Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-06-12

spain NJ fnlladelphia, arrived IN New York
from Havana. DIR. Congosto was the Spanish
commissioner to examine into the facts OF
the death OF DIR. Ruiz. In prison ut GUIANA
bscoa.
At Leavenworth Kan, Attorney-Genersl
Boyle fled a motion In the Federal Court
asking that the Kansas City Stockyards
Company produce - books kept in Boston
for examination In I. 9 case now pending In
which the constitutionslity Of the Jaquins
stockyards law Is being attacked. The law
seeks to reduce yardage charges.
Robert Kydd, foreman at ]. s. Busfield's
machine shop. Haverhill, Mass, was hot
and killed by f. Calvin, bookkeeper at the
establishment.
Prof Z. Bsmis, who. It has been alleged,
was forced from the Chicago University be-
cause OF his utterances against corporate
wealth, has been elected by the board OF
regents OF the Kansas State Agricultural Col
lego to deliver courses OF lectures on econo-
mics. He will share equally an 81 500 salary
with Frank Parsons, OF the Boston Law
School.
Arthur Gi;roy, Alfred Williams, james +.
aud Kate Rogers we're arrested IN San Fran
cisco by Secret Service Agent Harris upon
the charge OF being implicated will "A dentist
named stark in the counterfeit.ng OF IS
pieces. All four were arraigi ed before Com
missioner Heacock and remanded Cor ex-
animation until the l6.h inst. Stark. Who
was arrested last week, was examined and
held to answer.
The Detroit News correspondent At Ann
Arbor quotes DR.. Angel as saying that he
may not GO TO turkey as United States Min
ister. DIR. Angel declines TO say why the
matter Is still in doubt.
At Cairo, Ill, FIRE destroyed ESQ. 900 worth
nf
Church and annex the Halliday warehouse
and contents; Giynns Transfer Stables. with
rs head OF horses, anil several dwellings
The loss was only partly insured
DR.. o. V. Limerick, who was Jointly In
dicted with DIR. p. W. Prendergast. late
Health officer OF Cincinnati. for attempted
blsckmal OF the Fraser Tsblet Company
and who was convicted by the jury. was
sentenced by Judge Murphy to serve two
years In the penitentiary.
James Nannix died at Fishkill Landing
w York, from the effects OF a blow OF the
u.s.. struck By : hfiskyard workman. The
blow caused concassion OF the brain. The
Identity OF the man who committed the as
sault is not known. Three arrests have
been made on suspicion.
At = meeting OF the foreign consuls resi-
dent In Toronto held on Monday az the Uni
ted States Consulate, there was expressed n
general desire to take part I'm the jubilee cell
eeration, but, in the absence OF any invita-
tion from the celebration committee. IL was
felt that no action could be taken.
Joseph d. Russell commercial agent OF
the Queensland (Australia) Government.
passed through st. Louis en- route TO New
York. Mr.. Russell says he is here 10 inter-
est capitalists and practical agriculturists
and 10 secure emigrants.
The schooner Gardner b. reynolds. laden
with ice, from Kennebec. Ne. for Philadel-
phia, was In collision with another schooner.
name unknown, OF Dan Banker shoals. In
the Delaware Bay. Both vessels were badly
damaged.
Rev. Adam Boley, pastor OF Lutheran
Church In the northeast section OF Philadel-
phia, Pa, committed suicide by shooting
himself In a room at the Swiss Hotel. a
tnird-class hostelry, at Third and Button
wood streets. No cause is known.
At Greene, Iowa, the I5-year-old son OF l.
Schwartz, while attempting 10 unload gun
discharged the weapon, killing his two sis
ters- The bullet passed through the neck Of
one sister and struck the other just above
the heart
The Delaware Constitutional Convention
decided, by vote of 10 to 6, to promulgate
WIZ -o" SSiSsatuliOh, anu IL Will, therefore.
not be submitted to the people. The date
at which IL will go into effect will be fixed
later.
The 200-foot tower on the Dexter Sui
phite, Pulp and Paper Company's mill s<
Dexter, n. Y, has been burned, causing n
loss OF S50. 900 and throwing 80 men out OF
employment.
Eiko (Nev.) mining men are IN a ferment
over the robbery Of 900 worth OF bullion
from the Dexter mine. in the Tuscarora dis
trscf, 60 miles from Elko. Two officials OF
the mines are suspected os the robbery.
Perrin Ii. Sumner who has been known to
tho public as the "Great American Identi-
ner, was sentenced To six years In the New
York State Prison upon the charge Of grand
larceny In swindlIng Charles III. Goodwin,
OF Boston, out OF 81, 200 In sale OF land In
Sussex county, Nj
Jesse Way was sentenced to seven years In
the Indiana State prison. Way was SEN
fenced for counterfeiting. Iie Is so year,
Old, and has spent 45 years of his life in
prison. chiefly for the crime for which he
wasjust sentenced