The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-25
NEWS NOTES or INTEREST.


ago, John W. Reagan, elevator boy at
the Fifth-Avenue Hotel. OF New York. has
just died, leaving 5000.
Illinois encouragement declares HE
gal the action OF ex-audItors and ex-
treasurers I'm appropriating certain ices
and interest on public funds.
ConceaIment Of big bonanza to freeze
out small stockholders is charged against
officers OF the West Consolidated Virginia
and California Mining Company.
General Alger conversed with Warner
Miller, the other day, by telephone over
900 miles of wire. the former gentleman
being in Detroit and the latter In New
York.
]. J. Gillespie, wanted at Richmond.
Tex. for embezzIement OF $4,000 in con-
nection with the failure of the Fort Bend
County Bank has been arrested at Kan
sas City. Mo.
The Kalmucks OF Astrakhan. a rowing
people numbering about 10000 souls, have
at last been freed from serfdom. When
the other Russian serfs were freed IN
1864 q was considered dangerous TO eX-
tend this privilege to these people, lest
their wildness would lead to its abuse
Russian army officer who has been
experimenting I'm the training OF falcons
to carry dispatches says that these blrds
are superior 10 carrier pigeons Tor mes
senger service. The falcon is much the
stronger and some of them have carried
a weight OF four pounds without matefial
hindrance TO speed.
A traveller who has been down among
the mountaineers of Tennessee says that
their usual formula of greeting and In
terest on meeting a stranger is HoWuy,
and after the stranger has returned TINS
salutation whats your name| Ihls
exhibition of curiosity is perfectly frank
and no disrespect is intended by 1t.
An inmate OF the poor-house at Peru,
Ind. who died short time ago, was
about forty-fve years old, and was born,
IT is said, with almost every peculiarly OF
a sea Hon. She IS stated to have had
piercing cry like that animal, and moved
her head from one side to the other
ALMOST conttnuaIly 1t is further re-
ported that she was never able to walk
An enterprising dealer in cosmetics.
saws the New York Evening Sun, asked
for space at the Worlds Fair to EXHIBIT
an old woman. one-half Of whose face was
10 be smoothed out with his preparation
and the remainder left with its mortal
wrinkles until the end Of the fair when
he would smooth out the other half in the
presence of the multitude
The three oldest known pieces OF
wrought iron In existence are the sickle
blade that was found by Belzoni under the
base Of a Sphinx In Karnae, near Themes;
the blade found by Colonel Nyse I'M
bedded in the mortar OF one or the
pyramids, and a portion Of a crosscut
saw which Mr. Layard exhumed at MINI
rud-all Of which are now in the British
Museum.
During a recent visit Of James Whit
comb Riley to the home Of Joaquin Mil
Ter. the poet of the Sierras donned the
Trainings Of an Indian medicine man.
made an incarnation 10 produce rain,
and smiled at the Hoosier poets amaze
ment when he heard the gentle patter Of
a shower on the roof. Part of the mean
tation had been arranged before, con-
sisting Of system OF perforated pipes
fed by a spring on neiShboring hill
side.
A Government official sent out TO the
Northwest long before there were any
railroads in that part of the country
says that the glaciers of the Selkirk
range were pure white and blue then.
Now they have a grayish color, and in
some lights reddish appearance, and on
examining the surface OF the ice II is
found 10 be covered with little humps OF
what seems to be clay. The official says
That this substance Is a5HeS hoiH loiest
fires.
The final settlement OF the affairs OF
the late Samuel j. Randall shows that
the value OF the estate left BY him is
1894 which is not enough to pay the
bills Of the physicians who attended him
during his last illness. OF this amount
s5S97i was due by the Government for
salary, leaving the total value Of his
property $500 at the time of his death.
This is a rather remarkable showing Tor
a man who spent thirty years OF his life
in the most responsible positions in the
public service.
Baron Won Wedel. a wealthy young
German, travelling in Persia, ventured to
attend service in mosque, which Ma
hommedans believe to be defiled by the
presence of a Christian. He was at first
approached by the worshippers upon
whom he drew his revolver. He was
then beaten and finally tied by the feet
TO the tail of horse, which was then
whipped into gallop. When rescued by
a telegraph employe, he was unconscious,
and has since become a hopeless maniac.
He was lately placed in a private lunatic
asylum near Vienna.
The Oldest tree on earth. at least as
far as anyone knows, is the Boo tree in
the sacred city of Amarapoora, Burmah.
1t was planted, the record says, in the
year 2Ss B. c., and is, therefore, about
1000 years old. It's great age is proved
by historic documents, says Sir James
Emerson, who adds. To It kings have
dedicated their kingdoms in testimony OF
a belief that il is a branch of the iden-
teal fig tree under which Buddha reelined
at Uoa when he was undergoing his
apotheosis" It's leaves are carried away
by pilgrims as relics, but. as 1t is too
sacred to be touched. even with knife,
they can only be gathered after they have
fallen.
The Jacobite is the name OF journal
recently started in England and claiming
TO be " the organ OF the legitimist Jacobite
league OF Great Britain and Ireland
The first number has a broad black Dor
der, having been issueG as 'the memorial
number of the anniversary of Kins Charles
l." 1t declares that the revival OF ia
cobitism in England has been sudden
startling and significant" and urges that
THE good work must not be allowed 10
languish." In referring to a recent speech
delivered by Herbert Vivian at ST. Ives
the editor says: He wanted to ring out
the new. ring in the old, even If it in
volved wringing the necks Of few Han
overian rats in the process"
A hunter and a wolf had an interesting
mutual surpriI TO themselves in the hills
near Helena, Mont, a few days ago. The
hunter, arrsyed in heavy wolf-skin
oyercoat, fur side outward, was examin-
ing some traps set the previous night
He was STOPPING over one. rearranging
the bait when there was the sound Of
fierce growl and heavy weight fell sud