Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-05
General News Notes.

LANSING. MICH, February 4.-Governor
Rich has signed the bill repeating the
Miner election law.
AUGUSTA. Ga. February A special to
the Chronicle from Aiken, ). g., says the
bearing OF the petition for receiver Tor
the Port ROYAL railroad, now leased by the
Central. of Georgia. and the anulment OF
its lease, has been adjourned to Charles
ton for next Saturday.
New YORK. February 4.-The New York
Hotel, one of the oldest in the city and
for years headquarters for southern visi-
tors TO New York. was sold to-day to
Commissioner Randolph GuggenhelmeI
and Henry Clausen, Jr. The property Will
not be used as house OF entertainment.
OMAHA, NEp.. February William V.
Allen. the Independent caucus nominee
for United States senator, came within
votes of being elected to-day. The ballot
stood: Allen, 65: Thurston, 81; Morton,
3: Bovd, Q. Eleven Democrats voted for
Allen, but the others who were expected
to help him failed to do so.
BATH, ME., February 4.-The latest ex-
pertinent Of Uncle Sans, the Ammen
tyin-screw. armor plated. barbor-defence
ram. was launched to-day. Business was
suspended, crowded trains brought vlsi;;
tors from the surrounding. country, AND
the seaport city was in holiday attire. The
vessel was christeped Katahdin."
CHEYENNE, WYo., February 4.-The ff
teenth senatorial ballot OF noon TO-DAY re-
suited A. l.. New (Democrat), 10; >. l.
Corn Democrat), 3; Ii. b. Brooks (Repub
licap). 20: William Brown (Populist), 8; j
G. Davis Republican,, 1. The refusal o.
the Populists TO vote for New is taken o.
an Indication that New is now out OF the
race.
New ORLEANS, La. February 4.-The
new British steamship Samoa, now on bel
first voyage, sailed for Liverpool TO-DAY
with 1929 bales of cotton, 164, 1888 buShel!
| OF wheat. 1884 sacks of oil cake, 8.91l
sacks of cotton-seed meal and other cargo
the whole being equivalent 10 10000 bale
| of cotton--the largest cargo ever carried
from any United States port.
DENVER, Col. February A Telegram
from Guaymas. Mex, reports the shooting
! by order of court-martlal. OF Genera
| JOAQUIN Tres, commander of the thirC
Federal zone. His refusal to instruc
| Captain Lunas with respect to the pursul
| of Yaqui Indians. or to cooperate IN an,
attack when the Indians were surrounded
thus permitting them to escape. was tn
cause or the court-martial.
|
Dayey began libel SUIT in the Circuit
Court Yesterday against the Inter OcedI
for $4,000. The plaintiff is an Englisll
physician who is here. 1t Is said, on bust
ness in connection with the Worlds Far
He accuses the Inter- Ocean OF repu biishin!
an article from the London Truth regard
ing charges made by the Doctor for attend
ance upon a member OF Parliament. III
comments made on the article. the Docto
says, make him out to be virtually black
mailer.
GUTHRIE. o. T.. February Ara n. Ter
rill, ex-Speaker of the last House, OF tn
Okiahoms Legislature, who 81, brutal,
murdered George Embree at the Land
Office door, in this city. because the latte
testified against him in land suit, wa
Thursday refused u new trisl by Judg
Green and sentenced to the penitentar.
for life. After receiving his sentence Ter
rill delivered an anarcbistic address
abusing the court, the jury, and the attor
neys and was by force removed to tn
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