Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-07
ro,ocr,pi,ic freyities.

conscious, out "a9
weaker.
Commodore and Acting Kea r Ia,Jmirai
Plchard Meade became rear auili "a
vcsterday through the retirement Oh Au
mral Erben.
Colonel Henry O. Kent was, by aeSls ,,.
r,otion nominated for Governor OF ~"
Uampshire by the Democratic Slale eo"-
vention yesterday.
Joe Henry Lloyd and Charles L. wilson wilson,
both white. were arrested ,Nnins,
night and lodged in Jail at Mahh'"s' -
c., for CONTRIBUTING.
Rufus Il. Merchant. OF FrederlcksGGI,n'rS LII; i,
Va, has been appointed Dispu I, sn.n tnent
OF the Federal Post-Ohice, Dep"i '''~''
vice III. l.. Godsey, resigned.
The Indications are becoming strong
that n majority OF the striking opere1'ts
AZ Fail River will resist the reduction III
wages until cold weather at least.
Nfra Augusta Webster. the novelist ana
moot died AT Kew, England. yesterday
morning. She was daughter OF lhe
late Vice Admiral George Dawes.
The winchester Repeatlns-Arms Com,
many. Of New Haven Conn. mas Just
completed and shipped TO ihe Cn l,,,,,,,-
Government one million rounds OF aInihu-
milton.
The story sent out from LOTT, Pa, to
the effect that the mining town OF scotch
Valley had sunk out OF sight Is untrue.
There is no Scotch Valley mine III the
region referred 10.
The first clearance OF cotton Tor tne
season at Galveston. Tex. has been made
to foreign port, the Sierra Line si.asAiG01o
Maria clearing for Liverpool Win o'iyV
bales OF cotton. valued az $Z2'AS.
The Haitien Minister at Paris has re-
ceiyed the following telegram from IoIt
an Prince: There has been an attempt
against the life of the President. Authors
have been shot. Perfect quiet nre''''''
Marcelinc.'
The dead body Of u. T. Rouse. a young
man from Worth county. Ga. was luu'u
I'm the woods near Live OAK, Fla, Eest'I
dav and everything indicated that he had
been murdered and robbed. NO cue ~
the murderer or murdefeIs'
II Is reported at Colon that the Mica
raCuans are preparing an eXpedltoH, Coi. ~
posed OF 30 men, which VIII De SIN ~
Bocas del Terro. IN order to deHli anu
of the Republic OF COLOMBIA the SUI M -
of the ringleaders Of the fight Of july oth'
The United States dispattch-boat Dol,
min. with Secretary-of-the-Navy herpeIt
I'm hoard sailed from Boston yesterday
Tor Sow London. Conn, but Will make Il
ston ot Buzzard's Bay. and Secretary Her
bert will visit President Cleveland at Gray
Gables.
The Middletown pa National Bank
Of which Charles W. Raymond IS pItSl-
dent, closed its doors yesterday me c".S@
of the failure ii Is supposed. being inc
discounting of the paper OF certain Io.
noratlons and individuals who find II M
possible TO pay.
The break in the ranks Of the New
Bedford mHl-owners Is widening. nun nun.
Der Of mill directors ard stocKnolIeI9
| belurs dissa tisfied with the present cuhui-
1 % and wanting the nrlD
| taken back al the old schedule, believing
that the mills can then make money.
The New York Police Board
| cinct detectives or wardmen. here-
after all detectives which are f9r
Quarters They will not be subject to cap
tains. but TO the board and superintendent
Eyrnes.
Plans for the new Holland submarine
torpedo-boat, prepared by the inventor,
| have been considered by me Boarn OF
ana sent to the Bureau Of Construction
| TO ascertain whether any changes are
| necessary. The boat has been adopted by
| the navy.
Wednesday night Dan Virgins, noto-
rious wife-beater at Waldo. Fla. was
! dragged from home by masked men, car
| RED into the woods and dashed To tree.
! several women Of the n-ighborhood VINO
| svmpathized with Mrs Virgins then
| whipped him numerically. and leit Inn
10 make his may home. II Is thought ne
| Will de.
| Everything IS in readiness FOR the tiial
| trim Of the new cruiser Raleigh. she la7
| had a successful machinery trial At Nor
| folk and can 20 to sea whenever the ual ''
for her official test is set. Much interes
! attaches to her trial, because she II ue
| first VseSel built at government navy
7 since The WNi.
! She was constructed at Norfolk.
| Wednesday night George sisler and Mike
| Strlcklader one a salOon-kceper ana ths
| other a grocer. were arrested, CHARGE
] with being implicated in the murder oil
! the six negroes lynched at Millngton'
Yesterday +. r. Atkerson, me wason11
| driver. Richardson, the detective, enl
| JEFF. Lannon, the merchant were arrested
| again. Each man IS charged with muir
| der and has been indicted six times.
Yesterdays session Of the American
| Pharmaceutical Association at AsheYile'
| y c.. was spent in listening TO ana con
| sldering papers on pharmacy ana SUP
| iects kindred to that study. n. H. l..
| Dohme. OF Baltimore was made president
| and George \. Kaufman, OF Coiurlpus,
| secretary. Last night the members OF
| the association and their wives were en-
tertained at a reception and banquet al
! the kenilworth Inn.
| y shanghai NlSldlCn says l. - ili "
| that the japanese have threatened "a
| Withdraw their promise not TO molesl
| Shanghai unless the kiang-Nan hrseilh
| there be closed. and that the motive iOi
| surmised that the japanese are anxious
| 10 provoke British interference, as IN.
| Kiang-Nan arsenal Is now In state oil
| inactivity and has under any circuh'
stances but small productive capacity.
| Yesterday was the siNty-second birth'
ri
| handing the European naval station. anu
| he celebrated the occasion by hauihs
down the Admirals pennant on the nag
| ship Chicago and taking his place on the
| Eng. and her commander. Captain Ma
| han. will succeed Erben as chief or tht
| European station until the arrival OF Com
| modore kirkland from Capetown' 10 re-
| lieve him, which Is expected 10 take pace
| the 21th instant.
| The Democratic State convention Oh
| Wisconsin Yesterday rrnOmlnated Tower
| nor Peck on the third formal palloL
| Judge Rose from the minority OF the
| Committee on Platform, presented inc
| following additional resolution, which was
| adonted: I'VE denounce the treachery
| of United States Senator's who, claiming
| 10 be Democratic, have joined win tnt
! Republlcans to defeat the full measure
| of tariff reform" Senator Villas was
| temporary chairman Of the convention
| and was enthusiastically applauded NneI
he appeared on the platform.
Superintendent Byrnes; OF NeW
| York. at a meeting Of the Police Board
| of his city yesterday. submitted a re-
| port, made in compliance with a resoiu
| ton passed by the Police Board three
| months ago directing him 10 Investigate
| the condition and efficiency of the ponce
force In which he tells the commissioners
that the laws to suppress crime and dis
| order are well enforced, with the excep'
| ton of the excise law. which law Is con
| tinualiy violated, owing TO the great diiil'
| Guilty encountered by officers In theli
| afforts IN procure evidence against offend
| ers. "As to gambling" continues the re-
| port "my investigate are that there Is
| no gambling I'm this city. There may Ice
! isolated places where gambling is carrie
| on behind bottled and barred doors. lsO
| i,,oJ CAGES 81 gambling I'm "A large city VII