The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
TROOPS TO BE
WITHDRAWN
Matters Arc Resumiilg Their
Normal Conditions II,
Berklcy.
NO ARREST YET BEEF! MADE.
Chief Ncllincs Refuses to be Re-
tluccd to Ranks and Leaves
the Police Force.
NO ARREST YET BEEE MADE

Especial to Tho Times. Dspatch.)
s NORFOLK, VA. October 26,-Condttions
in Berkley are rcsuming their normal
status, and the troops will oil bc with
drawn In the morning. Half OF the COM
pany was relieved or duty this after
noon -
Detectives arc stll endcavorlns TO put
the blame or the Killing OF Blount, but
arc as vet in the dark.
Police Chief 13oust qualified. yesterday
and, went on duty to-day. Former Chief
veilinss refused to be reduced to the
ranks, and quit the force, OF which he had
been a member over q quarter OF a ccn-
tury.
The Merritt and Chapman Derrick and
NTrcck.ng Colnpany's wrecking tug Res
!. cue, Will, Gull wrcckIng expedition I'm.
der the command OF Captain Charles l..
{ Nelson, left here In great haste this
morning for Abaco. In the Bahama
Islands. where the new and powerful
American tcaniship Massachusetts Is
ashore IN n perilous position An addi-
: tional expedition leaves New York to-
night on the Merritt and Chapman wreck
y Ing tug /. J. Merritt to work on the Mas
sachusetts.
The stranded vessel was built by the
H New York Sh.pbuding Company at Cant
don. y. j.. In 1906, for the Atlantic Trans
9 por. Company OF West Virginia as a.
transatlantic freightcr Tho vessel Is q
powerful twin-screw. steel steamship OF
1.a.; tons. 40 fest long, S. feet beam,
d and p feet deep. She Is thrcc-decker.
and carries fau, masts.
l& The Massa chnsetts. when she stranded,
Wis bound from Cardiff 10 New Orleans
with a full cargo Of WEIGH coal.
There arc fears ii, upper marine circles
Il that tn a. rrea Svessei yra,,.,n+ he saved.
AZ the state Board OF Fisheries meet
Ing to-day an oyster packer sta ted hat
i the outlook is that the Norfolk racknrs.S
who arc accustomed to rack and ship
81 each seasof, perhaps 100 COO gallons III
oysters. will this season hardy get more
than half 20 many
4 & a member Of the brarl i,fcr nntci
u him. sayl1g. How Goes 1t cetn tia t 4
these packers each handle 1OD 900 gall ms
thIs heard has received from all Of i h mi
& for the past. season only 300 in taxes ~ r.
Another ni-,nbcr intctrunted and s,il
Il that the board rad not received anything;
i that Tho Norfolk oyster Packers Ass--$
citation FAD not vet turned IN 70 The
hoard anything, Then a dcba.c crsuG'l
z IN wii'ch q w.as s-if tat lcgn' ct o. s
v to ettla this N tier have BEN - far
fgftui' rs.
Then The oyster packer who had started.
4 10 tell atout the appsl'ing shrrtsrc fec-l
IN Ing the Norfolk packer. f&p a ned th' {
he wanted morc Inspectors ap cirtel.
and It WAS dctascd Whether e'e8en a ~
y dtional wa che could. cover the waters
s in this v1cfnlSy This febtte was he.
tween raek5rs ard individual tn:mbef
( OF the board
s.: Meanwhile. Norfolk packer wrO
stated that he was not a member OF tins
local Packers Association. saii he huo
& paid $c5. which he stated W Is eve ~ cent
= lie owed the state. and that he held q
receipt Tor the same Tie was ca lei
upon by Mr.. MILF, sesretary OF the
4 beard. to furnf-h he NJ mes Q! such NJ
Il els. as. like himself ;is ~. sic the
Z Norfolk AsFocsa ton.
At this junctuse The meeting was de-
cidcd TO be a private one and the rress
was asked to Withdraw.