Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-18
Telegraphic Briefs.

Hon. Rufus T. Lester was unanimously
renominated yesterday for his fourth term
in Congress from the First tor Savannah.
Ga.) District
One hundred and ninety-slx fresh cases
of cholera were reported in 81. Peters
burg yesterday. ana seyenty-nlne more
deaths were recorded there.
The disputes which have threatened to
break uD the Irish land committee have
been satisfactorily settled. and John Nor
ley has consented to retain his position as
chairman.
The Senate. or supreme legislative body
OF the National Union, a popular co-ope-
rative insurance and benevolent orier,
met in annual session at Lookout Noun
tain Inn, Tenn. yesterday.
General Charles r. Hooker, representa-
tive from the Seventh Mississippi Dis
trict in Congress, has been quite Ill at
his residence, In Washington, for som.
days with a combination OF malarial ana
stoniachc troubles.
The President yesterday sent TO the
Senate the following nominations: ID. A.
Wells. Jr., OF Connecticut. TO be sScond
Secretary OF Legation, London. England,
j. r. Jackson. OF New Hampshire, 10 be
Consul at Sherbrcoke. Quebec.
A delegation headed by Senator Walsh
and Secretary Smith, called on President
attend the opening OF the Dixie Interstate
Fair at Macon, Ca, october 18TH. Ihe
President said he would 40 II he could.
A special from Burlington. Boone coun-
ty, Ky, says: Some time after midnight
this Cruesdly) morning mob OF twenty
masked men took Louis Laferdetta from
jail and Iynched him. He was a tramp.
and murdered William Whitlock, a
farmer.
In the British House OF Lords yesterday
Lord Salisbury formally moved the second
reading OF the alien immigrants BILL and
Lord Rosebery opposed the bill on the
ground that such proposals ought not I'd
be made to Parliament except upon the
initiative Of the government division
was taken, and the BILL passed It's secoho
reading-S9 to 81.
Ii is stated that the French Cabinet
will make the press bill a question OF con.
fidence In the government. The Raricai
newspapers continue to make fierce oppo-
mont. the editor Of the anti-Semetic or
gan. the Libre Parole. has fed TO Belgium
rather than face the new law, and pre-
diets that the passage Of the bill will
be speedily followed by revolution.
The compiiation OF the oftcial data
Minneapolis shows her 10 be not only the
fastest ship in the American navy. II not
In the world, but faster than WAS sup
posed. When the trial was completed
last Saturday, the rough calculation made
OF her time places her speed at 23.6 knots
per hour, but the corrections made by
naval experts show that she accom-
plished the wonderful average Of BOB
knots.
| Secretary Carlisle yesterday took ac-
| tton in the controversy between Governor
| Stone and Chief Hazen. OF the secret
| Service, as 10 the Illegal action Of the
! State OF Mississippi In issuing warrants
| for S, sl0 and -, similar In general ep-
| pearance 70 United States money.tby in-
structing SpecialAgent Burns, Of 81:
Louis. No. to proceed TO MississipH and
| being TO have tn Objectionable wasraAts
! withdrawn frou circulation end replaced
| by Others that do not posse1s the oo5ec-
| tionable characteristic Of those now In
| circulation.