The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
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YOUNG Mansin Norfolk Has las q
Very Narrow Escape.
DELEGATES TO I. ATLANTA y Y n 7.
W. Il, Gates Is Sent to Jail for Failure l'i e,
10 Keep Lavatores Of Comm
Hotel IN Sanitary Condition
or Give Up Building
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NORFOLK, " A., March 20 &c. ".
vaughan, aged twenty-nin1e years, . -
,rankl,n, Va, who came to Norfolk s'll
i twelve months agp. and has been rE3 clerk-
3tnr for Councilman j.. O, Pitt at the the
,atter.s Chapel. Street store, had mar
row escape from death to-day by ta 'lF''
a teaspoonful Of aconite. Mr.. Vaughan on
became violently sick shortly after ne
had swallowed the drug, and but TOT
the fact that he vonited q large part arr
OF the aconte. the result might nave
been fatal. Mr., Vaughan says ne y TOOK
the aoonte by mistake for spirits OF nltre'
intended for fever. The druggist, trotn
whom the aconite was bought last mug
says that aconite was ordered and signed
for as poison. 85
$ w. III. Cat es, OF tho Commercial Hotel,
was sent Ito jail this morning, le was
j before Justice Taylor. OF the Police Court.
+ on the charge brought' by the Board OF
Health for not keeping tho lnvatorics OF
the house In a sanitary condition Ihere
has been a. dispute as to the possession
OF the house between James Barry,
Ii
case Of the sanitary condition OF the
house came up yesterday, and Justice
Taylor deferred Judgment to allow Gates
TO determine whether he would pay the
fine or deliver the property to the owner
who u>ld put the house IN proper co ne
ton sid relieve Gates Of responsibility
This morning Gates was not prepared to
nav the fine or give possession. but wish
ed to discuss the subje with theacourt.
Justice Taylor directed him to be quiet
or he would be fined for contempt ana
then ordered that he go to jail In de &c
of payment OF the fine Of slo0 and costs
imposed yesterday. - & !. Y.
+ hrayor sRiddick has appointed delegates
4o 20 to Atlanta to attend the National
Con ference OF Charlie and Corrections.
The conference will begin on May 9Th
md continue d week. Those sele ctcd are !
William g. STayor, j ohm l.. Roper, Peter
iT,lrney and Robert TAFT The secretary
OF the association IS Joseph r. Byers OF
5Jeffersonvlle.S Ind. who has written a sk-
Ing the names Of the delegates from thls
city. II si 4, {, !, !, y.
nut the price ranges S1sa ton higher than
Twas last year at this time. One of the
independent dealers said this morning
that he had q large amount OF hard cohi.
but, that he was doubtful about getting
soft coal. The condition Of the western
coal regions Is such that SUPPLY y OF
there Is not Il strike in one section there
is one in another The prices here to-
day are as follows: Anthracite, by the
ton, $3.50; splint. by the ton, $751; steam,
by the ton, $3.50; stenm, by the car load.
a ton. $3.50. This dealer said ne could
not venture an opinion as to what those
in control OF the mines and tho railways
no torfn
should pay for fuel this summer and
next winter. But the price will not be
lower under present conditions. S
Y Chief Of Police Vellines received a let.
ter from an educated negro woman OF
sBroadnax, requesting him to notify her
dressmaker In Suffolk Street hero that
she rs ready for the skirt of her dress,
and that the dressmakcr should send It
to }Broadnax at once. The Chief declines
to comply with the request, as It Is not
a part Of his duty. But no calls atten-
ton to one OF the effects Of tho superior
education tho negroes have been enjoy
ing. II that negro had been taught to
sew she would not display such stiffness
as the art Of writing qualities her for.
REMOVAL DELAYED.
The work OF removing Hospital Point
To enlarge the channel has been de-
,ayed because there was some doubt as
y, 10 the details OF the measurements and
because OF disposition of tho dirt. Col
,nel ]. B. Quinn offered to place the dirt
that Is to be removed in cutting Oft tho
Point on the north side OF the Naval
Hospital grounds, 80 as to add forty
acres OF graded area to the park, The
dirt Is clean, sanitary soil, not In the
least dangerous to health, and the addi-
ton OF 1t to the park would not only
compensate for tho loss OF land else
where. but would have rendered the
grounds symmetrical and capable Of
creditable and beautiful landscape ef-
fects. Objection and difficulty occurred.
however, and the offer was abandoned
Judge Waddill heard argument In the
ba nkrupt case Of Louis Richardson this
morning, and declined to reopen the pro-
ceedings. The argument was based on
the allegations that some creditors OF tho
bankrupt had not been mentioned nAthe
schedule OF debts, and that they did not
share In their proportion OF the division
OF assets The claims were not large md
the court considered that tho case should
not or could not be opened for them,
Captain James ". McCarrick. OF the
Clyde Line, has complained 10 Mayor
Riddick OF the danger that threatens
the wharves and dock OF the Clyde Line
In Water Street. The sparks from the
foundry OF s, II. White & Co. have set
fire to frame building of ". II, Cory,
near the Clyde property. several times,
Captain McCarr!ck says he does not care
whose fault IT Is that causes the fires
about Cory's unoccupied building, but
lie means to hold the city liable for the
damage from the dangers which threaten
the Clyde property. Mayor Riddick had
meeting OF the parties concerned In his
Office this morning to notify them that
the city would not assume the RESPONSE
billy without fair notice that my dam
ger OF the possible fire must be removed.
II the owners cannot agree to plan
for safety. the city will take It's own way
OF insurlng safety.