Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-12
THE PROPER CITY AUTHORITIES
ARE CALLED UPON TO STOP TIE
PRESENT THOUGHILESS AND DAN
GEROUS WASTE OF WATER.
Kilograms Boiled Down.

The Isbell National Bank Of Talladegs, Ala,
capital $4,000, has been authorized TO begin
business.
The Hamburg Health Of1ce reports that there
were l0,9l9 deaths from cholera there IN lS02,
and 26,323 deaths from all causes
The citizens at Coal Creek, Tenn. are report
ed about ready 20 rise 10 arms again. their
anger being caused by the arrival a: the mines
Tuesday Of fifty more conYiet5.
Mr.. Cleveland will leave New York with his
family Tomorrow for Lakegooi, \. J., where he
will remain until day or two before March fth,
when he win start for Washington.
The delegates to the Miners Federation, in
session at Birmingham, kng., have adopted n
resolution asking Parliament 10 pass Dill
making eight hours a legal days work.
The Federal Treasury Department yesterday
purchased 265,O0O ounces Of silver at .bJSOa
's3O5, Tho offers were 5000 ounces. The
amount purchased for the month, including
yesi sierday, aggregates 100000 ounces
The Tennessee Democratic legislative caucus
last night nominated w. $. Morgan, OF Lincoln,
for Secretary OF State, defeating O. A. Miller, tho
presen. Incumbent. Comptroller }. A. Harris.
OF Knoxville, was nominated, defeating j. A.
Allen, the present incumbent
The trial OF Naval-Cadet Leland T. James, Of
South Carolina, for hazing began at Annapolis
Yesterday. Nayal-Cadets Hutch j. Cone,
RIcnard J. Fellows, j. j. bryant, and &. :. Jones
mony was developed against Cadet James.
The Norwegian bark Eleanor, Captain Olsen,
from Savannah, Ga, December oh, for har-
burg was dismasted dufing terrific hurricane
December 18th. The crew abandoned the ve5-
sci December 22d, and were subsequently picked
40 by the British steamer Andrews Bay Captain
Whitburn, whicn arrived at Aarhuus January
9TH.
The Confederate Aid Association Of Washing
ton CITY held meeting last night % consider the
advisabity of holding Dazaat In Washington
early In the spring II was decided 10 postpone
iau. However, 1t was resolved 70 hold lunch
con on the I'd, Sd, and Attn Of March and one
also on Sunday, the 9TH Of March.
The United States Consul at Rotterdam r.
ports TO the State Department at washlngol
that the Netherlan nds- neTtcan steam NaYigl-
ton Company has issued a public notice thai
after January I, 1898, n will suspend tho trans
uortatOn Of steerage passengers to the United
States, The transportation oI nrst- anu second
CABIN passengers, however, will not be inter
rupted, and Is not subjected 70 any.restricIions
Secretary Tracy yesterday awarded the con
tracts Tor constructing the armored cruiser
Brooklyn and the sea-going battls-ship Iowa .
William Cramp * sons, OF Philadelphia, al
81 9S6, 900 for the Brooklyn ana s3.OiO, 800 fol
the Iowa. This settles the controversy rs TO the
necessity and fairness Of allowing one Of the
vessels to be built on the Paciic coast, and asC
az 20 the right OF the Secretary 70 award bids OF
| plans prepared by the bidder.
Chancellor McGnl, Of New jersey, filed hi
| opinion yesterday on the application for re
| ceiyer for the Central Railroad Company Of New
| Jersey, deciding every point In favor OF th'
state, and ordering the appointment OF 70
cetyer, who IL, however, not 10 be named until Z
master reports whether there has De9n anJ
change In the status OF the case since it wal
| argued. This provision is made because counse
| for the Central have asked permission TO show
| that the company has cut loose from the Read
| ing coal combine.
The senate Judiciary Committee, az Wash
| ington, spent more than two hours yesterdal
| taxing testimony relative to the charges agains
| Judge McCOmas. and viii have another hearing
| this morning. There were five or six witnesses
| examined. their evidence being intended Z
| snow that Mr.. McCOmes was connected With th'
| Nltional Investment Company, OF Washington
| that the transactions OF this company were ir
| regular: that Judge McComas was to have beer
| ita president, and that ne only drew out when h'
ascertained tnat he wss to Dc nominated for th'
| District iudgeship.
| Hon. W. A. Mccartney was elected Presiden
| of the Oklahoma territorial senate yesterday
| SIR. Mccartney Is Republican ahd re
presents tie King Fisher District. Tit
senate b. composed OF thirteen mem
| bets-seyel n Republicans, hye Democrats, ane
| ono Populist The Republicans bad two candi
| dates each OF whom voted for the other. Nc
/ Cartney was elected by receiving the i've Demo
cratic votes, the Popullst vote, and his own vote
| Il0 democrats ana FOpubst SOS al VIC PAoNO,
| The lower house has not yet effected an orgsni
| zation.
A bondholdsrs' committee OF the Georgti
| Southern and Florida Railroad Company mot Il
| baltimore Yesterday 10 receive the report OF w
| II. Elardee, an accountant, who had examined
into the financial condition OF the company. III
| report showed that the earnings OF the com
! pany have steadily Increased, and tba
! the railroad is the only one In Georgia who's
\ earnings In 1892 Increased oyer those Of 1891
1 mi n
/ Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company, tn
| trustee Of tho road under the mortgage, wa
/ before the company and made 9 statement o
| the status OF the legal proceedings for fcre
closure Of the mortgage. The bontholders vii
| insist thns tho road 90 sold under foreclosure.