Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-02
1elccrapliic. Briefs.

|
The shell test by the Ordnance Burenu
of the Navy at Indian Head yesterday
was not a success.
The directors OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road have declared semi-annual divi-
dend OF IL per cent cash.
Hon. Charles +. Crisp spoke at Biz
| mingham. Ala. last night. His speech
was well received and was very effective
At Tulsa, J. T.. yesterday Indian-Chief
Perryman's son. In spirit OF bravaho.
shot into u keg OF powder and was blOwi
| to atoms
Attorney-General Olney has appointed
John G. Capers. OF South Caroiina' AZ
| sistant Attorney-General in the Depart
ment Of Justice at 5000 per year.
The Sheriff Of Searle county Tenn. has
| arrested fourteen members Of the White
| Can band who took part I'm the battle IN
which three men were killed last week.
Mrs. Thomas II. Wickes. wife OF the
second vice-president of the Pullman
Palace-Car Company has filed bli lot
divorce. alleging cruelty No answer yet
by defendant.
The Bissel Express on the Baltimore
and ONO road was wrecked yesterday
and the engineer was killed and the fire
man perhaps fatally injured, but no pas
| SengerS were hurt
| Gallus Mueller. chief clerk Of the Joliet.
III, prison. committed suicide yesterday
| He was known all over the country ~
the iniroducer of the Bertleton system
in the United States.
Franklin Murphy. Il wealthy varnish
| manufacturer. the chairman Of the r.
| uublican State Committee OF New Jersey,
| has decided 10 become a candidate for
| United States Senator against Senator
| : well.
There was pitched battle Wednesday
AT Springfield. Mo-. between Thomas ~
| Appleby and his son on one side and
Joseph Walton on the other, the cutgroWth
Of an old scandal. and Walton lies dying
| at "a hospital.
Bishops and prominent members OF the
| Methodist Episcopal Church from all parts
! Of the United States assembled IN Phlld,
| delphia yesterday TO attend the anhuai
| meeting of the General Committee OF
| Church Extension.
Edwin Gott. Jr.. son Of the Secretary OF
| state of Maryland. is dangerously Ill from
| tn. effects of haZing. and number OF
| the students at the Maryland state Agri,
| cultural College are very much worried
! over his condition.
The West Winfield CN. " Bank was on,
| tered by burglars Wednesday night ana
| the outer door of the safe was blown
| open. but the nsid, safe. containing the
| money and other securities. was not open
| ed, so that the loss is less than $1,000.
Mrs. Carrie Sheets. wife Of George
| Sheets. Bolivar. Tenn. kllled her year
| old child yesterday morning with an adZe.
| \ jury found her guilty OF the crime
| but later she was sent 10 an asylum Tor
| the insane on the certificate or physi-
| clan.
Twenty boys. celebrating Hallowe'en
| halted in front Of Mr.. HaywoOd's house In
| Independence. Mo, at midnight Nednes-
| day when Haywood raised a window ana
| fired both barrels of a shotgun into the
| crowd, dangerously WoundinS hNe OF tne
| boys.
Senator u. W. VOORHEES, spoke at Evans
| vile. Ind. last night. and said the Demo
cratic party went into power with distinct
pledges and had merely carried them OUT
| 50 that If any were TO blame II was the
| voters, as they went to the polls WIFE
| their eyes open.
| The Southern system OF railroads has
| bonded its line between Atlanta and
| Washington 50 as 10 give bonded guaran-
| tee Of the delivery Of al imported goods
| sent TO the port OF Atlanta, thiS btins
done mainly on account Of the coming
| Cotton states and international LAposI-
| ton.
