The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-10
AMPS0N'S FLAG
NOT YET DOWN
He Goes With Captain Chadwick to
See Him Receive a Sword.
A BIG HAWL OF PICKPOCKETS.
Newport News Officers Arrested Five
Ycsterday-One Believed To he
Richmond ,fau-Negro Killed
i'm Saloon Fight.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, oct. 9.--Spe-
cial.-Rear- Admiral W. I. Sampson, COM
handing the North Atlantic Squadron,
and Captain Chadwick, of the flagship
New York. left last evening for Washing
ton, from which city they will go to Cap
tain Chadwicks home lu West Virginia.
where the people of his town VIII present
him with handsome sword. The Adj
mirars flag stu remains at the after-top
Of the cruiser, indicating that he IS still
in command Of the squadron.
The cruiser New Orleans sailed yester-
day for New York for repairs preliminary
to going 10 Manila.
The boat races for the enlisted men
Will be given Saturday afternoon between
the hours Of ? and 4 o'clock. Captain
Charles -. Sigsboe, of the Texas, Is
chairman of the regatta committee.
There will be hve races. and prize OF
50 will go TO the winning crew in each.
The only persons outside OF the army
and navy who will be admitted to the
banquet Wednesday night will be the
members OF the committees which went
to Washington I'm the interest of the
movement TO bring the squadron here,
and the members OF the press.
PICKPOCKETS CAUGHT
Sheriff Curtis, Sergeant Cunningham
and officers Deistin and Mastin, yester-
day at Old Point, arrested five alleged
pick-pockets. Sticky dressed wel-groom-
ed chaps. all of them. Upon them was
found $l37 in money and FIVE or six watch
es. They gave their names as j. 7. and
w ID. Moore, Of Baltimore; J. 7. Nc
Nabb and Harry Mayes, OF Newark, n.
j., and j. T. Mayes. The last named re-
fused to give his place Of residence, but
II is believed to be Richmond, Va.
The officers of the law were notified TO
look out for pick-p0ckets IN the great
crowd which assembled at Old Point yes
terday 10 see the White Squadron, and
consequently, had their eyes open. They
saw these men boarding cars and going
through them, apparently without reason,
also acting i'm other manners suspicious,
and pulled them I'm.
HAMPTON NEGRO KILLED.
Jetty Johnson. a Hampton negro. was
killed about noon to-day in a free fight
in the saloon of Il. Hall Davis. on queen
street, Hampton. In the melee he was
struck over the head with some heavy
instrument and died almost Immediately.
The instrument used was later discovered
10 be a hammer. T. Hall Davis, Jr., one
Of the white proprietors Of the saloon,
was arrested and the blame for the MUIR
der was fixed upon him by the c0rOners
jury.
Consulting Sewer Engineer Alexander
Potter will arrive from New York Thurs
day TO help the city authorities 10 UNI
ravel the tangle into which the sewer
situation has resolved itself. The city
Is threatened with suit by the construc-
ton company for alleged breach Of con-
tract. OF the company's funds IN the
hands OF the city. $4,000 has been attach
ed by the administrator OF COliZo, the
Italian killed in "a trench here some time
ago by the giving away of dead man.
The sewer system is long overdue. and
there are many who question whether 10
is what it should be- even after all the
delay and veXations that have attended
its construction.
SCAFFOLD COLLAPSES.
About 10 O'Clock this morning n scafold
in front Of the new Grihiths building on
Washington avenue collapsed, throwing
Ave men 10 the ground a distance Of about
twenty feet. Two Of them $. B. Hasel-
wood and a bricldayer named Alternately,
were painfully though not fatally, IN
iured The others We're not seriously
hurt
Tho funeral Of the late Mr.. George
Booker took place yesterday afternoon nj
2 o'clock from St. Johns Episcopal church.
Hampton IL was probably the most
largely attended funeral that Hampton
has had I'm years The remains were IN
TERED I'm the cemetery of the church.