Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-11-01
Ne.usy Notes.

600 less than in 1892.
In two New York courts 5000 persons
were naturalized last month.
Senator Hill thinks that the Democrats
will certainly elect their whole ticket.
Raymond & whitcomb's hotel, opposite
the Worlds Fair grounds, was damaged $780,
600 by FIRE. No one was injured.
By mistake lady dropped fve-dollar
gold piece into the cash box of Charleston
street car. She left the car before she made
the discovery.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Elkins,
daughter of Hon. Stephen B. Elkins, to Dir.
Edwin Bruner, of New York, is announced
for November 6.
Buildings in Pittsburg owned by the Pitts
burg Storage Company and the Chautauqua
Ice Company burned on Friday. Loss $780,
600. Insurance 100000. Some persons
were injured by falling walls.
The House Democratic caucus selected
Rev. E. B. Bagby of Virginia, pastor at the
9th street Christian church of Washington,
for the position of chaplain made vacant by
the death of Rev. Mr.. Haddaway.
General Margelo, commander in chiei
of the Spanish troops at Meifa, in Mo-
rocco, was shot dead Saturday while leading
a sortie against the Riffians. Seventy of his
men we're killed and l22 wounded.
Attorney General John P. Poe filed in
the Supreme Court of the United States the
answer of Maryland to the crossbll Of West
Virginia relating to the western and south
ern boundary between the two States.
Major Decker, "the smallest man living,
is dead. He was forty four years old and
weighed seyenty-fve pounds and was thirty
two inches high. He died Saturday night
in Chicago. 1t is supposed his death was
due to chronic alcoholism.
According to the latest returns Russia
has the largest prison population, lOS,S4O
next comes India with $3.50; Italy with
S,S2S; Japan with 6S,S2S; France with
60 $685. the United States with 5O,95S, and
Great Britain with 3O,474
The Worlds Fair closed on Monday with
out any ceremony except the firing of the
national salute aud the lowering of the flags.
The paid admissions for the day we're POS.
l7S. Total paid admissions for the six
months, q, 459,S75. About 100000 were
admitted free.
Rev. Samuel w. Hsddaway, chaplain OF
the House of Representatives aud pastor OF
Marvin Chapel, NJ. E. Church, South, sank
into comatose state last Wednesday after
noon and died at four o'clock Thursday
morning. The immediate cause of death
was Bright's disease.
Hon. Carter II. Harrison, mayor of Chi
cago, was shot by Patrick Eugene Prender-
CAST at the mayors residence in Chicago on
Saturday night. The mayor died in twenty
minutes. Prendergast wanted the Office of
corporation counsel and claimed that the
mayor played him false.
Statistics show that the entire agricul-
ture of the world furnishes employment
to 100000, 900 men, and represents an in
vested capital of 1924 900, 100000. The an.
nual product is worth over $4,000, 600 900.
II is estimated that the civilized nations
pay annually for food $4,000, 100000.
The report of Col. Craighill, in charge Of
the river improvements in this State, shows
that up to June last So, 500 900 had been ex-
pended on the Great Kanawha. Last year
S2Ol ,923 was expended, leaving a balance
unexpeuded of $3.50, 976 $3.50. 700 is asked
to complete the project. Work on the Gau-
ley river made slow progress, and little was
done on the New river. Fully 100000 is
necessary to complete the work.
A statistical estimate recently published
makes the annual value of the product from
cotton seed about S3O,OOO,OOO The New
Orleans Picayaae calls attention to the rapid
advance in the value of cotton seed since
the marketing Of the present cotton crop
commenced. When the season opened, two
months ago. cotton seed was worth Sl1 per
short ton, aud since that time the price has
advanced steadily, until it is now SIC per
ton