The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-11
REVOLUTION BUT
FOR ROOSEVELT
Morales Regards Our President
As the Saviour Of Sailto
Domingo.
THE GALVESTON .F'J..' I, SAILS
Schooner Jibelled by Those
Who Saved Her From,
Sinking.
GALVESTON
SAILS
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y MORE ok, VA, April 10.-The United
States transport Sumner arrived here to-
day. having sailed from New York with
the congressional committee on March
18th, and visited Porto Rico, Culebra, st.
Thomas, santo Domingo. Santiago, Hav-
ana and New Orleans. Some Of tho party
left the Sumner at New Orleans last
Wednesday and went home Ivy rail, but
those who arrived here and left for
New York tonight we're as follows
Congressman and Mrs. j. Adam Bede,
Minnesota; Congressman and Mrs. a. s.
Burleson, OF Austin, Texas; Mrs Hum
.phrey, wife OF the Quartermaster-Gen
eral OF the United States army; Mrs.
Flagler wife OF Captain Flagler, Of the
army engineering corps, and Miss Fran
lces Lands, sister of Congressman Fred
3erick and Charles Lands, Of Indiana
The party, after visiting Norfolk and
Virginia Beach, reboarded the Sumner
for New York. Congressman Burleson
and wife and Miss Lands, however, did
not proceed north on the transport, but
went by rail to Washington.
SAVED SANTO DOMINGO. &5
Congressman Bede says the party was
entertained by President Morales. Of
santo Domingo. who conflded 20 him that
there would have been q revolution but
for the interference OF President Roose-
welt. He said the visit to the harbors
of Ponce and San Juan was to deter
mine the improvements to be recommend
ed there. 81
The cruiser Galveston sailed from the
navy yard to-day for Galveston, Texas
by Key West.
Z The Galveston sailed from the yard
several weeks ago, but was compelled
to mt back on account of an accident
to her machinery. She had gotten no
farther than OFF Cape Hatteras. when
the accident occurred. The Galveston
was partly built at the Trigg ship yard
In Richmond at the TrigE plant which
failed before she was completed. and the
ship was lowed to the navy yard here
and completed.
SCHOONER LIBELLED.
The schooner Allen Green and her
cargo were libelled In the United States
District Court to-day by CAPITA In Lar
sen, OF the schooner Tubal Cain for sal
wage The Allen Green was towed in
last week, wa erlogged and leaking. and
is now on the colonna ways for repairs.
Captain Larsen 80 ys he put five men
aboard the Allen Green to man her
pumps when the crew was exhausted.
and thereby saved the schooner from
6lIlhlilG Tic
In. 5sS t "a 8s fl 5555 8s3 5fs935s,
n The jury OF the Law and Chancery
Court gave averdict for $500 damages
to a. w. Deans In suit against George
Nv. Rippard for false arrest. Deans was
arrested. tried and acquitted on the
charge of not accounting for s26 In the
transfer OF grocery business In which
the two men were interested. as
KILLED BY FALLING G1RDER.
ts1rYt h.
stantly yesterday at the pier of the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad.
and the coroner's jury to-day found a
verdict in accordance with the facts.
He was on the pier. assisting in unload
Ing barge OF the railway. when heavy
steel gIrder belonging to the contractors
James Stewart and Company. who are
building the twelve story Bank OF COM
merce building here. fell from the crane,
striking him so as to crush his skull and
break his neck. He was twenty three
years OF age and unmarried. His mother
claimed the body. #
SALOOE-KEEPER SENTENCED.
4 Charles E. Jones, a aloon- Keeper, was
convicted in the Mayors court Of Ports
mouth this morning OF running a slot
machine, and sentenced for fifteen days
In jail and to pay 500 fine. That is the
minimum penalty.
a SURPRISE MARRIAGE
Miss Matte B. Cherry. the daughter
of D. S. Cherry. Of Portsmouth. and a.
popular teacher in the public schools
there, was married this morning to Mr.
Curtis NJ. Muse, a young lawyerS%o
North Carolina, now holding the office
OF prosecuting attorney Of Hornet county.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Arthur G. Thompson. rector OF
Trinity Episcopal Church, in the pres
ence OF the immediate family and a. few
friends only The announcement OF the
marriage will be a complete surprise to