Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-10
rslexrsphIc Briefs.

TeIegrnphic Briefs.
The Argentine ministerial crisis mas ss
been so acute and complicated that tne
President may resign.
John Hickson q Co, lumber dealers
Lynchburg, Va. assigned yesterday, Win
liabilities amounting to about Ni'"v'
Schulenburg & Boeckler. lumber dealers
ST. Louis. Mo-, assigned yesterday.
Assets. 10000. Liabilities not stated
The President has appointed william
r. Russell, OF Massachusetts,. nemue'
OF the Board OF Indian COMMISSIONERS
The Spanish coast-steamer Fernando
foundered Tue sday morning twenty " ten
north OF Bahia Honda. Cuba, ana TN
of her passengers and crew were CROWN
ed.
Thousands of dollars worth OF property
has been destroyed by forest fires in West
Tennessee. The flames are close TO the
city OF Brownsville, and the town OF
Obion Is In peril. fires raging on every
side Of II.
A court.martial at Warsaw, Poland. has
sentenced Lieutenant Boborykin to the
loss OF his military and nobility ranks
and to lifelong labor In Siberia for impii-
cation In a plot against the HE Oh the
Car.
a. G. Mitchell. a prominent citizen OF
Memphis. Tenn. fell from moving pas
ern rnilroad yesterday and broke MS nsek.
He carried 5000 accident insurance pur-
chased for the trip.
Brigadier-General Alexander McDoweli
McCook has been appointed maJor-gene-
raj of the United States army, vice Gene
raj Howard retired, and Colonei Janles ,
w. Forsyth, of the Seventh Cavalry; mas
been promoted to brigadier-general, 10
succeed McCook.
II Is understood that the cause or the
failure of the First National Bank OF
San Bernandlno. Cal, originated In per
sonal quarrels among the officers or the
institution. President Joseph Brown
states that the bank will not resume busi-
ness but will go into liquidation.
A board. composed of Medical-Director
j. H. Clark. Medical-Inspector =. n.
White. Surgeon I. II. Stree. anu ha asIseu heen
ordered to meet in New York on the i2th
instant to examine officers for promotion
and applicants for admission to the haVai
service.
s. d. Worden, one OF the strikers
charged with murder In connection WIN
the wrecking OF the train near Slcra-
mento, July nth. which resulted IN ths
killing of the engineer and four Unl,ed
States soldiers was yesterday conVicued OF
murder in the first degree, ana Will De
sentenced Monday next
A special from Lawtrey., Fla, says:
William Sapp shot and killed Wliioughpy
Griffith, and mortally wounded Enocn
Griffith. Sapp and his brother assaulted
a man named Austin, employed by tne
Griffith brothers. The Griftths tried TO
keep the peace. and Sapp shot them for
interfering The murderer escaped.
The London Daily News's correspondent
I'm Vienna confirms the report that Gene
raj Gourko. Military Governor or war
saw, has received petition Tor the re-
lease OF the Kilnski convicts, and ADDS
that more Catholic priests In Russian
Poland have been arrested or suspended
for refusing to swear allegiance to the
Car. among them. he says, being the
bishops OF Lublin and Sandomier
Paymaster Read. of the navy. has been
| ordered to the Columbia. relieving Pay
master c. II. Griffin, who is ordered to
return home and await orders; Lieutenant
J.. J. Hunker has been ordered 10 tne m
struction, and Chief-Engineer K. Aston
| has been ordered to inspection duty at the
Continental Iron-Works. Brooklyn. N. \.
The Export Coal Company. Pensacola.
| Fla, has made an assignment to r. Z;
| Brent, president of the First NationaI
Bank of Pensacola, for the benefit OF its
| creditors, the ultimate object OF the as
| signment being the organization or n new
! company 10 take the place OF the old one,
so that the business OF exporting coal
from Pensacola may In future be con-
| ducted on a much larger scale than here
tofore.
The Federal grand jury at Jackson,
Miss. by a vote OF more than two to one,
refused to indict the Governor, treasurer,
and Auditor In the matter or printing the
Mississippi State warrants. IL peins az
legged by Chief-Detective Hazen. supported
by Secretary Carlisle and Attorney-Gene-
raj Olney, that they violated the law.
being in the likeness and smllitude OF the
United States currency and national tank
notes.
william Hallett, formerly conductor
on the Chicago and Eastern iiiihols roau, a..
who was discharged for joining the
American Railway Union strike, mas sued
the company for $4,000 damages Tor DeinB
blacklisted, alleging that verDaliy anu III
writing the company prevented MN from
getting employment with other ROADS, ana
that n letter written October 2Otn pre-
vented him from getting employment Win
the Wabash road.
The war on the cottonseed-oil combine,
at Memphis. which has been threatened
for a couple of weeks. broke out yester-
day, when Attorney-Generai fatters9n, si, ,n
acting upon Information furnished by To-
cal factors and planters, entered actlon III
The Circuit Court to forfeit the charters
Of the six largest companies In the WorId,
these being the Valley, tennessee. De
Soto. Gayoso, crescent anu ,,estn,ent ~
Memphis representing an Investment OF
100000
Asa result OF Rear-Admiral Gherardfs
retirement tomorrow, Admiral HreeT, gosa ae
present president Of the Light house
hoard. becomes the senior admiral OF Inc
navy Commodore Scard becomes COM
mandant at New York, and the following
promotions follow: Commodors G :h G: car r
penter to be admiral; Captain Rusn ~.
Wallace. TO be commodore; Commander
W. c. Wise to be captain m Lenasnsndi- ce1nsaand-
er: Lieutenant Everett. TO be iieq.vnuan.-
comn1ander. and Ensign John NJ. Eiilcott'
10 be lieutenant, Junior grade
The President has approved the action
Of the Naval Examining Board rec0tn-
mending the promotion to the next aas. higner
Ensigns. A. l.. Key. w. X. Field, r. a.
Anderson. J. NJ. Poyer ana -. r. n.,,s unu,
ron: Assistant Engineers, Albert MOTIF
W" w H. Chambers, and Emil Thesis; Lieu
tenants. ]. NJ: Hawley, w. II. nsh Evtret,' -
and G. A. Adams; Captains. Rush X.
Wa Wallace and F. NJ. Bunce; Lieutenant
Commanders. w. T. Burweil. John -
Hmnker. Franklin Hanford; and Jonn Z.
Rich: Commanders. Yates Sterling ana y -
" sands: Passed Assistant Engineer; w.
~ .ynnr,an. and Passed Assistant ray