The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-08
Pirh Of the News.

American whalers this season have
realized SIO2.4i9
An association composed Of buyers Tor
commercial houses in the various cl'isS
has been formed in New York.
While fighting fire in New York. Cap
tain Eugene Turpenny and Fireman Bart
Sheridan were severely injured.
on a capital Of s4.5Oo,OOO four companies
have combined TO monopotze light and
power az at Salt Lake city, Utah.
Brotherhoods OF Grand Trunk Railway
employees threaten at Montreal 10 strike
unless their grievances are settled.
The National Democratic Association of
Colored Men is called TO meet in conven-
tion at Columbus, Ohio, September Z'th.
Senator Hoar and party OF citizens OF
Worcester, Mass, will take sixty
mile trolley ride i'm a special electric car
starting at Boston.
Fireman Jacob Struckman and Charles
NJ. Conway. victims OF Chicago's grain
elevator fire, have expired, increasing the
dead list 10 five
Missouri has raised the taxable valua-
tion Of her railroads and telegraphs by
over s3. 1000 and will add $4,000 TO her
revenues next year
Allen Lghtfoot. Of Elba, Ala, was shot
and killed and his son Joe badly wounded
Friday by an armed posse Of onlcers
The Lightfoots were both fugitives from
Justice.
England on the steamer Teutonic.
Portuguese troops In Gazaland, South
Africa. are reported 10 have routed the
rebels a second time and captured two OF
their chiefs.
AT Bombay, India, during the past week
h. recorded
caused by cholera and IS by the bubonic
plague.
A petition from $50 English labor or
/ ganizations urges Premier Salisbury 10
/ cooperate with other governments to Sc
/ cure a stable par exchange Tor gold ana
| silver.
/ Jessica Barnum seeley the favorite
/ granddaughter Of L. u. Barnum the
/ famous showpman. died yesterday at
/ Bridgeport, Conn.
/ Archibald Huntington. a stepson Of {.
/ =. Huntington, was arrested yesterday
! charged with assaulting and striking a
| bicyclst named Ward who had run INTO
| him and thrown him from his wheel
The strike which has been on for the
| past four days between the operatives OF
! the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, OF At
| lanta. Ca. was satisfactorily adjusted
! yesterday and it is announced that the
| operatives will return TO work Monday
morning.
4 church row at Teccmseh, Neb., led Z
] arrest, and a fine OF S2j was imposed upoi
| Vicar General Gartig, for breaking int'
| the house Of the opposing factions priest
The Bishops Of Albany, Texas ana Mas
sachusetts are now coming home from
Rev. Sam Small will take up his resi-,
| dence I'm Dover, Del, in september and
| announces his determination 10 become
a citizen OF that State. where he viii en-
/ gage i'm temperance work. lie contem-
! plates the establishment of Kelley SAN
| itarium at Dover
The centennial anniversary Of the con-
secraton OF the late Bishop Jarvis, oil
! Connecticut. will be celebrated IN Trinity
| church. New HAY en-, in October. At the
| same time Rey. DR.. Chauncey D. Brewst n
/ will be consccr. ted as Bishop COadJutof
| of Connecticut.
Colonel Joha c. Linehan, Of Pennoook
y. H.. will be a candidate for the place
| of Command sr-in-Chief II the Grand
Army of the Republi at the annual en-
/ campuent to be held at Buffalo, y. I.
| shortIv. He will have the unanimous sup
| port OF the New Hampshire delegation.
A disastrous explosion occurred Friday
at the cartridge factory Of Rustchuk' OF
the Danube, l39 miles northwest or Varna
| Fifty-six persons were killed outright ah'
many others were Injured.
The International Conference to promote
| arbitration was opened yesterday IN tn'
| hall OF the Chamber OF Deputies. BRUSH
! American, French austrian; Hcr,lis, ni,.it ~
| italian. Spanish. Danish, swedish, Dutcu
! and Roumanian delegates were present
The slx-night billiard contest, which has
| bean ON FOR the past week AZ Daly ) III
| New York between Hugo kerkau' cham
| pion OF Germany, and Edward McLausn
| lin. champion OF PennsyNanla' was WI
last night by Mclaughlin, with to'ai ol
I sO0 points against Kerkau's l,CoS.
! ADD PITH or NEWS
Near Mckinney. Tex. yesterday a pc
I troleum train was derailed, TWO tdnh
| scattering flames in every dlfectl0u
| brakeman C. W McClain and Charle
Russell were badly burned, ana ooth ma!
die. A section of a bridge was burned
While bathing In the river at Winnipet
Man. Pastor Alexander Grant, or ina
city's First Baptist church. was drowned
A. S. Elbert. the colored physician q
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, who has been offere
the counsulshlp al Bahia, South America
will not accept.
Mrs. Samuel Johnson, residing neai
Johnsburg. Pa, shot and killed her four
vear-old boy Friday. Her husband ha'
nlaced a loaded revolver in her lap re-
! ouesting her TO put it away. The baoS
was playing az her knee. Mrs Johnson
in handling the pistol, caused II 70 eN
plode. and the ball passed through th'
babs head.
The pension roll OF the United state
has almost reached the million marx
Commissioner Evans has just issued
statement showing that ar the besihninl
OF this fiscal year the pensioners NUMBER
ed lust 9S3. .52S During the year, oV,lOl new
pensions were granted, and 3,sl PERSON
were restored 10 the rolls. old age an
disease. however Is working great IN
roads into the lists, for there were h'N
deaths during the year
Mrs Zilpha Buell. Hodgman. OF Saratc
ga Springs, n. Y, celebrated yesterda
her centennial. She was born In SUDBURY
VT. August 6. 1871, but has resided IN 81
ratoga Springs. the greater portion OF ne
nfe She has two sons, John r., an
Joseph IIodgman. both well along In year
and several grandchildren and greal
| grandchildren. Several months ago Mr.
| Hodgman began 10 fail physically. bt
recently she rallied and on this her cet
tennial anniversary is enjoying compars
| tfx-alv oood health.