Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-20

Congressman William l.. Wilson arrived
at New Iberia, La, yesterday, on his
return from Mexico.
Seventy new men went TO work In the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company's mines
in Alabama yesterday.
A wind Of cyclonic proportions passed
north Of Jackson. Miss, yesterday morn
ing. doins great damage to crops, houses.
and fences.
Joe Walcott. the colored welter-weight.
Of Boston. hested Tom Tracy, the Aus
tralian, at Music Hall. Boston. last night,
in the presence OF 800 people.
In the House of Commons last evening
John Morley. Chief Secretary for Ireland.
introduced the evicted-tenants bill. and.
the measure passed its first reading.
A special from Mckinney, Texas. this
afternoon says Ex-Governor J. w. Throck-
norton. Of Texas IS believed to be UNDER
going his final Illness at his home in Nc
Kinney.
The Protestant Alliance of Berlin has
appealed TO all Protestants to sign peti-
tition requesting the bundesrath not TO
sanction the Reichstag's repeal of the
anti-Jesut law.
The French Cabinet has decided TO sus.
pend the stipend Of the Archbishop Of
Lyons in consequence Of his opposition to
the law /alating To the accounts OF
church-wardens.
The town OF Kent. Iowa, was burning al.
last accounts. the entire business quarter
being in flames and the fire being be-
yond control. The whole town. it was
thought, would probably be burned.
Late Wednesday afternoon a cyclone
swept over Summeryille, Texas county,
Missouri, doing on immense amount Of
damage. Van NJ Keers house was blown
down, and Mrs. Keel and three children
were Killed. a., 4
The fire in Neu-Sandec. Austria, has
burned out, and virtually the whole town
is in ruins. Many persons are missing,
and are supposed 10 have persisted in
the flames. Hundreds Of families are
sleeping In the fields and are without sunl'
Client food or clothing.
a terrific wind and raln-storm swept
over the Bulltt's bayou section Of Con-
corda parish. Louisiana, yesterday, the
residence. on the Wentworth plantation
being completely demolished. and its occu-
pants, Mr.. Wayne and wife, fatally in
Jured.
The grand jury Of Oglethorpe county.
Ga, has found true bills for murder
against Morgan Goding. W. +. Shaw. and
Irwin Salmon. prominent white planters,
who were arrested and released on COM
mitment trial for white-capplng two
months ago. when an old negro, Wesley
James, was beaten TO death.
The coal miners strike In the mines OF
Bell, Lewis, and Yates, near Rochester.
IA.
the company. and also to those owned by
the Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and
Iron Company IL promises to be one
OF the greatest strikes that have eyer
occurred east Of the Mississippi river
The Imperial decree closing the session
of the German Reichstag was read in the
body named yesterday. Before the adj
jqurnment the bourse-tax and the stamp
duty bill were adopted, and Chancellor
Won Caprivi read statement expressing
regret that the Reichstag had rejected the
wine and tobaceo-tax bills, and thus had
thwarted the governments plan of finan-
cial reform.
The Presbytery Of North Alabama, In
session at Birmingham, yesterday adopted
unanimously resolution overturing the
General Assembly to appoint Committee
on Presbytery Unity to confer with any
similar committee appointed by the Gene
raj Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church
of the United States OF America or by
any Presbyterian body with view to
organic union or closer cooperation.
The session at Louisville OF the Inter-
state Commerce Commission for hearing
the complaint OF the Freight Bureau Of
the Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce
against the Southern Railway and Steam
ship Association, for discrimination In
rates came to an abrupt conclusion yes
terday afternoon. Nat Baxter, counsel for
the Louisville and Nashville road. being
called to Nashville on account OF the
serious illness OF his daughter and the
hearing being indefinitely postponed