Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-06
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Francis Hensnaw CO., stock auctoneers,
Boston, have failed.
lis announced officially In Madrid that all tho
Cuban insurgents have now surrendered
The President yesterday appointed Harry II.
Kaiu. of Mississippi, 10 be Collector OF the Port
Of Nicksbuig
Secretary Herbert will be given a reception in
New York city on tho 10Th instant by the South-
ern Society Of New lOrE.
Or. j. II. johnson, principal ~ the Alabama
State Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, ana Bind
at TailGdega, died yesterday.
The Columbus lOhiol Bridge Company was put
in tho hands Of receiver Yesterday. Linbil-
ties 100000; assets, s220,OOO.
The great relay bicycle ride ended At Chicago
yesterday. The actual time from boston 70 ChI-
cagO was 10 hours and - minutes.
The division on tho Germany army bill has
becn deferred. It Will probably now be taken
on Monday The government is apparently
gaining strength.
A Carrolton, JGa.) special says: ). II. Lips
comb. high Sheriff Of Heard county, Ca. Is under
arrest charged with an assault on the wife OF
one Oi his prisoners.
The Atlanta police are looking for rca-estate
man named Charles c. Crane. who Is charged
with forging noto5 for small amount and VINO
went to Atlanta from Baltimore.
Tho President yesterday appointed Nrs.
Annie B. Kenna (gIdoW Of the late Senator
KennA, Of West Nirginial postmaster at Charles
ton. W. Va, rlce II. c. McWhorter, removed.
Mr. !. W. Foster, Of Lees burg, who wishes to
be Collector of Internal Revenue Tor the sixth
District OF Nirgui1. has placed his Application
on nle az the Treasury Department, IN Wash
ingtOn.
The Colonial Bank Of Australia, which is situn-
ted at Alexandra. IN the colony of Victoria, has
suspended a. n consequence Of the general feel
ing OF apprehension IN regard 70 Australian
banks
Near santa Eula'ie. Province Of saragossa,
ST. ain. while a religious procession was crossing
the GallegO river on pontCons. one OF tho pom
ICONS collapsed and twenty people were
drowned.
Admiral Hopkins, X. G. b. yesterday visited
The White House in Washington and paid his
respects to the President lie was accompanied
by Sir Julian PauuceiOte, the British Minister,
and Lieutenant Nulligan, United States Navy.
An important step has iesn taken looking
towarus general combination Of ell tho trades
unions in Great Britain. The Miners Federation,
representing q majority Of tho miners, and tho
Scamcus and Firemens Union have afiliated
and Will hereafter assist each other
Peter Haines. proprietor Of the Gulf House,
Deuison Tex. arose yesterday morning and
asked an attorney az the hotel 10 wrts his VIII,
which was done. lie then drew a slG-sh0oter
anf blow hi- brains out, his blood saturating the
legal document until It was hardly readable.
No cause for the act is known
Tho testimony for the defence IN the Weather.
Bureau Investigation AZ Washington began yes
terday. The witnesses examined wore H. :.
Nichols, the assistant observer AZ NOTION, MS
father. n. Is. Nichols, and the recent assistant
chiei of tho bureau. Major = = lockwood.
Their testimony refutcd the charges that have
been made.
Antonio Martinez, Jose Barlas, and Victriano
AragOn. three murC0rers, We're taken from lail
1 y Hng nfpf nv mn haf
men and hanged 10 a tree. Hall dozen muir
derI have been committed near Las Iunas
during the past two months nnd the citizens
took this method OF warning the vicious element
that crime must cease.
L. W. Robertson OF Columbia who purchased
So, ZOO worth q South Carolina state bonds
brought action yesterday IN the State Supreme
Court 10 test the validity OF the issue, the point
Deing raised that the Now issue creates new
debt, which cOulc not bo contracted without
vote OF the people. Tho decision will involve
100000 worth Of bonds.
Spec.al-Agent Mulky tslegraphs 70 Secretary
of-the-Treasury Carlisle from Portland, ore,
that the Collector at Astoria has imposed fines
aggregaiing $4,000 upon the master OF tho
fteamship Danube for bringing 3l2 Chinese
passengers in excess Of her capacity and for
other IntractiOns Of tho passenger law Of 1852.
The Danube has been lbeiled.
The town of Kowal, in Poland, about eighty
miles south Of Warsaw has been visited by a
0PEfFgFtlVe resulting
many lives. The flre spread rapidly, consuming
I it houses, including the inhrmary and asylum,
and DO less than eighty persons perished IN the
calamitOus visitation and 300 families were
made homeless as well as destitute.
Bishop Nelson, Of Georgia, yesterday an
nounced his acceptance Of the property OF So.
Phips church IN Atlanta. a tender Of the
church, which is the largest Episcopal church n
Atlanta, ana certain property adjoining was
made 10 the Bishop some time ago. Its be-
fr.Fn to- N.au1
cathedral Tor tbs church IN his diocese.
George Williams, a brakeman on the West
Virginia ana littsburg railroad, was arrested
last night at Wheeling charged with wrccking
train some days ago, when several persons wero
killed aud injured. His wife, with whom he had
quarIeled. was on the train, and he had made
threats that he would wreck 1t 10 get even with
her. lie was himself slightly injured in tho DIS
aster.
The strike Of switchmen in the Panhandle
yards at Columbus, Ohio, assumed serious
aspect yesterday. Forty-hvo men quit work
Thursday and 200 more went out yesterday
morhing. Tho strikers held a meeting and ap-
pointed a committee TO confer With the officials
Of the road, hoping 10 come TO some understand
ing. hut the Ofiicals refused to confer with any
committees appointed by tho strikers.
PaderewslTs proposed concert in New York
yesterday afternoon for the benefit OF the act
Ors' fund was gwen up. The great pianist had
not re ,OYered from the attack OF extreme
nervousness witch beset him Immediately attor
the concert In Chicago. On accOuntOf his In
ability 20 appear the announced performance Of
1Lomn3 Bailey Aldriche hrst play " Mercedes" !"
was also given up lhero Will be no benelt per-
formancc whatever
j. y. Bitch, q prominent turpentine operator
o. CO.fee county, Ca, was bruially murdered at
his place, near MIllacOOcnee, late Thursday
night. by a negro employee. The negro demand
90 pay tor work before II was done and Bitch
refused to make payment until Saturday night,
tho regular payday. quarrel followed, the
negro shot Bitch twi,e with Winchester rife
killing him instantly aud escaped. The people
Indignant aud threaten 10 lynch him.
Tho International Monetary Conference, which
adjourned 20 rcassom bic In Brussels on the SON
instant. will not reasonable On their date A
general feeling expressed by representa-
tiyes OF the leading powers that the end OF May
was not q suitable time for recommending the
labOrs Of the conference, and Ss the result OF a
consultation held between tho President, Secre-
tary Gresham, and some OF the delegates Of tho
determined 10 cable tho announcement that the
reassembnne OF the conference would be post
poned until some time next November.
In the Italian Chamber Of Deputies yesterday
SignOr Brin, Minister OF Foreign Affairs. refused
20 reply TO question asked by signor Barzil.i
in relation 20 the brutal" repression by the
Austrian authorities OF the festivities OF Trieste
In honor OF the silver wedding OF King Humbert.
Siguor Barzlai retoued, 4" Your refusal 20 reply
Ia infamous, In view OF the shameful offence
committed against the dignity OF Italy" Cheers
and cocnter-che-rs greeted this utterance sig.
nor Giufirida yelled, Iiais was never 10 in-
suited" The Chamber was for some time In an
uprosr, but signor Brin persisted IN refusing 70