The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-18
HILLS RULE OR RUIN POLICY.
Breach Between the COYernOr-SenatOr and
His ErStEkil9 FaCtOtum.
MORE RUSSIAN JEE MIGRANTS
The ChIaeae Lepers-rdtor Jones' Will
Tho Wheat Market mfinues Il scitcd--
New York News.
NEW YoRK BUREAU. RICHMOND TnTs
August II 1891

perate straits the Hill administration is drift
Ing in It's rule or ruin policy. 1t seems 10 b
generally accepted fact that a seriou
breach has occurred between the Governor
Senator and his erstwhile factotum. Speake
Sheehan. Some Tammany Hall men are o
the opinion that Governor Hill will step in a
compromise candidate between Flower anC
Chaplin.
prominent member says Mr.. Flower IN
1oubtedly thinks that the delegates now be-
ing elected in the country districts are being
elected in his INTEREST," our people believe
that Governor Hill will control nearly all oil
these delegates. If tine Governor does aot
dare TO step into the breach himself. and feels
like giving Chaplin the nomination. all he
needs 10 swing the votes over TO the Kings
county man is to tip the delegates Smith
Weed, CSdy Herrick and W. G. Whitney sre
for Flower. and this is why think Hill may
not DO for Flower"
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board of Aldermen will meet to-mor.
row for the first time since July l4th. The
resolution directing the corporation counsel
10 institute proceedings TO eject the Elevated
Railroad Company from Battery Park will
again be taken up.
Three steamers landed at the Barge Office
to-day l.l3l immigrants. More than one-haH
OF them were Russian Jews.
THE CHINESE LFPERs.
The Chinese lepers are contented and happy
In their tent on North Brothers Island where
they are isolated. President Wilson Of the
Health Department. said that ho would send
letter tomorrow 10 the authorities at Wash
ingt0n asking the Government either TO take
charge of the lepers and provide some per-
manent place for them, or to send them back
TO CHINA
EDITOR JONES WILL,
The will Of George Jones of the New York
Times, was flied for probate to-day. 1t
names his son, Gilbert E. Jones: sOn-in-law,
Henry A. Dyer and Augustin Smith e1ecu-
tors. The widow. Sarah NJ. Jones. is TO have
the house, 80 west Thirty-seventh street, for
life and an annuity Of $4,000. The residue of
the estate. including the decedents forty-six
shares of the Times stock. is 10 bs held in
trust pending the life of Mrs. Jones.
TO SELL THE GA1ENA
Advices 10 the navy-ysrd report that the
Navy Department has issued orders directing
the appraisement and sale Of the wooden cor
yette Gslena which was injured of Gay Head
last winter. The Gaena is at present lying
at the Portsmouth nayy-vard Ii is also an
nounced that within the next year the Depart
ment will also order the sale OF the historic
old Pensacola and of the Omaha, Monocacy
and Tallapoosa.
THE WHEAT MARKET
The wheat market continues in an excited |
condition to-day and the dealers on the New |
York Produce Exchange are keeping a close |
watch upon the situation in Chicago 1t is |
shown by the official report that the transac- /
tions in this city on last Saturday amounted |
to over one million bushels There was |
great deal OF curb trading. the interest cen
terlng in September and December options.
and there was alsO considerable trading in |
May options.
HOOKED HIS OWN NOSE.
Twelve ear-old Joel Nostrand went fishing
Mt the foot of Bridge street Brooklyn yes
terday afternoon. While casting his line he
caught the hook in his own nose. 1t took
two surgeons at the city hospital TO cut the
hook out.
BROKE HER ARTIFICIAL LEG.
call for an ambulance at Thrtysecond
street and First avenue was received at Belle
Tue Hospital yesterday afternoon. Shortly
before Z. M. DR.. Sprague. who answered it,
found midde-aged woman, who would
welgh so pounds, lying on the sidewalk sur
rounded by commlseratlng crowd. lie
hustled his way through the people and asked
what was the matter My legs broken, doc
tor" she replied. ITS an artificial one, but
don't see how l can get away from here"
, The woman was Mary Ann OMella.
|
fiye years ago her left leg was broken and |
an amputation was performed The substi-
Iute which replaced 1t did excellent service
until yesterday, when it snapped without
warning. Several men got the heavy woman
INTO the ambulance and she was taken to tie
hospital. She says she has no money and |
does not know how she will get another arti.
nclal leg. She preferred 10 90 10 the hospital
-ather than home.
FORCED TO PROSECUTE HER sou.
A pitlful case, IN some OF it's aspects. came ]
up III the Essex Market Police Court yester-
lay morning. Mrs. Julia Kuhn. Of No 224 {
EAST Ienth street, respectable whlte-hAired
Woman had her son Fred Kuhn, twenty -one
Years OLD, arrested and charged with larceny. !
he young man Is her only son. is well edu- '
'Ated, or good appearance and is a book G
Keeper out OF position at present. Being
'thout spending money and dissatisfied with !
shat his mother allowed him he had re 4
'eatedy helped himself, both to her money
M valuables. Fearing publicity, the mother =
epeatedly condoned his oHenses till, ON
august oth. he appropriated the contents of
leI JeweiIy box. consisting of diamond rings {
sOltn S4OV' winch he pawned st fraction Of A
heir value and lost the money on the races. i
hen the mother caused ms arrest
yesterday IN court Mrs. Kuhn made heroic
uorts 10 suppress her emotion, aud would
OF so much as look at her son. The Justice
cid HIM for trial. Then the mother broke l
Dom so0bing as If her heart would break. {
LABOR WAR IMPENDING.
Inc Socialist Labor party and the Contra .
aoor Federation has begun an active fight @
gainst the American Federation of Labor.
Vt only was the fight begun at the Central \
SoOr federation yesterday. but the fight will y
. carried TO the international WorkinpInen's
oneress IN Brussels, where an ATTEMPT Will
. made to capture the Knights of Labor and
~ that order TO cooperate politically with :,
10 SOCIALISTS Tor the emancipation of labor IL
ne enemies OF the Socialist Labor party areat- "
Inpting 10 seduce from its ranks a numbsrof ~
Dor unions and this fights retaliation in the ST
are OF charges against Samuel Gompers. -.
lgust DeiADar aud especially Henry Neis l.
ann. lhis agitation promises to be fraueht
IN important consequences 10 both the So
slsts and American Federation IN this conn 20
y ior u Is expected to defeat the reelection m
president OF the American Federation of
'oor OF the conservative Mr.. Gompers and
force the Federation 10 become partner 80,
Tue political schemes of the Socialist La. Wv
u party. On the other hand il the Soclal.
{ are defeated IN tho night. it will take them hi
vera wears % recover their lost ground "a o.,
Arge number OF unions Will desert the red rs,
K In body. 80
WON A DOLLAR AND GOT LOCKOUT. an