Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-31

The Decoration-Day exercises at Ander-
sonyillc, Ca, were largely attended yester-
dag.
Decoration-Day was observed through
ont West Virginia moro extensively yes
terday than ever before.
Walter J.. Baresford. tho bogus Lord >
Berosford, recently convicted OF forgery
at Rome. Ga. was yesterday taken to tho
penlteutlary.
II IS reported that tho Popo IL about TO
publish "A rescupt on the school question,
WITH special application 60 the Churchin
the Unitod States.
Ii il announced that Rev. Albion Knight,
now OF Jacksonville. Fla. has been ten
derci and has accepted tho reclorship OF
81. Philips church, Atlanta.
b. r. Price. Of the Central railroad Il
Georgia. shipped from Grand Island, Fla,
Yesterday the first carload OF water
melons of tho sea on OF 1898.
G. ". Conan. connected with the State
geological service of Now Jersey. with
Headquarters az Trenton, has disappeared
somewhat mysterou'ly from florida and
IS supposed 10 be dead.
Southern Arkansas wos visited by d.
structiyo storm last night. houses. fences.
and trees being blown away. The hotel
OF Guernsey. Hampstead county, was i
Mol-hcd aud seven persons injured, all
ia.liiy.
About five hundred persons, largely
Americans. we're present yesterday M tho
decoration of the tomb OF the Marquis de
in Fayette. Paris. France. IN honor of BIS
services 20 th0 cause ot American lndc-
/ penGeuce.
/ Yesterdays Federal ucmorlalDay excr-
ci-es wero made the occasion for laying
the Cornerstone of q new public library IN
Dearborn Park, Chicago. IN winch tho
Grand Army Of the Republic Will have a
memorial hall.
Irciherr Won Honingsen.iIuene the Ger
man CentrIst leader who favored tho army
llil i'm tho late Rechstag and whose cont
promise amendment 10 the bill has been
rcuudiatrd by tho Centre party, has de-
cided % stand for the Reichstag IN oppO-
stion to the official programme Of tho
| Ceutrlst5.
Tie New Orleans grand jury yesterday
afternoon created a sensation IN the Cro-
scent City Dy scatning arraIgnmont of
the municipal and police authorities for
laXity IN tho enforcement OF gam bling
laws. They also recommend the repeal Of
the law permitting prIZe-ights and strict
prohibition placed on such exhibitions.
Purcell Thomas, an aeronaut. while
making an umbrella descent from the top
Of house IN Buffalo. \. l., yesterday at
ternoon lost control of the parachute aud
was precpitated to tho ground below. "A
distance OF fifty feet, hls skull being
fractured aud his death taking place with
IN an hour. HIS wife and four children
witnessed the fatal leap.
A grand jury at London, Eng, has found
a true bill against William Townsend, the
individual arrested recently on the noml-
nal charge OF having discharged pistol IN
Downing street, but really on suspicion Of
intending TO klr Mr.. Gladstone. and who
was also held on the additional charge II
sending threatening letter TO Mr.. Glad
stone. Ho will be tued ut the Old Bailey
probably on Thursday next.
The difference between the size of Sun
DAYS crowd 40 the Worlds FAIR and tho
number OF tickets received by the Admis-
slons Bureau - 10 be Investigated by the
fair officials. Two or three of the leading
spirits place Sundays crowd at 100000,
Others at 10000, while the United Press
sent out the conservative estimate Of 10,
COO. All OF these figures. according 10 tho
Bureau OF Admissions, are wrong. Is they
have returns from but "a 1851 people. Tho
officials think the highest estimate -
nearly right. and will try to find out whe-
Their or not there ID leak.