The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-10
VIEWS NOTES or INTEREST.

vicar Ecnerui u lilo As'
cese of Newark.
Tbonas Rooney. of Plymouth. Pa, hav-
ing lost all his money and property vi ,n'
result of the Sullivan-Corbett ilghI com
United suicide last night by taxing poison'
Miss Minna X. Gale, the actress, was
,,,arr;,d Thursdav i'm New York 10 MI
Archibald Cushnan Hayes, OF New
York. the Rev. DR.. Theodore "hiiainS
officiating. ~.
Tho suit TO test the constitutionality
of the Indiana State apporiionmeht
made by the legislatures OF 'oso ana
Ieoi began Thursday morning az New
Castle. a. w. Wishard presented the
case for the relator.
A man supposed to be Joseph Burke,
Of Philadelphia, comitted suicide some
time Thursday night in the Kochesier
Wotel in New York city by inhaling lllu.
minating gas. He had been a guest Oh
the house since Sunday.
Democratic State Convention has
heen called to meet at Lansing October
4th. for the purpose OF 1omInntin2
candidate for justice of the supreme
court 10 fill the vacancy WHICH WIZ u
made when the resignation OF 'uusc
Morse shall have been accepted
The Colorado Republican convention
convened Thursday afternoon for tne
n,,rnose of nominating a full State ticket
and electors. The candidates for gov
ernor were Judge Helm, the present chi'I
instice of Colorado; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Story and J.. II. Melerum-
The 81. Louis Exposition of ls92
opened Thursday night with nm attend
srce of $4,000 persons. The displays
are finer than ever before. The art nan
is filed with masterpieces from the
worlds great painters. Fifteen acres
ara covered with the buildings and eX-
hibits.
Returns from 22S towns in Vermont
Give Fuller's majority over Smalley as
Is 7o4: over all, 1885 The prospect
now is that the Republican majority VIII
hardly exceed. if it reaches, l9,otw Tor
the whole State. and the Republican
plurality will hardly come up TO the MA
iority indicated by the first returns.
The Democratic State campaign for
mally opened at Wheeling. w va:
Thursday with a torchlght PROCESSION Oh
ali the uniformed clubs. don w. a.
NcCorkle. the candidate for Governor
addressed 5000 people IN me P pull
square. It was the big day OF the Sta!e
fair and thousands of strangers were III
the city.
Strike talk in connection with the Read
ing system was less aggressive THURSDAY.
President Mcleod was in New YORK.
THO committee. il is understood, nave no
idea of originating a strike. The Whole
object is to ascertain the attitude OF the
management in relation to labor organl-
cations. with the view, if possible, OF IN
surfing perfect harmony.
Eighteen prisoners escaped from Jalt
at Chattanooga Thursday night. Among
them were three condemned murdererS-
Bud Jordan, John Massengalc and Moses
Broader. The bars in window were
sawed until they could be pushed out,
and when darkness fell the work of max
ing an exit was completed. The tugl-
tives have not been recaptured.
OF all conventions held in Fargo. \.
d.. this season, the liveliest one, though
the smallest one. was the Prohibition con
vention Thursday. Rev. j. q. Omland,
G.. Baskerville and A. VI. Barnum were
nominated for presidentials electors; NJ
n. Johnson for Congress, and Roger
Allen. of Grafton, for Governor. Only
seventeen persons were present.
Female suffrage has Mt last won vie
tory in Mississippi. The first election
perhaps. at which women ever Voted III
the South is that on the stock law ques-
ton, lust closed in Jackson county. OniN
few exercised the privilege. The law says
that all persons who are househOlders.
and none other, shall vote on the fence
question. This admits all women VINO
own home to the right OF suffrage.
Sixtv-three counties in Arkansas give
Fishback about 1900 majority over DOth
Whipple and Carnahan for Governor. In
many counties no vote was DOlled Tor or
against the amendment requiring the eX-
hibition of a poll tax receipt rs pre-
requisite to voting Several Democratic
counties return majOrites against me
amendment. and il is believed 1t was de-
feated 4 majority of all the votes cast
at the election was necessary Tor us
adoption.
The following officers wore elected at
the convention of American bankers IN
San Francisco Thursday. President Wi
liam II. Shawn. Philadelphia; Nice-PreSi-
dent. NJ II. White. Cincinnati. executive
council. Morton McNiichael, r. Fhliadei-
phia: Richard VI. Nelson. Selma. Ala;
r. 5. Pullen. New York: Thomas Brown,
San Francisco. Frank v. Tracy. Spring
Mimi: William II. Dixon, Baltimore, and
Il. Randolph, Sherman, Tex.
During the street parade Of Sells cir
Gus Thursday n man known as Am
NAL George" and whose home IS said 10
be in Columbus. Ohio. was attacked
nv huge tiger. in whose cage he was
riding. The beast screamed in fury as
ne biz and tore the shrinking victim.
The spectators. panic-strickeu, fled. whl'e
the show hands rushed So the cage and
did all they could 10 rescue the mon.
who was being rent TO pieces alive.
They could accomplish nothing until thc
trainer was dead. when the intuuated
beast retired 30 corner.
1t is learned from reliable sources in
Charleston that a call will be issucn
in a few days for the assembling of
State Republican Convention at Column
bia. on September 18th. Il is also
learned that "A serious effort will be made
there TO nominate State ticket. and
il is said the party has pretty well set
tied upon Thomas y. Johnson. the col
lector of the port Of Charleston rs an
available candidate for Governor.
Those who are engineering the john
soa boom say there are 10000 negro
votes registered and that if these can
he brought TO the polls they will elect
johnson. owing 10 the lack of interest
which usually prevails among the whites
at a general election. They say that
Johnson has popularity with all classes
and is wealthy, and willing TO spend
his money.
Democratic Appointments.
HoRs STATE DFMocRATIc COMMITTEE.