Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-23
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no OdDherB OF Tue Otatc vi 1ShN'
sec, to the number of seventy five. rep
resenting about 5000, 000,0 600 OF capital,
convened in Memphis yesterday morning
for the purpose OF forming an associa-
ton for the protection OF banking inter
ests.
When the Base Ball Conference Com
mittee met in New York yesterday Presl-
dent Thierman refused to call the
meeting to order until the three addi-
tional delegates from the Brotherhood
retired. They accordingly retired and
with them went the three original dele
gates from the Players League. 30
nothing was done.
The Farmers Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton Of the State OF Illinois in conven-
ton assembled at Springfield yesterday,
adopted this resolution: 1--WE favor the
passage of the Paddock bill, but oppose
any measure OF taxation such as the
Conger compound lard bill, which Is
class egislation-taxing one industry for
the benefit of another"
A joint meeting of the Foreign AZ
fairs Committee of the Worlds Column
bian Exposition wac held in New York
Yesterday. Gustayus Coward was con
| firmed as representative OF the commits
sion TO japan and Roman Hitchcock
representative to China. Professor Adj
Ter, OF Johns Hopkins University, was
/ appointed to superintend the plan sub
mitted by him and approved by the
commissioners for securing q large ex-
hibit from the Orient
The Standard-Oil Company gave the
producers of the Northwestern Ohio
iied another black eye yesterday 10y
again reducing Buckeye oil y cents on
the barrel. the price now being 30 cents.
This is the third drop in buying figures
within as many weeks. The feeling
among operators is one OF great UNI
rest, and it is freely predicted that
the price will reach the old figure OF 15c.
n barrel before Christmas. Hundreds
o. drillers and other employees will lie
thrown out of employment within the
next two weeks on account OF the de-
crease in product, and the oil-men OF
Ohio are gloomy indeed. The Standard,
/
makes such terms as it sees tit
Joseph Williams, a colored youth at
New Orleans, relates "a story which Is
likely to prove an important link IN the
| Hennessey case. He is well acquainted
with Caspero Marchesa, the fourteen
year-old son Of one of the men charged
with completely in numbering Hennessey.
The Italian boy was arrested with his
father. but was released, as no one
could identify him. Williams met the boy
afterward and asked him how he got
out OF Jail. Marchesa replied that he
had turned States evidence against bis
father; that the latter made him stand
on Girod street and watch for the Chief,
and told him 10 whistle when Hennessey
approached and then run TO Poydras
Market. The whistle was the signal for
his father and others to come out OF the
shanty on Girod street. tie did as told
the night of the murder, and his father
and another Italian joined him at the
market shortly afterwards where they
were arrested.
The alliance element OF the Mississippi
Constitutional Convention scored q no.
table victory yesterday and its ideas as
TO taxation have become engrafted IN
the Constitution. The issue was pre-
sented by section OF the report OF the
Committee on Corporations and was
adopted. Section provides the power
to tax corporations and corporation pro-
perty shall never be surrendered nor
abridged by any contract or grant
TO which the State or any politl-
cal subdivision thereof may be a
party except that the Legislature
NAV make such contracts in the encou-
ragement OF manufacturers and other
new enterprises of public utility extend
ing from period not exceeding i've
wears. the time of such exemptions to
commence at the date OF the charter OF
the corporation and of all individual en-
terprises from the commencement OF
work, provided that when the Leglsla-
ture grants such exemptions for period
of five years or less it shall be done by
general laws, which laws shall dis
tinctly enumerate the class OF manu-
factures and other new enterprises oil
public utility that are entitled to such
exemptions. During the morning hour
the convention reconsidered its former
action abolishing the Office of Lieutenant
Governor and reinstated that office in
the Constitution at a salary equivalent to
that paid the Speaker OF the House.
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