The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-03
VIEWS ITEMS or INTEREST.
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The Louisiana National BANK mas ola IN
a. 800. 900 State bonds at par.
Harvard graduates will publish magazine
davotad 10 their interests at Boston, Mass.
The Umbrella Trust is reducing the
number Of employees inthe trade to about one-
! half.
The business of the Worlds Fair will now
| be done by q commission OF four men. which
| is supreme.
The dividends on the Georgia Southwest
! ern railroad stock winch were due lhursdhy
| have not been paid.
| Judge Green, OF New Jersey has refused
| the writ Of habeas corpus applied for in the
cases of the convicted ballot-box suffers.
The South Carolina College has conferred
! the degree Of LII. ID. on DR.. Julian j. CHS
| holm, of Baltimore.
Ten thousand miners in the San Juan dis
trct in Colorado struck on July 1st against
a reduction Of wages.
An order of the court has been granted in
Indianapolis. Ind. directing the sale OF the
effects Of the American Wheel Trust.
A police census OF tho District of Columbia.
just completed, shows the population to be
600 an increase Of u 900 since 1890.
A fire at Woodland, Cal. few days ago.
destroyed a quarter Of a million dollars
worth Of property and cost the lives of three
men.
Richard Croker came home from Richfeld
Springs Friday. and denied the report that he
intended 10 10 Tammanys candidate for
Mayor this fall
The first Of the new cable cars which will
be run over the Broadway road III Now York
city when the cable is in operation started
from Fiftieth street and Seventh avenue Fri
day.
There ia great excitement in transportation
circles at Jacksonville. Fla, over the reports
that III. VI. Flagler 10 going To- push his east
coast rniiway lines southwark below the In
dian river.
Thomas Litzenborg, nephew of the late
Vice President Hendricks. who was extra
dited from Canada for burglary at Chicago,
will probably so free Oh the grounds OF lie
gal extradition.
The steamer Queen. which has arrived at
Victoria. Is. G., from Alaska, brings news Of
the seizure by the evonue-cutter Corwin Of
twenty-five English sealers, with six thousand
skins. The supply steamer COquitam with
all her supplies, was also taken.
The resignation Of Carl Schurz as resident
director OF the Hamburg Packet
Company took effect Friday. 10 is emphat-
ically denied that no resigned to take the
stump for Harrison and Reid. Mr. Schurz
himself declined to discuss the subject. aud
would not say whether or not he intended 10
take an active interest in politics this fall.
The recently engagement of
Barton Willing. of Philadelphia brother of
Mrs. John Jacob AstOr. 20 Miss Maud Wet
more daughter of Ex-Governor George Pea
body WetmOre, Of Rhode Island is emphati-
cay denied by members Of the Willing
family, who are az Newport for the season
From excellent authority it has been learned
that President Harrison has become alarmed
over the object lesson ia protection furnished
at Mr.. Carnegies mills at Pittsburg and bas
directed DIR. Magee. of that city. O. carry the
message TO the mill-owners that the trouble
must be patched up at all hazards.
The Southern Teachers convention and the
Georgia State Teachers convention will as
semble in Atlanta next week. Two thou
sand delegates. all we'll known instructors
will be in attendance. The State convention
will convene on next Tuesday morning. July
9TH. IN the hall OF representatives 40 the State
capitol.
Rolling-mill employees in Philadelphia
numbering upward of one thousand. Quit
work Friday evening because OF the refusal of
their employers % sign the scale of wages
that has been in force for several years past.
by which 1876 per ton was the basis Of pay
for pudding. The two firms affected are
Hughes Patterson, and Gaulbert. McFad-
den b Caskey.
Senator Stewart has announced that the re-
port that ne had sent a special messenger to
Omaha with a platfOrms and tho information
for the Third party Convention that he would
accept the nomination for president on the
platform Is incorrect. He says that General !
A. }. Warner has gone there 70 look after the |
silver plank, and that is all the foundation !
there IS for the report.
Articles OF incorporation Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Connection Railroad Company have
been filed at Springfield, H.. with the Secre-
tarv of State. 1t is proposed b construct
railroad from point near Beverly Hills Cook
~ ~ 4vfa n r.rfN aoa flrl fraN
tiOn 20 a junction with the Chicago Central
railway in Chicago. The capital stock is
S200OO0
The search for oil amid the mountains of
north Alabama has at last been rewarded at
Hartselie IN Morgan county The well is ZOO !
feet deep, and the drill has penetrated only a
foot into the oil bearing sand. The oil rises
800 feet in the well and is clear and beautiful.
Gas flows from the top of the well and when
lighted the flame burned steadily for twenty
feet IN the air. The prospecting has been
done by experts from Pennsylvania.
hir. James l.. Taylor. late general passen-
ger agent of the Richmond and Danville sys-
tenn. has been appointed general European |
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania railroad,
with an Office in London. This is a new !
Office. and Mr.. Taylor will be given charge OF |
the general passenger interest OF the COM !
pany. not only in Great Britain. but on the |
continent Mr. Taylor will sail for his new |
post july lotl. Iut NOIlh = 4 al ADllLAl0-
sion has made him an honorary commissioner /
10 Great Britain and the continent.
The Inman Line steamer City of Chicago. |
which left New York on Wednesday after |
noon. June 22d. for Liverpool, went ashore |
shortly after 3 o'clock Friday evening about |
mile west of the head of kinsale. The steamer |
had been signaled OF Browhesd at shortly |
before 8. at which time a slight fog prevailed. |
This increased in density Immediately after, !
and in consequence the vessel had to steam |
slowly along the coast, keeping her fog horn /
blowing al Intervals. Most OF her passengers |
were already on deck and there was no panic /
or confusion when she struck.
The Astor Yacht, Nourmahal, left New York |
on Thursday night with Mr. James NJ. Water |
bury and party on board bound for New /
London 10 see the Kale-HarYard boat race.
The night was dark. but the Nourmahals
captain said there was no fog. While sailing |
along an unknown steamer came down upon
the Nourmahal aud struck her on the star
board quarter The shock was 80 severe that
the dynamo was stopped and all the electric
lights went out. The crash and the sudden /
1o-Lpa1a paar1v caugQf "a UQnie among Mr..