The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04
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: NEW YORK.-Tom Sharkey posted
forfeit of 5000 to-day with a challenge
to Jeffries to fight for the championship
Sharkey also posted $3.50 on behalf OF
Dave, Sullivan to bring about match
with young Corbett.
BALLSTON, N. Y.-The First National
Bank of this place was closed to-day
pending an investigation by National
Bank examiner. 1 is stated that the
closing OF the banks doors followed the
discovery of irregularities in the accounts
of the teller Charles E. FitChanl
WASHINGTON, d. Cat the request
of Governor-General Wood, of Cuba, the
itinerary of the North Atlantic Squadron
has been changed so as to have the
squadron at Havana during the Christ
mas holidays-from December 18th to 2oth.
MONTGOMERY, ALA.-Practical road
building was illustrated here to-day by
experts Of the Southern Railway Good
Roads Special. Tomorrow the Good
Roads Convention will meet in the House
of REPRESENTATIVES, ard daily sessions
will DO held during the remainder of the
week.
CHICAGO, ILL-Tho International
Live Stock Association opened here to-
day. The gathering adopted what was
said to be the first resolutions based on
President RooseyeltS message. These
resolutions commended the Presidents
attitude toward the reclamation OF arid
lands b. irrigation and urged Congress
to a serious consideration of the question
The feature of the days session was the
address Of Secretary OF Agriculture VII
son. His topic was mixed Live STOCK
HuSbandry.
CHICAGO, ILL.-Mayor Harrison open
edly severed relations with City Clerk
Loeher to-day. and at the same time set
at rest ali riimors of quarrel between
himself and Robert E. Burke by saying
that Burke was his friend.
BERLIN.-On the resumption OIL inc
tariff debate in the Reichstag to-day.
count Won Posadowsky-Weh Secre-
tary of the Interior, spoke In favor OF
the bill. The Leftists frequently inter-
,.upteS him. taking strong exceptions to
bic remarks. and the RiShtists responded
with cheers.
CHICAGO. lib. T.. Van Allen. sec
retary Of the Holland Society OF Chicago,
has received a letter from the secretary
OF President Kruger, in reply 10 an IN
vitatjcn to visit America. saying that
nothing has been deciGed sS " ''o
ual visit to America.
wAsH1NGTON. d. C.-Counsel for the
Government have presented to the span.
ish Treaty Claims Commission a oi,eA
in sunport of the motion to DISMISS .,ie
claims growing out of the slnklnS ot '''e
battleshp Maine. @
SCRANTON, PA.-Half a hundred ON
cere and delegates of the American gu
.r,.;or of Labor are already here TO at
tn,d Tho annual convention. which opens
THURSDAY morning in st. Thomas Col
legeS Hall. .t.5 tint
ADRIAN MICH.-It is expected ina
the coroner's. jury which has been invss,
tipating the cause OF the death u ~.
victims of the disastrous wreck on .ue
wabash Railroad near Seneca lase w,
nesday night, in which man3 l,a.la1; en-
g-a vere crushed and burned TO oe AZ.
will render a verdict Tomorrow, ne
testimony ,to-day brought out the iact
that there were three different 1nte1pEe-
tat;ons among the crew OF the eastoounu
tra;n Nc. OF the orders under ."hlch
tho train was running.
engineer Strong admitted that II was
his misunderstanding, OF tho ORDERS I'M.
caused the wreck. FIe accounted LOT ire
error by the fact that the wind was oio",
ing when the order was handed MN. "uu
that while he was reading itsone corner
of the paper was blown over. hiding tne
word Seneca.
NEW YCRK.-Two matches were played
u, TIA International Billiard Tournament
n the Madison Square Garden Concert
'1Jall to-day. In the afternoons George
ss,1tton Of Chicago. defeated Leonard
inJcwisor1. OF Canada. by a score. OF 400 to
! : In the -evening George ~ slossen, of
This city. met Ora G. Mornlngstar, OF
Rochcster. Ind, and ran out his 400
roints while Mornlngstar was making 100