The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-11
AFTERMATH.

Or. mos. Edgar Rogers. well-known
physician of faralson county. Georgia.
has been arrested on tine charge Of coun-
terfciting. In his house was found the
complete paraDhernalia Of a counterfeitcr
and his speciality was gold pieces OF the
denomination OF so.
The biggest bill OF expenses on any can
didate in the New York city election was
filed day before yesterday by Francis NJ.
scott. who was elected Justice OF the su-
preme court. His office cost him 5000.
Chas. Clifton. alias Dynamite Dick the
outlaw. was killed on Monday last at the
house Of Sid Williams. in Indian Terri
tory. by deputy marshals who had run
him 10 his hole.
The select Council Of the city Of Phila-
delphia has also adopted the ordinance
leasing the City Gas Works. and it now
goes to the Mayor for his signature.
Strong pressure will be brought 10 bear
upon the Mayor 10 induce him to veto IL.
1t is not believed that he will do so.
Rev. Sam Jones said the other day:
am in favor Of free schools to one
class only and that class is the children
Of parents who will come 10 the court
house Of the county and take the pauper's
oath and swear that they are not able TO
pay their childrens tuition. Then let the
public pay teachers who will teach those
children the three R's-reading, riting and
rfthmetic-and nothing more
Tne remark has called forth a food OF
criticism.
The retail saloons Of Atlanta are having
hard time to pay expenses and the deal
ers on Decatur street have petioned the
Council not TO license any more saloons
on that street
Mr.. william A. Gilbertop. Stonington.
Conn, is thinking Of locating a silk mill
at staunton. He requires that the city
furnish him az an agreed rental build
ing and engine with two boilers, say 40
horse power. or Whereabouts. In the
building he will place $4,000 TO $4,000
worth Of machinery and operate 1t. The
pl ant will start by giving employment 10
81 ghty 10 one hundred girls and boys over
fourteen and TO women with the eXpecta-
ton OF increasing. This would make a
l)ay-rou. at the figures given by him, OF
some 5000 per week
I A ST. Louis girl began laughing the
other day at a story told her by her sis
ter. II was soon observed that she could
not stop In n few minutes she threw up
her hands and with an agOnized look on
her face fell 10 the floor as If dead. She
was placed on bed and doctor called.
II was over an hour before she could be
brought around and for some time she
was as stin and cold as corpse. Wonder
what the joke was.
DR. James Carey Thomas one Of the
leading mmebers Of the Society OF Friends
and a prominent physician. died at his
home I'm Baltimore on Monday He was
|, sixty-four years Of age. For many years
he had been a trustee Of the Johns Hop
kins University one OF his daughters.
Miss Mary Thomas. IS president Of Bryn
\ Mawr College. Philadelphia, and also a
I trustee Of Cornell University.
The report Of the South Carolina Liquor
Commissioner for October shows that the
original package stores are paralyzing the
dispensary October receipts were s9l 600.
q decrease Of $4,000 az compared with the
corresponding month Of last year. The
| September receipts showed loss OF $50 600.
J The Baldwin Locomotive Works OF Phil
adelphia, have within the past few days
booked orders for fifty-six locomotives
The orders include twenty-five locomo-
! tves for the Government State Railway
OF Finland. the first order Of any magni
tude that has ever been placed I'm this
country from that place. The locomo-
tives are TO he six-coupled engines. and
are for freight and passenger service.
Another order is for twenty-four heavy
broad-guage locomotives Of the mogul
| type for the government OF Brazil, while
the third order is from the Grand Trunk
Railway Of Canada. and is for ten loco
motives, OF which six are Of the mogu
type and four are ten-wheeled freight en-
gines