Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08
Teleprnnhic KeY-Taps.


The National Woman-Suiirage Association
viii commence Its twen,y-ffth annual conven-
ton In Washington city next sunday.
The immense plant Of the ElEland Furniture
Company and Bailey foundry at Elkland' fa''
were destroyed by FIRE last night The hrc was
started by tue explosion OF lamp.
u. G.. West. Il Memphis, secretary of the Cot
ton Bureau Of the National Farmers Alliance,
has issued an ADDRESS 81 the order advising a
reduction Of the acreage u cotton-planting
The Jacksonville Fla.) Industrial Develop
meut Company, capital S3UO,oOO, was organ
tied yesterday. the object being TO onet IN
ducements 10 factories 81 all kinds to locate In
Jacksonville.
Tho deadlock In the Colorado Senate viii
probably be broken Tomorrow. Tho Democrats
and POpulists held a conference Friday night
ana practically agreed 10 JON FORCES ana ohy
the details OF The compact remain to be acted on.
Alexander GreggiDs signed articles yesterday
10 fght Ted Pritchard before tho Crescent CITY
Atnletic CLUB Tor Is purse OF $4,000. Tho date
named IN the papers ia April 4th, but this may
be changed 20 March 9TH Il Pritchard consents TO
box IA n.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has sus-
tanned tho decision Of tho Allegheny County
Court, which granted an injunction against the
striking Pittsburg printers restraining them
from AZ noyiug aud in'lmdating the WOrkmen OF
the employing printers.
II is announced on what is believed to he the
best authority that the Very Rev. r. ;. Chatard
Bishop OF Nincennea, Ind, has been selected by
Pope leo XIII. 20 act az coadiutor 10 Arch bishop
Kenrck, OF the 81. Louis Diocese. The same
authority states that Father p. Z. Brady, Vicar
General OF ~. Louis, VIII DO elevated 70 a
bishopric and transferred 20 Nincennes.
In tho Federal sonnto yesterday consideration
OF the quarantine aud neutrality-suspicious.
bills was continued, and tho special order with
reference 10 Thorn was extended 50 as TO include
tomorrow. Some unpleasant criticism OF sur
geon- eneral WymAn was made during the day,
the officer in question beng defended by Aessrs.
Mitchell and Call. Tho tmo OF the House was
devoted exclusively to the District OF Columbia
appropriation bill
II Ia said in Kansas POpulist circles that the
reason the Populists refused Friday night TO ac-
cept tho plan of Joint conference composed OF
populiste and Republicans fora peaceful Organl-
cation Of the House Is That II blocks their scheme
Of organization. This, IL has leaked out, Is 10
cxclude from tho floor OF the House every menu
her on either sido whose neat is contested,
which would give the POpulls;s majority OF
nvo over both Republicans and Democrats
Unless there IS a COMPROMISE II IF repoTItcHs l
there 10 certain 10 be row, which VIII result ID
a split House, one side or the other going 10
another part of the State-uouse ana setting up
business for Itself.
Ed Hudson, who says he spent two and ball
wears IA n convict miner in the COel-miues in
1nd near Brtceviue, Tenn, yesterday told Ghief'
OF. Police Deitche, OF Cincinnati, q horrble btory
Of the treatment accorded tho conVlctA bt
says the men are divided into gangs anu gwen I
certain amount TO do each day. II they iail
20 got out the required quantity OF cos
1 they are beaten with an lnstrumeh'
| which very much resembles the Russian
Enout. All are whipped, no matter II all Du'
| one or two did their share. He claims mat nc
| has seen c0nyicts die from this beating, and
/ Hudson is him self a mass OF scars. Every GUY
| Of tho knout draws blood. Two men no hai
| known 10 commit suicide 20 avoid punishment
| and others have been known to pull great pieces
! of slate down upon themselves, hoping TO main
themselves 80 that they could not work IN the
I mines,