berkeley
land distributed religious and temper
ance tracts. Prayer was offered in some
4 of the saloons, where allowed. In
majority of places which were visited
by the ladies, they We're courteously
received, and there was no unpleas-
{.
visits. The incident has been widely
discussed, as 1t Is extraordinary for
Berkiey,
Judge Waddill has an accumulation of
cases that require study before he can
hand down an opinion. One of these Is
the beef conspiracy case, In which he
says he will not likely have a decision
ready till March. There Will likely be the
y same delay too. with the case of Mrs.
Laura Carr, Of Portsmouth, who sues for
5000
$ C, p. Lewis, alias John Newton, and
others, asked Judge Hanckel, Of the Cor
,,oration Court. to delay sentence against
him TIL Lewis can see his attorney, !,
w. Eason. The attorney was to plead
before the court for a new trial for Lewis
and Lewis wishes to know why the at
torney did not obtain new trial. Lewis.
and others Is under sentence for three
years IN the penitentlary for having
abducted little Myrtle Joiner to phila-
delphia under promise or marIlasc' !le
was tried on several other charges, but
conviction failed in other cases, lie was
held here on those other cases and be-
cause the court wished to allow nm
i, avery opportunity of defense IN obtaln-
ing a new trial. He came mere from
Richmond after making considerable
stir in one of the churches there rae
was active in church WORKS mere w !'e
did not own and then for the graysr
charges in connection with going away
with the young girl. He Will probably be
sentenced Tomorrow.
VETERAN RECEIVERS,
Jacob p. Russell, a Confederate veteran
whose piiiable condition excited the SYM
pathy OF the citizens here some time ago,
is applying for pension through Atlorv
ney Old. Russell was wealthy lanu
owner at one time. but ill-health and
other misfortunes have reduced him 10
the condition OF dependence lie Was un-
able 10 leave his bed during the WINTER
hut under the care Of Or. Old. who would
not desert the old soldier, he has recover
ed some of his strength and Is able TO
walk about the house. Air. Russell was
a gallant soldier lie was member OF
4 the Ninth Virginia Infantry. in fickett's
brigade, and Longstreets Division
SONS OF Mr. Kussel's property was on
YORK River and some OF It at other places
where the values deprecated and have
not recovered.
H "A After being fugitive from Justice for