The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-30
NEWS VOTES or INTEREST.


william H. Havemseyer; OF New s iork, de- e;
| MES that the Sugar lrust VIII Oo iFai VI
| the Whisky Trust.
ON Julv 18TH Grand Army of the Con-
! faderanv similar to the Grand Army of the
RepubIic. is 30 be formed at Charleston. ;. q.
The Posts Paris correspondent says that
| tbe Poue's Encycical will propose the canon
| ization of Christopher Columbus on the
ground that the discovery OF America was a
divine inspiration. 10 10 belieyed that Arch
| bishop Ireland originated the suggestion.
Much excitement prevails in the vicinity Of
| Toyiorsyilie. Penn, n mining village. a wide
break in the earth has taken place. extending
for distance Of three-fOurths Of a mile. and
residents are moving their household effects
70 a place Of safety, expecting each minute
10 see the earth fall in, carrying their homes
with It.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Harrity. Of
Pennsylvania. announced that he IS not only
not candidate for the chsirmanshp Of the
Democratic national committee but that he
does not desire the position. and IN all proba-
bilitv would not accept it if 1t were 10 be Of
fered 10 him. he declares in favor OF Dir.
Whitney.
One of Senator Hills closest friends. who
has seep hirn since the Chicago Convention.
saws that there is no doubt that he Is greatly
disappointed over the result Of the oOnven-
M.
dav before tho convention Of receiving the
nomination himself he thought that Mr.
Cleveland would not secure tho necessary
two-thirds vote.
After walking 1894 miles fromS San Francisco
] Edward Stone arrived in New York Tues
day six days :ahead Of time. The trip was
made in i1S days. the route being from San
Francisco 10 Ogden. S33 miles. along the
Central Pacific: then along the Union Pacific
-. IfFauf Ian m
cago, 492 miles, along tho Northwestern: from
Chicago he followed the Lake Shore aud
Michigan Southern TO Buffalo. $40 miles,
thence 10 New York by tho Erie, l2j miles.
Stone lost twenty pounds on the trip.
The New York Gaelic Society has secured
prominent place in the Horticultural Depart
ment Of the Worlds Fair for an Irish design,
which will be an exact representation of the
famous Brian BOru harp. made of shamrOcks
which are 10 be gathered on the green hills of
ancient Tara, of which Moore 80 pathetically
sang. The design will be outlined with
gravel brought from Glasneyin cemetery,
Dublin. The society intends 10 organize a
Gaelc-speahing convention, 10 be held IN the
Irish village at the FAIR.
The Cleveland and Stevenson club. Of the
New York Stock Exchange, have affected
permanent organization. John Hone, who IS
a member of the governing committee of the
Exchange, and who was a delegate % the
Chicago Convention from New Jersey, has
been elected president twenty-five leading
members Of the Exchange were selected vice
presidents. including Governor K. 7. Flower
and Z. q. Benedict, Mr. CleYeland's friend,
who was a delegate-at-large 10 Chicago from
Connecticut. The membership Of tho club Is
already $50.
Families and stock in the flooded Missis-
sipi Valley near Burlington. Iowa. are ia dan
ger with the raging river twenty miles wide.
Mills have closed and hOatable property has
had 20 be anchored. st Keokuk the food is
1874 feet. the highest yet reached. At Warsaw.
Ill.,. 1t 10 now four inches higher than IL was
during the May Mood, and at Rock Island, H.,
the heghth OF the waters is the greatest ever
known. A large portion of the city is mum
dated and 200 families have been driven from
their homes while the neighborlng town of
Milan is in the midst of the sea-
Bishop Hare, of the Episcopal Church,
whose diocese includes Nebraska and South
Dakota, has refused TO accept the One-thOu-
sand-dollar check presented by Mrs. Elliott
ZborOwsh in payment for the broken memo
rial windows in the ST. Augusta cathedral at
Sioux Falls. The ladys divorce case and her
sudden marriage gave her an unpleasant no.
tOTety a few months AGO. The check was
accepted by the pastor OF the church, Rev.
George Wallace The windows are no@ hero.
but the bishop said the congregation must
pay for them. or they must be returned
Cincinnati IS threatened with q land slide.
patch OF made ground. 500 feet square on
what IS known as the Sixth street hill. is loose
and threatens the valley below. Already sew
eral houses have been swept from their
foundations and hourly tho terrible slide is
expected. People in that vicinity have de-
serted their homes and every precautiOn has
been taken % make the loss one of property
and not of life. The loosened earth oyerlooks
one OF the cable lines. At the first slip of the
nd foI rf.H 70 la
waist and rescued only with the greatest
difficulty
An apparently authentic statement that the
Carnegies have decided 10 employ only nom
union men az their Homestead Mills after July
was gwen ont Tuesday. If this be true il
means 70 hundreds Of the 400 employees ex-
pulsion from homes that have been estab-
lshed after years of hard work. or the surren-
der Of what they consider their right. 10 or
ganiZe as well rs acceptance OF lower wages.
The officers Of the Amalgamated AssOcia-
ton have been careful % impress on their fol-
lowers the necessity OF preserving the peace
at Homestead. When they learned of the in
tentions Of the Carnegies they tried % sup
press tbs news until it could be confirmed and
the people at Homestead prepared for il.
The Democratic caucus of the Louisiana
Legislature mas decided 10 postpone the cleo
ton Of United States Senator 20 succeed
Randall S. Gibson until the next session. in
1894 The law requires that tho election
should be at this session but after voting
each day for six weeks for senator the dead.
lock continues. The caucus decided to hold
the matter over for two years, which can be
done as tue new senator Will not take his
seat until 1895. The deadlock is due to the
feud between the two Democratic factions
and the Farmers Alliance the latter holding
the balance OF power and preventing an cleo
ton. lt is believed that by lS94 the fractional
bitterness viii be ended and an election Of
senator will be easy. The p0stpOnement is
regarded % favorable 10 the reelection OF
Mr.. Gibson.
Mr.. Cleveand's cottage at Buzzard's Bay is
not large enough for his family because Of the
changed conditions which the past week has
brought 10 the household. He wants 10 FISH.
but is compelled TO torego that except 80 brief
intervals Answering his mail absOrbs the
greater portion of tho day Mrs. Cleveland
assists him 80 this but it Is rapidly becoming
tiresome task. The family with frequent
guests and many servants is crowded for
ROOM and Mr.. Cleveland has decided that he
must employ a secretary and that more room
must be provided at Gray Gables 20 accom-
date his callers and visitors. Work has been
begun On a sort Of office. Mrs. Cleveland de-
sires q large cottage. and wishes to build on
the blum adjoining the Gables. When Mrs.
Cleveland isuperintended the remOdeing of
the Gables last season her idea was 70 st 1t 80
that il would be desirable for Colonel Lamont
and family 10 occupy when a new cottage
should be built.