The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-02
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES
Many Items of Interest From Many
Sections.
Mr.. STRONG'S APPOINTMENTS
tennessee Miners and Operators in
conference. A Prominent Tobac-
conist OF lynchburg Drops
Dead. Bound Over to
Keep the Peace.

uleu To- uuy.
New YORK. 1.-Mayor Strong NAV
appoint his new Police Commissioner
on any day.
LONDON, 1.-The Queen arrived at
windsor this afternoon. She is in ex.
cel!ent health.
MARQUETTE, Mich. 1.-Tbe ore
trimmers trouble here was practically
settled this afternoon in favor of the
union men.
RIcnMoND, w., 1.-The Appalachian
Bank, OF Big Stone Gap, Va. has gone
into voluntary liquidation. All credl.
tors will be paid In full.
DOVER, Del, l.-lho ballot to dav
for Senator resulted: Higgins, &: Adj.
dicks. Is; Massey, &; Pennewelll./ /:
Ridgeley Dem. 8, Tunnel (Deml |.
LoNDoN, |. = Llewelyn Muccm
Wynne, tho absconding head of the
bankrupt iirm of Wynde ~ Son, solicit
tors, has been arrested at Cape Town.
NEW YORK, l.-Col. +. -. Grant.
Andrew -. Parker and Theodore Rose
welt ar. goigg into the Police Bonrd.
John Monks viii be new Dock Com
missioner.
ioNuoS, 1.-The authorities of the
foreign Office and admiralty suy in re.
ply TO questions on the subject tint the
situation III Nicaragua Is absolutely
unchanged.
hNoAviLLE, Tenn, Mrs. Dilard
Graham, wife of we'll known NOR.
chant at Pennington. Lee county, IA
committed suicide to day by drowning.
I'LL heal h was the cause
MADRID, 1.-The imparial's Havana
correspondent says: "rbe Spanish
troops have defeated the insurgent
force led by Muceo, killing thirty and
wouIdlng many more"
STOCKHOLM, 1.-The Upper Chamber
20 day decided to give notice of the
termination of the commercial treaty
between Norway anu Sweden. The
Lower Chamber passed n resolution to
modify he trenty.
NLw lonK, l.-Austin T.. Ford was
today appointed Fire Commissioner
by Mayor strong TO succeed Showl and
NoODlns. lie was summoned TO the
Mayors Office at l9 O'Clock and took
the onth of Office.
LYNCHBUEG, VA, l.-Mr. j. R.Clark.
aged 40, prominent topnccunist of
tins city, dropped dead this afternoon
at about $3.50 o'clock. Mr.. Clark was
on the street this morning apparently
IN good health. Heart trouble was the
cause OF death.
WAsHINGroS, l.-Snpt. kimbal, of
the Life Saving Service. is informed
that the schooner Henry S. Parker.
from New York to Norfolk, came
ashore last nigut four miles southwest
OF Smith Po!ut, Va. The crew Of six
was saved III the surf boat,
WAsINGToN, 1.-The special hotel
help train from Jacksonville EN- route
to New York. VIA the Plant System,
aud the CUast Line, arrived here this
morning at SIG aud lett for New York
ut 500, and the one by the Southern
hallway arrived at 1902 and left at
1925.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, l,-Mlners and
operators OF Jellico District have been
IN session since Monday discussing
wage schedule fox the next year.
They have practically reached an
agreement and the old scale will be
adopted With only few slight
changes.
NcnhoHD, Va, IA letter from
Cintwood, Dickinson county, says
that Saturday two brothers, Ned mad
Bill lose. living ut Cum mberlund Noun.
tam, got INTO quarrel about the pas.
lurngc OF horse aud the latter shot
and kilied the former, The murderer
escaped.
CLEVELAND, May Chairman j.
B. Mlchner, OF tho Democratic Central
COMMITTEE OF stark county, and
prominent attorney of Canton, was
bound over to the October term OF the
Federal Court to day by Commissioner
Williams, on the charge of counterfeit.
ing. bail was fixed ut $1,000.
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, 1.-The
bondsmen OF ex City Treasurer CZizsk
have been notified that there is a de
ialcation of funds amounting 10 about
$40, 900 and they are requested to mako
the shortage good. The old bondsmen
OF last year have also been notified and
1t Is probable that they will alsoObe
held responsible.
PRoyiDENoE. II. j., 1.-The weavers
in the Weybosset Mills, Olneyville.
wont out Mt noon. Wsnton Mill weayers
refused to work this morning, and it is
expected that the Riverside weayers
Will go out at any minute. A general
strike III ali the mills, affecting fully
1000 operatives, Is likely to be on be-.
fore the day is over.
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