The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
1portsmouth's Mayor Signs an
Amended ordinance.
KEPT FROM BARR0oMs
al First There Was Objection to the
Proposed Statute as MANY Grocery
Stores Have Barrooms Operated
5.sl AS a Part Of the Business.
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n terinr barrooms and this morning gave
nrder-, to the Chief OF Police to enforce
the new law. The ordinance as at i'1,st
drawn prohibited women from entering
& any place where liquor Is sold for any
purpose, but as this included grocery
N stores with liquor licenses Mayor
Baird disapproved and returned it to
a the Council, when the ordinance was
amended but even now women are not
allowed in bars In grocery stores
II d Captain Mills Lester, railroad con-
Il d,,ntor residing In Portsmouth. was
badly injured In Weldon, N. @, glast
night by having his foot and leg caugne
& Under a car wheel, resulting IN lltHe
/ breaking OF the leg and crushing the
'fnot- v Captain Lester was not regularly
employed, but made a special run on
+ freight train that left here yesterday
morning. He was brought home this
morning. ,
v There is no doubt that the Simmons
Z ,nronerty at ocean View, which changed
hands yesterday, was bought for the Bay
Shore Railway Company, and that a
modern station is to be put up there'
The station Is about the only improve.
mcnt definitely decided upon as Yet put
watering place attractions VIII follow.
tx1f Henry JONES' {illttS N'AShAboIt o.
arrested last night, proved to be q
much wanted thief. Jones, Detective
Hennels says, is tic man who has been
onerating In Norfolk dwellings during
the mornings for the past month and
X evidence has been collected going 70
show positively that he entered ana
robbed the residences Of Mrs. ]: s.
Mitchell Bousl Street, March 9th; Mrs.
y E. Collins, No. 179 Holt Street Febru-
ary 18th; D. M. Chcatham No. d85 Main
& Street March It'll, and Mrs. S. a. LAND
No. as Butte Street, March 1th.
blue enameled watch and stickpin stole1l
from the Mitchell residence and n gar
net enameled watch, two rings and
y watch fob ornament, stolen from the Col
.Iiin,s residence, were all recovered from
n@Iclty pawn shop by Detective Hcppel
Ithis afternoon, and the negro aenry
! Tones was positively identified as the
man who pawned all OF the stoien or
q ticles Jones denies that he Is the
guilty man, but he has been held Tor
VI examination.
Il FAVOR THE MANN BILL.
At the weekly meeting of the Methodist
ministers Rev, George Wesley Jones Of
fcred tho following. which was adopted:
taiSE.Whereas. tho bill known as the Mann
b bill, regulating the liquor traffic IN Nir-
ginia, will come before the Senate on
Thursday next and whereas we believe
1t to be the right principle Of free gov
Y eminent to have the people say IN every
instance whether they will have saloon
In the midst OF them. and whereas the
Methodist Church stands as q unit against
the saloon; therefore, "A
Resolved, first, That we, the Motho-
dist preachers Of Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Berkeley. representing thousands OF
Methodlsts, respectfully urge tho Senate
and House to pass the said bill. Second
that copy of these resolutions be sent
to the president Of the Senate and the
& Speaker Of the House
Plans for "a mammoth pavilion Mt Cape
Henry are now under consideration and
will probably be accepted within a few
9 days. At this time very few Improve
ments have been made at the Cape, but
1t Is the Intention Of President j. Ed
ward Cole. of the Chesapeake Transit
Company, to make this resort one of the
most attractive In this section. AS soon
as the Chesapeake Transit Company lays
the connecting tracks 1t will begin OPP
Grating cars down Town, using the sta
tlo3 of tho Atlantic Terminal Company
In front OF the postnfllcs.
NEGRO FIREMAN INJURED.
William Cuthrell, colored. fireman
on the steamer Pennsylvania. OF tho New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Il Company, is lying Mt his home suffering
f,An awful injuries received aboard that
steamer. Cuthriell was In the fire-roon
of the steamer when one of the boiler
tubes blew out. and the escaping steam
covered the unfortunate man. Ills face
and hands present shocking sight, all
4 of the skin having been taken off. When
Z. The tube blew out the fire from the fur
mace was blown on Cuthrlell's face and
body, and he was also badly burned
Cuthriell was removed to the local Ma
rine Hospital office, where he was at.
tended, after which he was sent to his
home
The local export situation this month
thus far looks we'll. and 1t Is probable
that the figures will show an increase
iIJp to to-day the record ut the custom
house shows that twenty ships have az
rived and cleared from this port OF thes
eight carried cargoes to foreign ports, an
the balance called at Lamberts Poin
freight continues to Newport News. bu
not near as much as formerly.
SAILOR NOT GUILTY..
Oscar u. Anderson. quarterlnaster OF
the torpedo boat TruxtuD. was discharges
= in the Police Court this morning II
had been arrested on the affidavit of I
negro, accusing him OF passing a coun
terfeit dollar hll in payment for FIVE por
lions of dish of Chinese chop hons
food with name that Is worth the price
Tho testimony of the negro was ne,the
pertinent not direct, so that when Ander
son made q statement Justice Taylor Eal'
that he was not sure the bill Was a coup
terfcjt nor that Anderson had passed i
Is Hence ANDERSON was discharged. The bill
was printed In green and black Ink AM
bore some resemblance to tho treasur,
notes. but IT was not intended for {
counterfeit. 1t was a one dollar note Of
the State Bank OF New Jersey, issued a
New Brunswick during the war, It u
likely of no value. but Anderson thinks
fits as honest az the Chinese dish, which
he says, he would not order much les
5 eat. Negroes, Cinnamon and sailors al
left the court room smiling.
,rhe United Etates cruiser Mayhowe
X arrived In Hampton Roads this afternoon
from washington. The Mayhcwcr Is tn
Presidents yacht. but whether any hisl
u,tficials are aboard could not be learned
The Mayfiower distinguished herself 4
the Santiago fight, when she yanquishe
the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Furor and Fluton. The trainingshi
Lancaster arrived in Hampton Road
this afternoon from Annapolis Tn
X monitor Puritan left Hampton Roads thi
afternoon for Annapolis.
s nv. II Jenkins insurance agent an
Is r,ssnut buyer, OF Franklin, has Aled