Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09

Rev. III. w. ChileS, colored. pastor or
the negro Second Baptist Church at New
port News. and one of the best-known
preachers of his race in that section. was
arrested Friday on the charge of forgery.
He was released bond OF $500 for APP
pearance in court Wednesday.
The Connecticut legislature has appropri-
ated $2G 900 for a Connecticut building and
exhibit during the jamestown exposition In
1907. This Is the contamination of the last
efforts made by the late Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
In the interest of the jamestown expos
ition. of which he was the president.
The appointment of a new collector of
customs for Norfolk IS now attracting wide
attention. The colectorship there is one
of the best federal appointments which the
President has at his disposal In Virginia,
and quite naturally the position is a much
coveted one
Strong influence is being brought to bear
at Washington by local business organi-
cations to have Medical Director Persons
retained surgeon In charge of the Nor
folk Naval Hospital.
The naval authorities since the police
were deprived OF the right Of arresting
naval deserters are having a difficult time
In apprehending many enlisted men who
overstay their shore liberties at Norfolk.
Captain Dillingham; commanding this naval
training station. has appealed to the mayor
of Norfolk to use his good offices In having
the DOaTQ TeScln0 ltS action, Taking
from the local police the right to arrest
deserters for reward. and the matter Is to
be taken up by the police commissioners
on Tuesday.
The naval training station at Norfolk is
rapidly becoming the most important on
the Atlantic seaboard. Naval recruits are
now arriving there by the hundred every
week. and 1t is expected that there will
soon be as many as $500 young iandsmen
in training there. Formerly all apprentice
sailors were quartered on the receiving
ships Franklin and Richmond. but the sta
ton has grown to be important that
barracks for the sailors have been built
on the st. Helena training grounds and
the receiving ships aboard which the men
are trained have been connected with the
shore by bridges.
Hampton Cakes. white and James Pam
nell. colored. ferrymen at TOWERS Ferry.
Va. on Stanton river. were drowned
cable connecting the boat with the over
head cable broke. causing the boat TO
turn with the current and fill.
The Lynchburg Home Guard has received
orders to go into camp with the 10th Regi-
ment at Basic City from August Is to 81.
Norfolk and Western train ran down
and killed Night Waterman ]. b. Weddle
in a tunnel near Elliston Va. Thursday
night. The body was badly mangled. He
was thirty-seven years old. and leaves
family.
The case of Mrs. Estelle Townsend
Smith, on trial in the Manchester hastings
court for whipping to death her six-year-old
son Ralph. will likely go to the jury today.
and II now seems that the verdict Is likely
to go against the accused. Mrs. Smith 10
on the verge of physical collapse.
Montgomery Williams. colored. was tried
in the county circuit court at Norfolk on
an Indictment charging him with attempt
ing to kill County Policeman Hodges. but
the Jury found the prisoner guilty OF UNI
lawful assault and fixed his punishment
Ger Hodges on the head with shotgun
while resisting arrest, and was shot four
times by the ofacer.