The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-20
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST.

in the steamship Empress OF Emma LOT
Yokohama. There they are 10 meet s i
John l.. Stoddard and continue Win niii'
their tour around the world.
An east-bound train on the Cherry ltun
division of the Western Maryland ran
road was wrecked Saturday evening W
striking n large quantity Oh rocA anu
earth which had fallen on the 'rach.
Robert Hollingshead, the engineer was
badly injured.
About six hundred members oil tne In-
ternational Association of Ticket Agents
who have been holding their ioufth au
mai convention in Philadelphia, arrived
Mt Atlantic City Sunday for two DAYS
Measure outing. After being assigned
10 their different hotels the remainder Oh
the day was spent enjoying the island
pleasures and in seeing the sights.
4 rumor obtained currency in Nash
Vile Sunday that a lodge of hnights
and Ladies of the Golden Rule In thas
CITY had become dissatisfied with the
workings of the grand lodge OF the or1er
and disbanded. j. ID. McLin, commander
of the lodge, was seen and asked II Id
was true. He reluctantly admitted that
in his opinion the grand lodge affairs were
in bad shape.
The four children of Mrs. Eckenback,
Of Missouri Valley. Ia. were burned TO
death Saturday morning. They were
sleeping upstairs. Their mother tried 10
fiji n lighted gasoline stove, and an eX-
plosion followed. She threw the stove
down stairs, and ran down herself 10
cxtinguish the flames. The IRE rapldly
spread, and before help arrived the house
was a mass of flames. The bodies OF bhe
children were burned to crisp.
For the last ten days a gang Of bold
robbers have been committing dePreda-
tons around Dover, Del. On fnday
night they broke in the postotlce at Eel
ton. removed the heavy iron safe up the
railroad. where they broke 1t open ana
secnrcd $3.50 and a large quantity of
valuable mail matter. The stores of Ba1-
fer Il Killen and Il New York store were
also entered. and a large quantity or
general merchandise stolen. 1t is thought
that the gang is composed of hive men,
who have been in this vicinity with some
trained bears.
George Gould. tenyear-old boy,
burned his sister Grace, aged SIX years,
10 death. near Mas0ntown, Pa, Sunday.
The lad had been carrying coal from their
coal mine TO the house, short distance;
and when his mother said she would sen4
Grace TO belD him he said that he would
burn Grace if she came. The sister
went along to the mine, however, ana
there the boy set her on fire with a plI
lamp, and after watching her clothes DurI
for a while be ran of. Inc chlld uleu
I'm n few hours In terrible agony.
The wife of Charles Billings, poor
illiterate m0untainew, living IN AShe
county. y c., twenty-elght miles from
the nearest railroad station, has Just
given birth to six children, all boys. ney
weigh from four and Il half TO nine
pounds each. and all are alive. Mrs.
Billings is of medium stature and thirty
one years old. She has four other clli-
dren. but they were all born slngly: BIZ
lings depends on game and fish for a
living. but since the arrival OF the seXtet
he has been accepting congratulations
and donations extended by rural hospl-
tally.
State Senator Samuel p Sparks, the
author of the Sparks election law now
governing elections in Missouri, has com
nitted suicide at his home in WarrenS-
burg. No, by cutting his throat with "a
razor For several weeks Senator Sparks
has seemed 10 labor under n terrible de-
preston. Two months ago an attack
of cryspelas cost him an eye and imam
cial and political reyerses, combined with
Uc was a prominent candidate for the
Democratic nomination for AttOrney-Gen-
eral of the State and was chairman OF
the judiciary committee, and one OF the
most prominent men in Missouri. lie
was born in New York January |, 1874.
At "a meeting held at the Office of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, New
York. Saturday ut which were present
consular representatives from most OF
the Central and South American repub-
lies. "A vigorous protest was unanimously
subscribed by them, addressed to Senior
Don Jose MarceinO HurtadO, envoy eX-
traordiu9ry and minister plenipotenuary
from the United States of Colombia 10
this country. against the action Of the
Colombian Government in placing an en-
barge upon all vessels destined for Colon
from European end United States At
hntic ports The communication refers
to the fact that Contemp ii action
would absolutely cut off all mail. freight
and passenger communication with Cen
trail and South America and Mexico. Inc
Panama Railroad Company has notified
the Colombian Government that the ac-
tion taken by it Is in violation OF the CHAR
tered rights of the company, and that
he will hold that Government responsible
for all money damage that may result III
consequence.
At meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Charleston board of health
held Thursday an order was issued quar-
antining the Clyde Line steamers five
DAYS from their sailing date from New
York. The average sailing time OF the
steamers between New York and that
port is forty eight hours, and the regula-
lion consequently virtually amounted to
a three days quarantine of vessels from
infected ports. Receiver Chamberlain
and General Manager Ward, of the South
Carolina Railroad Company. and Agent
!. T.. Edgerton. Of the Clyde Line. APP
reared before a full meeting Of the Char
lesion board Of health this morning and
presented "a number Of arguments against
continuance Of the quarantine regulations
passcd Thursday. After a brief discus
sion by the board the previous order was
roscinded and new quarantine regula-
ton requiring merely inspection by day
light was passed. BY the terms of the
new order vessels will be detained at
quarantine only few hours. the require
meuts being i'm substance identical with
those in force at other Southern ports.