Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-15
TeieeranI,ic RreyitIes.


Dispatches yesterday from twenty points In
Minnesota reported furious snow-stofm raging
in that State and the weather growing colder.
The main building OF Clark University for
colored Students near Atlanta, Ca, was burned
last night. The loss Is estimated at about $780,
600.
The North-German Lloyd's steamer 0ldenburg
anded 2.493 Immigrants at Baltimore yester-
day. Total for the week at the city named,
5,139.
A telegram from Boone, Iowa, yesterday said !:
The storm which has been raging here for
eone time has 80 increased In fury as TO be now
a fearful blizzard. All telegraph and telephone
wires are down and business IS suspended.
A violent explosion took place yesterday in
Hardys machine-shop, Lima, Ohio, by which
three men were killed. piston-head brought
10 the shop for repairs was put into the furnace,
and the heat converted the water II contained
into steam. The furnace was blown TO frag-
ments and w. Henry, Frank Josett. aud Dave
Hogan were struck by red-hot fragments and al
most instantly killed.
The oficial Inspector in Lunacy, at Melbourne,
has made an examination Of Deeming 10 ascer-
| tain his mental condition. Among other
| simulatiOns OF insanity made by Deemlng II his
profession that he has no recollection OF events
| that have occurred In his past lfe During
| the examination he betrayed himself several
times his answers 10 certain questions showing
| that there was nothing wrong with his memory.
This fact, together with others, LED the inspec-
| tor 10 make report declaring that Deeming ID
| perfectly sane
| The lowest estimate placed on the loss OF life
| In the Mississippi food Ia nfty, all OF whom are
negroes. Most OF the damage Is In the vicinity
OF Columbus, which Is on the Tomoigbee, bu
more than 5000 families in the counties o.
| Iowpdes, Monroe, and Noxubee are reported
| homeless and suffering for the necessaries o.
| life. which are being supplied now by private
| subscription. similar overflow occurred II
| 1874, but the waters are now even higher thar
| then, and suffering is bound TO follow unless
| Congress heeds the appeal which mas peen mad'
| for assistance.
| An incident which has Just occurred at Berlir
| Is indicative OF the growing German Jealousy o
| American influence In Spanish-American com
mercisl affairs Germany, after long-continuet
efforts, at last succeeded In coercing the govern
| ment OF San Domingo into granting Z
| her the same commercial privileges as thos'
| enjoyed by the United states. Mr.. Pheips, tht
American Minister to Germany, enomcisil.
Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs, In favor o
| San Domingo, ana the result was 10 call forth I
| torrent Of adverse criticism from tho Gerinal
press. The newspapers IN their connsnis ol
the matter construe the action OF Minister
Phelps into what they are pleased TO tern
| "American overbearance,' ana all the editoris
| utterances are In similar strain The evening
| papers contain articles in which tn
| subject is dealt with at considerable length
| and In which there are many spite
ful fings at the United States Goy
| ernment, Minister Phelps, IN stating the op1ec
| of his interview with Baron Won Bieberstein
assured the Secretary that he came to hin
spontaneously, and not by any instruction
he had received from washington. In pre-
| testing against the action OF the 6erman Gov
| ernment he said that it was ungenerous for
great power like Germany TO force a little coun
try ike San Domingo to conclude treaties VIII
| the German Government against the VIII OF IN
! finited States Government. Baron Won Bieber
stein, in reply, said he was not aware that tn
! limited states Government exercised protec
torate over San Domingo, but that nevertheless
Germany only claimed rlshte "a regard 70 In
! nized.