The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-17
SUMMARY or TO-DAY.S NEWS
FORECAST.
Wednesday fair, colder; fresh north
west winds. Thursday fair.


Wednesday fair. colder; fresh north
west winds. Thursday fair.
Highest temperature yesterday...... So
Lowest temperature yesterday..-... So
Mean temperature yesterday.........6 %
Normal temperature for December. 10
Departure from normal temperature 10
Precipitation during past Il hours-... .0s
LOCAL
Lack of quorum at meeting Of Commit
tee on the Improvement of James River
results in delay In measures looking to
Judge Witt revokes license OF Andrew
Girolami for violation of the Sunday
liquor laws.
Lieutenant Peary lectures to a large
OF Music on his latest dash to the north:
Jury fails to agree on the question OF
dn1ng newspaper owners for publishing
q Sunday paper
OF the whipping post bill. Is said to do
the work in the most approved style.
Policeman Wyatt has fight with Clerk
Edgar White, Of the Police Court
Said that price OF coal will so down to
seven dollars q. ton for anthracite after
Christmas.
VIRGINIA.
New hotels to be erected at once IN
Norfolk on the site Of the Atlantic Hotel,
which was burned down. and on Main
Street in Lynchburg. The Norfolk hotel.
to be put up by the Williams syndicate
will be larger than any other hotel In
the State, except the Chauberlin.
Philadelphia capitalists inspecting
Roanoke car lines with q view 10 ptlr-
chasing.
Young man at Blacksburs charged with
raising money order from FIVE to fifteen
dollars.
motion. Position of influence with the
administration Of Mr.. Hugh Gordon
Miller.
Postoffice at Big Stone Gap is robbed.
Mother at Roanoke insane from fear
this winter.
hunting In Essex. is writing new book
A number OF interesting marriage an
The two mammoth hogs at Keller. In
Accomac county. weigh together nearly
ton.
Fraternity entertained at Ashland
Able Earle real estate sales.
Fire chief Of HAMPTON IS injured:
Serious shooting ARRAY at Blueheld
Bow cruelty beaten near Christiansburg.
Gamblers fined at Danville.
Mr.. Glass secures free rural delivery ID
Roanoke county
Women raid q speak-easy at Lambert's
Point.
Boy stabbed almost fatally In quarrel
a
Bertha Company wins tax case at
Wytheville.
bered war Of 1879. died YESTERDAY.
Large saw-mill to be built at Williams
burg.
Robbers at work In Russell.
Married in Jail at Gladesboro.
Railroad damage suits at Petersburg.
Great interest in the fall OF Dial Rock
In Tazewell.
Eref1eric}1 man finds a. live turkey In q
Bishop Gibson dedicates Wlcomico
Church In Northumberland.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Judge Purnell has asked for the re-
moval Of Assistant Distrtct-AttorneF y.
J. Spears. of the Eastern District Cniteo'
States Court, for contempt OF court.
Proximity cotton mills at Greensboro
lead the way in reducing hours OF work
TO sixty hours week Hitherto the hours
have been sixt-six and sixty-nine hours
a week.
Arthur Bishop is in Charlotte His at
torneys may resort to fabeas CORPUS pro
ceedinss, as court does not convene until
February. 80
GENERAL.
italy decides to recall her minister
FROM Venezuela and will unite with Ger
many and England In demanding payment
of claims.
Hearing begun In New Eork's celebrated
gambling case.
General George Norman dleS suooenly
at New Orleans.
Senate did not act upon the omnibus
statehood bill.
Congress to adopt measures preVenta-
tive to CONTAGIOUS diseases
The waters in lower Mississippi valley
are rapldlv recedinS.
Man kills his step-father to save his
rotIler's life.
Hayu threatened with another reVo-
Peace and harmony prevails In South
ern Baseball Lsae'1e.
DR. Crum (colored) will De reanpolcced
collector Of customs at Charleston.
Stock market showed more life yester-
dav.
Only one ravorlto won at New Orleans
wandered away in snow and ice and
was held no and robbed.
Nom,nations confirmed by the Senate.
Hearing in the matter Of alleged eSor-
h'+art freight rates.
Mexico talks Of adopting the gold
sta rdard.
remains Of her husband.