The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-10
NEWS ITEMS or INTEREST.

Gathering the Hudson river tee crof
began Monday The indications are that
Il will reach 1900 600 tons Of Zee ten Inches
thick and so clear that one can read
newspaper through the crystal blocks.
Mr.. Webb late United states Consul al
Manila, who recently threw up his post
to engage i'm the work OF making all
Americans Mohammedans is reported 70
have been successful In procuring iarre
sums OF money for his mission.
All Of the relics Of Columbus that can
be secured in Europe will be- brought t0
the Worlds Fair early this spring on the
United States man-Of-war Newark. Ihese
relies are scattered through museums ia
England, France, Spain and Italy.
A dispatch from Silver. Washington,
states that new vein OF semi-anthracite
coal four miles from there and twenty
miles from the junction Of the Columbia
and Okanogan rivers is being developed
by parties who recently purchased IL.
The Jewish community Of Berlin having
finally decided against sending a petition
to the Emperor for protection against the
outrages perpetrated upon them. num-
Der of malcontents have resigned various
offices held by them.
a Geramn savant proposes to disinfect
the Elba nd other rivers by means Of
electricity. He claims that an electric
current passing through the water VIII
cause a chemical change that will Kill
cholera and other germs.
William Rathbone, Liverpool merchant.
representing the North Division OF Car
narvonshire in the House OF Commons.
and who was elected by the Gladstonians
has announced his intention OF Joining the
Liberal Independents He is believed 10
be opposed TO a Home Rule bill.
The people in the Northwest say that
everywhere in that region water powers
are being taken up and utilized 70 create
electricity. So cheap Is this process a. q
the use Of coal IS out OF the question.
No light and no power can be created 50
cheapIy as that where mountain stream
has been made to do the work.
The pennant TO be borne nj the mast
head OF the United States nail sub. .'.
ships is twenty feet long. feet 8 inch-a
at the mast and feet al the enl of tLc
swallow tail. It's field is red borderel hy
nine inches OF blue In the upper left h3nI
corner is an eagle in blue. with arroAs
and a branch m It's talons. and b,ariny
on the breast a shield with stars aud
stripes IN red and white
The ice bridge is the great attraction
at Niagara Falls. The locality was y,sl-
ted by 5000 people Sunday. Entrrprisiug
RtDtObiHBEtfo anu rhpDh men NI lu1N
sides OF the river have erected rough
shantles in the middle OF the bride. partly
on the Canadian and party on tn Ameri-
can side. They refuse TO take ouf ii-
cense. and when officers arrive they sink
the liquor i'm a hole I'm the ice and claim
they are selling pop. a great lad is 20
buy drink in the United States and drink
1t in Canada.
Vancouver b. c.. special says that
Captain $. T.. Mckenzie. who LEI. that
place last June in command Of the
steamer Eliza Edwards. bound for the
Cocos Islands IN search OF immense
treasure supposed 20 be buried there, has
returned, leaving the vessel at Banana.
lie is enthusiastic about the treasure.
ard thinks it certainly VIII be found. Mr..
Van Braemer. who was with the captain
and IS now at Santa Barbara Cal. will
return here in a few weeks. He will AZ
out another expedition TO search for the
treasure.
Or. Washington GLADDEN. preached At
Columbus, Ohio, Sunday on The Results
of the Heresy Trials" He defined heresy
10 be simply disagreement with the ma
Jority. He said be was Interested in the
trial Of DIR. Briggs, Of the Presbyterian
Church, because the charges were the
teaching of doctrine that he himself had
taught for years. The New York Pres
oytery, he said. had declared 10 be not
heresy exactly what the Cincinnati Pres
bytery had declared was hsresy. lie did
not see how any Presbyterian could tell
whether he was orthodox or hereto IN
view OF these decisions.