Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-24


HOTEL DEL. CORONADO, CALF
Jesse Seligman died here.
LONDON, ENG.--William Todd. the
widely-known cotton spinner, is dead.
BOSTON.-The Critic Griffin fight here
resulted in a draw, Fight rounds were
fought.
LISBON, PORTCGAL.-Sixty-f cases
of cholerine were reported to the health
authorities.
MONTEREY, CAL-It is now known
that six lives were lost by the loss of the
steamer Los Angeles at Point Sure light
house on Saturday night.
ROME. ITALY.-The Spanish pilgrims,
whose pilgrimages to Rome have extended
over the past fortnight. have made money
contributions to the Pope aggregating
10000 francs.
NEW ORLEANS.-The rate war be
tween the Louisiana and Asheville and
Queen and Crescent routes for the Biz
mingham business continues. The round
trip rate Is now $50.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Ofiicial figures
received at the Treasury show that OF the
gold shipped abroad Saturday the Trea-
sury lost s.. $50 900. thus reducing Its gold
to slOO.5 900, or $4,000 above the reserve
notch.
BIRMINGHAM, AIAA.-A meeting OF
anti-saloon men IL called to assemble in
this city, but from indications there will
be but few to respond. as Birmingham
Is only bent upon one thing-that Of
making the Confederate reunion a grand
success
WAYCROSS, GA.--At Jamaica. In this
county, Miss T. Howe, beautiful young
lady, was feloniously assaulted by George
White q negro and will die from the
effects OF the attack. White has been Cap
tured and identified BY his victim, and,
It is said. will be lynched.
ST. PETERSBURG. RUSSIA Tile
large woolen-m mills situated at Ivanovo,
about sixty miles from Vladimir. have
been burned. The damage Is estimated at
1,i50000 rubles. Ten persons were killed
or injured during the fire, and 100 were
thrown out OF work.
ROME. ITALY.-Ths Vatican IL in
formed that although the Bundesrath will
reject the bill passed by the Reichstag
permitting the return Of the Jesuits to
Germany the Berlin government has de-
cided to grant that permission to mem.
bers OF other orders that have been ex-
PEELED.
MONTGOMERY, ALA.-a, special from
Tuskegee says that Eli Phiipot has been
arrested and that he has confessed to the
numbering Of two little colored girls. found
dead on Friday last at q point about FIVE
miles north OF Tuskegee. Philpot Ii a
young negro of about o. and IL brother
Of the murdered children.
srARKE. FLA.-Sberif Jones and a
posse had desperate battle with a gang
of negro gamblers near this place. The
negroes opened fre on the officers az they
approached. and the latter returned the
fre. killing . negro named Marshall
and woundiug several otherR The OH
GERS escaped unhurt.
JASPER. FLA.-Four negroes went In
the night to the homo Of Mrs. Simmons,
. respectable white lady who lives alone
with her grown daughter, and attempted
to commit felon!ous assault The ladies
fought desperately. and their resistance
and screams finally frightened the brutes
OF. though the former were badly Injured
In the struggle. The entire country
around Jasper ioeroused, and men with
dogs are securing the woods for the
fiends.
Circuit Court declared the apportionment
act Of ioo constitutional. The action TO
test the validity Of the act was brought
ct tho instigation Of the State Republican
Committee, which took the ground that
The Democratic Legislature Of IaN had
fotstsd > gerrymander upon the people.
and 70 divided the legislative districts Of
the State ~ to give them the worst Of
the deal politically An appeal win b
taken 10 the Supreme Court.