Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06
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A new word Is being invented to describe
ns verb aud noun the reproduction upon
tho Typewriter and the matter SO produced.
II IS mauuprlnt.
A medical college for Chinese has been
estal lished recently at Hong Kong, and IS
evidently doing good work lnstructlng the
native studeutsin medicine
Except in specially aggravated cases tho
disposi;lon Of the Secretary OF War IS 10
limit the sentences for desortions to three
wears for old soldiers and two years Tor
recruits.
The latest addition to the British navy,
tho Victoria, is said to DC the largest war
vessel al present ready for active service.
Sbe cost over&4,O0J,0J0 and carries crew
Of $50 officers aud men.
Tho proposition to have an international
naval review at the time OF the Wor.0' S
Fair is regarded fayorably, as II Is thought
that such q display would add stimulus
10 tho building up of our own navy.
Tho speeding trials Of the new men-of-
war contemplate a continuous run at sea-
tho speed determination being based on
+he number of revolutions OF tine screw
found necessary to give knot III smooth
water.
The postor Of the church at Melton
Mowbrav. England, where the ten Gen,le-
men with sporting blood recently rode q
midnight steeplechase, on the following
SUNDAY denounced the proceeding from
I the pulpit.
Nine thousand millions OF dollars are
eoid TO have been expended on the COM
1 structiOn and equipment OF rallroalS III
/ tbe limited States. and still the WORK goes
/ on. The average cost OF construction peE
mile is about $4,000.
When Mrs. Duhlbrane read that Or;
| Uolmes is now writing OUer ne Iea 'iDS,
/ She wiped her glasses and SAID; my in
/ +La world doesn't the servant remove INC
/ tea-cups and other dishes and Leu tAe DOC
/ tor have free use OF the table.
A shower Of worms fell on the Capitol
/ Grounds at Washington the other uay'
/ General Greedy, OF the weather bureau
must have been iaooring uhuer t..e V.' ~ 80
! lueian that the President was preparing 60
On fishing instead Of duck-huntlns.
Emma: "Were you at the theatre the
other night 20 see the new tragedy ~
cncht 10 see how beautiful the heroine IAN;
Lion sbe faintsin Linda mo, but
INST 20. had no idea could learn any,
, tLfne there, or / should have been before
pro Hon. William L. Gladstone en-
] COuraoeS young utti'N, va " Go, ,
latest oroisgo il hss Josephine slihon,
~"nno American singer. He has promise.
~ aftcnd her FIRST concert. WIN al,
talent md such backing she ought 10 sue
l coed.
II il said that a large proportion OF w
/ plurnes worn by tho ladies VINO at'J ~. wy
/ Queens drawing-rooms are hiteG ron
/ shop which makes business OI 49,. 800
ont plumes. The feathers are worm iIou !
four 70 ten dollars, and the rent OF t.Lein
two dollars and hall ior each ooe"''0H'
Spain has a novelty in the way OF SUD SUI,
,ncrgcd railway. II runs through the sun
81 breton, near Bilboa, GOV Ieet OUT lneS
he ocean. The mines OF Oreton are OK
tremely rich IN iron, but there Is no harpo'
/ there. and great difficulty mas nefevoio1
been experienced in getting lhe ore ,.,' .,
"a ships. Now that the suoulyi ~
railway has been butt u Is s.i' ~
matter. II runs cut INTO ueSp M".ei, ,s,
49, ;ron tower seventy feet high, Woixs'
an III n,,ntsy. balances, runs from, th
| 'Hr. to tbe waiting vessels, when az,
SOoa.ad how aud stern in the roaestesI
| RTben the tower arrives a. inc snip, ~. is'
.on hearing Its load OF ore, is aoouS III ,,,
In the vessels deck. As soon ~ w
I'm ia loaded on TO the ship the weishs u =
H. connter- balances pulls the toWeI ~. :, 1,
~ the cliff where il runs up the Iauu '... i,
y obute and automatically opens tes n,o ,ina
Tba chnta Gomez down from tho I'M, LII,
10 v,ben IL has dropped on we 10Y ~,
g.. .o,,,,h ore 10 overcome the wclgnt % w.
enougn ~ tho tower starts away 10 se'
egain, ThIs Is kept up unti VIC 's'e' .
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