The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07

Lieutenant O'Brien. late OF the United
States army, says that no expects 20 see
within year the beginning Of general
Asiatic war. in which Japan and ne
great Powers Of Europe viii divide tho
old continent. and that Il ia his purpose
20 20 into that field as war correspon-
dent.
Albert Johnson. North Cardinals oldest
citizen. is dead. For more than three
quarters Of a century he had been an
attractive figure in Raleigh and enjoyed
the respect and the good will Of the COM
munity.
Adolph Neuendorn. celebrated in Eu-
rope and America as composer and musi-
cal director. has just died in New York
lie was a native Of Hamburg and came 20
the United states in ls62. His most not
al works are the Rat Catcher or Hame-
lin. Don Quxote and Der Minstrel. The
New York theatrical public IS indebted
20 Mr.. Neuendorff for the first production
Of Lohengrin.
A New York man has offered 500 re-
ward for Information leading to the re-
covery Of his dog.
II IS very probable tina, the congrega-
ton Of the First Baptist church, Cam
den. will adopt the new idea or ind-
vidual communion cups. At the services
Sunday morning the pastor, Rev j. W.
Lyall. exhibited samples Of the cups and
announced that the subject Of their adop-
ton would he taken up for discussion at
a meeting OF the members next Friday
night.
The Page News will hereafter be pub
lished and conducted by the former pro-
prletor, c. ]. l.. Glenn, who will have w.
c. Lauck associated with him as partner
IN the business.
II is as well settled. says the Baltimore
Sun, as anything can be four months in
advance that if the General Conference
Of the Southern Methodst-EpiscopA
Church decides TO add TO the number OF
its bishops the men selected will be two
Nashville editors, Rev. Or. J. j. Tigert,
OF the Methodist Review. and the Rev
DR.. L. L. Hoss. Of the Christian Adyo-
cate. Both are strong men. The Gen.
eral Conference meets In this city next
May and preparations are already well
advanced for It.
Mr. Hoshl Toru, the Japanese Minister
to the United States, who has just er-
rived at San Francisco. says that his
country has by no means abandoned ths
position which II assumed regarding the
proposed annexation Of Hawaii.
Samuel J. Parkhill, the aged ticket
chopper on the Kings County elevated
road. who was married on Thanksgiving
eve to Miss Anna kirkland. a good-looA-
ing woman only twenty-three years old,
committed suicide in Brooklyn on Sun
day.
General Cassius Marcellus Clay is rapid
iy declining under the weight OF his sor-
rows. lie cannot see his child wife. Dora
Richardson, because he is too infrm 10
go to her bedside at Valley view, ny,
and she is too III 20 be brought 70 MIN.
AT no time in his remarkable career has
he been 50 completely cowed 10 pc
lieves his enemies are responsible LOT ,he
Illness OF ms wife, because one VI mem
induced her 70 ride the vicious horse from
which she was violently thrown ana IN
jured. He fears the worst from her wound.
lie says his enemies are sausheo ,ha'
they have destroyed her. and now they
are trying 10 assassinate him.
DR.. Samuel Galley and i've associates
say that they have located place IN the
Delaware river where Captain KIDD sunk
one Of his many treasures. They are ne
gotiating for the use of dredger, the
idea OF diver having been aOandohed'
Da. Galley was at the head OF the eA-
petition which thought It had located me
treasure in the Delaware near Pniiacei-
phia last Friday a week ago.