The Greenville times., 1894-10-13
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

remain in session the remainder Of the
week About 200 delegates were pres,
entat the opening session and many
others arrivedduring the first day.
THOMAS RILEY and John Wilson,
members of an organized gang of men
who have for months been systemati-
cally robbing the Lake Shore freight
cars in the vicinity of South Bend,
Ind, were arrested on the ID. Fifty
suits of clothing and other stolen
goods were found in their possession.
A HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
men have been gathered at Pekin for
the defense of the city, but of this
number only 1000 are effectively armed.
A AJAPASEsE feet of seventeen ships
is now blocking the gulf of Pechili.
AsrHE Southern-Pacifc narrow gauge
train was crossing the Oakland (Cal. }
estuary, on the night of the I'd, car
jumped the track and went into the
water, taking with II about sixteen
people. Two persons were killed and
several injured.
The patrol has been withdrawn from
the streets of Rio Janeiro except the
usual number in time of peace. which
is now completely restored.
Gov. MCKINLEY arrived at Emporia.
Kas., shortly before noon en- the I'd,
having addressed six meetings during
the morning.
The Paris Figaro says the Hovas
alone oppose the control of the island
of Madagascar by the French.
FRENCH troops are massing in Ton
quin.
THE twenty-sixth annual meeting of
the Society Of the Army of the Ten
nessee convened at Council Bluffs, Ia.
on the Sd.
THE japanese minister Of finance has
officially made known that the war
will not be allowed to interrupt the in
terror improvements of Japan, conse-
quently railway construction is to pro-
ceed with the same vigor as in peace
full times The minister has arranged
that the treasury shall keep separate
accounts of the war expenses and those
for internal improvements, in order
that the former may not overshadow
the latter.
The team of VIM. King, farmer liv-
ing five miles north of Lebanon, Ind, ,
became frightened, on the Cd, and ran
away. His wife jumped from the car
riage and received injuries from which
she died in about an hour. The team
ran into fence, throwing Mr.. King
out and infiicting internal injuries
from which he will die.
Mrs. HERMAN 0ELRIcHs, of New
York, who was Miss Theresa Fair in
the days of her residence in San Fran
cisco, has celebrated Ler twenty-fifth
birthday, and consequently the first
large slice of devised property is about
to be cut from the estate of the late
Mrs. Theresa Fair. 1t will amount to
something like 81 500. 900.
On the Sd the death Of Mrs. Minerva
Brace Norton, wife OF Rev. S. Norton.
occurred at Beloit, Wis, after linger-
ing illness. She was the cousin and
early companion of Frances Willard.
and author Of "A Great Mother" "A
True Teacher and other popular books.
GEN. GRANVILLE NJ. DoDGE, of Iowa,
was chosen president of the Society of
the Army of the Tennessee, in session
at Council Bluffs, la.
GEo. MOORE, night superintendent of
the bus company at Dubuque, Ia, re-
turned home on the morning of the Sd
to find his wife lying dead on the floor.
She was dressed just as he had left her
the evening before. Heart trouble was
the supposed cause.
Mrs. JoHS CIIRIsTMAN, wife of we'll
known Wabash lind. merchant. and a
lady prominent In Women's Relief corps
and Eastern Star work, died very sud
denly Of heart disease, on the Sd, aged
S..
THE British steamer Bellona, bound
from Hiogo for Hamburg, was wrecked
on the Paracels isles, in the China
sea. All on board succeeded in reach
ing the land in safety, but the vessel
was total loss.
On the 4th the steamer Gaelic arrived
at San Francisco from the orient. bring
ing Hong Kong alvices up to Septem-
Der IL and Yokohama to September 81.
On the 3D. furry of snow fell at Ell
gin, Ill.
On the ith the boiler connected with
the pile driver on the Louisville and
Jeffersonville bridge exploded, and five
persons were badly injured, among
them two engineers, who were thought
to be fatally hurt.
On the sight of the Sd three Chinese
gambling houses on 1.-THE levee" in Chi
cago were raided and over fifty Chinese
arrested. Do Chow, laundryman. Is
supposed to have betrayed them in re-
venge.
On the 4th the Elwood lind window
glass factory, the last in that city to re-
sumo, started up with full force of
hands.
On the Sd Mrs. Mary Strickler, as.
sistant principal in the Osceola public
school in Pittsburgh, Pa, committed
suicide by hanging, while temporarily
insane, the result of sickness.
The campaign in the Twenty-first
Ohio congressional district is to be en-
livened by a joint debate between the
opposing candidates, Tom L. johnson
and 7. T. E. Burton. n
PRoF. HUTcHINs, of the Cornell law
school, has accepted call to the dean
ship of the law school of the univer-