The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-08
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NEW YORK, March THE unknown
steamer which was in collision with the
schooner Cameo off Barnegat at / o clock
Monday morning proves to be the Oid
Dominion liner Guyandotte, which ar
rived here to-day from Newport News.
Captain Hitler, of the Guyandotte, said
that he did not stop. because he did not
think the schooner was damaged, as the
vessels did not touch each other. 1t was
very thick fog, the steamer going a t
half speed blowing her whistle, and the.
schooner was not seen until within
hundred feet Of her, and was lost sight
of a moment after she had passed Had
the steamer stopped the schooner would
have been run through
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 1.-The
Treasury Department to-day issued a
warrant in favor of Admiral Dewey for
$3.50 on account Of prize money for the
destruction of the Spanish fleet in Manila
harbor, May 1st 1885,
WASHINGTON, March THE reports
that Lord Pauncefote. the British am
bassador. would have his period of ser
vice in Washington continued, have now
been fully confirmed
WASHINGTON, March The dis
turbance in the Senate over the assign
ment Of the seat on the Democratic side
to Senator McComas has been quoted.
Senator E1eitfeld gets the coveted place
and Senator McComas takes Senator
Teller,s seat on the Republican side of
the chamber, Mr.. Teller going to Mr..
Heitfeld's old seat
NEW ORLEANS. March "A number
OF libel suits have been Instituted against
the British steamer Montcalm by mule
teerS who went to South Africa from this
port The plaintiffs allege refusal of
wages because they declined to join the
British army. The petitioners ask $4,000
damages each.
HAVANA, March John Sheridan,
formerly in charge of the money order
department of the Havana postofIice,
charged with the theft of $780, was
sentenced to-day to two years mprison-
ment and TO pay a fine of 81 500.
PRINCETON, N J., March 1.-Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland and Professor Paul Van
Dyke have left for the South. where they
VIII spend a few days shooting ducks
along the coast of North Carolina. Their
first stop will be at Norfolk.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. March 7.-Georse
j. Gould, on his trip of inspection of his
railway properties left to-day with his
party for Cotfeeville, Kansas.
NEW YORK, March THE new
frankfort municipal bond, issued in the
recent 15,o00G00 marks loan. will shortly
be listed on the New York Stock Ex-
change
KALAMAZOO, MICH, March An
autograph letter of George Washington.
dated 1866, was found among some waste
paper stock at the Bryant Paper Mill
to-day. Two copies Of the Federal Ga
zette and Baltimore Advertiser, over 100
years old, and an autograph letter OF
Robert Morris, of Philadelphia, dated
1898. were also found.
ATLANTA, GA, March Miss Minna
G.. Austin, a we'll known young woman
and highly connected in the State,
drowned herself in the Chattahoochee
River at an early hour this morning. She
was a sufferer Of acute meanchola. The
body has not yet been recovered.
AUSTIN, TEN. March IN legislative
committee, appointed TO investigate the
building up of trade with South America
through Texas, recommend that a dona-
ton be made by Texas OF 1000 acres OF
land and $1.O0O,o90 to erect inter
national trades college, 10 instruct the
youths in the mercantile and manufacture
ing industries and needs OF both sections.
Federal assistance and cooperation will
he asked for the movement
AUSTIN. TEN, March The lower
house of the Texas Legislature to-day
voted down by an overwhelming majority
the resolution recently introduced inviting
Mrs. Carrie Nation to visit Texas
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March THE
Legislature to-day passed a bill providing
a penalty of death in extreme cases and
imprisonment from ten years to a life
term for kidnapping for ransom
MOLIN, ILLS. March Two men
were killed and several injured to-day by
the fall OF an elevator in the works of
the Nolin Plow Company. The elevator
assembled a few feet when a drum gear
gave way, letting the cage fall from the
first story to the basement.
NEW YORK, March 7.-Joseph p. Ord.
who recently resigned as vice-president
of the General Electric Company is now
connected with the firm Of
J. ?. Morgan & Company.