Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-05
News ROtes.

Five men were killed IN election nights
on Monday in Arkansas.
Tie production of the 100000 acres
of cotton in Texas is ], 100000 bales.
Cardinal Manning's illness is said to
be merely incidental to advancing age.
William Warren. the veteran come
dian. is very i'll at his Bullfnch place in
Boston.
Mr.. Daly's company, with Miss Ada
Rehan, achieved great success IN Paris
Monday night
A14,OOO-fooI peak in the Rocky Noun
tains COLORADO section) has been named
ldt. Sheridan.
Professor Dodge, of the Department
OF Agriculture, estimates the spring
wheat crop at 179, 900, O0O bushels.
At Piedmont w. Va, on Monday
some small boys went into mine, when
ton of earth fell, instantly killing Mar
tn Moran.
The gray wolf is still very live issue
in Butte county, Oak, where he occa-
sionany plays sad havoc among horses
and other farm stock.
A mik-white gopher snake, II feet 6
inches long, and having part OF his tail
cut of, Of that, has Just been slain dOwn
in Glynn county, Ga.
The Krupps are reported to be buying
lands in Ekaterinoslaf, Russia, where,
it is said, they will establish a factory in
which to manufacture guns for Russia.
The sixth annual convention of the
Wine, Liquor, and Beer Dealers Asso
citation convened at Buffalo, n. T., on
Monday. The members are enthusiastic
Hill men.
Dir. Chester, of Antwerp, Ohio, drew
81, 500 on Saturday from bank in Fort
Wayne. On his way home he was way
laid, robbed. and laid unconscious on
the track Of the Wabash railroad, but
was discovered before train arrived.
Nearly half ton of gold-bearing quartz
has been taken from the Michigan mine,
near Ishpeming, Mich, tho rock taken
out last week being worth s., 600. Quartz
bearing free gold has also been found in
the shaft OF the Lake Superior Iron Com
panY.
Charles Allen, who eloped from
Youngstown, Ohio, with Miss Scoyille,
and escaped from the officers when the
girl was captured, met her again Sunday
night, drove rapidly off and escaped, her
father following them several miles with
gun.
Monuments marking the positions OF
the Ninetieth Pennsylvania infantry in
the Gettysburg fight wsFe erected on the
battle field Monday, and the site for a
memorial was selected by the New York
Tenth regiment on Mead avenue, east of
the scene of Pickett's charge.
About $500 Philadelphians enjoyed
the Volksfest ut Reading, Pa, Monday.
Mrs. Gribel made a speech condemning
Philadelphia for withholding the license
from the family parks of the Germans.
Mrs. Gribel is member OF the Phila-
delpbia Woman's Anti-Temperance So
ciety.
According to statistics furnished the
War Department at Washington the fol-
lowing is the latest horse census Rus
STA, q, $40, 900 horses America, $780,
900; the Argentine Republic, 1900. 900 ;
Austria, $500, 600: Germany, $3.50, 900 !;
France, $500, 600 and 300,0 900 mules I;
England, 100000 horses; Canada,
1924, 600; Spain, $4,000 horses and
$500, 900 mules; Italy, 1000, 600 horses ;
Belgium, $50. 900; Denmark, $40, 900 /;
Australia, 3O1, 900: Holland, 125, 900.
and Portugal $4,000 horses and $4,000
mules.
There are said TO be thirteen cottagers
at Lenox, Mass, who are worth $780,
O0O, 900 in the aggregate They are ID.
W. Bishop, $25, goo, 600; George w.
Westinghouse, $40, 900, 900; w. D..
Sloane, sls, 900, 600: Charles Lanier,
$l5, 000, 900; G. G. Haven, SO, zoo, 600 ;
George A. Croker, S12, 900; Will
liam II. Bradford, $40, 600; James
l.. Barclay, $4,000, GOO; Arson Phelps
Stokes, $s,O00,00O Brayton Ives,
S., 000, 900; Colonel Auchmuty, $5,000,-
600 Mrs. Lawrence Tumure. $1,000
900, and Miss Florence Furniss, 81, 000,-
900.