The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-13


ovclonic storm In Kansas overturned
,vsoons blev down trees, broke windows
and did great damage.
The strike of the planning mill men Of st.
Touis which has been on for several weeks.
has been declared off aud the men are nov
seeking their old places.
The candymakers of Louisville. st.
Louis. Cincinnati and Chicago are IN session
in Louisville. The object Of the meeting Is
10 fix standard OF prices.
Blaine, at Bar Harbor. has engaged
stenographer. and is no doubt resumlng bis
interrupted literary labors.
Any member OF the Carriage and Wagon
makers International Union who gets drunk,
hereafter. will be expelled.
Despite being obliged 10 pay public schoa
taxes. the Manitoba Catholics have decided
to maintain separate schools.
The Joggins Coal Mining Association, OF
81. John. n. b.. has decided 10 sell its en-
tire property TO New Workers for sl60,0O0
Charles Worden. son Of the United States
Consul at Walaceburg, Can. was drowned
in yachting accident In the St. Clair river.
The revenue cutter Bear in its recent trip
to King Islands rescued 200 natives who
would have persisted had they remained
till winter.
A syndicate Of New Workers. headed by
Banker Jesse Seligman and Perry Belmont,
are negotiating for all the street car lines in
and around Boston.
Schweinfurth. the Illinois Messiah" has
purchased two heavens" one on each side
of the boundary between Missouri and
Iowa. near Keokuk.
John Rhodes. accused Of the murder of
Thomas Graham would have been shot
down in the Phoenix. Ariz.. courtroom had
not the widows pistol missed fire.
Mexican exchange on New York went up
10 500 thursday on the verihc8tiOn OF the
report that the Government lad been CON-
PEELED 70 negotiate loan of $1,000, 900.
The famous DOre collection OF paintings
now on exhibition at London, will be hung
in Carnegie Music Hall, New York, in two
weeks and remain there for SIX months.
Judge Gresham has decided to take the
stump in Indiana for Weaver. Tho Third
partyites think this means 100000 moro
votes for their faction than they otherwise
would have.
Charles I. Taylor, a Union News tram
boy, was arrested in Toledo O., for passing
a counterfeit bill, and he has been found 10
be but one Of several train boys supplied by
gang of eounterfeters.
The War Department has received a tele-
gram from the commanding officer of the
Department Of Texas announcing that a
party had searched the country iu the
vicinity Of Reno, Tex, for the revolution
lists said 10 be near there, but had found
none.
While some ocean fishermen were fishing
for trout at Ocean City Thursday afternoon
a mRn-eater shark about seven feet long
was hooked and pulled close enough 10 the
boat to harpoon. After long struggle the
young monster was captured and brought
ashore.
The bicycle is expected to play an import
ant part in the campaign parades IL. @assa-
cbusetts. Bicycle clubs have already been
organized in Springfield and other towns.
The riders are to be uniformed furnished
with torches and pennants and drilled 10
perform fancy eyoutions on their wheels.
The young men are quite enthusiastic over
the idea.
severe thunder-shOwer visited Red
Bank n. j.. Thursday evening, lasting
about one hour and half. Previous 10 the
shower the heat was intense. the thermom-
eter registering IS in the shade. The castle
of j. B. Kinney, of the firm of Kinney
Brothers. cigarette manufacturers. OF New
York. which is erected on one of the high
est hills in this section, was struck. The
large cupola was shattered, and the house
was otherwise damaged.
DR.. Abel s. Ellsworth, prominent ply
stefan OF Newmarket, \. D.. died Thursday
of heart disease az the age of fifty years. Re
was formerly commander or Winfield Scott
Post, Grand Army Of the Republic. He
leaves a wife and four children. His first
wife was murdered many years ago by
Bridget Dorean. her companion, who killed
her mistress with Ratchet while she lay
ga ffnrf of NNHfff nat
Dorgan took place at New Brunswick. She
was the only woman ever hanged in New
Jersey.
Six months ago Mr.. Preston Twitchell,
formerly of Cincinnati. was shot dead at
Tama. Mexico. by an assassin. He vas ~
that time a master mechanic on the Mexican
Central railway. His widow tried to have
his body returned The Mexican authCri-
ties refused 20 return 1t till five years after
the murder had elapsed. She applied TO
the State Department Of Washington. and
through this and the payment Of about 500
10 secure the BODY from its custOdians IN
Mexico she succeeded.
The alarming report received at New
Brunswick. y. j.. Thursday night from hei-
militia a small manufacturing village ABOUT
fifteen miles distant. has caused much ex-
element In that portion Of New Jersey. Ihe
report was that disease believed 70 %
cholera had made ils appearance at helmltta'
and that already there had been over fifteen
cases and upwards OF twenty deaths IN
vestigation shows that while IN some cases
there were symptoms OF the dIeaa disease
the cases thus far have been nothlng more
than violent dysentery.
Ferdinand Ward. the ex-convict. is among
the notables now at one Of the biz hotels at
Coney Island. This Napoleon Of Finance
NAV be seen in the afternoon stro.hng
about the hotel yerandas and enjoying hlm-
self. He is said 20 be engaged to wed the
young lady whom he escorts. and who
seems not the least ashamed or her COM
panion Ward is neatly dressed. though,
like young Ives, he dresses IN manner not
10 attract any unusual attention. 1ou
might take Ward for a successful New YORK
merchant or solid banker.
While sleeping in o hammock at the resi-
deuce of its parents in Lower ST. Clair
township. Pittsburg. the twO-and- half-year-
old boy baby Of Mr. and hrs. John Batty
was stolen by some unknown person be-
tween 1880 o'clock Thursday night and l
O'Clock yesterday morning The child has
been noted for It's beauty. and was pet
among the neighb0rs. When the parents
had placed the baby in the hammock they
went into the house and prepared for bed
while the little fellow was asleep. and when
they came out he was missing. The theory
of the police is that the little fellow was
kidnapped 10 DO sold on account Of It's
beauty.
The West Fork Historical Society. Of
Columbus, Ind. has unearthed two skele-
tons Of women from a mound in that ycn-
ity. from which mans skeleton was taken
some time ago. One Of these IS. It Is said,
of pure Caucasian type. and the other IS
evidently Caucasian and SlongoIan mixed.
Two pieces Of jewelry were also found, one