Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-11
raIauranhiC Tersities.

Ex-Presdent Caceres mas peeh eie'''N
President Of Peru.
Nrs Mary f. Lease. the Populist leader
is dangerously i'll OF typhold-teVer' III
Kansas City. Mo.
Representative Robert F. Bratton, of
the First Maryland District died yester-
day at his home, Princess Anne. Md.
Major ]. w. Powell, director of the
United States Geological Survey, has re-
signed. and no successor has yet been
selected.
NJ London. the oldest lawyer in VIII
mjngton, n. c., and one of the Oldest ana
most distinguished In his STATE uieu last
night, aged 81 years.
The British ministry were sustained on
the division in the House OF Commons
last night on the second reading or the
budget bill, the vote being SOS to 29i.
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton for the Sixteenth Illinois District,
Yesterday nominated Finis Downing for
Congress, to succeed John j. McDannoll.
Confederate Memorial-Day services were
held yesterday afternoon at all the impor-
tant towns in North Carolina. the people
showing more disposition than usual 10
attend Them
Confederate MemorialDay was observed
at Wilmington, N. c.. very generally yes
terday An address was delivered by
Julian S. Carr. Of Durham, which at
tracted much attention.
Past-Assistant-E Engineer Henry T. Clea-
yer, United States navy. an officer Of the
cruiser Raleigh. at Norfolk, Will be tried
al Of Narfntk for absence
from station without leave.
A Washington city jury yesterday found
a verdict for $1,000 damages against the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany for running over and killing VIII
liam Galway, an aged man, within the
city limits last June.
A special cable 10 the New York Herald
says a terrible earthquake took place in
Venezuela April 18th the cities of Merida,
La Gunillas. Chiguara, and San Juan
being reported totally destroyed. and prob
ably lo.00o people being killed.
The Liberia arrived at New York from
Liberia yesterday, and reports that there
is no Improvement in the affairs of the
American negro colonists i'm the African
country named. nor does 1t look as though
there would be any change for the better.
~ Hoii va tut bciSSotNc W tHS 'VuebNi u
Methodist Conference by the Memphis
Commercial on the proposed plan to re-
unite the northern and southern Methods;
churches shows that two thirds Of the
members Of the conference are opposed
TO the union.
TIE riots OF last week have had their
effect on some of the unemployed foreign
ers OF Cleveland. o.. thirty-five OF them
having taken passage yesterday for the
old country 10 remain, while others are
leaving for their homes In Poland, Hun
gary, Bohemia, and Italy.
Right Hon. Herbert Henry Aisquth.
British Secretary OF State for Home Az
fairs. married In st. Georges church.
Hanover Square. London. at noon yester.
day Miss Margaret Tenant. daughter OF
Sir Charles Tenant. OF Glasgow. the
ceremony being most brilliant affair.
From dispatches received at the Navy
Department from Captain Watson. COM
handing the San Francisco. now AT Blue
aelds. II appears that he has found IL
necessary to adopt a vigorous course to-
wards the Nicaraguans In the MOSQUITO
country n order to ensure the protection
OF American subjects.