The Washington times., 1894-05-06
Telegraphic Brcvitics.

AURORA, Ill, May 5,-The Republican congress
sional convention was held to-day at Geneva
Congressman A j. Hopkins was renominated
CHICAGO, May Sat the meeting of the Gen.
trail Traffic Association to-day the Chicago gen.
eral managers pledged themselves to maintain
freight rates.
KINGSTON, n Y, May 5-The striking brick
laborers are still out and they now number
about 900 men and boys There seems little
prospect of any speedy settlement
CHICAGO, May Goal has advanced in this
city from 81 25 to 81 per ton The situation here
is serious, while the Ohio people are selling out
and coming money on their Lake Erie supply.
PITTsBURG, May 5-Campbell B. Heron, the
well-known iron manufacturer, died at g. 30 m.
at his residence in Allegheny City in his Goth
year, of enemia and a general breaking down of
the system.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5-The British ship Sene-
gal, bound from San Diego for Tacoma is long
overdue, and grave fears are entertained for
her safety She left San Diego on March Is and
has not been heard of since.
NEW YORK. May 5.-The Wilson line steamer
Persian Monarch. which was ashore near East
port, on the south side of Long Island, and which
was hauled off about :, o'clock last evening,
arrived at quarantine in tow at J. is O'Clock this
afternoon.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, May Sit has been de-
termined by the citizens of this valley to memo
ralize Congress to build two large canals to
reclaim lands in western Colorado and eastern
Utah The estimated cost Of the proposed canal
Is 100000.
ASHLAND, Mass, May 5-As Mrs DR.. A. W.
Thipp, of Hopkinton, and her two sons were
crossing the New York and New England rail-
road here this morning, their carriage was struck
by an engine and all three OF them sustained
probably fatal injuries.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May 5-State's Attorney
Doolittle to-day took a course unprecedented in
the history of criminal cases in this state by
making appeal in the famous murder case
in which DR.. j. Edward Lee was recently acquit-
ted in the superior court
of all the clearing houses of the United States
for the week ending May 5 have been sg77 .3a5, ,491
an increase Of sl46,.i7.5S over last week. and
a decrease of SJ06,67a,sg5 compared with the
corresponding week of last year.
BALTIMORE. May 5-Two boys, each about 16
years of age, William Howley, colored, and
Henry Paar, white newsboy, engaged in a fight
at the corner of Fayette and Paca streets at
o'clock this morning, in the course of which
Howley used knife with almost fatal effect on
his opponent
BROOKLYN, n. Y, May 5.-This morning a dele
CATION of saloon keepers and others interested in
attractions at Coney island called on the mayor
and desired to know what action the authorities
were going to take in regard to their business in
that section The mayor informed them that
the laws would be enforced.
PTTTsBURG, Pa, May 5.-The Buffum divorce
suit has again broken out in the form of petition
presented by W. II. McGarr, attorney for Mrs
Eva Bufft,m, asking that further allowance be
made her to enable her to have counsel present
at the taking of testimony in New York A rule
was made returnable May IL
BALTIMORE, May 5-HeaIth Commissioner Nc
Shane does not look for any more cases of small
pox. No new cases had been found since Thurs
day, and the six stricken people are reported
from quarantine and South Baltimore as on the
road to recovery There is no probability what
ever of an epidemic in this city.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 5-The Atlanta Chamber
Of Commerce to-day passed resolutions urging
the Senate to Immediately pass the Wilson bill
and indorsng the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman silver act as the first step
necessary to restore prosperity to the country
and declared that the passage of the Wilson
bill is the next necessary step.
CHICAGO, May 5-The South Park commission
ers have declared all previous bids for tho
World $ Fair buildings off and issued letter to
all former bidders, stating the price at which
each building would 60 Tho price asked in de-
tail aggregate about $4,000 Manufacturers'
Ss3S5O; Machinery hall, s12,65O: horticultural,
$500; Agriculture, $500; Mines, $1,000; Fish
cries, 81 800; Colonnade, s125.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 5-Bishop Wilson pre-
sided over the Southern Methodist general con-
ference this morning and the devotional exer-
cises were led by Rev. Horace Bishop, of the
Northwest Texas conference The most impor-
tant feature of the session vas report from the
committee on appeals. sustaining the appeal of
Rev George A. Vaudeville from the action of
tho Louisville conference, in expelling him from
the church The report practically reinstates
DE- Vaudeville. No other business Of general
interest was transacted,