Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-11
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linn IL. fishback announces that he will
oppose j. X. Jones for the United States
Senate.
The Rome Obserratore Romano SAYS
that the Pope's veto against Catholics
participating in elections applies to the
whole Of Italy.
The Swedish steamer Kurier collided
with bark off Elsinore yesterday and
sank. Seven persons who were aboard
of her were drowned.
Despite the order issued by the Gov
ernment prohibiting the emigration
of peasants and Polish Jews 10 Brazil
800, 900 have left Russia for that country
during the past three months.
The Oklahoma Legislature yesterday
passed bill locating the territorial cap
ital at Kingfisher. The bill now goes to
the Governor, who has five days in
which to either approve or veto. IL is
generally believed that he will veto it.
Advices from Santiago de Cuba say
! that the famous bandit Velasquez has
been killed by Government troops, and
that his whole band, numbering thirty
four men, with their arms and smmuni-
ton have surrendered to the authorities.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the London eng Dauy NeUs says
that the defeat of the high tariff party in
America has depressed the Russian
tariff party, who hoped to carry every
thing before the tariff revision commits
| sion.
The London (Eng.) Duly Netos says
that if Bonny is able to substantiate
one tenth OF what he has related,
Stanley will be completely justified and
it will only remain to ascertain the pre-
else moment when Bartelott became
raying mad.
A bloody conflict arose at Ottensen, q
suburb of Hamburg, Germany, yester-
day between striking glass-blowers and
800 Polish blacklegs. Revolyers were
freely used, and one man was killed and
many were injured. a large number Of
arrests we're made.
Professor Koch, of Berlin, has dis
missed as completely cured several OF
the patients whom he was treating for
consumption. His son-in-law, DR.. Publ
promises that the method Of treatment
will be made public within three weeks.
| He says that the method is not exactly
OF the nature of incubation. He asserts
that it cures lupus quickly and surely.
The General Assembly OF Knights of
Labor met in Denver, Col. yesterday
afternoon. There are already in the city
300 delegates and 100 more are expected
TO arrive, Among the most prominent
Knights present arc Grandchildren Pow
Derby. A. W. Wright, of Canada, and
Morris l. Wheat. of Ohio. Others repre-
sent nearly every assembly in the United
States and Canada.
During the season Of 1890 the ore
shipping business Of the ranges in Wis
consin. Minnesota, and Michigan, the
Gogebic. Marquette, Menomee, and
Vermillion ranges will represent figures
unprecedented in the history of the
mining business. Up to November LIST
there had been shipped from the ranges
mentioned several hundred thousand
over 1000. 900 tons, as against 7,5OO, GUU
for the entire season Of 1880.
Two night trains on the Georgia rail
road. one leaving Atlanta for Augusta at
IL 80 and the other leaving Augusta for
Atlanta at the same time, were robbed
Sunday night. The train leaving
Augusta was robbed OF about $40.
The messenger is in Atlanta, and
his story has not yet been re-
ceived. Messenger Ficklen, who
reached Augusta yesterday morning,
is a heavy loser, as a telegram from At
lanta says his packages amounted to
$4,000. Ficklen says he must have
been robbed between Conyers, which /;
about thirty miles from Atlanta, and the
Oconee bridge, about eighty miles from
Atlanta.
The loss OF six men from the whaling
schooner Charles Morgan, which arrived
OF San Francisco Saturday from the
Okhotsk seas, has Just been made public.
The men left the vessel in a small boat
on September LIST in pursuit on a whale,
The whale was successfully harpooneo
and started off at rapid rate, tskine
the boat after him, which contained
Second Mate II. A. Martin and five sea
men. Another boat had been launched,
but the party failed to catch up with the
first one, and fog setting in they re
turned TO the vessel. Nothing was evel
found Of the boat containing the second
mate and the men. 1t is believed tha
the whale smashed the boat, killing the
occupants. The whaler Narwbal, from
Fox Island, reports Six men washed
from the decks during gale. but two Of
the men were fortunately thrown bach
alive by return wave.
Colonel J. w. Barlow, United States
America chief engineer in charge OF The
Tennessee-riyer improvements yesterday
declared the Mussel-Shoals canal opeI
for commerce. The steamboat I. K,
Coles passed through the canal with {
cargo of freight from Evansville, and
Paducah, Ky., for Chattanooga mer
chants The Coles will arrive in Chatta
, nooga Wednesday evening. Prepare
tions arc being made in Chattanooga FOL
q demonstration Of rejoicing upon 1t:
arrival. The work OF building the cana
around the Mussel-Shoals obstruction
in the Tennessee river was commenced
. . by the Government under the Admins
tration Of Andrew Jackson, fifty year:
: ago. There have been $500, 900 ex
pended on the work to date since 1872
, it consists OF eleven locks and on aque
duct across Shoal river $50 feet long anC
60 feet wide. A boat drawing five feet o
water can pass through the canal. Ih'
completion OF the work is expected Il
t have great influence on the development
, of the inexhaustible and varied resource
, OF the Tennessee Valley.
The Philadelphia Democratic Cat.
Committee OF a meeting last night ex
PEELED Peter Monroe and William Nc
Mullen, Democratic leaders in the Thir'
5 and Fourth wards, for alleged treacher,
,, to the party at the recent election. Th
1 wards mentioned are Democratic strong
r holds and form part of the Third con
gressional district, in which Congress
7 man Richard Vaux ran against William