Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-14
Minor Mirings.

The Florida Agricultural College has
conferred the degree of LID. on H)he
Smith, Secretary Of the Interior.
General ". H. Enochs, representative in
Congress from tho lrontOu CO.. District,
was found dead in bed yesterday morning.
The steamer Falcon, with the Peary ex-
petition on board. arrived at 50. johns.
n. f., Wednesday morning, with oil well.
The town of Luckey. o., was partially
DESTROYED bv fire Wednesday night, the
business section being almost completely
wiped out. Loss, 100000; insurance,
$4,000.
Another body was found in the ruins of
the cold-stOrage warehouse, Chicago, yes
terday morning and was identified as that
Of Charles W Puryls truckman, Hook and
Ladder Company No. ).
Richard Morgan Olcoit. dong business
as O,cOtt * Co., exporters Of gram and
merchandise at Ne. iG New street. New
York. made an ass. .gnment yesterday. Ii
abilities from 100000 20 $4,000.
DR.. Henry r. Never and wife were ar
rested IN Detroit. Mich, wednesday night.
being wanted IN several large cities tor
poisoning people thae they might get tho
insurance on their victims lives.
George McDaniels, United States So
Icltor. was shot and killed Wednesday at
Braggs Station. ten miles south Of Fort
Gibson. l.. T., by John Fields and George
Sanders The cause Of the shooting Is
unknown.
A special from Upton, Ind, says enough
has been learned regarding the affairs OF
County treasurer james h. Armstrong 70
warrant the statement that he IS short at
least SD, 600. with q strong probability OF
a much larger deficit.
The Bank of Mound Valley. Kan,
owned by c. NJ. Condor, Of Oswego. was
robbed nj noon Yesterday by three men,
who rode into the town and entering the
bank tied and gagged the cashier. }. q.
Wilson. and secured all the money IN sight,
which amounted 10 $500.
Secretary Her bert has authorized the
preliminary acceptance of the cruiser De-
troit. This acceptance will take place as
soon a. the vessel - delivered TO the COM
mandant OF the Norfolk nayy-yard, and II
Ia understood that the contractor Will
have her there in few days.
Secretary Carlisle has decided that for
eign exhibitors at Chicago will be allowed
10 sell their EXHIBITS tor delivery after the
exposition. which decision upsets the cal
culatious Of the managers of the fair, who
had been counting on getting big reye-
sale OF exhibits.
While u LARGE party Of Odd-Fellows were
returning to jamestown. n. L., early yes
terday morning from Watts's Flats, where
they had attended an installation of OIL
GERS Wednesday night. the carriage con-
tanning Frank NewhOuse andDextrr Whit
ford was struck by an Erie train and both
men were killed.
The British Embassy az Constantlnople
has received news that 300 police aud
bashi- baZOuks were sent out frOm Caesa-
rea IN February 10 arrest so-called refugees
in Eyerk. and that they looted every Ar
meniGn house in the town and abused the
women, the ArmenIans being too weak
numerically TO offer effective resistance.
II - reported in Springfield. H., that
the National Citizens Rights Association
"A. ". Tourgee. president has interested
itself IN the case of &. j. Miller. hanged
and burned al Bardwcll. and that,
backed by the organization, the
widow of the negro will bring an action
for damages against the City Marshal
and his boudsmen at Slkeston, Mo. the
Shenff of Carlisle county, n.y., his bonds
men. and the members of the posse indl-
v!dually who aided IN the capture of Mil
ler; al citizens Of Illinois. Missouri. aud
Kentucky who participated III the affair,
and the corporation of Bardweil, in which
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