The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-09
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LONDON, S.-A Central News die.
patch from Toxic under the date of
| March Z, says: "Geu. Nodzu reports
that tho first army has advanced to
kokan, where no traces ol the enemy
were found. The third division is en-
camped at Chic Shinto, and the first
army staff, with the fifth division is
encamped ut Feuhwanton.
AThANrfo CITY. n. j., S.-prof. Il.
G. Hine, of Girard College. who was
stricken with epilepsy i'll this city on
tuesday morning died to tiny.
LITTLE RocK, Ark, S.-rhe execu.
ton of Tom Watkins took place this
morning, the drop being sprung at
0:55 and the body cut down at lO:i0.
MINNEAroLIs, S.-The Park Board
Mt a special meeting to-day decided to
offer Loring Park, in this city, to the
Stnte, TO be used as capitol site
Loring Park la in the center of the city
and comprises forty acres, and esti-
mated to be worth 81. 000,00O.
RALEIGH, n. g., S.-The bill giving
the Greensboro Normal and Institute
School en appropriation of $5, 600 in
addition to the regular annual nppro
printion of SO, 500, was passed by the
House.
KALAMAZOO. Mich, S.-The Third
District Democratic Congressional
Convention was held here tins after.
noon, Judge j. b. Shipman, of Cold
Water; p. Ii. Gilkey, OF Rlchlnnd, and
a. NJ. Todd, MI of Kalamazoo, were
tho nominations made. Gilkcy was
nominated on the second ballot.
Fort WAYNE, Ind. s. This morn.
ing pipoc in the main natural gas llu o
burst twelve miles north OF tins CITY.
The entire city was without fuel from
3 till Ii o'clock. The thermometer is
below freezing point, and workshops,
factories, schools and business houses
were forced to suspend.
BERLIN, S.-The Reichstag, in com.
mitteo to-day rejected the paragraphs
oil the anti revolution bill imposing II
penalty for public attacks uron reli.
gion, the monarchy, the marriage sys.
tenn and tho right to hold property.
BnooKLYN, \. Y, S.-Polico Justice
Cluigley was removed from Office this
morning by an order handed down by
the special term Of the Supreme Court.
Justice Quigley was charged by Mayor
Scbiren with official misconduct in con
nection with tho recent trolley strike.
NEW YORK, S.-At meeting of the
Board of Police Commissioners this
afternoon the resolution offered by
Commissioner Andrews two weeks ago
giving creator powers to SuperIntgu.
dent Byrnes was defeated by vote of
) to /.
LLNcHnURG, Va. S.-The City Coun-
Gil of Lynchburg. after six or eight
months OF contention and bitterness,
tonight decided to issue $50, 900 OF )
per cent. bonds to defray the cost OF
tho building of the municipal electrical
Lighting plant. This action is n severe
blow to the Lynchburg Electrical Com
paDy.
WAsHINdToN, S.-The argument in
the income tax cases was continued IN
the Supreme Court of the United States
to-day In the presence of an audience
OF visitors who more than exhausted
the accommodations provided Tor them.
and of large number of ATTORNEYS and
members OF Congress who were inter
ested IN the outcome OF the case.
ST. Louis, S.-A special from Lare
do, Texas. says that Engineer John
Auiler, the American who IS held re.
sponsible by many in Mexico for the
wreck on the ter-Ooeanic railway
February 2Sth last, arrived IN Laredo
yesterday.
Rd, S.-SeVen coal operators
III the Plttshurg district, engaged in
supplying the local market. have grant
cd the 60 cent rate demanded by their
miners. President Carns. OF the Miners
Association, III summing up the situa-
ton today stated that 10. 600 men are
actually ont on strike, over | 900 are
Receiving the price demanded and
about LOCO are working at the OLD iig-
ures.
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