The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
FROM AMPA
TO NORFOLK !.
philadelphia Capitalists Put Oh Oh q
NJ Freight Steamer to Make
Monthly Trips.
SNOW STORM AT NORFOLK n 81
The Suit. Against the Virgii1ian-
Pilot Dismissed Working /.
for Battleships to Build.
tspecjal 10 The Timcs-D ispat cl1.)

Especial TO The Timcs-D ispatch.)
ID NORFOLK VA, Feb. Pol Philadelphia
capitalists have put on the steamer Shaw
4 nut between Norfolk and Tampa, Fla,
as a frelghtcr. She will make twelve
trips n year.
jake Wells, or Richmond has leased
the ocean View Hotel.
..Atajor Corporal" arrested here for
stealing, Is wanted for burglary In Isle
Of Wight county.
rho jury iii the case III John y. Burke
AGAINST the virglninn-Pllot for $B,0W
libel, was discharged to-day, being nn-
ablo to agree. The jurystood six to one
~ favor OF the paper.
SNOW STORM.
Ils section Is again In the grip OF a
heavy snow storm. Three inches OF dry,
sltty flakes piled upon the level today
rho tempera turc has been falling steadl.y
since yesterday, when IL stood at 10 de,
Grees. IT went down to 30 degrees last
night and this morning at o'clock
ete:od at % degrees. IT only rose three
degrees during the day.
shipping and retail traffic have been
intcrfcred with. Tho boats from Baltl-i
Il more and washington are also having q
hard time maintaining schedules. The
small sailing crnft Is hngging port. No
disasters have been reported from tho
coast. is,i IS
4 WORKING; UP INFLUENCE.
The members OF tho International AS
ISOLATION OF A1achinists who are employ:
i Cd In the government navy.ynrds OF the
country both on the Atlantic and the
paciftc coasts. have for some time past
been ngitntng the subject Of tho con-
struction OF battlcshlps In government
s rapy-yarda. .r-g5
Asa result OF this Citation. loical lodge
sometime ago divided into two separate
? organizations, tho nary-ynrd employees
forming one lodge and retaining the
charter OF the old lodge. while tho rail-
way machlnists formed a new drgan!za-
tion. This WAS done In order that the
principal effort OF the nuvy-yard ma
chinists might be devoted TO the fur
tnernncc OF tho plan OF building battle
ships In government yards. .:Sa III
MIR Daniel j.. Reardon, enc Of the lead
ing members OF the lnavy-yard lodge, has
lust returned from Washington. where be
went as q delegate to assist In forming
n district lodge OF nayy-yard nachinisis.
whose headquarters shall be in Wash.
) ington, where OF necessity the agitation
ror government construction OF ships Of
war must be carried on. Mr.. Reardon
& was accompanied by Mr@Henry File. OF
Il berkeley. as O. delegate from the Nor
folk lodge. 454
58 Mr. Rcardon IL very much ciateu a '
the prospect OF effective work being done
BY the Influence of the district lodge: lie
believes that IT Will result In the early
construction Of 4 bnttlesh!p at this navy
yard Quarters have been secured In
washington for the sccretary-t treasurer
G.. tho district lodge. who Is Mr.. George
u. Conner. an employe OF the Washing
Ton navy yard. His office is room 8. Ma
Val Masonic Lodge building, Washington
t,btag u.tl1 likely boja hcadouarterS In fU-
Z 1tlre,for all delegations seeking work for
thIs navy-yard H
Tho fact that the nayy-yard In this
city has men working in 1t who live III
both Norfolk and Portsmouth and, there
fore. has two lodges of yard employees.
entities 1t to two delegates. Brooklyn
has but one.
Mr.. w 3. Brown. passenger agent OF
The Southern Railway at Norfolk, Is 10
Le transferred to Statesville. =. c.. as
agent cI the company at that point. This
Is in tho nature OF a promotion.