The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-05
Brief Kilograms.

All the carpenters of Charleston. W. Va,
are on strike for nine hours day at old
wages
John Runk's sister. of Milwaukee died yes
terday of tTichiuOsls, making seven victims or
tine family who have died from eating dis
eased pork.
A Cincinnati reporter Yesterday morning
called on one OF the hackers OF Pete Nolan
and was informed that Nolan would fight
Slavin at any time for 5000 O side.
The House Of Representatives of Delaware
Yesterday afternoon passed the MOlcOtt bill,
which is a modified form OF the Australian
Ballot bill. The Senate will also pass 1t.
Superintendent Of Public Works Hannah,
Of Albany. stated last night that every report
coming to him along tue canal indicates that
navigation can be resumed tomorrow
The engine building Of the Troy Steel and
Iron Company. Of Albany. was destroyed by
ire last night Seven Dickson high-pOwer
engines were ruined. The loss is estimated at
$500 900.
At an adjourned meeting Of the stockhold-
CTS Of the Para Rubber Company Of Boston.
Yesterday. proposition of 40 a share for the
stock Of the company WAS submitted. Action
on the proposal was deferred Tor a week
Weghtman Walker. G. b. VI. D.. died in
Denver. Col, yesterday. aged twenty-seyen
years He was a graduate IN engineering of
the Institute of Troy y. T.. and of medicine
in Chirorpica College in Philadelphia. He
was born in Philadelphia
Saturday afternoon about fifty men en-
plCyed IN unloading coal at East Rochester
FOR the New YORK Central quit work because
their pay was reduced from .l35 10 Sl.25 per
day II Is said that the day men have to work
thirteen hours and the night men twelve
hours
Agent Henderson, OF the Anchor Line
Steamship Company, was arrested IN New
York Yesterday by the Federal Government
authorities charged with having permit ted a
detailed emigrant 20 escape from the steamer
Alexandria. tie was held in 1900 bail for
examination.
Judge NJ II. Owlesly. Of Lancaster. Ky,
the most prominent lawyer in Kentucky,
died al 9 O'Clock yesterday morning Of pleuro-
pneumonia He was A candidate for the NOM
inatiOn Of Governor III 1888, and was barely
defeated by Knott. He leaves a widow and
four children.
Noel Sous. Theodore Forbes and John
Forbes were drowned yesterday afternoon at
the outlet OF Braddock's bay IN lake Ontario.
They were building a drawbrdge over the
outlet and by some mishap the boat was
swamped, throwing the three men into the
water
The trial of August Elnburg, the dramatic.
agent, on "a charge Of kidnapping young girls
was formally begun in New York yesterday.
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were sent to the Royal Palace at New Orleans
as actresses. and that the character of the
Palace is bad.
A case in many respects similar 10 that Of
Rev Dr. Boutwell,. OF Brooklyn, is being
treated at the Massachusetts, General Hospital
in Boston. The patient is Oscar Neill, aged
nine years, and the physicians are trying 70
extract a tamarnd seed that the boy inhaled
at play last Saturday. The seed is lying IN
the left lung.
The most horrible casualty in the annals Of
Chattanooga occurred at the camp on the
Chattanooga Southern railroad at Duck-creek
siding about midnight Sunday night. The
kitchen car Of construction train burned,
consuming four negro men-King Meadows,
head cook, and John Harvey, Will Broder
and Walter Miles. assistant cooks. How the
accident occurred is not known.
ID. +. Richardson. chairman of the Tele-
graph Committee Of the Chicago Board of
Trade, has received a proposition from rel-
able construction company TO build a four
wire line 10 New York for considerably less
| than half million dollars. The route will