Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-26
Telerrnnhio PreritIes.

| eloctb1.
TeIegraphio Rrevities.
| Twenty-Five now cases Of cholera were on
| cay reported IN H0mturg Monday. NO deaths
| from the disease occurred.
| The details relative 70 the German army blll
| we're published Saturday By the Cologne Gdssife.
| The Berlin Rrichsqnzeigsr declares that the
| Cologne Gazette obtained its information by un-
| lawful means. The capital expenditure uhoer
| the bill will 10 6G,S00,OO0 marks and the annuAi
| expenditure G4,0O0,O00 marks. The oill pro,
| vIdes for an increase Of 2, 13S commissioner
| on Gers, Il 1.S57 nou-cOm mis3iCned onlcers, anu
! 7-,Jt3 privates, and 6,13O horses.
! For some time the leading Democrats Of Ne
| braska have been discussing the adylsability OF
| Withdrawing their entire state ana electTral ,,i
| ticket ana combining with the Alliance, mus
| throwing tho presidential votes OF the state 10
| Weaver A meeting TO learn the feeling on the
| subject was held in Omaha Monday. IL was ue-
| Cided, after n stormy discussiOn TO postpone tne
| matter until n few DAYS before the election. IL
is stated that this whole ticket viii DO Withdrawn
Tho feature at tho Dallas (Tox.) fair Monday
| was n reunion OF the Copeierates a the DEPART
! ment Of the TransInississppi, which was attend-
ed by several thousand ola soldiers. On the stage
| were Mrs. VI. Hayes, n daughter Of Joiers
! Davis, and her little son. j Il rs Davis. BY
| Governor Ross and General harreh d0iyefel
addrees es eulogiznG The bravery OF Dcth sides III
| the late war Mrs. Hayes gave q reception in
! the evening and ladies' from far and noar at
! tended. Tho old Confederates in the evening
I had a campfire.
! Fusion between the Democrats and the Peoples
/ party in Oregon was completed ycstsrl'y. Cot
| OBel X. \. Muller was taken from the Democratic
electoral ticket aud /. y. Pierce, Que OF the Peo-
| pie s-party electors. substituted. his was io-
! loved by the withdrawal OF another Deinocratlc
! eie-tor. The Iuembsrs Of the two parties viii
! glTe heir yctea 20 the two Dem0rTatic and the
| two PcOples-party candidates. The leaders Of
! both parties are confident they are already
! figuring On 10000 minority. Ibis Is based upon
vi
/ election IN June.
Tho police commissioners Of New York city
yesterday declined 10 PRINT of1ica ballots for the
| candidates nominated b. fourteen independent
I organizations, with one exception. The eXcep-
| ton WSs the case OF James ID. Farrell, who was
| nominated for alderman by tho independent
Citt1ers ~ tho Fifteenth Assembly District. Inc
| certificate OF his nomination vas in regular
| form. In the other cases The board declined 10
priut the official ballots because she certificates
! q nomination were defective and not IN accord
nnce with law. Among the organizations ahect-
| ed is the County Democracy.
special from Spokane, Wash, says: An ap-
| palliug accident occurred on tho construction
! limo OF the Great Northern road yesterday. re-
eultiug In the death OF seven men, the fatal in
| jury o! five more, and the serious injury OF six
others. The track-laying crew had finished work
up to the Winachee ryer, aud yesterday morn
ing started 10 Lay rails across that stream. Tho
eGst approach and first span Wero crossed safely,
Int when tho men Wete In the middle Of tho
!
the bridge collapsed, ana the tracK-marhine, to-
Ccther with two carloads Of ties aud three cars
loaded with rails, went into the river, sixty feet
below. Tho mon were thrown In every direction
ana some buried under tho cars and rails. Vith
the above Stsulta. Many OF the injured cannot
live.
A general strike Of the varehouse-packers and
drivers In New Orleans was iuauku. atod Mon
day aud all the wholesale bouses there are AZ
fecto1. Tho strike Is due 90 refusal Of the NOR
chants 70 sign tarin presented by unioDs act
ing under tho auspices Of the American Fedora
tiOn Of Labor. Tho chief difference is n conten-
ton on the part Of the unions that only union
members shall be employed. Tho merchants
hold that 'IJy have the hight 10 employ whom
soeyer they please and want competent and
reliable ien, irrespective OF their urmUsrsnip
IN n union. Tho merchants ha5e issued 40 IN
yltation 70 the strikers ~ individuals 10 appear
at a meeting 10 state their grievances The
rOuste bouts, ,fGcight-handers, and other sections
Of the Labor Federation are expected 10 Join IN
the strike ana the result may be n prolonged
tio-up OF all the business OF New Orleans.
