Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-22
AT NEWPORT NEWS.
PREPARATIONS FOR WORK ON THE
NIcTHERoY SUSPENDED.
MEMS REGARDING OTHER SHIPS.
Arranging for the Transportation
OF Troops-'rhe Shooting AFFAIR I'm
Hampton-A Fighting Chancellor
sonais and Briefs.
sonaIs and Briefs.

NEWPORT NEWS VA. June 21.--(spe.
cial)-The Newport News shirbuildins
and Dry-Dock Company has been offlcialy
notified by Commodore Hichborn. OF the
Bureau Of Construction. to suspend al
preparations for the work OF converting
the Brazilian dynamite cruiser Nictheroy
into an auxiliary cruiser after the pat
tern OF the Dixie. The telegram received
from the Navy Department gave no rea-
sons and omitted details. thus leaving
the officials in the dark as to the future
90 tho cruiser, which was to have been
AIMED Buffalo
The auxiliary cruiser Harvard left the
sh.p-yard this morning and anchored I'm
she river The Harvard's alterations have
been completed. and she went out into
The stream FOR The purpose OF avoiding
unnecessary payment Of wharfage to tho
sh.p-yard. The Minneapolis is stlu an
,hored of the Casino. and Captain Phil
lips has received no orders as yet as TO
the time Of his departure or his destina-
zion.
All indications point TO the fact that
troops are certainly 10 be embarked either
from Newport News or Old Point 10 Gu
ban shores. Major II. O.. Howard. the
guartermaster-in-chie Of the army corps
GO Camp Alger. is in the city arranging
fr~ the transportation Of troops, mess,
and horses. lie will return TO Camp AL
ser in the morning and will have all
az the troops OF the two brigades. II is
eaii away from the camp by tomorrow
evening or Thursday morning.
Yesterdays tragedy at Hampton con-
urued 20 be the chief topic of converse
rHn there and in this city to-day. Mr..
richardson was on the streets as usual,
lIt his face was marked by a careworn
expression which called forth words OF
sympathy wherever he went While he
evidently does not concern himself about
the result OF his trial. he seems 10 have
q greater care, that has almost made a
different man Of him. Mr.. Cunningham
rested easily all night at Dixie Hospital.
bIf when daylight came II was evident
that he had lost considerable strength.
one Of the physicians, who came from his
bedside shortly before this report is sent,
lravcly shook his head when asked II
there was any hope for the wounded man.
Another said that he has a fighting
chance. This means that the doctors do
not believe he will recover Mr.. Cunning
hams friends have been busy all day
looking up evidence TO show that Mr..
Richardson began the attack. and at the
time they met the wounded man was no
where near the house Of the former
Nr. Cunningham. himself, made a state
ment after recovering from the effects of
q sleeping potion, which, II is said. sup
plies the gap in the testimony before
Judge Lee in the hearing for bail. Mr..
Richardson Is now out on 5000 bail.
Banker Schmelz and Mr.. Darling presi-
dent OF the electric railway, going his
surety.
Misses NJ. G. Anderson, Louise Hop
bins. and Ida Lipscomb will go 10 Nor
folk on Thursday as delegates from the
local branch of the Epworth League to
the annual conference 10 be held In the
Academy of Music there. Quite a large
number of members of this branch will
ro over on Saturday to hear the grand
concert
The Chesapeake Gun Club will give a
prize shoot tomorrow at Riverview Park.
The club will hold its first annual trophy
shoot at the park July 9Th, 9Th, and 9th.
Some of the most influential men in the
city belong TO the organization.
Battery G.. Fifth. and Battery L. Sixth
'nited States Artillery, stationed at Fort
Monroe for the past fourteen years, left
this afternoon at o'clock for Tampa,
Fla over the SeabOard Airline.