Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-14
TeIegraphlc Terslties.


The President yesterday sent to the Sc
nate the following nominations for Post
master Frank Simmons, Evergreen. Ala,
and Jonathan Stovall, Jr., South Boston,
Va.
The Kansas Supreme Court decided yes
terday that il had no jurisdiction in the
mandamus proceedings instituted by the
Republicans TO compel the Secretary of
State TO hand the election returns over to
George l.. Douglas, the Republican
Speaker.
The Pope has appointed Rev. F. z.
Rocker, of Albany. n. Y. secretary to the
mission Of Monsignor Satolli. the Papal
ablegate TO the United States. Father
Rocker is vce-rector of the American Col
lege in Rome. He has already started for
New York.
impeachment proceedings are threat
ened against Colorado's new Populist
Auditor because OF charge that he
promised TO retain the late State Deputy
Superintendent of Insurance as a reward
for that gentemans support in the recent
campaign.
The deadlock in the Nebraska Legisla-
ture was broken Yesterday morning and
the two houses met in Joint session and
canvassed votes. Governor Boyd's fare
well message was read in the afternoon
and Governor CrounZe duly installed, de-
llvering his inaugural address.
A syndicate of Knoxville men yesterday
completed the purchase of 10000 acres of
coal land on New River, Virginia, for
which they paid S120.O00. The tract ad-
joins the lands lately bought by Drexel d
Morgan. of New York. presumably for the
Vanderbllts, for which SS0O,000 was paid.
The four Russian Nihilists who were re-
Gently arrested in Paris at the instance OF
the Russian on Iassador were yesterday
escorted TO Gala. by a number of police
men. They WEI placed on board of
steamer hound for England, and the Off
GERS waited unit, he steamer was we'll out
in the Channel he ;e they started on their
return to Paris.
Several hundred miners at Dortmund,
Germany, yesterday made an attack upon
the overseers of the Siehlke pits. Trouble
had been anticipated In the district. and
the geHddrmes were prepared to put down
any disorder. A sharp fight followed, in
which several miners were hurt and Others
arrested. their leader being included. The
mob then dispersed.
There Is unusual activity in all the
Spanish government dock-yards. as four
men-of-war have been ordered to be ready
to sail at O Toment's notice. IL is sup
posed that the government intends to
make a demonstration at Tangier in case
the report of the kidnapping OF the com
mandant of the Alhucemas by Moors is
confirmed.
W. A. BY, late general passenger agent
of the Knoxville. Cumberland Gap and
Louisville railway, has been missing seve-
raj days. His whereabouts are unknown.
but are supposed 10 be near New Orleans.
The officers of the road practically admit
{ hat he is short in his accounts. Robert
Vestal, his stenographer, and the son of
prominent gentleman, Is also missing.
The bond of Kansas State Treasurer.
elect BIddle has not yet been made CON-
plete, and no attempt has been made to
have 1t approved before the Popuhst
Executive Council. The Republican Trea-
surer is still in full possession, and has
been compelled to reopen his accounts,
which he had closed to turn over to his
successor. The muddle that the LegIsla-
ture has been placed in has frightened
those who had already signed Biddle's
bond, and they are withdrawing their
names.
At p. NJ. yesterday. as the steamer j.
O. Warner was towing the steamer II. L. |
Coles through the " Skeleton" a troub- |
Ions passage in the Tennessee river eigh- !
teen miles below Chattanooga, two fues |
IN the boiler of the Warner collapsed. Two |
colored deck-hands were blown into the |
river and drowned. twelve other colored |
1eck-hands were scalded more or less seri- |
)usly, and the second engineer and the |
watchman of the Warner, and the mate Of |
the Coles GALL white) we're seriously scalded. |
Neither steamer was injured TO any great |
extent.