The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-01
WIRE SPARKS.
Abbreviated kilograms of Newsy
Items

land and part OF his companions at
Gresham's funeral reached Washington
Mt o'clock this evening. Secretaries
Carlisle and Wilson did not return
with the party.
LENlNGToN, Hy., 3l.-The execution
OF Bad Tom Smith has been postponed.
The case will be argued before the
Court of Appeals june Sth.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, 3l.-On Wed
nesday night sponsing vessel fully
provisioned was stolen from it's moor.
ines ut Key West, aud has since been
missiug. Tine vessel was presumably
taken by Cuban sympathizers.
LONDON, 3l.-Tbe steam Trawler
Bittern foundered off Grimsby to-dny
ani nine Of her crew were drowned.
PARIS. 3l.-In the Senate to day
Marquis DE L'Angle Beaunanoir at
tackled the Government for sending
warships to tuke part in the opening
of the Baltic Sea Caual.
CHICAGO. 3l.-Fred Rau, the winner
of the second prize for the fastest time
in the Chicago road race yesterday,
was disqualified TO Gay. He admitted
that he did not ride over the whole
course. a thorough investigation of
all the leading men IN the race will now
be made, and the result may be that
iuS luCe VIII uhHO ~ uo run over h&Alu2
COLUMBUS, OHIO, 3I,-It is certain
that work will be resumed on Monday
in all the mines of the State. The Mas
| sillon district will be pnid 60 cents and
the Hooking and Sunday Greek will
| receive 81 cents. The operators anti.
cipate no further trouble.
CHATTANOOGA, 3l.-Archie Nc NJ ahon,
a 14-year old boy, and son of w. j.
McMahon. was drowned to day while
swimming with piaymates in Grow
Creek near Stevenson, Ala, The
father of the drowned lad is wealthy
merchant of Stevenson. The boy
strangled while diving.
MoHTMGoMEEY, Ala., 81. - Judge
Bosrman in the United States Court
to-day sentenced dozen men to the
Brooklyn penitentiary for ono yenr
and fines ofi$500 each. They had been
convicted of illicit dis:iling.
SAvANNAH, 3l.-Irwin Burch, col.
ored. was hanged at Reidsville today
for the murder Of negro named Cald.
we'll. His neck was broken by the
foil.
was received Yesterday by O prominent
Cuban of this city from Havana stating
positively that Gen. lose Marti, presi.
dent of the new Cuban Republic, was
not dead as reported by the Spanish
! Government officials.
WASHINGTON, May 81. Bids were
opened by Supervising Architect of
the Treasury to day for the pile foun.
dstion for the public building at New
Borne, n. c., as follows: d.. W.
Skinner, Of Washington, ID. c., 81, 45O;
Grace and Hyde Company, Of Chicago,
81, I59; Henry o. Culpepper, Ports.
mouth, Va, 50, 237; Frank Baldwin,
Washington, ID. O., S2,100.
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