The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-24
VOL. IV.---NUMBER 1893.
THE NEWS SUMMARY.


The Automatic Refrigerator Company elected
ofiicerS.--J. Bcrnstein's store. us east Cary
was robbed. The closing exercises OF 81.
Mary's Benedictinc Institute takes place to
day.--N. Il. samuel. a negro was injured by
a church gir,lcr falling. Tho Board OF Pub
lio Interests mct.-Mrs John y. Hobson
,iicL---Thc Masonic Home OF Virginia will
&c dedicated tO-day.-Thc Legion OF The Rcd
Cross elected oflicers.-The Presbyterian
Church Of Manchester decided 10 call G. \
Van Houtcn at their pastor--rhe closing
exercises Of Mrs. G. Rosters music classes
take place to-night.-Thc case of W. r.
Bowie was nolle prosecuted In the IIustings
Court.
VIRGINIA.
Editor Copeland, OF nanvillc. and a census
vnumorstor had a little difficulty I'm which
editorial muscle conquercd.---1hc ilnai cX.
crciScs Of the Virginia Military Institute have
i-rgun Judge Henry ". Thomas died AT
Fairfax Courthouse. The second session Of
tho INnchhug Normal Institute will open
to-day.-W j Hickman. brakeman, aged
fwonty. WIS run over near Lynchburg and
died from his iriuries.- Richard T.. owens
"a youth Of twcnty-oue wears, wanted 10 put
an end 70 Miss Nannie Shaw, in Petersburg
slut failed.-Mrs. John Ciop1on died AT WI
Yamsburr -peyton Curtis (colored) was
drowned la poud near williamsburg
Eusincss men in Norfolk are agitating the
idea OF a great naval review a, Hampton
Roads IN connection with tho Worlds Fair.
CAPTAIN G. o. Boutelle died IN Hampton.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Mrs. Minerva c. Caldwell died in Morgan
ton.--Tho oak City Manufacturing Com
pany made an assgnment.--It is asserted
that The pennsylvania Central Railroad has
purchased the Norfolk and Southern Railroad.
Raleigh viii have big independence
nay celebration The state Dental Asso-
citation viii meet in Wilmington to-day.-
The Wilmington. Onslow and last Carolina
Railroad 'ill be pushed on 10 Jacksonville as
rapidly ar possible.
WASHINGTON.
% is admitted that Naval Constructor
Uowles, of the Norfolk navy yard. is TO ac-
c,pt the management OF an English ship
building syndicate at e salary of s25. 600 q
ycar.-Captain Alexander Johnston has
uuticu 10 the War Department. making
serious charges against Governor" Woodfin.
&C tle Hampton soldiers Home.-It is ru-
mor,d that the President " II veto the River
and Htthor bill.-Tho silver bill. with the
free coinage causes omitted will be reported
lack 10 the Senate i'm a few DAYS The
senate commerce Committee have reported
mForably the House bill providing for addi-
tioual hshthouscs.-Ih House discussed
all day till regulating the purchase Of prop
crty by the Baltimore and Potomac Company
"a
college hill was passed by The Senate Ita ap-
propriatcs sl5.OOO 20 state agricultural col
legcs for the first year. and increases this
$1,000 per year for ten ycars; after which an
annual appropriation Of S2j.OOO is made.
SEW YORK.
Mr.. W. ". Astor is 10 erect palatial hotel
corner Ffih Avenue and Fifty-ninth street.
st cost - about S2.OOO,O O,OOO.-Judge y.
3icnry Dugro and Frederick Wagner VIII
erect another in the same locality at cost
Of $3.50 coo A rumor is current that
Sheriff Dan r. Sicklcs viii be rendered the
nomination for mayor ON The citizens ticket
--fluanciai circles and nicnds Of Virginia
and the South are much delighted al the
prospect Of the state debt settlcment.-
Richard Croker testified before the Fassett
committee yesterday. He specifically denied
ali of MoCann's charges against himself and
Mayor Grant.-Fire I'm workshop Of the
Kings county peniiontary did $4,000 worth
Il damage. There was no disOrder.--
FOREIGN.
King Mwanga. Of Uganda. has been con-
vertOd to Catholicism.-The report Of the
Fmnco-Russiana alliance has been confirmed.
A cotton factory has been established Ia
Con-tantinope e-Ihe British government
has abandoned the compensation clause in
The local government taxation bill. The
general opinion Is that this will not shorten
The session. NJ. dc Laveleye, Of Brussels,
thiuks that free colnage in America would be
harmless.-A syndicate has been formed in
England to buy up the gas works in the
principal American cities.
GENERAL.
The boiler Of the steam tug Alice + Crew
blew up at the foot OF Van Brunt street,
south Brooklyn. and four men were inasant-
Iy fiIIed.--A remarkable f,ith cure was per
formed IN 81 Johns Ro.ian Catholic Church.
at Osweco. y. y. sunday night.--A dis
patch has been received at the state Depart
ment announcing that Fort de France, the
capital of the Island Of Martinique. has been
destroyed fudge James Iawrenson, the
oldest omploye Of the United States Postal
Service. died i'm Baltimore. yesterday, aged
s. years.-rhe relief force is SIN working
hard 10 reach the cntombcd miners at Dun
bar. Penn lie relief force al the Dunbar.
Pennsylvania, mine is still hard at work, but
with little hope OF success. A convention Of
miners and mnc workers of the Connells-
vile coke region will be called to-day TO
take action regarding thc rescue of the un-
fIitmatcs.
BRIEF TELECRAMs.
Part Of the south-bound express train on
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
jumped the track yesterday morning near
Tuckcrt0n. about five miles from Reading
The locomotive one passenger car and one
baggage car were dcfailed. and Lewis Heller,
ongiGcor, WAS killed and his brother George,
the fireman. was probably fatally injured.
George Hamilton, baggage-master, and Jo-
seph Burnbaum, express messenger, were Sc
verely bruised
The grand jury at Purvis Miss, have found
an indictment against sullivan for prize
nqhtlng A petition is being numerously
signed by leading citizens praying that fine
without Imprisonment be Imposed upon Sui
llvan.
A nght between some drunken negroes
and several white men on board an Fast
Tennessee train. near Eilenw6od, saturday
night. resulted in two negroes being killed
several other NEGROES badly shot and cut, and
two white men badly hprt.
one thousand employees Of the Paticure and
Copcuiis silk mills OF Yonkers. n. Y, have
gone out on strike against reduction OF
15 aud 25 per cent respectively.
WILLIAMSBURG.