The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-29
DAMAGES DUE TO
SAGINAW \ 'SS ] ! k. l [
Old Dominion Steamship Com
pally Asked to Pay Number
Der OF Claims.
GETTING READY FOR .GoMPERs
Newport News oWclconic Him.
One Of the c. 90 Elc-
vators Is Idle

tspecia, to The Times. Dispatch,

Especial TO The Times. Dspatcho
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, March 28.--j
Evidence was heard here to-day before
a commissioner In a number of damage
suits brought rs the result of the sink
Ing Of tho Clyde Liner Saginaw by the.
Old Dominion steamship Hamilton. two
years ago Many Of the passengers on
tho Saginaw were from this city, Nor
folk and North Carolina points, and as
most Of the claims made by their reln--i
Rtivcs were small: 4 was decided to take:
q tho evidence here.
Among those attending Tho hearing are
Commissioner II. w. Goodwin, A. Leo
Everett John b. Mccarthy and Arthur
l.. Fullman, OF New York; Howard NJ.
Long, Of Philadelphia; II. Putnam, OF
New York. sss
Tho Saginaw was q total loss. and
therefore all OF the damages have to be
paid by the Old Dominion Steamship
Company. Under the act OF 1853 the limit
of liability Is SOL, zoe, " and the clalsss
aggregate more than that amount.
TO ENTERTAIN GOMPERs.
n Arrangements are being made In local
labor circles to entertain Samuel 7.
&Gompers, president Of tho American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor. who will be here to
address meeting at tho Academy OF
Music on Sunday. April 9Th. Mr@Gompers
will be accompanied by George w. Dunn,
president Of the Boilcrnake and Iron
Shipbuilders' Union. s I'll Is. S35S
Us On account Of the decrease IN b.lsin ess..
the entire force at,Sthe Chesapeak e and
Ohio elevator, a has been laid or until
further notice. Large amounts OF grain,
have been shipped from mere during the
past few months. but IT. Is said now
that there will be practically none ships
ped until tho latter part of Ma
ARRESTED BY HIS AUNT.
James Bnrrott. a well known Dung.
man, was arrested and locked U p yes
terday afternoon upon writ OF "a, az r.,
spondendum. He gave bond for $500 and
was released to appear before the Cor
tnoration Court on the first day Of the
4 April term 4 It is said that Barrett re-
Gently Inherited $1,000 from his mother
and announced his intention OF leaving
the State. His aunt. Sarah A.. shield.
claims that the young man has owed
her $500 for several years, ana n sora q,
4 to prevent him from getting out OF the
jurisdiction Of the State she had him
arrested. rs! Il e, 55s \. Z,
/. They first campai gn speech malsinE took
place last night, when the Workingmens
Democratic Club held o smoler. anu
open meeting at it's hall, ~ o. 45oS - Unit
#ington Avenue. Nearly I'LL of the local
Democratic candidates for oflice re on
hand and addressed the crowd. Attorney
Hunter Boyd Gold one of the seven Cal n
didatcs for, the Leg islaturc, announced
that he had decided to Withdraw from
4the race IN favor Of s. Otis Bland nd
THE 5FAT1ER RILKNTED-
Nicholas zaurtli, the eighteen year-old
boy who was arrested III Richmond last
week to be held for the local authorities fl,+
was released in the Police Court today ia
The charge against the prisoner was va 3.
drought by his father, who claimed that ina
tho young man stole Ss and two pairs o.
shoes from him. The father, a appea 4.rs'l
to-day and asked to be allowed to with.
draw the charge. Justice Brown con-;
tinucd the case Indeilnltely stating that
his final decision would depend upon the
future behavior of the accused.