Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-13
News Notes.

Robert Il. Peoples, OF the nrm OF recipes
& Irotter. one OF the leading wholesale
grocery firms in Chattanooga, committed
suicide IN the city named Thursday morn
ing by shooting himself through the head
with pistol.
Hon. George w. Eddes died at his home,
in Mansfield, o., Wednesday evening; aged
Gs wears. He served four terms in Con
gress, from 1873 TO 1886, ana was once a
Democratic candidate for the Supreme
bench of Ohio.
Cheraw. S. c.. had q narrow escape
Thursday night after the Cleveland cele-
bration. The largest frame building in
the town and two stores were burned. and
only very hard work prevented much
greater damage.
The General Committee on Missions of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, having
control of all home and foreign-mlsSlona-
arv enterprises. is IN annual session at
Baltimore. 1t has appropriated Sl,275,OOO
for missions for the coming year.
Postmaster S. NJ. Teats. of Hope, Kan,
committed suicide Thurs dav afternoon by
shooting himself. He was financially en-
barrassed, aud the fear of losing his place
under the Democratic administration
caused HIM to become respondent.
A. Wekerle, Hungarian Minister of
Finance, has accepted the Office OF Hun
garian Premier, made vacant by the re-
signation of Count Zapary. The selection
IS disappointing TO the opposition, which
had hoped to see Count Albert Apponyl
chosen.
Judge Putnam, at Boston, has ordered a
rehear1ng in the indictment of Asa Potter,
ex-president of the Maverick National
Bank. The indictment charges Potter
with making false entries in arepOrt to the
Comptroller of the Currency by Potter as a
director and not as president.
Congressman John j. O'Neill Demo
craft, of Missouri. who Is defeated by
Charles i. Joy on the face of the returns,
has decided 10 contest by going TO the
United States Court and asking for re-
count of the vote in his district. tic
claims that illegal votes were cast for Joy.
A special cable 10 the New York Herald
from Kingston, Jamaica, brings intelligence
that the news from Haiti tells of an at
tempted uprising at Cape Hauen. Hyp-
polite was on the alert, however, and
nlpDed the revolution In the bud. There
were many arrests and, 1t is rumored, some
executions.
As the result of a fire Thursday there
is but one grocery store left III Camden,
Ne. All the drug stores, jeweiry stores.
and furniture stores, the post-Oihce, and
the telegraph office were wiped out
Twenty families were rendered homeless.
The loss Is estimated at from 1850 900 to
$4,000, about two.thlrds covered by in
suIance.
A dispatch 10 the Reuter- Telegraph Corr
Tany from Berlin says tho police of that
Cltv have seized the first number Of an An
a-chist paper entitled the Arbetej Ie,t'uiq.
Five thousand copies which had been
printed were Conhscated. The publishers
house was searched and the plates from
which the paper was printed were de-
stroyed.
Recently the Circuit Court at Washing
ton, ID. c., awarded a judgment OF TGO,O0O
il favor OF Sylvester Stockbridge. who re-
ceived injuries while q passenger ON the
Richmond and Danvllle railway. The
company appealed. but to-day a cOmprO-
mise was effected by winch the plaintiff
will receive $4,000. Tho original suit
named 100000 damages.
Advices from Samoa are to the effect that
the differences between the two factions
on the islands. headed by Mataafa, the
recognized King. and MalltOa, the claim
ant 20 the throne, have reached an acute
phase and 10 fully protect the interests OF
the United States, il has been decided that
naval vessel shall be sent there at the
earliest practicable moment.
A special cablegram to the New York
Herald from Valparaiso says there Is great
rejoicing in Chile over the election of
Cleveland as President. Flags are flying
FROM the residences Of Americans aud
Chilean citizens are sending congratula-
tory kilograms to their American friends
and expressing the hope that an American
gentleman will be the next Minister to
Chile.
A cable dispatch received in New York
Wednesday night stated that Hall had
agreed to fight Fltzsimmons at the Cres-
cent Athletic Club. in New Orleans, for tho
Sl5 900 purse offered by that organization.
The dispatch added that Charley Mitchell
was willing to fight for the $50, 600 purse
offered by the New Orleans club, and
would sign the articles just as soon as he
reached New Orleans.
A proposal to place all the employees of
the Lancashire eng cotton trade on half
time was discussed at meeting OF tho
masters held Thursday. MIR. Mawdsley,
secretary of the Operatives Association.
says that the proposal Is a mere bluf. He
declares that II the whole Of Lancashire is
brought into the dispute, the employers
will have reason to regret it, There is no
change whatever in the dispute Both
sides claim TO have received accessions TO
their strength.
In addition TO the names already sug.
gested in Atlanta for Cabinet positions are
two OF Georgis's most prominent
men-J. G. Blount and Henry. q. !
Turner. Both have national reprfta- /
tlons Judge Turner has Just been re-
elected to Congress, where he has served |
with note for SIX terms. Colonel Blount, !
alter serving twenty years. declined re-
election this wear, being confident of the
success OF SIr. Cleveland, OF whom be has
always been most earnest and enthusi- !
sstic supporter.
The Anarchists Of London. Eng, held a !
meeting Friday 10 honor the memory Of
the so-called Chicago martyrs" Red
flags were hung over the doors Of the
meeting hail, and the pictures OF Par I
sons and his companions were dTaped
in mourning Above the pictures and
on the wall behind the platform were
Anarchist notices; "Workiugmen. Unite"
Remembers Chicago" Liberty Equality, !
and fraternity, Death TO Tyrants."
Retribution 10 Our Oppressors," and !