Yesterday six citizens Of Henry county, Ala,
were taken to Montgomery by United States
marshais On a charge Of violating section 0J2O
of the Revised statutes 4 the United states. Tho
aniavit was made b. X. i. kOlb, at whom
spoiled eggs were thrown last "a urday while he
vas attempting 90 maKe n speech IN Gordon. He
was accom- pauiet by :. = Booth, an eectOr on the
Fusion ticket. Tho effort Is TO prove that there
Was conspiracy 10 prevent The advocacy ot
candidate in whose Interest KOlb was speaking
a
ono swore hat he AT euy time On the day in
question saw the parties arrested together
either before or aucr tho speaking. The
commissioner bound them over 70 apIcar
next Monday, because Of the absence Of
Booth and Kulb, and required bonds a $1,000
each, which were promptly given. Last nlglt
United States mArshais reached Montgomery
IN tho probate Judge, sncrlu, and clerk OF
/ Macon county. 1Lcy are charged with At
tempting 70 influence tho election BY the
appointment Of incompetent negroes n
managers Of election. The law Of the state
says there SHAH be three inspectors for oach pre-
cinct. two OF whom shall DO OF opposing political
parties The officers IN Macon county appointed
TWO Democrats and one hepubiicl1, but the
FueiOnists ignore the Republican and seek 10
forro tho Democrats of through tho United
States courts.
The HamLurg-American Packet Com
pany will resume its Storage traffic to the
( United States November Sth. It's steamer
GOtha Will convey from Stetin full
complement OF steerage passengers. Rus
SLAMS. Poles, and BOhemlans, however, will
not be taken.
A new long-distance ride is being dis
cussed for officers of the Austrian and
Prussian reserves. II is proposed for the
Germans TO start from Vienna and the
Austrians from Berlin. The race is not 10
be given TO the swiftest rider, but 10 the
first officer who arrives with his horse IN
perfect condition.
The Fenlans, Muellin and Bowling, who
are serving sentences in the Marlborough
Jail. England, are about to be released.
Muelln was convicted OF completely in
the murders of Lord Frederick Cayendi5h,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Burke,
Under Secretary. in PhGnix Park, Dublin.
May 6. 1882. DOwllng was convicted OF
the killing OF a policeman named Cox.
NJ. L. and A. II. Moses, members of tho
late firm of Moses Brothers. Montgomery.
Ala. which suspended last year. returned
10 Montgomery from ST. Louis as soon as
they learned Of the indictment against
them. Reaching Montgomery Monday
morning they promptly gave bond. ii. Y.
Moses. the other member OF the firm, who
lives IN Montgomery gave bond at once
some days ago on notification. judah A:
Moses IS not a member of the firm, and
the special telegram that he had been IN
dicted was a mistake.
The official details Of Germany's new
army bill were published Monday. The
peace effective from October /, 1898. 20
March 81, 1899, is fixed at 492.06S. The ser
vice Of the infantry is generally reduced
to two wears. The adoption of this measure
IS necessary because the former military
prepOnderance of GERMANY has gone.
The war strength Of France is placed
at 4. .053. 900. and that Of Russia at 1856, ,0O9.
" lltn iut ItAl adAiLhNlOu uu'lHl hlit DIll -
completed the German army Will have at
tained q strength Of 4.8000J0. whereas
France will not be able TO exceed her
present strength. The bill retains the
power OF the military authorities TO keep
men in the ranks until they have com
picted their third year Of service. This
Will be done as punishment for offences
under the military code.
The opposition in Germany to the pro-
posed taxes there toOhset the increased ex-
penditures that will be Incurred through
the governments military llll is gaining
IN strength. This opposition Is especially
directed against the proposed duty on to-
bacc0. A mas5-meeting has been called to
meet at Irstein next week TO con-
sider the subject. 1t will be attend
ed by tobacco-planters from Alsace,
Baden, and che Palatinate. Prepara-
tions for similar meeting are beng
made at Appeln, where new burden IN
the shape OF taxes placed on tobacco will
render idle thousands of workmen. The
AtUc e7le7' NGchrichtt asserts that H,010
men will be thrown out of work in Bavaria
alone. while the poorer classes through
ont the country will suffer. as a cheap
foreign cigar will be an ImpossibllIty. and
the pree OF the cigars made or home
grown tobacco ~ certain to be raised above
that which tae poor will be able to pay.