The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-13
Belief That the kearsarge VIII FHld
Her Way There, Too.
GERMAN OFFICERS INTERESTED.
They Are Watching With Curiosity the Move.
menls Of tue American Ships in tlamp
ton Roads-The Largest Com
sigumeut of Flour Ever
Taken from New
port News.
Special Dispatch to The Times \

tSpeclat piSpatch TO The TiulcS.)
NEWPORT NEWS. Va, Dec. p.-Tha
German cruiser Vineta g coming With
haste at the snipyard. instead of at the
piers. as at first proposed. The American
battleship Kearsarse is also coating ia,
the stream, and both vessels will prob-
ably finish tomorrow. The yineta is a
long one-about 200 tons. The E-earsarge,
i,stN. The vineta will sail for Venezuela.
TUESDAY was set for the Gate OF sailing,
out she may leave earlier. It is us.dgr-
stood that the kearsarge will also go to-
Venezuela, after leaving Havana. and ig
is possible that sf.e two vessels may go
down the coast about the same time
Officers of the German slip are very
much interested in the movements Of the
Alabama, Massachusetts and Kearsargc.
and seem 20 anticipate a rival display
of force of Venezuela.
BROKE THE RECORD
The Chesapeake aud Ohio steamer
RapiGau carried to Liverpool the largest
consignment of -four ever taken from
here and one of the largest ever taken
out of the country-53.54 SO barrels. The,
largest previous shipment was on the
Mayfiower for london in March. 1899,
when 51,6St barrels We're taken
y verdict was found for the defendant
to-day in the case of L. a. Meyers and
Sol Miller against the city. The suit was
for damages for injury done to property
by paving operations and was important
as precedent. there being numerous
other similar suits pending.
BURNING COTTON SHIP.
The Austrian steamer Gottfried schen-
l. -..,J ~ snil 4
of her burning cotton. All efforts TO ex-
tinguish the fire tcriday have proved
ilnavailing.
The loss will be considerable out it was
impossible 90 hold Il survey to-day.
C. w. Shelton, ageef seventy -four, ono
OF the leading merchants of Elizabettt
City county. died this T.1orning ut his
home, on NH Creek. of apoplexy. Ile
was an ex-Coufederate
Counsel for Billy O'Boyle, condemned
to die for the murder of his mulatto mis-
tress. Alma Hamilton. have decided to
appeal to Governor Montague for execu-
tive clemency- No application will he
made 20 Governor Tyler.
ARSoN SUSPECTED
The congregation of East-E.nd Baptist
Church (colored) are wrought up over
the burning of their caurch Monday. ~
member of the congregation is suspected
of the deed. and an arrest is expected.
DIR. a. G.. Jones. former quarantine
officer of the port, fell from a vessel at
the sEipyard this afternoon striking tho
pier and being thrown into the water.
from which he was rescued. he was
badly hurt
DIR. Jones was leaving the steamer
Abonkr. lying alongside a pier at the
yard. He lost his footing at the top ot
the ladder and III falling struck u pile
some twenty feet below and was thrown
into the water He was unconscious
when rescued and taken aboard the Ger
man cruiser Vineta. where he received
immediate attention before being re-
moved to his home.
An examination OF his Injuries Tonight
showed two bad scalp wounds, but no
Indication of internal injury could h,
found and his condition at midnight is
reported as favorable. though he Will
be confined to his bed for q long time,
Customers of the Crescent Cash Store
found it closed to-Gay. Its proprietors.
{. w. Lauterbach ana Mrs. NJ c.. Fen-
able. departed yesterday. going to Phila-7
delphia, where they sold the stock ont to
E. D. Manley 4or $500. Mr.. .:alley arr
rived here to-day. to find attachments
agSregatins SI,5G0 being placed on the
stock by creditors
Lauterbach is the man who was boy
cotted by the labor unions In the spring.
He claimed to have been personally as
saulted by some labor men. and started
to get out an injunction against th.,
Central Labor Union. but die not dc so.
He came here from Philadelphia about
a year ago.