The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-23
TeIegraphiC BreYities.

PENSACOLA, ELA.-Seven large can
| non crackers and some sulphur matches
were to-day found secreted in a bale OF
cotton intended for export to Bremen,
Germany. The bale had been loaded on the
British steamship CaYo Largo, which is
taking on q solid cotton cargo Of 1900,
bales.
ROME, GA.-Dr. r.. D. Scaling, a Car
roll county physician. was sentenced to-
day by Judge Newman, in the United
States Court, to serve five years in the
penitentiary and pay $500 fine. lie was
found guilty of counterfeiting and passing
spurious coin.
ST. JOHNS, y. F.-The fire on board
the British steamer Dunblane. which put
in here yesterday with part of her cargo
OF cotton burning, was to-day found to
be more serious than at first reported A
large volume of flame is breaking from
her No. 3 hold, and the city fire depart
ment has been working to-day to subdue
the fire.
embellishments was made
to-day that the Bank of Liverpool had
been victimized by a trusted bock-keeper
to n large amount. An official statement
says that through the dishonesty of a
book-keepei they may lose 10000. The
Bank of Liverpool's shares fell II on the
Stock Exchange to-day.
WASHINGTON.-The President TODAY
appointed William B. Sorsby, of NIissis-
sippi, to be consul at Kingston, Jamaica.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. conspiracy
has been nipped in the bud. Twenty ar
rests We're mage at midnight Tuesday in
houses i'll various parts Of Johannesburg
a great sensation followed.
WASHINGTON. D. C:-President Roose-
welt finished reading his message to Con-
gress to the Cabinet at their regular
tn-TD yss ~, IL
between 5000 and 80, 900 words.
WASHINGTON, D. 'C.-The President to-
day appointed William Crozier to be chief
of ordnance, with the rank of brigadier-
general. The appointment was made
largely upon the recommendation Of Sec
rotary Root.
N1URFREESBORO, TENN,-Fire started
here to-day in the warehouse of J. L.
Rather & Co, and soon spread until the
e,stire depot hill was in flames About
$4,000 is in ashes.
LONDON.-Eighteer members of the
crew Of the German ship Camena, Cap
tain Behrens. which left Mobile Septen-
Der p, bound to Hamburg, We're rescued
by the British steamer Les ReaulN, Cap
tain Pawley, which arrived with them to-
DAY at Dartmouth
WASHINGTON.-Adm Schley to-
day accepted an invitation Of the Hamil-
ton Club, of Chicago. to be its guest of
honor at a dinner to be given at some fu-
ture date.
PITTSBURG, PA.-For the second time
within six months the city government of
Pittsburg is about to undergo an entire
change. Major A. A. Brown, appointed
city recorder last April by Governor Will
liam a. Stone, has been requested to step
down and out by the chief Executive of
the State, and J. Q. Brown, formerly di-
rector of public safety under the old
regime, will assume the duties of the of
ice.
ST. LOUIS, MO.-A final effort was
made to-day to, adjust the dispute be-
tween the WORLDS Fair National Com
mission and the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position as to which body should have
over foreign exhibitors. bur
without result.
NEW YORK.-Neched, the Turk was
defeated tonight by Ernest Roeber. the
champion in a Greaco-Roman wrestling
match at the Lexon Athletic Club in this
.ity.
LONDoN.-Count Van Halfet-wilden-
burg, who few days ago retired from
he post of German Ambassador to Great
Britain, died at the Embassy this eve
ming.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Archbishop Cor
igan lunched with President Roosevelt
o-day.
NEW YORK.-The grand jury to-day |
indicted Fire-Commissioner John j. Scan
lell and William Marks, broker in fire
department. supplies, Tor alleged con-
piracy It also returned q second count
Lgainst Scannell for alleged neglect OF |
luty. The evidence was the same as
hat upon which faulty indictments were
eturned against the accused some
months ago.