Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-19


Pa.) strike has been declared OF. and tLS
men VIII return to work to-day.
The President yesterday seat to the
Senate the nomination of q. l.. Baitzeli.
OF Florida, TO be Collector OF Customs
Tor the District OF Fernandina.
|. The bark Prince Patrick crossed Mo-
bile bar into the Gulf yesterday drawing
y feet II inches. being the .deepest-drsft
vessel that has ever gone out OF the port
mentioned.
The deadlock IN the Democratic c2ngrcs-
sional convention of the fifteenth Illinois
District was broken yesterday by tho
nomination OF Truman Plani1 on the
yp0th ballot.
The plant OF the Columbian Iron-work8
Company. Baltimore. builders OF the war
ships Detroit and Montgomery, was DAM
aged by fire last evening 10 the extent OK
about $4,000.
The Senate Committee on Territories
yesterday decided TO recommend the sd-
mission OF Arizona and New Me,Hco AZ
States, and instructed the sub-comirfttes
which has the bills in charge Ia mako
favorable reports.
Mr.. L. II. Priolsau, son OF the late G.
X. Prioleau, of Charleston. 4. c.. vas
married at ST Paurs church. Knights
bridge, London. England, yesterday to
Miss Frances Norris daughter Of General
Morris. OF the British army.
President Spencer. OF the southern Rail-
way Company. states that the Georgia
Central road cannot be Incorporated 81
present with the Southern railway sys-
tenn. owing To pending complications, buc
that In due time IL Will become q part
OF the system.
The House Committee on Coinage
Weights and Measures failed % get a
quorum yesterday. and consequently no
business was transacted. IL vas tho In
tention OF Mr. Bland OF Missouri. To- call
up his bill re-enacting tho free-cOinsgo
law OF 1857 and try 10 have "A tnsd yoto
/ taken on II.
Advices from Seoul the capital Of CO.
rea. say an attack has been made by thu
japanese soldiers upon the Briti<a Consul
late, and that Consul General Hitler agt
wife were brutally assaulted. a force of
British marines has been landed At Seoul
to protect tho consulate from further at
tack.
Hospital Service. has received the follow
Ing cablegram from Surgeon Fairfax Ir-
win, at -. Petersburg Russia. Ia regard
70 the cholera there: situation In SO;
eighteen cases on Monday Since July ist
there have been over 1850 cases"
special from Klssimmee. Fla. says:
VIII London met his wife On IN. main
street of the town and Drained her with
hatchet. The woman's heal was split
in twain, and the hatchet left In tho
wound. London fled. pursued by several
| people who hal witnessed the murder.
| lie was arrested and lodged I'm Jail Jeai-
| ousy was the cause.
In the French Chamber OF Deputies
yesterday NJ. Goblet cOmbaiei the gov
ernments anti-Anarchlst bill. claiming
that II the measure became law IL would
be- a violation of indiyidsal liberty and
the freedom OF the press. CLOSURE OF
general debate on the measure was voted,
253 TO 1884, and urgency was dscjered by
vote 27y TO i57 Discussion OF the deuHls
OF the measure was also decided upon
by a vote of 2s9 TO ls2.
The British House OF Commons was
crowded yesterday In Anticipation oL SIR
William Harcourts announcement OF tho
governments programme for the remain.
der Of the session. and th. Chancellos ,or
the Exchequer WAS greeted with prolcng-
| ed cheers when he arose to make the. an
| nouncement. He said X was clearly TN
| practicable to proceed with some % fo
| great measures TO which the eoverrrDHnc
| was pledged. such as the Welsh-churcls
| disestablishment bill and the lOcal-yeto
| bin. The passage OF these bills would
| constitute part OF the work of the nsxt
| session. and Sir William thought ths
| House. before being prorogued, could deal
| with the evicted-tenants' bill. the equah-
| Zation OF London rates bill. the Scotch
| local-governmen bill. and the miners
| eight-ho bill.