The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-26
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George Hosmer OF Boston, the oarsman.
who sails for England Saturday. cabled
George Bubear yesterday asking him II
he would row him. The following reply
came last night: "Bubear will row Hos
mer I'm the middle OF January"
Sidney Wortham. joint agent Of the
Louisville and Nashville and East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad. at
Jellico. Tenn, was foully assassnated at
midnight Thursday night by an unknown
hend. Three men have been arrested on
suspicion. The cause OF the assassina-
tiOn is thought TO have been Wortham's
crusade against houses Of III fame.
The newspaper reports OF fighting among
the inhabitants Of Samoa are all that the
officials Of the State Department have
seen. They recognize the gravity OF the
situation as portrayed in the San Fran
cisco dispatches. but cannot imagine
why news of the hostilities was not cabled
from the nearest telegraph station.
United States Treasurer Nebeker Is ad-
vlsed of the arrest of ]. l.. Montleu,
cash clerk I'm the sub-treasury at New
Orleans for pifering money from the
money-bags containing silver Each bag
contains 1000 silver dollars and IL was
the duty OF Montieu to count the money
put IL in the bag and sign the tag. He
was detected I'm taking one silver dollar
iiOtn fdiH DdS ne put up i'dNiuB 'dftt
bag one dollar short Montieu confessed
his guilt.
The case OF Henry s. Ives, the we'll
known inancier. OF Pittsburg. against the
James Galley estate was called for trial
yesterday morning In the common pleas
court No. 2. The action is brought 10
recover $4,000 said 10 be due Ives from
stock transactions. on account of the alb
sence of the plaintin the case was con-
tinued until Monday.
The flag was raised at Battery Park,
New York. at sunrise yesterday morning
in celebration Of the one hundred and
ninth anniversary Of Evacuation day by
Christopher r. Forbes. great grandson
of Sergeant John Van Arsdale OF revou-
tionary fame. Several veteran associa-
tions, under command Of Major and Presi-
dent H. w. Lawrence. OF the Veteran
Anderson Zouaves, were in attendance.
An old grudge and family feud termina-
ted fatally at Alton, ILL.,. Thursday even
ing. Lawrence Farley shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Mitchell Milnaugh. Both
are glass blowers. They were formerly
in the saloon business together. About
"A year ago they became enemies and
Thursday afternoon Farley went into
Milnaugh's saloon and began shooting
at him. Milnaugh fired one shot in re-
turn. The murderer was arrested.
A Halifax special 20 the Herald says:
BY the flight 10 the United States Of
Allan Mcleod an apparently prosperous
farmer OF Melville Pie, long series OF
forgeries has been brought TO light. IL
appears that he retired notes due at the
Bank OF Nova Scotia by getting forged
notes discounted at the Merchants Bank
OF Pie and vice versa. On the night OF
the forger's flight his heavlly-insured
building was mysteriously burned 10 the
ground.
AT 1f:45 A. NJ Thursday. when the
at the Massachusetts, State pri-
son were running I'm from the yard. James
NJ Bradley was found 10 be missing. A
diligent search failed 10 find him. but Il
Is believed that he can have gotten out
OF the prison.
The Empire Club house. located on the
Arlington road on the Virginia side Of
the Potomac river near Georgetown. ID.
c., caught fire Thursday night and burned
10 the ground. IL was a fine building.
furnished The loss II esti-
mated at between 5000 aud $4,000 No
insurance.