The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-12

use It for sprinkling their lawns.
Mrs. Daniel Krum, of Sayreville, N. D..
who eIoped with neighbor two years ago,
has returned homo and her husband well
coined her back.
Juan Cara. Vicente Garcia, Felipe Sail
nos and Catend Lizondo, Mexican rancners.
have been arrested by United States Mar
shall Frick as Garzs men.
Isaac r. Adams. Of Chicago, Is held in
s2O 600 bonds for embezzlement: charged
with keeping $4,000 on an untitled deal for
the Pontiac, Oxford and Northern railway.
Stephen Maybell. one of the original sand
lot agitators in San Francisco. has organ
lied q new religious sect called Heaven Is
at Hand" and proposes TO convert New
York.
About ninety Of the hands in the Mount
Glare works of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. Baltimore, have gone on strike
owing 10 a reduction IN the price OF piece
work.
Parson W. W. Downs, Of Boston, can't
collect his $4,000 judgment for SANDER
against one of his deacons and Dr. Rufus
X. Moves until tho case shall have been
tried again.
A gang Of twelve armed train robbers
were fOiled from holding up the south
bound Texas and st. Louis express on the
Frisco road, by the warning of the Win
ston tunnel guard.
To preserve the financial interests Of the
late Walter r. Abells children, the Balti-
more Sun has been reorganlzed undera cor
porstion with 100000 capital and the
Abells at the head oft.
The treasurer of the Worlds Fair has re-
ceved bid Of q 000. 900 for the $500 900
In souvenir half dollars voted by Congress.
The bidder is Leo T. Alton. of Chicago.
Bids Of Sl.50 for the first Of the souvenir
COINS minted have also been made.
Mrs. Ryder. the wife of the United States
consul at Copenhagen who IS under arrest
on a charge Of embeZZlement. IL only nine
teen years old. She attempted TO shield
her husband and was arrested because her
stories we're conflicting.
The mystery connected with the murder
Of Mr.. and Mrs Borden, at Fall River, APP
pears 10 deepen instead of being cleared
away. By a sort Of cOncensus Of opinion
suspicion points 20 some of the members OF
the family who are thought to have either
committed the crime themselves or hired
some one to do II.
During the prevalence Of q severe thun-
der-storm at Scranton. Pa, Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Margaret Davis. of Hyde
Park. suddenly awakened by the cOmmo-
ton Of the elements, was 50 frightened
that she died before help could reach her.
The house of Mrs. Eshleman, near by, was
badly damaged by lightning.
The Two Rivers Manufacturing Com
panys plant at Two Rivers Wis. was burn
ed Wednesday night. causing a loss of at
least $4,000. The building was struck 10y
lightning during a severe storm. The rain
WAS falling so fast that the members of the
fire department refused TO leave their quar-
tiers 10 respond 20 the alarm
While Charles Molat was picking black
berries Monday afternoon IN the woods back
of Silver Lake. StapletOn, $. J.. he found
underneath q clump Of bushes coffin con-
tanning the body of child about two years
old. The chlld's death must have occurred
three months ago, as little remained except
ing the skeleton.
Wednesday night q well-known wealthy
rsnehman, Fred. Daughof. was taken to the
county Jail Of Cheyenne. WyO., on d charge
Of horse-stealing. 1t is charged that he had
been changing brands on horses and then
shipping them to various points ID the West
to be sold. He was arrested at ClintOnyille,
Wis, with a lot of horses alleged to have
been stolen.
William Lewis, of Scranton. Pa, while
swimming race with q companion across
Lily lake, near Waverly. Lackawanna cOun-
ty was seized with cramps and drowned
His wife was among a party of pleasure
seekers on shore cheering him on 10 victory
when be disappeared. He was drowned be-
fore q boat that was following the contest
ants could come up with him.
Dr. Lewandosh sold quantity Of land in
New Jersey 70 members of the Polish So
ciety, who agreed 10 found a village there
because in digging for water picture of the
Virgin Mary was found in the pit. After
some of them had paid for their house lots
they discovered that the divine sanction
was a fraud. for DR.. Lowandoski did not
own the land that he had sold. The Doctor
is likewise accused of injuring the business
Of one of his friends by llbelous attacks.
Mr.. Wheeler, shp-builder at Bay City,
Mich, is about to.try an interesting expert
ment which. if successful. may be put 10
practical use in many ways. He has built
lightship for Fenwck Island. which, with
its equipment, draws too much wator %
pass through the st. Lawrence canals TO It's
destination. The attempt will be made 10
reduce the dTaught by buOying the vessel
up with air bags as It passes through the
shoa water -Four of these bags each capa-
BILE Of sustaining twenty tons in the water,
will be used
William }. White. who has Just been
nominated for Congress by the Republicans
Of the I've ntieth Ohio district, has made
million out of chewing gum. lie has
neither education nor judgment IN political
affairs and If elected will be q rare curiosity
ct Washington. being person over SIX feet
in height and weighing about hundred
and seventy pounds. The district com
prses the west-side wards OF Cleveland, the
townships of that county and Lake and
Medina counties. The best element of the
district is disguised az Whites success.
Extremes met in Bolivar, No, day or /
two ago when the Texas Giant. Colonel |
Trovell, feet eight inches IN height. mar
risd pretty Henrietta Mority. the midget
maiden. who is just % inches high. The
couple have been the chief attraction with
a circus showing in that section for some
weeks past. 1t had been evident to the at
taches of the show for long time past that
the giant was badly smitten with the midget,
while she seemed 10 look up admiringly at
him. Finally a clergyman was called IN |
and the pair quietly married.. They ara now
a greater attraction than ever.
A novelty in the way of wagon propelled |
by electricity was seen on the streets OF
Chicago Wednesday. Some time ago Profess
sor j. Is. Mcdonald. Of the American Bat
tery Company, purchased several patents
from William Morrison. Of Des Moires.
Among other things was a park wagon
equipped with small, three horsepower
motor and twenty-four cell storage bat
tery. Yesterday Mr.. Mcdonald fitted the
wagon with new batteries and gave Il
trial The experiment was entirely success
ful. and 10 IS calculated that the wagon can
make ten miles an hour easily with the
present motor, and eau climb any bill in
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