The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19
PREDICTS
DISASTER
NegrQPreacher Says Whining
ton.N.C.. Will Be Destroyed
WAS ASLEEP ON HIS BEAT
Norfolk Police Commissioners Dis
charge Patroman-Seamen of
Chilean Vessel Libel Ship for
Their Wages Gossip.
WAS ASLEEP ON HIS BEAT
o-pecial to The Tlmcs-Dispatch.)


NORFOLK, VA, July Isl am George
Abraham Richardson VII, predicting
the destruction OF Wilmington. N. c., by
fire from Heaven on August ID, 1901"
Such is tshe greeting one gets from
a negro Wood appearance, who passed
Elizabeth diy. where nc had journeyed
to acuualnd the Hon. Haywood Saw
yer with a Eersion in which his ascend
sncy TO the tgubernational chair OF North
Carolina wak foretold.
Richardson has been lecturing to his
people dowi, in North Carolina for
months. Ghat crowds OF negroes hear
him, but they are not so credulous as IN
nte-bellums days. and his representations
are hooted by them as by the whites.
PUNISHED FOR MISLEADING.
William Upshur, colored was sentenced
by Justice Taylor this morning to serve
thirty days in JAIL and was also put I'M
der sl01 bond az suspicious character
and an idle vagrant
Mr. John Gallagher. merchant of Dan
vile, Va, )came to Norfolk yesterday and
Upshur Undertook to direct him to the
Gladstone Hotel. late last night Police
man Lanfbbrne noticed the two in Bran
bleton between and 2 o'clock this morn
ing. and when questioned Urshur YVES
unable to give satisfactory account Of
his Yaason for leading Mr.. Gallagher SO
far from, his hotel.
Mr.. Gallagher left the city this morn
ing. go was unable to appear at the trial.
sEAMEN LIBEL SHIP.
The seamen OF the Chilean steamer
Rancagua. who were arrested as desert
ers here last night were all discharged
by Justice Taylor. of the Police Court.
this morning, because OF the failure OF
Captain Sorensen to appear as a prose-
cntor The justice ordered the sergeant
to collect s2.& from the captain for each
warrant that he had served. There were
eighteen o! them.
Meantime the sailors bad consulted an
attorney and had prepared to libel the
vessel for their wages amounting to SOL.
The libel was served and the ship Will
have to give bond or remain here TIL the
case is settled. The seamen allege that
they have been poorly fed and badly
treated. They declare In the petition for
the libel that their terms OF service ex-
pire on July 2lst, and that they do not
wish to make another contract for voy-
age on the vessel. They did not return 10
the vessel because they were afraid of the
captains vioince, and. therefore, they
remained ashore. Bond was made for
$4,000, and the ship is at liberty. The
steamer came here to get cargo Of coal
for Valparaiso.
The steamer left here this afternoon
and went down the Roads preparatvely
to sailing for Valparaiso. She drew thirty
feet and two inches the greatest depth
OF water OF any vessel which ever left
this harbor. She carries a general cargo
and $50 tons OF coal.
COMPLICATED BANKRUPTCY. CASE.
s. Gordon Cummings Of Hampton, to.
day argued the case Of Ellison and Moore
In the bankrupt suit before Judge Wad-
dill In the United States District Court.
Moore. one OF the partners. transferred
his interest in the firm to Ellison. Ellison
filed his petition in the bankruptcy court
for the benefit Of his personal creditors
Then the creditors of the firm filed In.
voluntary proceedings against the firm,
and propose to take all the assets they
can find to pay the det>- OF the firm.
Judge Waddil heard the case and re.
served his opinion.
OFFICER DISMISSED.
Officer Oliver was dismissed from the
police force this afternoon by the Police
Commissioners for absence from his beat.
He was stationed In front of social
club on Sunday where the sale Of
whiskey was suspected. He left the sta
ton for an hour to go home. There is
no appeal for him.
Congressman Small, OF North Carolina,
was here to-day in conference with Cap
tain Winslow, OF the United States en-
gineer corps, and the members of the
Chamber of Commerce on the proposed
inland water way from Norfolk to Beau
fort, N. G. Mr.. Small Is confident of the
success of the enterprise. because repre-
sentations of Its advantages are being
prepared to present to Congress.