The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-29
Tclcgraph;c Brevitics.


CHICAGO, ILLS. Dec. 2S.-1At a meet
Jig tonight the Western Association OF
Professional Baseball Clubs was formed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Carlos Mar
tineZ Silva, Colombian Minister for For
eign Affairs, has been appointed minis
ter to the United States.
NASSAU. y. p. Dec. 23.-The schooner
James q. Beach Games G. Bracnerl went
ashore on Grand Bahama Island Deem
Der I'd Wreckers are assisting her.
CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. 23.-Fredericll
f. Rittman, of this city, has accepted
the position of fourth auditor Of the
Treasury Department TO succeed Frank
II. Morris.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Of the several
Exchanges III the financial district only
one-the Coffee l1xchargc-wiu be closed
on Monday next. The others will do bust
ness as Usual.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 2s.-A confer
ence of representative cc-gymeu and lay
men was ilcld here today for the purpose
of inauSuraring the movement TO sup
press vice in large cities.
INiEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Tl?e annual meet
ing Of the Society of College Gymnasium
Directors was begun here to-day Dr. W.
A. Lambeth, of the University of Virginia,
is among those attending.
MIAMI FLA, Dec. 25.-The British
steamship Honeric. cotton laden. Cor Mex
leo. wl.cn Went ashore Christmas day,
was 1loateG to-day and is being towed to
Key West by the tug Albert +. Dewey.
WlLkESBARRE. PA. Dec. 2S.-Tlle
threatened strike of the employees of the
Nilke5barre and Wyoming Valley Elec-
trc Railroad viii not take place. an
a1nicable arrangement having been
reached.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Dee. 2S-About
] 200 people employed in the stemmery of
the Continental Tobacco Company went
on Il strike this afternoon. They demand
ed an advance Of - cents hundred for
stcmmin..
ST. VINCENT. CAPE VERDE IS
LANES. Dec. 2S.-The steamer RosSiyn
Castle, with the Canadian volunteers,
turning from South Africa on board, has
arrived here. She Will proceed tonight
far lILlifaN.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. Dec. Geo.
Fuller. a negro, was lynched last night
near Marion Perry county. He was sus
pected OF having burned the barn Of Den
mis- Cummings, together with several hun
bred bushels Of corr. "a large amount Of
forage ard seven mules.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-Senato.s Nell
SON and Warner. sitting as a sub-commit-
lee OF liis SCiale opllilltiltc Oh AOIi-
merce to-day heard arguments N support
of the measure now pending in the SEN
a.A providing FOR the establishment OF a
National Sranlardizins Bureau.
BERLIN. Dec &-This morning the
Emperor, Empress, Princes of reiSnins
families, and the highest civil and mill
tary authorities attended the funeral ser
vices of Fielc Marshal Count Won Blu
menthai the oldest field marshal in the
German army, who died December 2lst
WASHINGTON Dec. ga request was
received at the State Department to-day
from Governor FiuCrec of Michigan, for
the cXtra6ttion of Charles J. Thompson.
who is charged With forgery committed In
Detroit. Thompson is ROW i'll CUBA. The
papers have been forwarded to the War
Department.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Dec, CD. A
Jennings. Of Columbus Ohio, has filed suit
IN the United States Court against about
twenty citizens. men and women of
damages He claims they white capped
him on January 3oth 1900, and prosecuted
alim and his family until they were forced
TO leave the State
KINGSTON. JAMAICA, Dec. 2S.-Presi-
dent Tireslas Simon Sam, of Haiti, de!i::-
cred an :,npass!oned address December
10th. deprecating the efforts of MS enc
mics TO discredit his government III 'he
ewes of the United States and other ma
tons. Aavices from Haiti say the speech
lrade an excellent impression ana that
the country is tranquil.