The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-01

| cOluDlndtlOll 10 UldInldiH p1ic'o'
Sioux City, Iowa, has voted special
| tax Of 100000 to the Sioux City, Chi
| cago and Baltimore railroad.
| The street-car system of st. Joseph,
| Mo, consisting of fifty-six miles of cleo
| trio railway, has been placed In the
hands of receiver.
Postmaster-Gener Wanamaker spoke
| to 5000 people mt Womelsdorf, Berlis
| county, Tuesday, at the exercises of Beth
any Orphans Home.
| General Miles has received orders from
Washington to take the necessary steps
for the removal of 100000 cattle now
said to be on the Cherokee outlet and
strip.
A decree has been promulgated in
Chilli absolutely prohibiting the hunting
of all classes of seals within the jurisdic-
ton of Chloe, Magallones and Juan Fer
nandeZ.
Representatives of Mexican railroads
met in New York Tuesday, and decided
to put into effect uniform increased
freight rates between the United States
and Mexico.
Superintendent of Prisons Vale has
succeeded in procuring the required num-
Der Of civil guards. and the Tennessee
ConvictS will be returned to the coal
mines this week.
Fire in the Folk. Jung d Borchet
brewery, at Milwaukee. Tuesday. de-
stroyed 10000 bushels of malt. 10000
barrels Of beer and damaged other pro-
perty to the extent Of $25O000.
4 horse being driven by Charles Sykes,
of Fairyiew, Delaware county, was
frightened by Baltimore and Ohio
freight train Tuesday and backed in
front of the locomotive. Mr. Sykes was
killed.
The steel and iron plant of Sheen
berger, Speer * Co.. mt Pittsburg, have
been shut down on account of strike
Of she men in the Bcssemer steel de-
paFtment. Five hundred men are af-
fectcd.
A receiver for the Order Of the Iron
Hall in Missouri was appointed Monday,
at St. Louis. The Supreme Judicial
Court In Boston Tuesday granted n tenn
porary injunction against the Iron Hall
on two bills of equity
Delegates from ten branches Of the
Iron Hall met at Scranton on Monday
and decided TO send a representative to
the general meeting in September, with
instructions 90 vote for an entirely new
set of Supreme officers.
The traffic managers and the general
solicitors for the Southwestern lines will
meet in St Louis on September 9th. 10
discuss the full effects of the Mccormick
decision rendering Imperative the rate
tariffs of the Texas commission
Additional informations were filed at
Pitsburg Tuesday by Secretary LOyejoy
Of the Carnegie Company. charging
Homestead strikers with riot and con
spiracy Hugh O'Donncll surrendered
himself and was released in $500 bail.
The United States cruiser Concord has
been ordered TO Venezuela to protect the
rights of American citizens and TO en-
force redress. if necessary, for the re-
cent taking of political refugees from the
decks of an American passenger steamer,
Information received from Valparaiso
states that grand banquet was given
at that place by the entire American
colony to Minister Egan on the occasion
of his departure for the United States.
He sailed Tuesday for "A short visit home.
Judge James Mcmillan. of the C1li-
fornia supreme court, died in san Fran
cisco Tuesday. aged seyentySiX years.
He had been secretary of state for Yer
mont. speaker of the Wisconsin house of
representatives. and "a member of the
California legislature.
Camden collided Tuesday evening with
train of empty passenger cars at White
Hill curve. near BordeutOwn, y. j.
Both engines were wrecked and ton-
ductor Richard Lewis and Engineer VIII
liam :. Rule were killed.
The training ship jamestown. which
has lust arrived at Norfolk from New
York, will be put out Of commission;
Her officers and crow will be transferred
10 the Constellation. which Will sall from
Norfolk for Europe, October lst to cot
lect works Of art fer the World Is faif'
Since June 1st State Treasurer Nor
risOn, at Harrisburg. has PAID 70 the va
rions school districts of the State 81
OSf 80 % out of the S6.O00.OOV apiro-
priated the public schools of the State
bv the last legislature. The warrants for
the entire appropriation are practicdHy
all out.
II is announced that Mrs. John \. Lo-
oon viii undertake to raise $l.OOOOOO
from the women Of this country ms an
endowment for the American University
the Methodist educational institution 10
be located i'm Washington. The endow-
mcnt is TO be for the benefit OF WomcA
students
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
CrOunse has resumed his duties at Wash
ngton. but expects to return to Ne
hraska i'm week and enter actively on
the eubornatOral canvass he being the
Republican nominee for Governor. The
date Of his resignation has not yet been
determined.
Negotiations are in progress betwecn
the Dominion Government and the Ca
madam Pacific railroad for the acqui-
sition by the latter Of tho lnterc0lOnial
railroad. At present the railway is run
at a loss of over half a million Of dollars
yearly. due 10 political influence in its
management.
The United States steamer Kearsargc
has arrived at Port San Domingo. The
Koarsarge WAS ordered some time ago
10 proceed 10 Honduras 10 look after
American interests during the rebellion,
but. as It's presence there now is not con
sdprel necessary. the steamer will prob
ably remain at San Domingo until iul-
Their orders.
The Court Of Private Land Claims, on
Monday. at Santa Fe. New Mexico, con-
hrmed the grant TO the town of Cubero
and decided against the claim of the At
lantic and Pacific railroad, which road
claimed tho odd ccsSCns Of land within
any American or Spanish land limits
having been granted 10 the railroad un-
der its congressional charters.
j. Sterling Morton, an ayowed free
trader. has been nominated for Gov
ernor by the Democrats of Nebraska.
lie has a wide reputation throughout
the West for his denunciatiOn ~ protec-
a., Vlo t;cLot was cotnnlotpd as fol-