The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-04
THE GALVESTON
ARRIVES : IN PORT
Mo Word Allowed to Get Out
as to Mutitlous
Crew.
The STORY DEPRECATED.
Bar to Give a Banquet in Honor
Of Alfred Fl.
3it Thorn.
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NORFOLK. VA, May s.--The annual
meeting OF the Home Mission Society OF.
the Virginia Conference OF the Methodist
Church South, began In the Central,
Methodist Church, In Portsmouth. to-day.
There are fifty delegates from all sec
tions OF the state. Mrs. Young, Ahe wife
OF Rev. Or. W. j. Young, is tho presl-
dent, and she delivered the annual sad-
dress. Mrs. j. L. Armstrong responded
to the welcome addresses by Rev. j. w.
G stiff and Mrs. G. g. Martin. Several
days will be devoted to the business OF
h the missions.
The cruiser Galveston. Captain Cutler,
with the alleged mutinots crew, arrived
i at the navy yard this afternoon from Gal
weston, Texas, but not q word has been
allowed to get out as to the condition OF
the ship or or the men. The officers of
Il the navy yard deprecate the stories OF
) tho mutiny, and declare that they must
IL DO wholly untrue or exaggerated. No
members OF the crew have been allowed
to come ashore.
5si BANQUET TO THOM.
Members OF tho bar and other organl-
cations will give a banquet tomorrow
night In honor OF Alfred p. Thorn, who
4 has been appointed attorney for the
4 Southern Railway, with Offices In Wash
ington. Judge d. Tucker Brooke and
Walter II. Taylor have charge OF the
i arrangements. Many distinguished Judges
i and Lawyers from other cities will be;
) here. ~ 3s sss
i 9g The schooner. Ida b. Gibson. Captain
Sharptown,S Md. for permanent repairs.
3 She was rammed in the side by thu tramp!
steamship .Tampican and sunk Last week
I She was loaded with lumber, and there:
4 fore did not go to the bottom. There is
10 great CASH in her side:
"a SALVAGE COMPROMISE. Il q
5js Tho libel suit against the schooners
Annie G.. Grace was ettled In the Fed
4 eral court to-day. She was brought In
Swaterloggcd from sea, and her crew was
q rescued by Captain Rasmussen, OF the
steamship Avalon. who has accepted
I 3l,375 as salvage, with additional small
sums for his crew.
The remainder OF the proceeds Of the
sale under the libel. s46S9, IS distributed
among other claimants.
W.. r. Matthews plead guilty In the
VI Corporation Court this morning and paid
A a fine OF so and costs for selling NOR
phinc to- the women OF the town He had;
4 been convicted In the Police Court, but
appealed the case to the Corpora ton
Court to have the fne reduced. He for
merlylra drug store, but recently has.
4 been selling drugs on the streets
Ed VI MAIL ROBBDR CONY1CTED.
y Frank Land was convicted and sem
fenced TO the pententiary nj Atlanta by
Judge Z. Waddill today for two years
He IS a. young negro: who drove one Of
the mail wagons between the railway sta
&tio1s and the postoffice. He used his OPP
portunities to ride the mail bags. Arti-s
Giles OF jewelry md merchandise which
had been sent by mail were found in his
possession and in the possession Of the
negro girl whom he visited.
1.-THE Insurance money s. 900. was paid
into the United States court to-day for
the loss OF the Bay Shore Railroad by the
burning OF 1.-THE pavilion and scenic rail
way Mt Ocean View. h and the buildings
will be rebuilt and repaired at once. The
season will open soon, and the object Is
TO have the buildings ready for use in \. g
month si8