The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-05
Piih Of the News.


Citizens Of South Bend. Ind. will erect
statue to the memory OF Schuyler Col
fax
indianapolis Ond) Councilmen have re-
duced artificial gas from 20 to 20 cents
per 1000 feet.
Augustus Romberg. OF the First United
States Artillery Band, was drowned at
St. Augustine, Fla.
Worried by business troubles wealthy
Samuel Blair. OF Chattanooga Tenn, cut
his throat and died In his bath tub.
At Webster city, Iowa. on Monday
lightning struck I'm twenty places, ana
killed Minnie and Carl Luppus children.
An experiement with oil as fuel on a
Third avenue New York; elevated rail-
road locomotive was q failure
Ex-Iabor Commissioner Lee Merri-
weather. OF Missouri was badly injured
In a hoad-on bicycle collision al 81. Louis
Jealous of his wife Sanford Collins. Of
Glade Farms, Pa, made a desperate at
tempt TO murder her but failed
Mrs. George Stenlake famed a FIRE she
was starting. her clothing became igniied
/ and she roasted alive at Bangor, Me.
Three candidates have appeared to con-
| test for the Chester county, Pa, Judge
with William Butler
The King Of Siam was an interested
| spectator 20 the British House Of Com
| mons Tuesday.
In Spanish riots arising from a private
| dispute In Tetuan near Madrid. several
persons were wo iLded with bull ll,ts
After trying i'm vain TO overcome his
| passion for gambling. William 4. Thomp-
| son. Of ST. Louis. yesterday committed
suicide.
4 relative Of Millionaire Russell Sage,
| Miss Ethel Sage. WAS accidentally shot
! and badly wounded by Mrs. Susan Freth-
| er, neighbor, at Joliet, ILL.,
ft, 1ftp d
| South Africa have surrendered. and tho
uprising against British rule has col
| lapsed.
General Galiieni the commander Of the
| French forces In the island or Mudagas-
| car. has been appointed Governor General
OF that island.
Belgiunis Premier has formally an
! nounced that his government Is ready 10
| oDen negotiations for a new treaty of
commerce with Great Britain.
Several hundred stenographers from va
rious States attended the celebration Of
| StenopraphCr's Day al the Tcunyseee
| Centennial Exposition yesterday.
| Rev Dr. Swallow addressed campers
| al Joanna Heights. PA. ON Political
| Righteousness. and I'm his speech attack
| cd Senator Quay
The family Of Jacob Lcidy, who lives IN
| Easton. Pa found nest of seven rattle
snakes in an old flannel pcuicoat IN the
| garrett of the house yesterday afternoon
Professor u. =. Langley. Of The smith
eOuiau Institution was enlhusiastloall}
| greeted 20 the Paris Academy of Sciences
as one Of Americas foremost aeroplh-
| nists.
Al Cardiff Wales. Tuesday. papers
were read before the Iron and Steel IN
-titute by }. : DE Bonneville. Of lhiih-
delphla. and Professor Campbell chem
ist Of Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Marquis dee Bouthillier was crushed
| 10 death yesterday between "a moving
| tram car and the palaiding around the
| new buildings in process OF construction
| for the Paris exposition.
| The British Foreign Onicc announce
| that Secretary Shermans seal disphltu
/ OF May 10Th will soon be published with
other correspondence concerning lur pt-
| ring Sea situation.
a number Of Iowa families have secured
| n concession Of 6.00G acres Of land In Shell
| by county. Ala. thirty miles south Of
! Birmingham. The tract is 90 be- laid out
on the colony plan.
Lieutenant Michael Moore who died
| Monday IN his home, No. 20 Seventh ave
| nee. New York city. was a veteran Of
! the war Of 1872 He had been on the
retired list since isi2
The happy discovery has been made by
Everett Ruggles. OF Stockton. Cal. that
| the young wife 10 whom he was recently
| welded b. hciress 10 a fortune Of $,.00l0
! IN New York State.
The London DAILY Chronicle" says
| that a Russian expedition has discovered
| twelve aurferOus regions along The banks
of the Rivers Artichs. Lautara and Ne
| mOOIa, and In other regions ln tho vicinity
! Of the Sea Of Okh0tsk. in Eastern Siberia.
The editor of the Berlin Artistic, which
/ some time ago publianed articles reflect
Ing severely ON the Harrison sisters has
| been sentenced 10 pay damages amount
/ jng 20 200O marks. lie announces that
| The payment Will leave him financially
ruined
Christopher Scraggs. Of Chicago. the
/ miner who was robbed OF $4,000 in bonds
| year ago, was buried to-day The old
| man never cONered from the shock OF
| losing his wealth. although tho bulk of II
was restored. During the past month he
refused food and raved continually about
| the robbery
Thc LEGISLATURE of Tennessee passed a
bill providing for the submission 20 a
vote. the question whether constitu-
tuuor for tho State shall De held The
voting Will occur to-day
Three prominent business men of Pits
| burg. Pa. have been arrested ana bound
| over To the October term. charged win
conspiracy to defraud the national Loan
| and Investing Company, Of Detroit, one
! of the largest concerns Of It's kind On the
| country.
! Patton negro pugllst Of Franklin
/ Ga OF some local celebrity last night at
| tempted 10 assault the daughter Of Mrs
! Matilda Waiter, ana while being chased
! bv A. HOpsou and several others. broke
| leg over a ALLEN tree IN the road. He
| then cut his throat rather than be lynch-
| cd. The pursuing party found him dead.
Mrs. Fredericka ". Hauptmann Of ST.
| Louis wife Of a wholesale tOhaccOnlst WAS
Killed Tuesday by her demented daughter
/ aged twenty-sx years. The deed was
| done with a bread knife Mrs. iIaupt-
| mann's throat being cut while she was
asleep on a sofa.
John ". Reagan. who several years ago
| resigned his seat in the United States
| Senate 10 become one OF the Railroad
] Commissioners Of Texas, has announced
| his candidacy for the seat IN tho senate
| occupied by Roger .. Mills. whose term
Will expire in 1898.
Jim Key. a marvellOusly well-educated
horse. owned by Or. william key. high-
IL respected negro OF Shelbyviilc, Ky, and
which mad been on exhibition at the Ten
nessee Centennial Exposition for TWO
months has been sold 20 u. q. Dunield.
OF New York for $1,000 and shipped to
that city. DR.. Key devoted seven years
10 teaching and training the morse.
While boxing I'm the yard OF the Ger
hard Mennen Talcum Powder Company
at the end of Garrabrant place, In New
ark Tuesday. John Flynn, aged fourteen.
received a blow over the heart from which
he died The boy who struck him, Fred
erick Treichler aged thirteen Was 50 ter
rined that he az first tainted and after
ward fed running until he dropped from
exhaustion.