The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-22
NEWS NOTES or INTEREST.

Senator Eugene Hale is the authority for
the statement that Mr.. Blaine has no IDEA Oh
being a candidate for the United States Sen
ate
The schooner yacht Caprice, of Detroit.
with a party of twenty-three people on boaru,
capsized in Lake St Clair Monday evening;
All on board were thrown into the water ana
Carrie Bebe, Lizzie MAX and Henry Pelto
were drowned.
The British steamship Leo. which sailed
some time ago from England 70 load flour at
New York for st. Petersburg for the starving
Russians remains at the metropolis not nail
loaded. Merchants in New,Y ork are trying to
fill her up with n paying cargo, 80 that she
may reach her destination.
Fifty persons were injured st Psrmsley-
vile. n. Y. Monday night by an explosion
caused by lightning. which struck the general
store of w. II. Ryan. Two kegs OF powder
exploded. throwing a heavy iron safe through
the roof and wounding all the persons IN the
room. 10 is thought that several Will de-
In the Jail at Anderson. 8. c.. on Tuesday
q white prisoner by the name of Pryor tore
up his blanket and improyised rope with
which he hung himself from the iron grating
OF the window. Three others we're confined
in the same cell and none of them knew any
thing of the horrible tragedy being enacted.
Ignace Louis Roser. OF Boston. Mass.
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place for suicide on Monday. He took mir
ror from one pocket and revolver from an
other and shot himself in the head, vsFvS the
mirror 10 obtain greater accuracy OF am; A
letter to his wife showed that she mad 70
fused 10 give him money.
Congressman Elijah A. Morse, of Boston.
has reconsidered. at the urgent solicitation OF
his constituents the determination expressed
in his April letter not o. be a candidate for re-
election from the Twelfth Massachusetts
congressional district and in a letter pub
hshed Monday says that under the pressing
circumst ances he deems il his duty TO accept
denomination.
Mrs. Williams Of Cardonia, Ind. fred keg
of blasting powder Monday under a house
where she believed her husband. of whom
she WAS Jealous, was sleeping One half Of
the house was blown 10 atoms and the towns
people supposed at first there was an eartl-
quake. The inmates OF the house escaped
serious injury Mr.. Williams was not in the
building at the time.
The Northern Society of Atlanta, Ca. will
hold q reception for its friends on Friday
night On the 4th of July the society will 90
out 10 Cold Spring Cove on the East Tennes-
see railroad. and spend the day. A special
train will be run, and all day will DO spent at
the resort There will be fireworks, speeches.
dancing. decorations and the reading OF the
John Craig and John Rogers. two Republi-
can negro delegates from Florida to Mime
apolis, we're sent to the penitentiary by the
Peru (Ind.) authorities on Monday for assault
with intent 10 kill. After the nomination of
Harrison they were dropped and could get no
money and we're working their way back
home On being put of train they assaulted
brakeman. for which they were arrested.
Carl Won Pustow. importer and custom
house broker, was placed on trial in New York
Monday charged with bribing Edward
Simons. a wegher in the public stores TO I'M
derweigh large importation OF fire-crackers.
Simons stated on the witness stand that he
had been engaged in transactions of tins
kind since 1888 and always got paid for II.
Won Pustow paid $3.50 for favors in the shoot
ing-craeker transaction.
Members of the citizens Russian relief
committee Of New York met at the MAYORS
Office at noon Monday TO arrange for the
presentation to Captain Sargent OF the gold
enameled cup which WAS sent as gift TO the
Captain by the Gar of Russia An effort
will be made TO have ex-Minister Charles
Emory Smith make the presentation speech.
Captain Sargent arrived on Sunday on the
Ohio from Liverpool
The annual report Of the treasurer Of the
Yale Football Association has been made
/ public. The gross receipts for the past season
we're SSl, 1888 IS and the expenditures fls,-
/ 1909 leaving balance of Sl7. 548.l6 OF
this y $40 was given TO the coaches, s3. 900 10
the Track Athletic Association. e. 600 10 the
| Baseball Association. $1,000 to the gympa-
SUM fund.- $4,000 TO the Yale Field.Associa-
ton. and $2,Ol3.l5 to the Yale Financial
/ Union.
The constituents Of Jerry Simpson are
| taking exception To the fact that he has been
| putting on airs during his soiourn in WASH
ington. such as wearing kid gloves. carrying
cane. and wearing tailor-made clothes. The
! Congressman bicycle also comes in for its
/ share OF condemnation. and the story ia being
! circulated among the farmers Of his district
that the superior charms of cycling have on
more than one occasion drawn their repre-
sentative from his official duties.
Considerable excitement was occasioned
at PIttsburg Monday night by the announce
ment that Manager Potter. of Carnegie's
plant. had signed three years agreement
with all the skilled labor. except the members
OF the Amaigamated Association. At the
present rate Of wages. This includes the en-
| gineers, blacksmiths, maehinists. carpenters
foundrymen and painters. There are seven
hundred OF them employed, or about one
/ fourth OF the workmen. This agreement will
continue In force until June 20, 1895. and will
In no wise affect the Amalgamated men or
/ lnDoreTs.