The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-09
VOL. V.---NUMBER 1,54O
The NEWS SUMMARY.

The annual session OF the Grand Lodge OF
Masons OF Virginia begins this evening. -
A meeting 10 arrange for the observance OF
General X. y. Lees birthday anniversary
~ili oe held Thursday. persons
died ia Richmond last week. The Henrico
County Court grand jury met.-Rev. John
X. Mason preached his nrst sermon In st.
James chSrch.-The jury failed to ind q
true bill against Mrs. Laura Walton, charged
with shooting her husband.--The Baptist
sunday School Association met. - The
Hoard Of Directors Of the Chamber OF Com
lnerce met --rwo alarms Of nfe occurred
a eolored woman went to sleep in back
ysrd.-Jsmcs Finney dropped dead In the
Bowman, Broad street mer-
shAnt. assigned. The Lodge Of sorrow, Is
z. q. T.. had meeting
VIRGINIA.
Mrs. Elisabeth Martin, wife OF Rev. Alex
spdris Martin. died In Dsnville yesterday
william Wingneld WAS burned 10 death
at his home In Henry county LIST saturday.
a meeting OF the stockholders OF the At
Ia.tic and Danville railroad viii be held In
Portsmouth on the 11th Of January.
vounG men by the names OF Bowen and
Sheppard passed through Lynchburg yoster-
aav in custody, charged with forgery
srsl import o. railroad changes are reported
from I.ynchburg Mayor Haugharvant. OF
Lexington. discovered bombshell In his
front yard-Mr. w. u. Rogers. Of kotto-
r,v county. had fierce nght with negro
captain sylvanus Johnson died in Peters
burg yesierday.---Miss Julia Norment died.
-The washington Literary Society held It's
nni public session Saturday.-A furious
storm has been raging along the Virginia and
N0rth Carolina coast siuce Sunday morning
-BenJsman D. Henderson, Of Norfolk,
died Saturday.
WASHINGTON
The House passed the Tobacco Rebate bill
yesterday without opposition and without
debate The Virginia Democrats in the
House have not yet decided what position 10
take on the Apporti nment bill.--Chair
man Mlnkin. Of the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, says to-day will be
devoted in the House 70 tho consideration Of
those bills.--Mrs. Virginia Taylor Lewis has
offered 20 sell General Washington's dress
sword 10 the Government.-Tho bill on the
rebate Of tobacco passed the House yester-
day without opposition.-ThsS speaker laid
before the House yesterday . eommunies-
tl0n stating that there vas q deficiency In
The pension RppropTiation.-lnd indications
are tnst the Election bill will be voted on IN
The Senate Friday and defeated.
NEW YORK.
Judge Walter Scott Chisholm. prominent
member OF the New York southern Society,
died on the 5th instant.--Ex-Preside
Clevelsnds horses are new the property of
John B. Doris. the circus man.--father
Ignatius, the Protestant monk. has returned
20 New York.--The gay season opened In
New York last night with the Patriarch's ball
The late Daniel b. Fayerweather in his
will bequeathed SlOO. 900 10 the University
of Virginia.-The presidents Of all the rail-
roads west Of Chicago will meet in New York
on The 18Th instant to discuss the railroad
situation The Irish envoys refuse 10 talk
about their fOture movemenu.-The Bra
lillian rnen-of.wsr will leave New York har-
Dor to-day.
FORBIGE
Reports nom BuenOs Ayres are that feel
ing Of dlsquiet reigns in the city and through
out ths republic. and another outbreak is
fesred.-Owing to the unusual mortality 1.
Berlin Of consumptives seeking relief from
DR. Koch she hotels have been ordered 10 he
disinfcctsd-Avil vile play caused q riot In
s.rhn Emperor william has ordered q
isst q RieEar's diphtheria curs.--Mr. Psrsell
Will deliver public address In Dublin on
Thursday next.
GENERAL.
The condition Of the silver market is caus-
ing serious trouble among ths Colorado
smelters. James Riley, q white man of
Lexington. Ky, shot and instantly killed
Benjamin Slaughter. negro, yesterday. .-
Trouble is feared among the coal miners of
Birmingham. Ala.--Gus. Aaron. we'll
known citizen Of Greenwood, Miss, was mur-
dered yesterday by a negro named Dennis
Martin Much Of the time OF the session OF
the Farmers Alliance yesterday was devoted
TO denouncing newspaper correspondents for
securing Information Of the proceedings.
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.
On sunday Harvard students added one
more Onense TO the many disg1cefu pranks
which bave recently characterized their
conduct. Early iu the morning, when the
snow and COLI mad driven policemen IL
- otter, the students ralded the business
streets Of the city and carried OF all the
thermometers they could find, kept two,
where the instruments had become land
r.xArks some OF the stolen Instruments cost
revenge, because the JOiice have arrested
about twenty-five students for tearing down
signs.
On sunday.an Juarez. Mex. while bloody
aud brutal bull fEht WAS progressing, and
while the soldiers weIei absent from the post
attending the I. ht. the convict soldiers re-
yOlted al the barracks, killing the sergeant OF
the guard. corporal. and private. The
murderers, elghteen In number, broke fiOIn
the barracks and escaped 20 the mountains.
They were followed Oy the soldiers, three
Ovcrtaken and shot to death. and four cap
tured and returned To the post. They were
ordered 10 be KILLED at sunrise Monday.
The French Line steamship la Champagne
crashed INTO the British Rel Cross steamer
lI.bOncnse OF Sandy Hook sunday morn
Ing. La Champagne ws bound out fOr
Hayre, with 4i9 passengers. aud onlcerh ana
crew under Captain Boyer numbering about
a hundred and fifiy men. The l.isbonense
was bound In from hacelo and Para. Brazil
with big cargo OF sugar and India rubber:
Ahe carried no passengers. but had crew oi
thirty-twO men, including her commander.
Ga otain John King.
Tn. failure Of Delsmater & Co. is on the
lips Of everybody In Pennsylyanis. A special
10 the Philadelphia Times says that the real
extent Of the disaster 10 becoming more APP
parent as the facts very slowly come 10 light.
livery second man on the streets carries a
low chin. The eject of the failure upon busl-
ness has been very depressing, and all
and business men are complain
ing. This general depression Is due very
10 the fact that ths number VI
small losers IL very great.
Adolph Alves Msselra,a a petty ofncer IN
.he Brazilian navy, sunday morning. ABOUT
) o'clock. cut down a seaman on the manor
war Aouidabau with cutlass. The man
vas ordered on board the steam-cutter, ana
because he said something about the intense
sOld he was assaulted with cutIass by the
Jficer. ak neutenants OF the flagship wit
nessed ths cutting and apparently entirely
approved oft.
The trouble In the Unisu Greek Churcn. az
Shenandoah Pa, eliminated In an incipient
not. The origin OF the trouble dates back
nearly year. and during most OF that Time
he opposing factions, while wOrshlpihg
underline same roof, have been restrained
from attacking each other only by the pres
,nce Of a Gordon Of police al the services
II 10 stated on good authority that the visit
Of King Kalakaua 10 the Uniisd states las q
more Important object for that potenIate
Ia IN mere recreation. II 10 reported mat ne
hst sounded public opinion In uhwaii on lhe
subject Of annexation 20 the United states,
that he feels authorized 10 make . proposi-
zion 10 our State Department 10 enect thsl
purpose.
James Idgrsm, a millionaire living At Au-
turr Parry apAurh Df (shlCaQD. las neeD