Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-11
ner, for a long time Treasurer OF tho United
States She was prominent In charitable work.

States. She was prominent 10 chnritaDie WORK.
Tho French ex,raditon treaty is still troubling
tho Senate. II was further considered IN exscl-
tive session yesterday without conclusion: Ine
nomination Of T. Jefferson Coolidge. Of kassa-
chuseus, TO be Minister 20 France was also
subject OF discussion yesterday, but no connrma-
ton was had.
Tho International Convention Of tho Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers VIII meet IN Az
lsnta to-day. Chief Arthur win make pnDhc
address in the afternoon. Over 400 ceegatcs
are present. On account OF the heavy Tavei
expected next year the grand officers favor post
poning the next convention until 1881
Tho senate Finance COMMITTEES yesterday re.
ported resolution providing for the printing OF
10000 copies OF tho Morrill, report on the enect
OF the United states tariff on Canadian trade.
This report Is The first Of several similar produc-
lions. which will be issued by the committee IN
answer 10 the tariff debate In the House, and
they are expected TO figure in the approaching
campaign
Mr.. Buchanan, OF Virginia, yesterday re-
ported adversely from the House Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Mr.. Laphams
bill to regulate fnenhadden and mackcrel hshe-
ries la the nsyigsble waters over which the
United States has Jurisdiction. The committee
holds that the right 10 control sucn fisheries pe-
longs exclusively 10 the State In whose iurisdic-
ton they are, and that Congress has no power
in the premises.
One hundred iron-workers from Pittsburg
EcttucI SpBhu tniCdkO gstttfaty pu eA'h "os
to the World-Fair grounds 10 take the place oil
the striking structural iron-w0rkers there.
Police-Captaln jenkins and ten patrolmen met
the party and escorted IL 10 Jackson Parx.
demonstration Of the strikers had been OK
pected, but tho union mon stood silently by and
Jaw the new men take up the work on the
manufacturers building.
Tho House Committee on Elections decided
yesterday that Shonk, the Republican sitting
member In tho Pennsylvania cOntostsd-eect.cn
case OF Reynolds 70. ShOnk, IA entitled TO his
seat. Twelve members OF the committee were
present, and all but two Of them voted In favor
OF Mr. ShOnk-Mr Doan, Of Ohio, (Republicanl
and Mr.. Lawson, OF Georgia. (Democrat. The
other two members did not tote, As they had not
fully considered the case.
In the Northern Methodist Conference Mt
Omaha yesterday the report OF the Committee
on Columbian Exposition was IN effect: " Better
that the exposition should never be opened AZ
ALI than that the gates be opened on sunday
IL WAS endorsed. but was recOmmitted Tor re-
vision. An effort Is being made 10 bring tho
Church North and SOuth) together, and com
municatiOn % this end has already been
opened with the officers Of the Church South
A freight train composed Of ten cars, some Of
which wore loaded with powder, WAS wrecked at
Groenville, on the Kentmeie branch Of the VII
mington DELI Northern railroad, last evening.
The powder consignment comprised between
500 and 900 Kegs, each keg containing ten or
twelve uotlnds--a total OF nearly I've tons. Had
4, exploded there would undoubtedly have been
great loss OF life and destruction Of property !;
hat then IL didn't. AS IL was the damage done
| amounts TO $4,000.