Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-14
Our Representative 10 NV York.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
NEW YoRx, May 13..-Mr. j. +. Bell, OF
Va, is stopping at the Astor House.
Telegraphic Brevitles.

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Heyman, Alexander & Co, yarn merchants @ OF
Bradford. Eng have failed. Liabilities, e4OO,-
900.
The President has approved the act authoi'
izing the construction OF a telephone limo on the
coast of Virginia from Cape Charles to Assa-
league Island.
Yesterday in Tuscumbia, Ala, T. ". Steele
shot and killed John Goodwin. The array was
the result OF an old feud. Some time ago 0ood'
win killed Steelcs brother.
"Redn Smith, who killed Lester Fields on
IaureI Creek. w. Va, last Saturday 70 get
possession OF a revolver, was taken yesterday by
a mob OF 200 persons and lynched.
Governor Flower, OF New York, has commuted
10 imprisonment for life the sentence OF Henry
G. Tanning. who was 70 have been electrocu,eu
at Sing Sing prison during the week commencing
tomorrow.
James Taylor, OF Taylorville, Col, man with
sixty-odd wives, retracted plea OF his OF not
guilty and pleaded guilty yesterday at Boston,
Mass, and was sentenced 10 three years III the
State prison.
The only feature Of yesterdays session OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers was the
public meeting last night OF the lnternatlonai
Auxiliary the ladies' branch. An address from
chief Arthur was the principal feature OF tho
exercises.
The sixth attempt TO elect the seven repre-
sentatiyes 10 the Rhode Island Assembly, who
failed Of an election at the previous triais, was
held yesterday at Providence and resulted IN the
choice OF six out of the lot, all Democrats, by
ma.ori;ies ranging from TO l9o'
The inspection OF the Mobile Ala.l bay shir-
channel from the city wharyes 10 the Gun, q dis-
tance Of twenty-three miles, has Just peen COM
pleted. IL showed in no place less depth than
30 feet, and in many places depth OF over 20
feet. The completion OF this 23-ioot channel Is
the beginning OF n new era Tor Mobile and WI
her people have dreamed for nearly half CEN
tury.
Speaker Crisp laid before the House yesterday
a letter from the Acting-Secretary OF the Ireasu-
~ transmitting an estimate OF denclency III
tho gnpropriation for pensions for the current
fiscal year, amounting to S7,O14,332, ana recon-
mending tnat the deficiency be supplied by ap-
propriating that sum from the ,,' =,
ance Of SS,S34,O19 remaining 10 the cfeoi' vi
pensions for the fiscal year 1891.
The Missouri river at Omaha is 10 feet above
low-water mark and rising rapidly. IL has cut
away a hundred acres OF land on the west bank
four miles above the city, and II it should rise
another foot it will break into its old channel
and swoop down through what is known as
Tomah and do hundreds OF thousands OF dollars'
worth OF damage. IL would iotTf the fnanuiec'
turing suburb Of Omaha on an island.
Judge Nelson, o. the United States District
Court, at Boston. yesterday qusshed the indict-
ment found against the whiskey-tfust onclai
Joseph b. Greenhut and others. This IL the nrs !
Indictment found by the District Court grand
Jury fnat tne court IdSNtl ulfth. iHo ihNh'sha'is
found ngainst these same defendantso on Tuesday
last Is supposed TO cover tho defects that existed
In the one now quashed. The officials viii be re-
arrested on the second one.
An immense water-spout burst yesterday In
,he neigh borhood of Galleries situated in the
CITY OF FuenfEirchen, tho capital OF the county
OF Baranya, i'll Hungary. The huge volume OF
water inundated the surround ng country ana
poured IN a great stream into the mines, hood
ing them In q very short time and causing a ter
ribe loss OF life. 1t is known that twenty-tv o
men are dead In one pit alone, and that many
moro have lost their lives in tho other pitt.
The American steamer Conemaugh, Captain
Spencer, loades with nour, grain, aud provisions,
sent from Philadelphia for the benefit OF the
starving Russians. arrived In the Riga roedstead
M midnight Thursday. Yesterday afternoon the
municipal authorities and the chlet residents OF
Riga proceeded in steamers 10 the roadstea1'
whore most hearty greetings were extended 10
those on board the COnemaugh. In tho evening
Captain Spencer and the officers Of the Cone
maugh we're entertained at a banquet.
In the British House of Commons yesterday,
in reply TO a question asked by James Peyton,
Liberal member for Leicester, as to whether the
british delegates 10 the silver conference
originated by the United States would be per-
mitted TO treat the adoption py England OF
bimetallism as an open question, the non. george
j. Goschen, Chancellor OF the Exchequer. SAID IL
would be contrary 10 precedent and expedlency
10 pyemafurely disclose the INSTRUCTIONS 10 inc
delegates. As matter OF fact, however, lhe
government had not yet precisely decided upon
what instructions would be gwen TO the dele
gates.
The Federal Senate Committee on Civil Ser
vice and Retrenchment yesterday ordered IA
yornbie report on Senator Gallingers bill re-
auiring the heads Of executive departments
to dismiss from public service all persons
who are not citizens OF the United state
by nativity or complete NATURALIZATION
and prohibiting the appointment Of such persons
I'm tba future The committee adversely report
| ed Mr.. Chandlers bill excepting from the civil
service examination and classification employees
whose daties are technical or scientihc IN ther
character and all who are engaged ia duties not
merely clerical.
William O'Brien delivered speech In Cork,
Ireland. last night, in which he said that COM
mittee of McCarthyites had recently considered
tho creation OF a board of Cancellation, with the
idea Of avoiding conflicts ty not contesting seats
with Redmondites who are likely 10 WIN, out tne'
the scheme aborted owing TO the objections or
Uealey and the attitude OF the Redmondites. The
idea. he said was not to create second party,
hut gradually 10 efface tho faction by nitro
ducing a better state OF feeling. large numper
of persons belonging TO the Parneliite party
gathered about the building In which the meet
ing was held and acted in very disorderiy
m amer. They yelled wildly throughout the
time tho meeting was In progress, interfering
greatly with Mr.. OBrien and the other speak
The Parnellites attacked the band which had
been hired for the occasion wnile me 1neInpels , ,
we're endeavoring to gain adnittance 70 the
building. The musicians wore used very rough-
ly by the crowd, and their instruments were torn
from their grasp and smashed 10 pieces. Inc
actions Of the moo at length became go threat
ening that those present OF the meeting deemed
had Terminated, and the til of military force
had 10 be invoked In order TO enable the audi
cnce to disperse IN safety.