Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-28

ter's Office. on the eighth hoor OF the
Rookery. on La Sale street, Inicsso;
yesterday saying that the lawyer mao
robbed him for ten years, ard ne couid
stand II no longer.
Judge Dallas filed an opinion IN the
United States Circuit Court ct Philadel-
phia yesterday dismissing petitiohs OF Levi
Hicks and other members OF the brotheI
hood of Trninmen. who brought SUIT 70
compel the receivers of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company TO retain
them In their employ.
As result OF the report or the
Court Of Inquiry appointed to invesugate
the conduct OF the. militia AZ Sacrs
mento during the strike. Governor Marx,
ham has ordered Companies a. Second
Infantry, and G.. Third Infantry, mus
tered out OF service. they having refused
to fire upon the strikers at the depot
Governor Flower. of New York, has Is
sued notice giving District-Attorne fel-
lows, OF New York city. -four days tiihe
I'm which TO answer the charges tled
against him Monday night by the Ger
man-American Reform Union OF New
York city. and to show cause why ne
should not be removed on the charges.
The South Carolina Legislature met yes
terday and organized by the reelection or
Speaker Jones I'm the House. DR.. sampson
Pope late Independent candidate FOR
Governor who was also Clerk OF the SEN
ate was succeeded by ex-senator Hemp
~.
was read. No bills of Importance were
introduced.
DR.. Sampson Pope. who ran against
John Gary Evans in the recent election
for Governor Of South Carolina. Is making
n contest In the Legislature, having yes
terday presented to the Senate a petition
and protest. which was referred TO the
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
setting forth that the election for Gov
ernor was not a legal and constitutional
one.
President Crane. of the National Shoe
and Leather Bank. New York, said yester-
day that an action would be brought
against the estate Of the dead lawyer
Frederick Baker, and that an investga-
| ton made by the bank officers and Coun-
sellOr Bishop goes to show that the bank
will be able to recover the greater part OF
the $4,000 that Baker and Seely emoez-
zled.
In the Kerrvire lynchIng case. Mem
phis yesterday. after a heated argument
| Judge Cooper reversed his ruling maze
| Monday evening. and stated that General
Peters was a competent witness. Peters
| then stated that Richardson told him
before the lynching that II would take
| place and also stated that Ned Smith ana
| others had the scheme afoot, ana that
| 1t would surely come of, sooner or later.
The initial inquiry into the case Of
Herr Iebrecht Won KotZe, the German
| court master OF ceremonies who was ar
| rested last summer on charge or writing
| scandalous letters affecting court ladies'
| OF high rank. has been closed. and the
| officer has been offered the privilege or
| being tried by cOurtmartiai as a means
| of reaching a definite decision as TO his
completely in the circulation of the calum-
| nes.
Federal Treasury officials expect most
! of the gold withdrawn from the Sub
| Treasury at New York during the past
| two weeks by firms and banks, aggre-
eating in round numbers A.5OOOr, now
| that the entire Issue Of bonds has been
| awarded TO the Stewart syndicate. VIII
| be returned to the Treasury. these firms
| and banks having withdrawn the gold in
| anticipation that they would be success
| full bidders for part of the new bonds.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record
| will print this week replies from several
| leading Republicans. who We're asked II
| the recent victory of their party woulu
| result I'm any attempt TO revive the force
| bill or any other measure that could, with
| or without reason, be regarded as tnimlcal
| TO the South, and the verdict Of the
| writer's Is that there Will be no further
| attempt at interference with elections
| anywhere by the National Goytrnment.
The Ohio Coal-Trafiic Association, COM
posed Of the Columbus, Hooking Valley
| and Toledo. the Toledo and Ohio Central;
| the Columbus, Shawnee and Hooking, ana
| the Baltimore and Ohio railroads, mas re.
| duced the tariff from points in ONO ana
| West Virginia 20 the mississippi river 10
| g. . per ton, claiming that IL was forced
| TO do this by competition from Kentucky
and Virginia, but 1t has caused commo-
| ton among the operators Of cOal-mineS
| in Illinois and Indiana, who regard 1t as
| blow at their trade.
| Under n most searching cross-eNamina-
| tlon by Chairman Bailey. OF the congress
| sional sub committee. Judge A. j. Kicks,
! at Cleveland, o., yesterday hesitated and
| finally pleaded ignorance Of the law regu-
| lating the collection Of fees the misap-
| prOpriation Of which he Is charged with,
| whereupon there was CONSERVATION among
the six corporation lawyers who are de-
| tween Mr.. Bailey and Judge Stevenson
| Burke. in which the latter came out Sc
| cond best. The evidence all being In. al
! o'clock the committee adjourned, after
| allowing Judge Ricks's attorneys fifteen
| days i'm which TO file explanations OF the
| various charges and their briefs with the
| committee in Washington.