The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-12
PRICE TWOCENTS
Ielegrnphic ErexIfIes-


The seyen-year- bov and n fve-vear-oli
grl of DAVID Buckner. living near Smithton.
No, were burned % death during the absence
gi Their parents sunday The house was also
destroyed.
James Hector and his sister. Mrs. Minnie
fltzpainck, Of Savannah. Ca. great-great-
grandchildren of Sir Francis Drake have re-
ceiyod letters from English lawyers asking
them 20 send an the facts in connection with
their claim to brakes reputed estate Of fifty
millions A Savannah lawyer Is now prepar-
ing the papers.
Lydia A. Walker. aged seventeen years. OF
Catumus. Wis, was discovered on Saturday
IN the act of setting FIRE to barn. She con-
tessed that during the past three months she
has burned a school house and several other
buildings and mutilated valuable live stock
Work AT the Hartford mine IN Pennsylvania
has been shut down because Of fear for the
safety Of the miners. il having been discovered
by mine boss that section OF the mine in
the lower lift. where over twenty-four men
were killed two wears ago. is q mass Of fire for
a distance of one hundred feet
The court martial at New York. which has
been trying Major Charles rhrockmorton. .Sec-
ond artillery / nited States Army. for issuing
FRAUDULENT vouchers and checks. met in secret
session Yesterday verdict was found and
forwarded to Washington. The penalty for
several OF the specifications made against the
ma Tor is dismissal from the army.
Colonel T.. &. james appeared before JUS
tice Patterson in the Supreme Court OF New
ork yesterday. and on behalf OK Mrs. APP
pletOn. announced that her suit g. recover
an interest in the Plaza hotel property had
been settled out of court. Tho suit involved
all the property of the late John Anderson.
the tobacco millionaire. The terms of tho
settlement are not made public.
A heavy fall OF snow IS reported from all
points west of Rochester In Buffalo, Erie,
on lav valo Col baa faafi in,
many places. All trains from the West yes
terday morning were from one % three hours
late on account of snow blOckades. Tho
passengers report heavy snow everywhere
and intense cold.
Mrs Grace Field Iindley. eldest daughter
of Cyrus w. Field. died in New York yester-
day morning. Mrs. Lindley died at 4. NJ.
from cancer in the stomach. She was fifty
one years old. and leaves six children. Her
husband was partner IN the wrecked firm OF
Field. Lindley. Wiechers Il Co.
The Tilden will case came up again before
Surrogate Coffin. at White Plains. n. Y. yes
terday. Lewis Ledyard. counsel for the ex-
ecutors. made an application for citation Of
the heirs. returnable on March 2d. for vol
untary accounting by the executors This
was granted and does away with the original
application for a compulsory accounting
Combinations have been made by the SEN
ate in secret session as follows Mark w.
Harrington. of Michigan. to be chief Of tho
Weather Bureau in the Department Of Agr-
culture. To be Justices of the Court of Pri-
vate Land Claims Joseph r. Reed of Iowa
lchief justicel William w. Murray. of Ten
nessee: Thomas W Fuller of North Caro-
lima; IA. Sluss. Of Kansas; W. f. Stone. of
ColoradO. Matthew G.. Reynolds. of Missouri.
Judge Padree of the United States Court.
Yesterday appointed General Manager j. ".
Wilkins. Of Augusta Ga. Gibson and San
dersyille road. as receiver. on motion Of At
t0rney lompkns. OF the Central Trust Com
pany. which represents the Northern bond
holders.
General Organizer J. NJ. Richardson. of the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union. is
authority for the statement that all the ar
rangements are now made and basis agreed
upon for q consolidation of the open and
secret alliances. and that II will soon be
effected This. he says, will make an Organl-
zatiOn IN this State of about 10000 members.
The strike of street car employees for the
right 10 ride free az any and all times upon
presentation of company's badges, which
was inaugurated in indianapolis, Ind. sun
day morning. still continues. committee
of brotherhood of street railway dfspiOyes IL
at Chicago presenting the grievances TO the
directors OF the company which Is controlled
by q Chicago syndicate. So far the strikers
have interrupted the attempts 90 run cars
without res0rting 10 violence and no trouble
is anticipated. Nine hundred and eighty
men are out