The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-27
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST.


troops at Homestead will be withdrawn
In a few days.
The vessels of the North Atlantic
Squadron arrived at Glouscestcr, MISS
on Wednesday night.
The Metropolitan rolling mills at Mon
treal were destroyed by fire on Wednes-
day night; loss $l2J,OO0.
The circuit court of Detroit has
appointed a receiver for the Michigan
branches Of the Order Of the Iron Hall.
f.. o. I.eech. director Of the mint, has
returned to Washington from his visit
to Maine and has resumed the discharge
Of his duties.
The ore shipments from Ashland, Wis,
thus far this season have amounted to
1.425,727 tons, an increase over last sea
sons shipments of 1921 tons.
I'm the Manitoba Legislature on We'd
nesday night, n resolution of want OF
confidence in the Government was car
ried by one majority. The Premier
Paultain.
The General Assembly Of the Welsh
Presbytcrians Of America was opened
ut Utica. \. Y. on Wednesday. The
Rev. Joseph Roberts, of Minneapolis,
was elected moderator
The Supreme Lodge Of the Knights Of
Pythias, mt Kansas City, Thursday
elected ". W. Blackwell. OF Kentucky,
supreme chancellor. and Walter Il.
Richie, Of Ohio, supreme yice-chancellor.
1t is reported from Seattle. Wash. that
the Northern Pacific is on the eve of
shortening its route between II. Paul,
shortening its route between ST. Paul
Minneapolis and the Puget Sound coun-
The mill OF the Dels Lumber Com
pany. at Eau Claire. Wis, has been
started on the eight-hour basis. the
company conceding the demands Of the
men. The other mills are still holding
out.
William Daniel, aged eighty years,
was burned 10 death at Milwaukee on
Wednesday. He was taking a sweat
when a blanket covering him caught fire
from an alcohol lamp. He was alone in
the house at the time.
The Nandala Railroad has adopted a
now scale for its telegraph operators.
The minimum has been fixed at SO per
month. and an salaries have been adj
advanced about SO per month"; max
ing the average about S6J
George II. Hines (colorcdl. of Stoclton.
who was an independent candidate for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. and one of the origi-
majors of the Colorcd State Fair To be
held in Harrisburg in October next, died
at Thonastown, Pa, Thursday night.
a mob Of negroes made an attack on
the Jail at New Smyrna. Fla, on Satur-
day last i'm order TO release negro who
was i'm custody charged with an as
sault with intent 10 kill The Jail has
been guarded since then by the whites
of the town.
A locomotive ON an inclined plane at
Tim Gray's Run. near Nillamsport,
Pa, became unmanageable Thursday,
and descending with frightful rapidity,
turned over into ditch. Engineer
Suatton was killed and Fireman Horn
ing fatally injured.
The railroad agents at Birmingham,
Ala. have been advised that the usual
raise in pig-iron rates, which takes
place October /. will not 90 into effect, but
the present rates Will continue until Oc-
tober 3lst This is on account of the de
pressed condition of the iron market.
The Southern Railway and Steamship
Association. at Atlanta, Ga, has adj
iOurnod. an lines having renewed their
membership except the Cincinnati South
crn and the Alabama Great South
eru If these lines do not join the Asso
citation a number of the roads will draw
out.
The State department has made
public some additional correspondence
bearing upon the Presidents proclama-
ton imposing toll on Canadian freight
passing through the st. Mary's Falls
Canal, In retaliation for determinations /
against the United States at the Wei !
land Canal.
The suspender makers employed by |
about twenty-five firms in New York city /
are on strike for a fixed scale Of prices |
and increased wages. They claim that
at six cents a dozen they can only
make 50 TO 81 a week by working twelve
and fourteen hours a day. They ask
eight to ten cents a dozen.
The Western coal sales agents met i'm
New York Thursday and advanced the
prices of coal to the West = cents 10
Buffalo. 30 cents. The Eastern coal
sales agents have advanced the prices of
egg 20 cents broken 10 cents ana stove
and chestnut - cents. The production /
of September will be the same as Tor
August.
There was n meeting Of the executive
committee of the lnternational Confer
once of State Boards of Health Friday,
In Iudiauapolis. 10 consider the matter
Of amounting a committee 90 inspect all
the quarantine stations on the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts with a view 10 as
certainiug their efficiency in preventing
the introduction of cholera into this
country.
The 80 glass blowers employed by
Demuth Brothers. on Newton Crock,
Long Island. decided on Tuesday night
not te resume work until they hear from
the seat Of the national or
gauization. This is expected go take ten
laws and cause q loss Of S2O,OOO. Ihe
strike was precipitated in consequence /
IF the discharge of three workmeu With
put cause.
The Democratic State Convention Of
met at Olympia ON Nednes- !
day night There was an animated de-
bate over plank In the platform re-
fcrrng 10 the Seattle canal scheme, the
convention adopting a minority report
,ondemning the senators and rcpresen-
tatives in advocating the appropriation
by Congress. TINS actlon was AFTER
wards reconsidercd.
Over two hundred skilled men i'm the
mill Of the C0u-
sies. at Pittsburg. have struck in sympa- /
.hy with the lockcd-Out men, These
,iftktfS 90 not btiHHE tv any Hil'H' hu'
mill was shut down because of their /
notion. Several watchmcn and clerks of |
HE Carnegie Company have been dis
charged because they were seen talking !
.o reporters and strikers
Chancellor McGin has filed I'm Trenton
nm opinion i'm the Reading lease suits.
lie grants the preliminary injunction /
asked for by the Att0rney-General con-
inues the restraining order heretofore /
granted. and. i'm addition, eni0ius the
Port Reading Company from operating
The Central railroad, and orders the