Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-18
FOREIGN NOTES.
The ParnelI committeeman Earthquake.
other Matters

Other Mattefs-
by Anglo-American cattle to the Dispstch.l
LONDON. July 1.-THE cross-examination
Of Mr. Matthew Harris. member OF the
House Of Commons for Fast Galway, was
continued before the Parnell Commission
today. Ile testified that he could not say
whether $3.50 600 was the amount Mr.. Pat
rick Egan acknowledged receiving from
America. The witness went 70 New York
in 1885 riG Paris. getting money from Mr..
Parnell TO pay part of his expenses. lie
met Egan, Walsh, and Sheridan. He did
not believe that Sheridan would enter into
q conspiracy to commit murders.
Mr. Harris declared that he had never
melted any person to commit crime. He
had declared that landlords had done more
harm 20 Ireland than could have been done
by Bengal tigers or any other Wild ANIMAL
THE wHITEcHAPEL VICTIM.
LONDON, July 1.-THE woman whose
body was found in Castle alley, IN the
Whitechapel district last night, was OF
middle age. Her throat had been cut 20
the spine. When the body was found u
was lying on its back The clothing had
been thrown up. exposing the ahdomen'
which had been eashed IN horrible man
ner in several places, though the mtestines
were not exposed.
No part of the body was missing. The
warm blood was flowing from the wounds
when the body was found. 4 policeman
who, with a Waterman of an adjacent ware
house. must have been within a few yards
Of the spot whore the murder took place
when 10 was committed, heard no noise.
Policemen have been placed q. fixed
points in Whitcchape since murders
of this character began there. and
since the murder preceding that Of last
NIGHT ,fif4v4 hnyn lNrn stationed al
point within o hundred yards If the scene
az the latest tragedy. An old clay pipe
smeAred with blood was found alongside of
the body. il Is supposed los the police
that this will furnish @ clue CD the muir
dcrer although IL may have belonged 90
the victim.
LONDON. July 17.-Itis stated that letter
was received 10y the police officials before
last nights murder I'm Mmtechapel signed
Jack the Ripper ia which the writer
said that he WAS about to resume work.
THE MASSACHUSETTS, RITLEMES.
LONDON. July l7.-At Wimbledon to-day,
notwithstanding a heavy shower OF ram,
hail, and thunder, The Massachusetts rifle
men showed the style of their sklrmlsh
drill The whole camp assembled % Wit
ness the maunuyrrs. Tn" members of fhe
team We're drawn mp In line SIX hundred
yards from the target. boy then adj
yauced. haltiug at intervals of fifteen so-
Couds. until they We're ln one hundred and
fifty yards Of the target. The firing re-
suited as follows. Hudilcston. out Of Il
hits, scored lgl: Doyle. y hits, 1866; Hin
man. 33 hits. l23: lu-scr. 81 hits. ll4; er-
eeaut Bull. 26 hits. eS. Johnston, ~ hits.
rs: Private Bull, 80 hits. 70 farusworth.
q hits. 73: ido~, % hits. ~; Bumstead, ~
hits. 40. Ten halts were made. The ra-
o fift.
shots excited the cheers Of the spectators.
RACING IN1oNDoN.
LoNDov. July 1.-THE second day of the
Leicester summer meeting. Race Tor Port
land stakes of 5000 sovCr"igus for two
year-olds. 20 bee distributed rs follows
Winner =. 900. second 300. third $50 sove-
reigus. and the nominator of the winner
$50 Soyercigus. hv subscription of hhv
luineas each. j. +. Any surplus 10 90 to
winner. Five furlOugs straight. The race
was won hy Henry Miners bay fiilv Ri
yiera: Baron de Rothsch.lds chestnut colt
Hcaume second. and Lord Rosnoy'- chest
nut tilly Formidable third.
ATIs,rE OF FALsfHooDs.
LONDON, July 17-Genoul Boulangcr
has been interviewed concerning the lu-
dictmeut found against mm i'm Paris. lie
declares that the statements made IN the
indictment are "a tissue of falsehoods.
AN EAErHQUAEE.
IoNDoy. July IA shock of earthquake
ha, becn felt ON the ISLAND of Arrah and
the mainland of Scotland. The shock Wa
80 severe that houses were violently
shaken.
ALL QUIET At HAY1T.
NEW YORK. July i7.-The steamer Caro-
line Miller arrived here to-day from Hay
tion ports. Her commander. Captain
O'Brieu. said an was quiet at northern
Uavticn ports when his vessel left. He de-
MED the story that Legitime had found il
necessary 10 enlist female troops.