Frederick Wiel (whitc). aged 35 years,
| member of the United States Marine
! Corps. shot Annie Grandy last night IN
| Washington and then put two DulletS IN
his own head, dying almost l,s lns,aii'iy' i,,.
| and a native Of Hertford, y. C., Is not
| expected 10 live.
| Mayor Hopkins. Of Chicago, yesterday
| began suit for $1,000 damages IRON J0hh
! X. Tanner. chairman Of the Illinois ke-
| ruhlican state Central Committee, TOT
| ihel the claim being made because or
| an assertion Of Mr. turner that ,ne
| Mayor was "levyng biackmal on the
| vices Of the city
October 18th the press telegr1ms save
! list of ports of entry reported as having
| shown no transactions during the nscal
| year ending July /, ls9i. and among them.
| by mistake was Atlanta. IL Is now
! stated officially tnat the Atlanta port mas
always paid expenses anl has mace MONEY
| ever since its establishment.
The United States steamship Petrei
| sailed from Nagasaki Wednesday iQr
| Chez Foo. leaving no American Warshlp
| in Japaucse waters. The Baltimore anu
| Charleston. the two largest cruisers OF the
| American squadron. are at 'h'niupo, nv
| Monocacy l. at Tien-Tsin, and the Con-
| cord at Shanghai.
| The passcnger-rate war between the
| railroads at Memphis has led TO cut
| throat fight between the tlcket-scalpers
| OF the city named. and the result Is
| complete demOralizaugn OF rates 10 ~,
| POINTS, tickets 10 81. Louis being quoted
| al 81 and 10 Chicago at -. with lndIca-
t,ons that they will go still lower
| Wednesday. near Troy. Ala, Fletcher
| CROW and Billy Paul, step--brothers, 10
| and Is years old, respectively W.Ie en-
|
| arose between them. and nnaly crow
| shot and killed Paul The mother OF
| young Paul has been III ior SOM t',ie,
| ana it is thought this viii cause her
| death.
| Nothing sensational was developed in
| the LcxoW investigation yesterday. COM
| missioner Sheehan was excused ior
| few days. Mrs. Hermann, the witness
| So much wanted by the committee, but
| who was in jail in Jersey city, was re-
| leased Yesterday and was produced IN
| the committee-room, but was excused Tor
| the day.
| Third Assistant Postmaster General
| Craige has ordered the destruction or
| postace-stamps turned out by the Bureau
| of Engraving ana Printing. his action be-
| ing due TO complaints received from post
| masters ali over the country that the
| stamps were unit for use on account OF
| th. lack Of muclage on them.
The following was posted yesterday in
| the Iron-Works Mills. Fall River, Mass:
| Notice is hereby given that a reduction
| will be made in the wages or operatives
employed by this corporation. to take
| effect Monday, November 5th. At the
| same time TO accommodate our method
| of payment to the particulars bill, weaV-
| ing viii be paid for by the pound instead
! OF by the piece.
| The monthly Federal Treasury state
| ment shows the total receipts during the
| month OF October To have been slg, 1920.
| and the disbursements So, 1909, leaving
| a deficit for the month of 199, and
| for tho four months of the present fiscal
| wear. S4352.S9 OF the receipts for Octo-
| her 81 969 llS was from customs. &.fB. US
| from internal revenue, and >6Sj.6S3 from
| miscellaneous sources
Colonel Henry Watterson was enthu-
siastcally greeted by a iarSe audience nee
| al the Academy of Music. Philadelphia,
| last night, and delivered an address on
| Abraham Lincoln which was an elo-
| nuent and pathetic tribute 10 the memory
| of the President named, and was IN aid
| of a fund being raised by the Philadel-
| phia Brigade for the erection OF a nonu-
ment at Antietam In memory OF fallen
| comrades.
Further particulars in regard to the
! wreck of the Union Line steamship
Wairarapa. Captain Mcintosh. bound
| from sydney, y. :. W, for Auckland, y:
T.. which occurred on Sunday night OF
| Great Barrier Island. on the northeast
coast of New Zealand. show that the loss
| OF life was not so great as at nrst re-
ported, bu, still Captain Mcintosh. hfty-
| eight passengers, and twenty OF the steam
| ships crew were drowned
| special Cabinet council was held In
| Paris yesterday TO consider the case or
| Captain Albert Dreyfus, VINO IL now uh-
| der arrest and confined on charge OF
| high treason in having sold information
| i'm regard to plans OF French fortinca-