Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
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FORMER 10 BECOME GENERAL
.UPr. OF sEABoAnp system.
ToWsLEY GOES 70. RALEIGH.
I.anaon miller, OF Norfolk. the vfc-
Tim OF supposed Un1oaded Cum
Andrew waller. q BarEemnn, Mis-
taken for a Burglar and shot.

NORFOLK, VA, January 3-fspec.all
Major E. K.~ Huger Will succeed n. D..
MAier as general superintendent OF the
Seaboard Airline system. He will as
sumo his @uties at once. His work has
been In charge OF the one division of the
road over whfcl, every fast train operated
by the company Is routed. Major Huger
was closeted with Mr.. j. NJ. Barr, first
yice-presidcnt and general manager OF
the Seaboar6 all day yesterday.
a. w. Towsley, assistant to the gem
erai manager, has been mentioned for the
place and It developed to-day that Mr..
Towsley Is to succeed Major Huger- He
win so to Raleigh. In charge OF tho di-
vision. at once. The new general super
antendent Will assume the important du-
ties Of his new position on Monday.
LANDoN MILLER KILLED.
Landon Miller, IL years old. son OF
Mrs.. Susan Miller. Of Norfolk county,
was killed by supposed unloaded shot
gun last night.
The Robert P. Weight Company was
chartered to-day. with $4,000 capital. to
engage in the wholesale grocery business.
ANDREW WALKER ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT.
n Andrew Walker, an engineer on the
barge Flora, was shot by the captain
OF the barge early this morning. Captain
Eharrett mistook the engineer. for bur-
Riar, and fired at him. The ball took ef-a
feet over the apex Of the lung, but, strtk-
ing bone, glanced. Captain Sharrett
gave as his reason for firing on the en-
r1nser 60 quickly that an attempt was
made to burglarize the barge several
nights ago. The engineer will i've
HUGH MILLER IN LUCK AGAIN. +
President Roosevelt has rendered to
Hugh Gordon Miller the collectorship OF
the port OF Norfolk and Portsmouth at
SALARY Of $3,bO0.
Er. Miller goes to Alexandra 70 atteno
United States Court. which meets there
Monday. and will next week talk with
President Roosevelt ever the Norfolk
coilectorship. If he can continue his
law business and act Els collector. he Will
accept the Presidents offer. II not ne
viii continue as Assistant United States
District Attorney, and his salary will be
advanced as such to an amount with ex-
pence equivalent to $500 per annum.
NORFOLK. VA, January ESPECIALLY
Tho torpedo boat Dale has again gone out
on her trial trip after returning to the
4 yard for repairs to her engines. injured
during the first test
INDIANS OBJECT TO NEGROES. :.
Negroes cannot enter the Indian school
at Bowershill, Norfolk county. William
Hartman, an Indian, was to-day refused
permission to send his children there tdls
wife. It is claimed, has negro blood and
the entire Indian settlement at Bowers
LII is protesting against the admission or
1ho alleged half-breed children. The de-
cision barring the negroes was made by
The School Board Of the Western Branch
District. The board held, In drawing the
color line, that to admit the negroes would
be to disrupt the school.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Another highway robbery occurred to-
night. An unknown negro held up two
Misses Smith, of Arlington Pace. searched
their pociet-books,f and slashed their
hands. One escaped.
Caldwell Hardy was tonight elected pres
dent OF the Virginia Club