The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-09
Tclecraphic Bresities.

Charles Wall was executed at Tunkhannock,
Pa. yesterday for the murder of his wife. The
drop fell at 1920 o'clock A. N.
William D.. Merrill. who recently obtained q
fraudulent divorce from his wife. was SEN
fenced to fourteen years Imprisonment Tor
perjury at Denver. Colorado, yesterday.
The nomination OF j. III. Burford to be as
sOcate Justice of the Supreme Court OF Okla
homa Territory has been confirmed by the
Senate.
Tho Secretary OF the Navy yesterday or
dered the United States steamship Boston.
which arrived at Panama yesterday morning.
10 proceed to the Island of Sorocco, about
one hundred miles Of Panama. and search for
the crew of the American brig lahite.
which was wrecked III that vicinity about
four months ago. The crew ~ supposed 10
be on the Island Of SorOccO.
Fire burned out Turner Brothers trunk
factory and the store of tho Levy Commission
Company at Birmingham. Ala, Yesterday.
Total loss. $4,000; insurance, $4,000, origin
unknown.
4 telephone message was received IN Wash
ington last night stating that General Ma
hone of Virginia. while attending the funeral
of his law partner, Windsor, in Alexandria
Yesterday was taken suddenly Ill aud was
unable 10 return to Washington.
Mayor L. j.. Liez. Of Nashville. ILL.,, has
called mass meeting of citizens to organ
iZe an armed force 20 protect the Centralia
and Chester railroad track from being torn
up within the city limits by the Louisville aud
Nashville railway people. Trouble Is ex-
pected when the railway people attempt to
tear up the track.
Manager Todd, of the Capital City OIL
Works, Of Jackson. Miss, denies tho report
that the cOttOn-seed OIL mills oil Mississippi
have combined.
A disastrous wreck occurred on tho Penn
svlyania railroad near Coatesyille. Pa. Mon
day night. David Mowery. OF Columbia Pa.
a brakeman, was badly injured. Both tracks
were blocked all night, temporary track
being built around tho wreck this morning.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Company was
represented ut the Attorney-Generrals de-
partment al Harrisburg. Pa. yesterday by
counsel in the matter Of application OF the
commissioner for q writ OF quo warranto 10
compel it 20 show by what authority It did an
insurance business. 10 Is alleged that the
company Is violating tho laws IN agreeing 10
give $500 10 any person iound dead Win cer-
tain coupons cut from the paper on his or her
person. s,,.
Tie Secretary of State is informed by tele-
oram from the Minister OF the United States
az Lisbon that by an official decree OF the 4th
instant dutv on wheat imported into Portu-
Gal Is reduced 10 one and half reals per kilo-
gram. m.
Horace fuckers connection With the llli-
nois Central railroad ceased Monday after
moro than thirty years service with that
corporation.
The draft of a treaty OF extradition between
the United States and France has been pre-
pared AT the State Department and has been
mailed 70 Paris for the action OF tho French
authorities 1t is practically the same 10 its
terms as the treaty recently concluded be-
tween Great Britain and the United States
If il approved by the French Governments
il will be submitted to the Senate for It's ac-
tlOn-