The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-13
PRICE TWOCENTS
Telegrsphic Brevitlcs.

Twelve deaths from grip were renortad in
New ork yesterday. and the total number
OF deaths reported IS 10, which compared
WIN tne i54 of tho day before is a some
WHAT alarming increase.
shortly before II o'clock yesterday morn
ING nre was discovered in the Academy OF
~. LOUIS 10 Consaque Quebec. The flames
spread with great rapidity and all the lower
portion OF the building was soon burning
An explosion Of natural gas at Congress-
man Senys works near iifiin. O.. took place
yesterday afternoon and a disastrous conHa
grafton ensued. Three men. whose names
have not been learned. are reported 10 have
been buried In the ruins
Conductor Is. +. Cooper. one Of the best
railway employees on the Pennsylvania svs-
tenn. iell from hIs train at Centre Hall. Pa.
yesterday evening was run over and in
stantly killed. lie leaves a widow and one
child at Sunbury Pa.
The next political reception Of importance
will be given by the Manhattan Club. OF New
York, to Senator David Is. Hill. The invita-
ti0n was sent TO the Senator more than
week ago with the request that he name a
date most convenient TO him. lie has replied
naming January 9th It's the intention Of tho
managers of the club to make this the great
est reception that has ever been given by the
club.
The new court of appeals had its first ses-
sion with Judges Gresham BOdgett and Jen-
kins on the bench at Chicago yesterday The
first case to come before the new tribunal WAS
the suit OF the Cincinnati. Hamilton aud Day
ton railroad 20 recover from w. Il. Mckeen
ssS9,0O0, alleged 60 have been illegally paid
out during the reign of Napoleon Ives.
The Judges unanimously decided that the
case was Of such importance that 1t should 20
TO the supreme Court at once.
The Ohio Senate and House voted sepa-
rately for United States senator yesterday:
In the Senate John Sherman recelv ell
eighteen votes and James f. Neal eight.
in the House. Sherman received sixty-nno
votes and Neal thirty The resolution TO in
vestigate the eligibility of nited states SEN
at Brlce was discussed IN vigorous speeches
IN tho House, but action Was postponed TIL
Wednesday afternoon.
The steamer Australia, which arrived at
San Francisco from Honolulu at II o'clock
Yesterday morning. reports that the whaling
bark John p. West was burned to tho
waters edge on the 5th inst. of Diamond
Point. Honolulu. The crew were saved.
The county court OF Memphis Monday
morning ordered that the sum of 100000 DO
appropriated by this Shelby county for pro.
per representation at the Worlds Fair. pro-
yiding 500. 600 Is raised IN the State.
Archbishop C0rrigan. of New York. has re-
ceiyed d letter from Cardinal Simeoni prefect
OF the Propaganda, Rome, announcing the
appointment of Very Rev Henry Gabriels.
ID. d.. president of st. Joseph's Seminary.
Troy, to the vacant blshOprio of Ogdensburg.
NY.
Detective Tracy. Of st. Louis. left San
Francisco Monday night for the East over the
Central and mon Pacific. having IN charge
Florence A. Waterman the suspected wife Of
Marion ledpeth. the -. Louis tram robber.
Her departure was kept secret until the last
moment as it WAS thought rescue might be
attempted by her friends.
defective boiler exploded at the slate
quarry of D. X. Jones near Delta Pa.
Monday afternoon. William Hazett was
instantly killed and Richard Hughes
was So seriously injured that his re-
cOyery is doubtful The bOiler-hOuse and adj
joining buildings were demolished Tho
boiler was carried distance of $50 feet
Since Milwaukee conceived the idea that it
wanted the Democratic National Convention
work has been conducted on an energetic
basis. Mayor Somers, Judge Iamoreaux,
James W. Murphy and one or two more leave
Milwaukee for Washington to-day for the
purpose 9f engaging quarters for the boom
ing committee which will follow q few days
later These will be followed by "A COMMITTEES
Of one hundred. who will leave the city next
Sunday.
Captain MacDougal. of Wisconsin. the in
yeutOr of the Whaloback, Is figuring on ap-
plying the vessel o. war service adapting
barees o. coast defense. l}y means Of water
ballast they can be submerged leaving only
q small turret for lookout forward aud the
bow above water. ln the bow two heavy guns
viii Boa placed. and while one is being fired
the other may be- charged below ia tho yes-
sol. Captain MacDOugal has taken ont
patents on the vessel in this and all foreign
countries.
Thirty degrees below zero was registered in
South Dakota Monday. The dense cold re-
veaIed the fact that hugh volumes Of steam
were issuing from holes IN the mountain side
800 feet above the town. Parties who have
lust returned from there say that the noun
tain side Is hOuey-combed with holes made
by the steam. lt Is thought the mountain
contains % subterrauean lake of hot water and
% shaft will probably be- driven T. test tho
matter
The all-rail freight from Providence. X. l..
yeste day morning Jumped "A frog ut East
Junction and eleven OF the fifteen cars left
the track with the engine. The only damage
was the tearing up of tho rails and the knock
ing down of some telegraph poles. No ono
was injured North and sOuth-bOund trains
were delayed an hour All others went
around.