The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-13
JAMESTOWN TO
Open IN APRIL
The Jamestown Exposition COM
pany Will Celebrate 1xo II
Events.
MAN AND HORSE INJURED
The Railway sniLLiight Company,
to Acquire tile Bay Shore
Electric Property.
-lsreclal 10 The UNCONSTITUTIONAL. }

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch)
NORFOLK, VA. February 1aJ-'rhc for
NAL opening Of the jamestown Exposi-
ton has been set for April ~, 1901 In
stead OF May IL. 1901, as originally plann-
ed. 1t was on April 20, 1907. that the
English settlers In tho London Company,
first dcbnrked ut Cape Henry, Va. and in
tho desire to nttingly celebrate the Booth.
anniversary of that event. az we'll az the
ter-ccntcnnini OF the settlement Of James,
tosn May 49, Is fond the reason FOR
changing the date uf the formal open
ing,
The celebration OF the landing auniyer-
sary. May 10. WIN be made the occasion
OF a monster. celdbration. which Will
be the great event of the exposition.
LEG BROKEN. s
G. H. Martin, n marine. and the horse
he wss riding this afternoon In Ports
mouth, each had leg broken. The
horse became frightened near the corner
OF Bart and Court Street and backed
against street cur. Horse and rider
were thrown TO the ground. both severe
ly injured. The horse was slot. and the
marine was sen, TO the Naval Hospital.
BAY SHORE ACQUIRED.
The indication. are that the Norfolk
Railway and Light Company. is
preparing to buy the rival Bay Shore
property The Bay shore runs through
the best part of the business and resi-
dencc sections Of the city and on 70
ocean View, the summer resort OF the
Norfolk Railway and Light Company.
which owns Ocean View and the road
there The Bay Shore road has been in
the possession OF receivers appointed by,
Judge j.. waddH iM the United States
Court on the application of the owners
or the defauitcd bonds for two years.
During that time the road has been
completed and from decadent property
ha sbecomc Il finished and profitable road.
,rhe bonds, of which arc 10000. from
being worth not more than 10 per cent.
li;rvc risen IN value till they have COM
mandcd 10 on the market and are proba,-
Is worth more. nre sought now by rival
factions trying 10 get possession OF the
read. 90
This morning Judge NVaddiil arrived
here to consider the report of the re-
ceivers and after hearing the arguments
OF the attorneys he issued a decree 10
the effect that the proposition OF Edward
smith & CO.. OF philadelphia. to add
vance $4,000 10 pay the floating debts
oc the road and TO release 10000 In
bonds which had been pledged for the
debt, should be accepted. a
II is supposed tina, this advance is
really from the Norfolk Railway and
Light. Company. formerly the property
of the Wiilaus syndicate OF Richmond,
and that 1t viii lie a union OF all of the
reads OF Norfolk in that company.
JAMESTOWN LITERATURE.
The Shippers and Travellers Associa-
ton, OF New York; which has been dis
tributing jamestown Exposition litera-
turc. writes TO c. r. Kelley. chief OF
press and publicity, that its supply has
been exhausted and that 1t desires an
other shipment OF booklets and procla-
nations. The exchange has had num-
Der OF inquiries relative to concessions
and the secretary.oJ. Carleton Drake,
write that the interest in New York Is
widespread. n