Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-07
THE RICHMOND D1sPATCH-TUEsDAY JANUARY I, 1896

feited its corporate franchises. Judgment
for $1,000 and costs Is also rendered against
the company.
The epidemic Is rapidly abatine In Berlin.
but 1t is spreading IN Palatinate, in Franco
nia. in Bavaria, aud Saxony.
The bottomers at J. n. Winchells a
Co.'S mandatory at Hayerhiil, Mass
went out on strike last night. Inc INC
tory is one of the largest in the town, with
awcekly payroll Of $1,000.
The worst blizzard OF the season struck
Emporia. Kansas, Sunday, and mas been ~
progress ever since with fierce northwest
wind. accompanied by snow. Inc 'ner-
Inometer fell fifty-two degrees In few
hours.
The directors of the American Baseball
Association, met in Rochester, n. H., yes
terday. representatives were prssen1n irIin
st. Louis, Philadelphia, Columbus. Balti-
more, Toledo, Louisville, Syracuse, and
Rochester.
At a meeting Of the Municipal Council
OF Dublin motion was made to ASK ene
Queen TO visit Dublin and open the new
museum. The motion was rejected on the
ground that the Council had no authority
over themusoum.
The trial Of Arthur Newton, solicitor,
Frederick Taylorson. his clerk. and Adolf
phus De Gala, the interpreter, who were
arrested on the charge of conspirlng 10 de
feat justice IN connection with the West
End scandal began in London yesterday.
A receiver has been appointed for the
furniture house of Il. Dclmel Brothers,
the most extensive Manufacturers OF par
Tor furniture in Chicago. The assets and
liabilities are not stated. Frank A. Helmer
was appointed receiver IN bonds OF
100000.
Twenty OF the public schools Of Boston,
having a total of 9,269 pupils. show that
over 900 are absent. mostly on account on
Ia grippe. One hundred thousand Is very
small estimate of the number OF persons
who are suffering from the grippe. There
have been seventeen deaths.
Most Puissaut Sovereign Grand-Com-
mander George. Of the thirty-third degree
of the Cornish Scottish rite. has issued a
proclamation in which he asserts that he
fully believes the Ancient Accepted Scot
fish rite over which ne presides 10 be the
only Scottish rite in the United States.
The London Tia,es's Lisbon correspond
ent says: Another note from the Marquis
Of Salisbury was delivered to-day. IL IS
believed that this note threatens that I'M
less prompt satisfaction is given for the
Serpo Pinto action there will be an im-
mediate rupture Of diplomatic relations.
Sunday morning the Fall Brook con-
struction train with full crew left Wells
boro', Pa. to do some repairing on tho
road. In going over Sherwood bridge 1t
broke down, plunging the train into tho
creek. Two mon were killed and about
eighteen injured, one or two probably
fatally.
The spirit Of unrest has again broken out
at the stock-yarGs in Chicago among the
employees, and two meetings were held yes
torday by the cOopers and butchers, the
result of which may be IN organized effort
TO break by legal process the contracts
which tho packing-house men were COM
PEELED 70 sign after the strike.
Tho store OF Johnson. Boyd e Co.. deal
ors in notions and white goods, at 'Baltl-
more, was burned last night about 1880
o'clock. The stock, which was valued at
@85. O00 was very badly damaged by fire,
smoke. and water. and the loss will proba-
biz reach $4,000. Insurance on stock, $751;
800. Fire started from the furace.