The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-26
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jamestown.
The Building Trades Cotncil Re-.
sent the. Appointment Of Com
q pers as Director at Large.
10 DYNAMITE NEWSPAPER
The Bust Of Minerva Prctcntious
Sculpture to be Done il Nor
fo1kGreat Boulevard.
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NORFOLK, VA, Jan. 25.-Thc Building
Trades Council OF this city thinks 1t has
been sighted again by the management
( 81 tho jamestown Exposition. this time
by tho ! selection OF Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
OF Labor. as one Ut the directors q t
large along with, Grover Cleveland ind
other mon OF national reputation.
Tho prin cipal point OF complaint on the
part Of the Building Trades Council is
that the Exposition Company will not
give them any assurance as to whether
tho buildings are to be erected on the
union or open shop plan,s
They think also that II Mr.. Klscr, o.
the Central Labor Union. and labor's
representative IN the exposition directory,
had desired to BIO fair, he wou;1 have
recommended one OF their national ofi1-
GERS. The fight on these points will be
national IN its scope. 5#
BLOW UP $NEWsPAPER. u 5 5S
Threats are alleged to have been made
to blow up the Office Of the Norfolk
County Democrat, the organ Of the
straightout faction. in Norfolk county.
The men who were surprised In the vscin-
Gity OF the newspaper office sent word TO
tho manager that he would be b;own up
with dynamite. This Is this most spec.
tacular phase yet reached In the Nor
folk county fight. Guards are watching
the newspaper office. ~
Only 1877 colored voters have as yet
registered IN this city under the capita
ton tax clause OF the new Constitution.
as against some 1850 heretofore.
Judge William N. Portlock qualified
before Judge James r. Crocker, Of Ports
mouth, to-day as Judge of the First Judi
~l.S ~. 49, YtSerp In n9{n mn
cess Anne and the city OF Portsmouth.
THE TEXAS.
The batt1eship Texas has arrived In
Hampton Roads. She Is to come to this
navy-yard for repairs.
The Council Committee of the city Of
Portsmouth appointed to Investigate the
feasibility OF the purchase Of the city
water works and supply now owned by
Augustus Ober and associates Of Bait1-
moro. will report favorably upon the
transaction, which involves more than
a million dollars. The people Of Ports
mouth win be allowed to vote on the
purchase. however
b Mrs. Ferric Hargis, Of kellar, on the
Eastern Shore. died last night Of cancer
of the liver, Her remains were sent 70
Accomac county for burial to-day. She
was forty two years OF ago. 3ss3 s4ls
s y. Js RoWe1t q n orIolka Sculptor " iss &C
cast the bust of Minerva. Tor the carne-
:, gle library in II this 1ol ty.f'tTho bust !.
modelled after thebrls 1nal '1E6fcnlt lon o
the goddess, now In cthe Na'tlcafl. Til.
bust will be the nlht't PFC cent THUS, piec.
Of sculpture ever done III Norfolk
4 sss GREAT BOULEVARD.
Norfolk county Will build q great bboule
ward to connect the city OF Norfolk Will
the site Of the Jamestown Exposition
1t will cost close to a quarter Of a mil
lion dollars. There will not be hent
In the. magnificent speedway, between
Norfolk and the Chesapeake. 81