The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-12
Pith of the News

The battleship Texas is now IN fine trim
and will leave the navy yard to-day 60
join the North Atlantic squadron.
Henry s.. Marcy president OF the Fitch
burg Railroad. died suddenly az his home
In Belmont. Mass. yesterday afternoon.
The first bale Of the New York state
hop crop for % sold at Watcryille tor
D cents q pound
An expert note raiser I'm New York city
has changed the new two-doli1r silver GER
uhcatc 20 S.
The National Hay Association. IN sos-
sion at pittsburg Pa, expects tho largest
crop ever grown.
Former United states Minister TO the
Netherlands. William T.. Quimby Of De-
troit, Mich. has arrived 40 New York.
Large numbers Of cats NJ Princeton
Ind. are afflicted with "a strange malady
and arc being slaughtered hy wholesale.
Andrew Bankus will probably die from
injuries received IN a fail OF coal DO the
Mahanoy city colllery. SchuylNu county
In fall OF coal AT the Tunnel coniery
near Mahanoy city Schuylkill county
Charles Sluskis, a laborer, was instantly
killed.
Henry a. Meek an old soldier. Of PORT
Trev0rtOn. Northumberland county tried
20 take his life with chloroform an police
headquarters I'm Wiliamsport.
Charged with having cruelty beaten n
boy AZ ball game. Taylor HUMPHREYS.
colored policeman of Carlisle. Columbia
county. was Tuesday placed under arrest
inserting the tube Of a bicycle pump in
his sisters mouth. sevcu-car-old Thomas
Rulham. Of Beaver Falls. inflated the in-
lants stomach. with almost fatal results.
The union fathers OF Scranton. Pa have
gone back to work after a one days strike
AN the contractors I'm the city having con-
coded 10 the demand of Is cents per bum
die.
An attempt at suicide by cutting his
throat with n pocket knife was made boy
Daniel Miller who is I'm Jail az Carlisle
Cumberland county Pa. charged with as
saulting his daughter.
Conspicuously-posted notices I'm clayton.
New Mexico. warn AN negroes 10 leave be-
fore august 18th, and nearly all the nee
groes are going.
The matron Of the Tomhs Prison. Ne"
York. has refused 10 receive flowers sent
by women 10 Mrs Mack. the supposed
murdcress of William Guldcnfuppe.
A special 10 the News and Courier from
Edgedeld. $. c.. yesterday says. The
double stores Of Croft and ItIlman were
burned this morning. There was no in-
surance. Loss. 5000
A special despatch from Paris saws that
Planas another leader Of the spanish
Anarchists has also been expelled from
France. being conducted TO Havre. from
which port be will 20 10 New YORK.
Rev. James Yates. a Baptist minister
committed suicide In Sheffield Ala" 10y
hanging himself lie was found by nus
vito before life was extinct but dled IN
, fov, minutes. Yates was from Detroit
Mich. and had been in Sheffield year
I, 20 said he was M outs with the mem
hers Of the BAPTIST church there. lie
was sixty-hve years old.
Iarned and Eaves played n draw at
Chicago I'm the only tennis match
terdav where the American and hnsl-n
cvnorts tested their skill. The affair was
lid an account OF darkness after each
ma, had secured "a set. I'm the olhei
matches Bob" Wrenn won two stf'ls",
from Collins. the western champion ana
Nisbot created a surprise by winning TWO
out Of three from Mahony.
Az Forest Home. four miles east OF
Kilpore. a difficulty occurred ptlM''I. ''
TJicl<s ON the one side and J. II. Meadow
ana Major Watson on the other IN
which Meadows was shot and instantly
killed. and Watson mortally Wouhu'"'
Advices from Bonnie Terre. Mo, state
tbot obout 200 pounds of giant powder
evnlo1od i'm the ST. Joe lead mine. near
that place last night killing WIN. IL.
Naddern and Taylor Dodson, 9', I'.F
wounding Albert Morris and Joseph M"-
Ter and painfully mjuring CAL "l"'''
ana Ia. Forshe.
\ bolt Of lightning dd considerable
damage at the American brewery nj N."
Orleans yesterday 10 struck the nIl'N
work Of two immense hatches OF i'"
ers by which the machinery OFT 'h' p"'"'
IS operated. and almost completely
stroycd il. one of the boilers vas .,
derminod and fell 10 the ground. inc
other boiler was not MS badly damaged.
Dan Marse was scalded by 'sc"pihE
steam. and may die. Pat Maher' a l"-
borcr. was struck by brick
warrant has been issued for the ex-
mission from France Of Tarnda Marmol
DO snanish Anarchist who. within the
course of n speech which ne mad' ON
sunday last al a special performance
gtven al the Hotel De Ia Puhiique Tor
tho beneft Of the Spanish refugees il
Paris. urged that Senior CanoVas l'cl '"7-
tUlo. the Spanish Premier should DC as
sassinated.
Columbus. Ohio. has been selected as
the Mace for holding the Natlon'l ,',
vontion Of Mayors. which VIII p'
september 2sth 10 October ISL. iHv f'5,
,r,n,me of the convention Will cover "'
tbe tonics of interest Of cities. street i-'-
ing garbage collection and disp'7'
street cleaning. franchise gran'l"5
revenues. Paving. sewerage. water 'F
Div. fire and police protection an"
forth.
Gavin Neff a woll-known res'a'ne ~,
TYRONE. Pa. fell dead az tie open B'110
of IL friend At Alexandria yesleiu'' 80.
ire. Neff was robust inan' ak'u '".'
years. While the ceremonies were 49,
celebrated at the grave thuHu'i 80 -
arose. Just after a lightning hdaH ~
threw up his hands and fell de"o "1I"99
the coffin.
The New York Christian Herald mas IT,
ccived Il cable dispatch from 'alc"'. ' 80
ing that the cargo Of corn thar was sm
ned from San Francisco on June lz'h 70
The famine sufferers Of India has arrived
in Calcutta. The cargo was In good con
dition and arrangements Tor dlsllpu''n6
It were perfect. Thousands or persons
throughout the Union contributed 70 se"'-
ing the cargo.
The Dupoat's Trial.
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