Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-03
Telegrnpllic Ercxltles.

Telegrapiic Brcvities.
Everything Is now running smoothly on
the Great Northern railway.
The preachers Of Lexington. Ky, have
united in fight against Colonel Breckin-
ridges denomination.
The new twenty-eight-inch mill of the
Homestead NaJ Steel-Works was started
up successfully yesterday
The enormous saw-mils Of the arsenal
at Mourillon. near TOulOn. France were
burned Tuesday night. Loss, N,lJ0.c)J.
The negro miners OF Weir CITY, Kan.
have been warned To leave the State
within forty-eisht hours or suffer death.
In executive session of the Senate yes
terday the nomination Of Thomas r..
Benedict to be Public Printer was faYora-
bly, reported.
The American COtton-Oil Company has
declared The regular sami-annual dividend
Of per cent. on the preferred stock, pay
able June lst.
At brief business session Of the In
tcrnational League Of Press Clubs i'm At
lanta yesterday. Philadelphia was selected
ae tn next annual meeting place.
cretary-of-Agriculture Morton has re-
cciVed the resignation OF Professor Charles
V. Riley, who has for many years been
chief EntomOlogist OF the Department of
Agriculture.
PRESIDENT MclbflGe now estimates iildl
the number OF miners participating IN
tn. strike exceeds $4,000. fully '0,eJ of
whom could go To work on their own
terms if they wished 10 do 50.
1t has just been learned at san Diego.
Cal, that at least two hundred OF The
five hundred Mexican troops sent TO queH
the uprising of Naqui Indians in Lower
California were either killed or wounded
from ambush.
Senator Walsh, of Georgia. Yesterday
introduced a bill providing for the repeal
of the tcn-per-ccnt. tax on state banks
and emitting all the conditions that are
found in some of the bills introduced for
the same purpose.
At a meeting yesterday Of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, Board OF
Trade. and the Sugar Exchange, all these
bodies adopted resolutions endorsing fully
the Atlanta. Ga, Cotton states and IN
ternatonal Exposition.
Representative Johnson, Of Ohio. fail
ing to get consideration Of his CbNey
resolution in the House yesterday rs a
matter Of privilege, changed ts forin
and had il referred to the House COM
mittce on Public Buildings and Grounds
At Dcs Moincs. Ia, yesterday afternoon
General Kelly became Captain Kelly, and
led nine picked men from his army 20
Athletic Park to contest with the De5
Moines Stars. local ball team OF con
siderable reputation. Kelly played hrst
base.
The Kenwood Mill. Albany. y. Y. own
ed by Mrs. Sarah Townsend, and operated
by Huyck & Argcrsingar IN tho manu-
facture Of felt goods. was completely de-
stroyed by fire yesterday, together win
the storchouse OF the firm and three tene-
mcnt houses. Loss, $ZJO0V; insurance,
$4,000.
Mr. Bell PopulisD. Of Colorado. intro
ducrd in the Federal House yesterday a
joint resolution TO provide for the ap-
pontment OF a committee 10 devise means
for the employment OF the idle men az the
country, and To restrict Immigration,
start up the mines increase the currency,
and prohibit the issue of interest bearing
bonds without the authority OF Congress.
The Federal senator's who are engineer
ing the tarilf-bill compromise are count
ing on fOrty-three Democratic votes, and
they believe they will be able 10 control
that number beyond any doubt, which
fact indicates that they hope TO pass the
bill. even with the opposition OF Mr.. Hili
and that the bill has probably been made
satisfactory in other respects 10 senators
Murphy, OF New York, and smith, or New
Jersey.
There was considerable alarm manifest
ed upon the floor OF the 81. Louis Mer-
chants Exchange Yesterday when the de-
cision was announced in the case OF Con-
nors against Black, tried at Memphis.
Mo. where the Court held that IN all sales
actually intended TO receive or deliver the
amount OF grain itself involved In the
contract. the transaction was gambling,
pure and simple. and that money lost In
such transactions could be recovered.
At yesterdays session In Baltimore of
the National Convention or Heptasophs
the following supreme officers were
elected: Archon. c. Il. Outten. Norfolk.
Va; Chancellor. +. T.. Randall. baltimore;
Provost, Il. +. Sullivan, Milmlnston, DEL. I;
Secretary, George w. Wright, Not DIX,
Va; Y Treasurer, J. l.. bunting. n, folk.
Va; Prelate. II. j: Collins, Boston, lass;
General. George Zeigier. wilmington. n.
ton ton. ISs Del; Sentinel. r. b: smith, Baiti-
more: Trustees. Joseph w. Pyle VII
mington. Del; JOHN V. Posey; Baltimore;
James Young, Baltimore; Henry PICK,
baltimore; j. b. Roberts. Wilmington:
1t was decided 70 hold the next annual
convention at Philadelphia.