Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-16
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w. Roberts was to-day appointed fourth
class postmaster at Vera, va.
Miss Amelia b. Edwards, the well-known Eng
lish novelist and lecturer, Is dead.
Minister Albert @. Porter has received, at his
homo in Indianapolis, o Telegram from secre-
tary-of-State Blaine instructing him 10 return
to Rome.
troona Al Coal Greek, Tenn, Thursday night No
one was hurt, though there were from 2OO 10 3OO
oi1ts 1red.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last week number Tor
the United States 191, and for Canada, 30, OF a
total Of 226.
Tho British expedition sent out TO punish the
rehellious Lushai East Indian) tribe captured
Potoi, the chief stronghold OF the natives. The
British loss was slight.
An epidemic OF black smallpox is raging In
Poland, especially on the Galician frontier. The
disease Is very fatal, most OF those VINO are at-
tackled dying on the third day.
A. G.. Brown, tho defaulting broker Of Toronto.
Ont has fed 10 Mexico. Ii Is stated that his
nilferines will aggregate over S150,000. They
have grown to this figure from lew thousands.
They nearly all consisted In forging powers OF
attorney by which he transferred customers
stock.
The government has acceded TO the request
made by the solicitor OF Deeming, the wlfe-mur-
derer. that medical board be appointed Tor the
purpose OF making an inquiry into the prisoners
mental condition. Tho government allows this
examination 10 be made on condition that the
Crown is represented III the board.
Tho London Tines Madrid correspondent says
that the diniculty regarding American mis-
fiqnaries In the Caroline Islands has been
satisfactorily arranged. Spain consents 10 the
return OF the missionaries 10 the ISLANDS, ana
agrees that they shall not be hampered in their
missionary work, provided they do not Interfere
with local government matters or questions De-
tween the island authorities and the natives
Cholera is spreading at an alarming rate in
the Punjaub. British India, since the return OF
the pilgrims from Hurdwar, town and place OF
pilgrimage, where, at the spring equinox, the
largest fair in India is held, being attended an
nually by from 100000 10 100000 persons,
| and every twelfth year by from l,OO0.O .OOo 70
| 100000 pilgrims and dealers. Ihe Punlaup
pilgrims were forced TO disDand at Hurdwar IN
| consequence Of virulent outbreak OF cholera.
Near Grenada, Miss, Thursday night the pri-
yate car OF T.. y. Ripley, vice president OF the
| Chicago, Milwaukee and So. Paul railroad, at
tached 20 the north-b bound vestibule train on tine
| Illinois Central railroad, Jumped the TRACK anu
turned over on its side, shaking up the occu-
| pants and seriously bruising several OF them.
| These occupants were Nice-Presdent Ripley,
| who was we'll shaken up but not much hurt u.
| Z. Richardson, Of Chicago, slightly injured ABOUT
| the head, but not seriously; Adolph Nathan, OF
| Chicago, seriously cut; George Shampers, OF
| Chicago very slightly bruised; w. H. Muniay,
Of Chicago, slightly bruised.
| There is prospect that the cotton lockout In
England will be OF short duration. number
Of employers pledged to the LOCKOUT commune ii
working, paying a fine 10 the federation fund for
| their breach Of pledge. Others faYor the opera
| tives' offer to arbitrate. conference OF en-
ployers will decide the question as 10 Arbitration
on Tuesday. II majority lnss, upon seners,
| grave will be aggravated. The struggle Is un-
| paralleled in tho history OF the cotton trade.
| There are 65, 900 hands now idle, and the num-
| Der will be increased by including dependent
| trades 10 l5O 600. Some OF the workers unions
| are fairly prepared to face the lockout, while
| others will starye.
| Adyices received at London from 81. Peters
| burg state that the Council OF the Empire has
! adopted a series OF drastic measures, which In
| di.ate that preparations are being made TOT
| war A plan has been approved by which all
| private railways and steamers VIII De turned
| oye- TO the government IN the event OF moplii-
| zation OF the forces being ordered. Inc seVeres,
| penalties are provided for any one who shall
| communicate abroad any OF the plans OF the
| government, or any documents containing In
| formation which, because OF considerations OF
external security, should be Kept secret; Inc
authorities will also punish, without triai, such
| persons as shall be discovered TO be secretly
| teaching In the Polish language.
Following his diplomatic success In regard to
/ the firman Of investiture OF the khedive, LORD
Salisbury has clinched bis hold on the new ruler
OF Egypt by melting MIN 10 an open qusrfei WIN
/ the sultan. In response to the lafters invita-
| ton to Coustantnople the khediye intimated
| that the recall OF Moukhtar Pasha, the Portes
delegate 70 Cairo, was first desirable. Moukhtar
| Pasha made the mistake Of demsnding change
| In the Egyptian Ministry. The English Minister,
| Sir Evelyn Barring, thereupon got tho khediye
/ TO wire TO the Sultan that houkhtar Pasha hsd
| arrogantly interfered in Egyrtian Affairs and
ought to be withdrawn. AS fuftner PROOF OF
| his acceptance Of English dominance, the hhe-
1 dive win send his only brother, Mehemet aii,
| now at school In Vienna, to nnish his education
IN England.
The passenger train on the Illinois Central
| road which reached New Orleans Thursday
| night was held up seventy-seven miles from the
| Crescent City and every valuable express PACK.
| age taken. When the train reached Hammond
| station a man upon the engine scrambled 10 the
/ cab and covering tho engineer with pistol,
commanded him 20 stop. Two men then emerged
from underRrowth alongside tho track and joined
/ the other man. Tho engineer and the fireman
| were used BY the robbers as parieying party
| and were instructed 70 goto the express-car and
order the messenger 10 open bis car, which or
| der being complied With, al entrance into the
| car which bears tho treasures Of the express
company as we'll as tnose OF l Uncle am, was then
effected by tho robbers and the safe was emptied
OF its contents. Having completed their Nork,
| the men disappeared In the darkness, leaving
| the matis and the passenger undHturbed. su-
| psrintsndont Fisher, OF the expross company,
says the amount carried on BY tho train-robbcrs
would hardly exceed $4,000, IN his opinion.
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