The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-17

cor several months Miss Hattie McPher
sun aged twenty wears. OF Beaver rails. ia,
mas n-en sick in bed and unable 10 move
,,ito psIslv,is ON one SD. Thursday nieht
nf IO o'clock. when her father anu mother
,ver. nf The theatre. 10 was discovered lnhl
fhrlf house was ON fire. in the meantime
Ni.. NrPhtrsOn arose without diihcult ,
put ON "a wrapper and pair of slippers and
rushed down irs and ont the 'front.' doOl.
She was running along the icy pavement 10
the theatre for her parents ". en- she was ihct
hV her n>fOuishcd father. He hurried hcf
INTO "a neishbor's house. where She was I'M .
mcamtely1ut 10 bed. Yesterday she seemed
almost wei.
Affhe ninth annual dinner OF The clover
club. held 1hursdav night al lhr hplei
bellevue. Philadelphia, MI. haudN was
uuauimOus|y reelected PRESIDENT james
"a UeVercn. Weep ecldrnI thai e.
T. Deacon. secretary, ana Johh
Ashmcad treasurer special tlaln iioH
New York cIfV aud Washington blouehi Z"
.iistiryui shed assemblage OfWell-knoWn men
lnttend The dinner. Among the celeola,tu
guests 40 the dinner were colonel ihgmas J.
uchIlffrc Colonel Edgar W. Nye. MRishali
a.. Wider. ]. i. OtOnn1r VI. NeheifiS
Davis and Hastings. end mnny others
Custom officers made a raid on Chinatown.
san Francisco. last satuidnN nlsni Anou, ou,
$50 OUl worth OF opium was sciNeo' as il ul"
uOi bcar tie custom house sthulps Inaor me-
esssqrv hy the Mckinley bill. collector
Pnelp. hat been looking into Inc hsl1uit'
but in every instance the thintso utNt
proven that mat the opium was iHipvl 'c"
f,riOr To October when the mckinley OH Mrh.
INTO effect and that. ihef ciurc. II is eNtmpi
from seizure. The Oplum VIII DE lctuiuea
tne Chinese next week
A dispatch fiOm Mount Carmel. NJ an
,,,,r,c.. fief the afr-ship lis at last completed.
and the lnodel works satisfactorily. 10 VIII
be- taken 10 Chicago fo Dee exhibited IN the
-1uositlOn buildiug. The bouNdncy chamber
I. twenty -four feet long and slN and one-hali
al in diameter The snip. Win ihe prOnel
ia fIIlTfV feet long. lilI
Inventors have contract 20 exhibit " ioI
twelve weeks. and lhcy ure 60 receive 500 o.
ON 10 is 10 hy around 10 The exposition
and carry TWO passengers.
A c.ntract mas been signed between Bob
F-tzsmmous and Jimny carroll on the one
0.nd ana parsOn Davies. OF tblcago' on lhe
otNrr. hy which Davies undeftakes lhe man
ss.fUfnt of the uugilisis. lie VIII hlai telh
t.fuu.h this country, take fltzsimmons 10
England and match MIN against Ted FfitcL-
srI fDr ngllsh middle-Weight champion.
lffifg.immons whips Pritchofd the pugilists
vii siar through turope, return 10 thls couA-
tryaud finally take irip 10 Ausiraiia.
fevu eneiueers and surveyors OF the Rio
ernnde irrigation and colonization Com
pauv oLtntted ut Albuquerque, y M., anu
i-u q. establish thc source OF The hlg dltch
and tO locate q dam iof an immense fesei 70
N..r They 20 70 Eernadlll D, where MT. Nh-
aar,ou uu hydraulic engineer nom Denver,
Col. Will meet them. and rom mere 10 the
mouth sf.fne.Santa Anna river. 1hey VIII FOL
IIM N|I NIlf FNlNHNl iNA 'tf'''N' ''tfN
very high but narrow canyon.
rart.r B. Harrison. Of Chicago. doesn't
THINK there Wili bc Senaioriai ciecuoh ul
springfield tins winter al all ior Tue ieasoh
Thar neither the Republicans, Democrats nor
formers have a majority. and no TWO lactlohs
viii coale@se lie doesn't think Genera
Palmer VIII get any Republican votes. whle
tfe ftruers " ill not vote iOr any man VINO "a
not ID farmer. Harrison thinks, n sweVef, nc
stands "a possible shON - being CHOSEN iilei
awhile
Governor Iilman has made public COM
munIration from Acknowledgement fertfl
disclosing thu statement that his pfedects-
s1f. General Mlledge T.. Bon ham son OF. lne
late Governor Bounam, is dciaulter 10 the
amount of about 5000. 6eueml Bonhom
has written a letter 90 the Governor. comics
sIg h.s defa lcatlOn, and expressing the nope
that ho wlll be- able 10 make restitution.
u.uuty United states Marshal Holland, OF
WtJ Virginia. nes ar csted NJ. C. Marsh for
violating ihe pef sion leWs. Deputy Maishai
~taiknaker, 81 Gllmcr. hts also ffestcd zap
faIn George " Crook, who Ia also unoef ar
reel flr pension frauds Both prisoners arr
prominent and weil-iO-dO citizens.
Thursday was the funeral dav OF Blind
Ian Mufphv the landlord OF lneTiy nlil,
Ntw York Uis wake which lasted fioih
Iuealay mofaing until 1hursdry morning
wastne largest aud finest IN sevefal years
AMI the funeral wasn't a whit behlnd u.
Mr. IK. Mckee. son.in-iaw OF Presidtnl
Harrison. has ARRANGED 10 settle WHO DIS
family Boa d lEt0n. having eslabllahea blsi-
mess connection there Wlih the lhVlne""-
Houston tiec' re Company.
Allen Go. Bunal0'a big buekeI-sho? ?
brokers'. have failed.