The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-15
VIEWS NOTES or INTEREST.

Detroit
Tho Mississippi foods have caused loss
of "a .OOO. 900. and people are On tue Vergeol
starvation. a.,
Ousen Victoria has donated $50 to the
Lord Mayors fund for the sufferers OK ot.
Johns. n. +.
caleb Dodsworth. Of Cincinnati, will ope-
rate an enormous distillery in opposition to
the Whisky Trust.
An attempt at Cincinnati on Tuesday 10
form a leaf tobacco trust. with capital OF
~. 900 900, proved unsuccessful.
Colonel George Soule. OF New Orleans.
has been elected president OF the BUSINESS
Educators Association at Saratoga.
The print-cloth manufacturers of fali
River. Mas .achusetts. have increased the
wages of their employees 31s per cent.
william f. Harrity will. it is now report,
ed be elected chairman OF the national
Democratic committee and will accept tho
position.
The Retail Furniture Dealers Association
Of the United States has been organized at
New York with L. A. Jennings, OF New Gas
tie, Ind. as president.
A tornado struck Springfield. o.. about
noon Wednesday and wrecked at least zoo
dwellings and other properties. NUMBER
Of persons were injured.
Ii is reported that branch headquarters
for the Republican national committees wiz
be established in Chicago and Will Do III
charge of John A. Tanner.
President Tobin. of the National Associa-
tion Of Marble-C Cutters, certihes that Wnl 20
law Reid put uuion-cut marble In ootn MS
mansions, with union wOrkmen.
The fiftieth anniversary or the lndepep-
dent Order of Rechabites in North America
was celebrated by the High Tent" at loi-
chester Beach, Nd. on Wednesday
The Boston Building Trades Council and
the Union International Brotherhood OF
Brass Workers have adopted resolutions oi
sympathy with the Homestead rioters.
The Findlay Rolling Min Company. OF
Findlay. Ohio. and the Anchor IRON ana
signed the Amalgamated Association
scale.
Harris W. Crosby. who died Wednesday
Of Jnmesburg. n. j. was steward of Latsy-
cite College at Easton. where, IN ls41. ne
discovered the art OF hermetlcally sealing
tomatoes in tin cans.
Bernard Ress, OF San Francisco, was ar
rested on Tuesday, charged with detraudinS
tn. United States Government OF SZ.4Ov
duties by invoicing quantity 81 silk ana
wooden goods as iute and cotton.
Richard Mitchell, a colored gambler, OF
Greenyille, Ga. in under arrest, charged
with having opened grave and cut from
the body OF a Mrs. Armand one of the
fingers. lie wanted it for luck bone"
Heavy rains have caused the Tombigbee
river IN Alabama 30 leave its banks. and the
damage to cotton and other crops II -
stated, will reach 100000. Many fami-
lies are reported on the verge Of starvation.
The French Senate has passed a bill pro-
longing the present tariff on petroleum until
January 1. 1898 Ii also passed the supple
menfary credit of 600, 600 francs for the
French exhibit at the Chicago Columbian
Exposition.
At the third annual session Of the Grand
Camp of Confederate Veterans. NJ Jackson.
Miss. the body WAS organized az the M.sss-
sipp! Division OF the United Confederate
Veterans. General s. ID. Lee was chosen
Mslor-General-
The Broadway cable road in New. York
city vii! not be ready for operation before
November. Work Is still IN progress on the
two power houses one at Broadway and
Houston street aud the other AZ Sixth
avenue and FIftieth street.
The Atchison. Topeka and Santa fe rail
road filed with the recorder OF deeds at To-
peka Wednesday mortgage for 800, 100000
favor
trustees THIS Is the second mortgage into
which the incomes are converted.
The Postmaster General has received no
tice that the South African Republic, known
as the Transvaal has Joined the Universal
Postal Union This act reduces the rate OF
postage on letters from ten cents per ha!t
ounce 10 five cents per half ounce and on
all other matter from two cents 20 one cent
for two ounces.
telegram from Brownsville, Tex, says
that. owing 70 the late rise III the hto
Grande a cut was mode through the main
lind near the city of Matamuras. MeS.,
making the river two miles shorter and
leaving owe, thousand acres az Meucaa
territory on the American side.
The court Of common pleas at Toledo.
O.. has ordered the impaneing OF s9s-
ola grand jury to investigate charges OF
bribery against ten members OF the boards
Of aldermen and councllmen Of that city.
alleged 10 be organized 10 levy blaoAmall
on parties DESTROYS OF obtaining legislation
by ordinance.
An Ottawa dispatch says that an order in
council has been passed amending the order
Of April 4th So as TO give 10 shipments OF
grain from American ports on Lake Onta-
rio. passing through the et. lawrence ca
uals and exported from Montreal. the benent
dian shipments only.
United States troops have again COM
menced moving along the Mexican frontier
| in order to prevent reyolutlonIsts getting
| together on this side With the object OF GO
| ing into Mexico A detachment OF the
| Third cavalry under the command OF Lieu
| tenant Langhorne has left Fort Ringgold to
scout in the back country.
The steamship Athos. which reached New
| York "Wednesday from Hayti, reported that
| on June oath during hurricane which
| visited the port OK Aux Oayes, the schooner
| Edith X. Seward. lumber laden. from Wash
| ington. North Carolina, was blown ashore.
| The cargo was delivered safely. Dat the yes.
sci will be sold there and the crew sh.pped
| back.
The traffic receipts of the Intercoloniai
railway. which is under the control OF the
| Canadian Government. during the past
| three or four months have been greater than
| the disbursements. This is one OF the re-
| suits of the changes made by the Hon. Mr..
| Hagpsrt. Minister of Railways. Heretofore
| the road has Lost money.
]. Ogden Hoffman. the Philadelphia rep
resentstiye OF Carnegie Co.. denies posi-
| tively the report that he is employing non
union men in that city u take the places Of
| the locked-out Homestead workers. II
| have not even received orders 20 engage
men" be says. IF any men were wanted
would undoubtedly receive All order 10 en-
ploy them. and. as / tell you, no such orders
have been issued to me-
Speaking Of the revived report that the
| Metropolitan Traction Company has
| bought jaw Gould's interest IN the Man
| haitian Elevated railroad system. q. =.
| Morosn!. who for many years has enjoyed
| --neJor.,al ralafiona with Mr. (fOuid Jaws