The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-06

elected president of the University OF
California.
Nine buildings were destroyed by nre
at Potoka, Indiana, Sunday, cau9i"s
loss of $4,000.
The Iowa courts have appointed JOIN ,ha
A. Nottirger of Lyons receiver loi '"0
Iror Hall in that State.
II is believed in Deadwood, South ia,
kota. that the famous Lost CABIN golu
mines have been found.
Governor Pattison and staff will attend
the dedication of soldiers mohuilie"'
at Mahanoy City to-day.
II is reported in Chicago that the great
nroyision makers, Armour, Swift ana
Morris. intend to establish gigantic
tanncly in Lake county, Indiana.
Free accommodations have been pro,
vided for ~. 200 ex-sOldiers at the Grahd
Army encampment at Washington.
President Harrison stopped at Piatts-
burg an Saturday, on his way 10 Loon
Lake. and delivered short address
Secretaries Whitney and Fairchild
made q brief visit 10 ex-Presldent CleYe-
land. at Buzzard's Bay, on Saturday.
Jomes Coocan fell asleep on the Read
inc track near POttsville on Saturday
night. and both his legs were cut OIL.
The Twenty-ninth-stree Steel Company
Of Pittsburg, employing 400 men. signed
tho Amalgamated Association scale ON
Saturday.
The steamers Lain. Gallia and City of
Berlin. which had been detained at
Quarantine at New York, were released
on Saturday.
The Western headquarters of the Ma
Il 4 . 70 .r.afcr
at Chicago are to be in charge of Il. '.
Gable, of Illinois.
The house Of Jacob Maple. a Home
stead striker who had returned to work:
was looted during Friday night ana
every piece of furniture was broken
Governor PattiSon has appointed DIR.
e. o. Shakespeare, OF Philadelphla; the
cholera expert. Port physician OF Phlla-
delpha, TO succeed Dr. Leifmann' re-
signed.
John G. Whittier, the poet, is critically
i'll. At midnight Sunday his relatives
end near friends were gathered around
his bedside and he was unconscious most
Of the time.
William Wcihc. the retiring president
Of the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers. has declined TO run
for Congress in the Twenty-second (Pltts-
burg District.
4 fire in New Orleans, on Saturday
morning. DESTROYED the lean pants"
factory of Max FranlJel and the hydraulic
regulator factory of J. j. Mcdonald
Loss. 100000.
The abandoned bark Alumbagh was
boarded on August 3lst by boats crew
from the steamer Mohcan and set on
fire. The wreck lies in the track Of west
bound steamers.
The Supreme lodge. Knights Of Pyth-
las, adjourned its session at Kansas City
on Saturday. The question of providing
a home for aged members was postponed
until the next biennial session.
The health Of Senator Roger 9. Mills,
according 10 a dispatch from San An
tonic, Texas, is impaired and he VIII re-
tire from the State canvass and take no
part in the campaign in the North.
Mrs Ted Deem. the wife of a young
farmer in NanktOn. South Dakota. on
Saturday gave birth To four healthy
babies. each weighing nearly i've pounds
and mother and children are doing we'll
Thomas Johnson. a circus employe,
jumped from a car that had been de
rallied, near POttSyile. on Saturday even
ing, and struck his head against coal
car on a switch. His skull was fractured
and he will die.
The annual review of Charleston's
trade by the News ard Courier shows
decrease in business of S14.O0OOOO, due
mainly to the low price of cotton. Indl-
cations are that the new year Will be
larger and better.
Jealousy lcaused George Willis.
farmer of Centre Lisle. Broome county,
y IL. s., &tftr fIur
killing her instantly. Wallace Oliver
was shot in the leg but will recover.
Willis then hung himself.
At the Roslyn coal mines, in Washing
ton. on Saturday, Joseph Erman was
killed and Charles Jones fatally injured.
The men were riding out of the nine
when the wire parted, prccipltatlnS them
to the bottom of the slope.
Secretary Charles Foster left Wash
ington yesterday for New York TO meet
his wife and daughter. who are expected
to arrive on the steamer City OF New
York from Liverpool. They are accom-
panied by Secretary Rusk daughter.
The river coal operators in the Pitts
burg district have formally announced
their intention of reducing the price of
mining from three and a half to three
cents per bushel. The change will go
into effect Saturday, September 10Th.
and will probably cause Il strike of more
than 5000 miners.
Mrs Margaretta Rivera. grandmother
of Governor Galan, of COahulia, died at
Monterey. Mexico on Friday, at the age
of 132 years. She was born i'm Spain,
and came To Mexico over a century ago.
She recently received from the Archbis-
hop Of Madrid copy of the cathedral
record of her birth.
An Ontario and Western freight train
was wrecked near Peckyille Pa. Sun
day morning Two oil tanks burst, and
the petroleum becoming ignited destroyed
much of the freight George Thatcher,
brakeman. WAS mOrtally injured. Sey-
cral men were arrested at ELEPHANT for
setting the floating oil on fire.
The Italian transport Garigiano. bear
ing the Columbus statue. the gift Of the
Italians of New York To that city. ar
rived at quarantine Sunday. The monu-
mcnt is in the GariglanO's mold. packed
in 40 parts. The monument when put
together will be- 76 feet high, the figure
of Columbus being i feet
Governor Pattison has issued 4 procla-
nation naming October DIST as a general
holiday in cOmmemoration of The dis
covery OF America. and asking the people
TO hold appropriate services teaching
loyalty 10 orr country and gratitude for
the Divine benedictiOn which has So
ahundantly blessed our people
The Seamons Benevolent Association.
of Chicago. VIII request the Secretary OF
The Navy Ia investigate the conduct OF
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