The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-06
Pith of the News.


were drowned while bathing at ottawa
Beach, near Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Illinois Board OF Arbitration has de-
cided the employees labor troubles in
favor OF the Chicago printing and book
binding employers.
To prevent insanity fourteen Kings
county IN " penitentiary convicts were
put To work improving lands near Pros
pect Park, New York, Wednesday.
Charitable store clerks Of Pottsvlle.
! Pa. are entertaining twenty-five New
York poor children at farm at Schuyl-
kill Haven.
Five-year-olG Charlie Ford. Of Scran-
ton. playing with matches yesterday. set
fro to his clothing and was burned to
death
A mule kicked young Edwin Light on
the head NJ Mount Zion, Lebanon coun-
~. yesterday, and the boy will probably
die
Falling into a Kettle Of hot water. lit
tie Thomas Savage. OF Easton. Pa. was
scalded so badly that he died within a
few hours
The big battlcshp Indiana. sailed away
from Newport yesterday for Halifax.
where she will be locked, cleaned and
painted.
on the petty charge Of stealing bucket
Of blackborries. Rev. George B. Russell
was yesterday held for trial I'm court at
Chambersburg. Pa.
While crossing the tracks at Scranton,
Pa. yesterday Robert Ketcham, Le-
high Valley car inspector was struck by
a shifting engine and killed
Josph Kennedy. a Pttsburg painter.
was hurled many feet TO the ground and
instantly killed by the breaking Of
rope which supported his ladder.
Word has been received that during the
recent floods thirty-eight persons were
drowned by the collapse OF bridge at
kcrtel, Province OF Esthonia, Russia.
Half a dozen present and former letter
carriers Of Chambersburg. Pa, will re-
ceive about 500 each for working over
time I'm the years 1851 10 1891
At the meeting Of stenographers from
various States. held az the Tennessee
Exposition yesterday, 30 was decided 10
form a national organization at an early
date.
According 10 a ConstantinOple dispatch
20 the Neu Fret Presse. fourteen ladies OF
the Imperial harcm have been arrested
on charges of completely with The lntri-
CUES of the Young Turkey party
Gordon Hunsaker. a wealthy American
cattle owner OF Salt River Valley. Ariz.,
is a prisoner at III Plomo. Mex, being
held as witness TO fight with cattle
thieves.
The British bark Martha G. Craig, and
cargo have been lost of MOstardas, of the
crew. only two mates and two seamen
were saved. The Martha q. Craig left
cardiff ON May 29th for bio Grande DO
Sui, IN command Of Captain Davis.
Trouble in the fire insurance business in
Boston is expected within a short time
unless something can bee done 10 stop the
cutting Of rates by agents. which it is
almost certain is now going on on ac-
count Of the slack business.
Losing control OF her bicycle while de-
scendng a hin at Penn Grove camp
meeting grounds. near Hanover. Miss
Grace Smith. Of Harrisburg was thrown
against a barbed wire fence and badly
injured.
For importing A. 5. Mcclellan, for
eigner. TO take the place Of clerk in
the general offices Of the order OF Rail-
way photographers. W. j. +. Perham'
grand secretary Of the order has been
arrested at Peoria, H.
Kid Mccoy is in Cincinnati in training
for a four-round glove night with James
Franey. of this city, for the benefit OF
the striking miners. The contest will De
i'm the open air at Hillsdale Park next
Monday night. Francy will try TO stand
up against Mccoy four rounds.
John ID. Sargent. Of Alachias. Ne. who,
according 10 published dispatches. was
lynched by a mob in Wyoming recently
on account of alleged cruelty 10 his wife,
arrived I'm Machias on Wednesday
nights steamer. Sargent IS q member of
the leading families Of this place and the
report that he had been lynched caused
considerable excitement here.
Davidson Brothers New York, dealers
I'm leaf tobacco, yesterday assigned 20
Milton s. Guiterman. without preference.
The firm is composed of Aaron and
Philip Davidson. The amount involved
is said 10 be about $4,000. Losses sus-
tanned by experiments I'm machines for all
tobacco cigarettes are said TO have
caused the failure.
As a result Of eating what they sup
| posed 10 be mushrooms Albert #. Lamb.
! a salesman for a local furniture COM
pany, and his four children are danger
| ously IN at Rockford. Ill., Miss Uriana.
aged twenty died yesterday and Eta,
aged fourteen. cannot live. The others
| are i'm a critical condition.
Little Charley Lesser. while playing
about his fathers saloon at kouts. Ind.
yesterday morning dropped lighted
match i'm a bunghole of a whisky barrel
which had just been emptied An eXplo-
sion took place and the boy was blown
across the room and seriously injured.
Several other persons were hurt slightly.
! The saloon was nearly demolished.
Alexander Shaw and George G.. jenkins.
of Baltimore. sailed Tor Europe Thurs
day on the White Star Liner Majestic.
II is said that the object OF their trip
abroad is TO confer with The principal
bondholders Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad now in receivers hands, look
ing toward a reorganization OF the COM
| pany.
The duel getween Prince Henry Of or
leans and General Albertone, OF the
| Italian army. will doubtless take place
shortly after the Princes arrival IN Pa
ris. The Prince has telegraphed that az
that time Colonel Leontien; a Russian
officer in the Abyssinian service. and NJ.
Raoul Mourichon. his seconds, viii be at
tho disposal OF General Albertone
Henry A. Rucker the negro Collector
| OF Internal Revenue at Atlanta, went in
| 10 office last night with rather unusual
| ceremonies. When he met his predeces-
! sor TO effect the transfer Of the office, he
found a large gathering % deputies, wilc
presented Alr. Trammel with a very
| handsome silver service. Speeches were