Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-01
TeIecr,phjc Briefs,

Ear silver in London yesterday. % 3-lGd.
Heavy rains during the last few days
have caused floods in the north of France.
Commander Goodrich announces by
cable to the Navy Department the ar
rival OF the cruiser Concord at Shanghai.
An asylum for the insane at Joenkoep-
Ing. Sweden, has been destroyed by fire.
and fifteen Of the inmates were burned
10 death.
The Secretary Of the Navy has prellmi-
narily accepted the machinery of tho
Maine and authorized the payment of
about $1,000 to the contractors.
John r. Englebert. n civil engineer. was
shot in mistake FOR "Whte-Cap' by
Rife, Dauphin county, Pa. Tuesday night.
Captain Dreyfus. an officer in the
French army. has been arrested for
treason, II being alleged that he has soii
plans OF frontier forts to the Italian war
Office.
The weavers at Osborn NH No. 3 Fall
River. struck yesterday against a reduc-
ton In wages, and an attempt to have
them run six and eight looms on VIDE
and fine goods.
The Brandt Furniture Company. Mem
phis. Tenn. through i. -. Harris, has
made an assignment. Liabilities about
5000: stock and other assets, $1,000
Creditors mostly foreign.
The steamer Tonnes struck Crow Rock.
near Milford Haven. Tuesday night ana
twenty-one men. including the captain
and other officers. were drowned, seven
of the crew being saved.
\ reduction of 20 per cent. will go into
effect to-day at the Lehigh Valley RAIL
road Compsnys shops at Weatherly. Pa,
the men being given the alternative of ac-
ccpting il or remaining idle
Secretary Herbert has given orders for
the official spsed trial Of the torpedo-boat
Ericsson over the measured course Ot
twenty-five miles on Long Island Sound,
9Th.
Charles $. Fairchild and Robert y. VIII
a1er-1-nn cpcne 20 800 people In the
Genesee n. " opera House last night
the meeting being a ratification or the
nomination OF Everett +. Wheeler for
Governor.
Two dynamite bombs. filed with scrap
iron, were exploda "a outside Of two Of the
police stations in Milan, Italy. Tuesday
evening. and the fronts Of The buildings
were wrecked, but fortunately no one
was hurt.
President Irwin, Of the Queen City
Cracker Company. tincinnati' Nesieruay
announced a reduction in the price oi
Tread from To- cents per loaf. ana IL
J.; conceded that all competitors viii meet
the new rate to-day.
The Union Lire steamer Wairarapa.
bound from sydney. y. ). w, for Auck-
land y H. was wrecked Saturday night
on Great Barrier Island. Of the northeast
coast Of New Zealand. and liz oi her pas
ngers were drowned.
II has Just been learned At San Fran
cisco tnat Dr. H. II. Dunbar. nited
states navy. surgeon OF the ultrd states
steamer bennington. who has been on
Gin. 1.tsf
pa ssing forged checks.
The Court Of Queens Bench. London,
has ordered the County Council 10 show
cause why they cannot grant q rcheIring
I'm the case OF the Empire Music Han.
whose liquor license was revoked when
lis promenade" was closed
The President yesterday appointed VII
liam NJ. Campbell. Of St Paul. 10 be
United states Marshal for the District Of
Minnesota. 70 succeed j. Adam Rede.
resigned. the latter being the man who
could not keep out Of active politics
The Democrats had "A reunion at Peru
Ind. Yesterday. which, with clam-hake
barbecue. and hsh-fry attractions. drew
ono Of the largest crowds n city has
ever seen. Speeches were made by Sena-
tor Voorhees,, Senator Turpie. and others
The answer Of Mrs. James Coleman
DraytOn in the suit for divorce lately
instituted by her husband. was fled late
Yesterday afternoon at Trenton. y. j..
hy her counsel, r.. Y. Lindahury. OF
Elizabeth. the lady denying every charge
OF marital iniidelity.
Hon. Charles T. Crisp arrived in Bir-
mingham Ala. last night, ana was hi"l
bv a committee Of Democrats. He Is IN
excellent health and spirits. lie VIII noli
a public reception in BIRMINGHAM NJ u
A. NJ today and speak at the o brlen
Opera-H House this evening.
The Pope presided over the third sitting
OF the conference looking 10 me union %
eastern churches at vatican yesteruas
and presented a memorandum OF ln'
communications OF the Holy see WIN
Patriarch AZarian. OF Constantinople. VINO
is detained at the Turkish capital
Further rumors are in circulation at Ber-
lin I'm regard TO possible mlnisteIidl
changes In addition to those already an
nouuced, and one OF them Is 70 the 'lVct
that Count Herbert bismarck IS 70 be
made an ambassador to one OF the great
powers or Councillor to the Chancelory'
The Democrats had the largest demon
stratlOn OF the campaign at Peoria. III,
yesterday, despite unpropitious %eather,
Nice-Prcsident Stevenson. eX-GoVerhnr
Campbell of Ohio. and Hon. William Il.
Morrison being the orators. and drawing
thousands of people from the surrounding
country
Congressman william II. Hines has
brought suit against the Hazleton lPa)
Sentinel Publishing COMPANY, ALVIN MAI
Maue, for defamatory libel, claiming, dam
ages in the sum OF 100000. the alleged
libellous article having appeared IN the
Sentinel on Monday last.
The question which has been before the
Federal Treasury officials for several Gays
as TO whether the Chinese sailors VINO re-
Gently arrived In British ship at Baiti-
more were entitled TO land was YESTERDAY
disposed OF by the announcement that the
vessel had discharged her cargo ana Win
her crew had left the port.
Senior Muruaga. the Spanish Minister at
Washington. says the resignation or the
Spanish Cabinet, as announced by cane
was due to differences in relation 10 Inc
new Spanish tariff bill and prospective
commercial ARRANGEMENTS with foreign
powers. the ministers who resigned repre-
senting the element opposing low duties
The German Agrarians propose to re-
quest that deputation repreSrntlnS tnat
party be given another audience by tne
Emperor claiming that the recent auui-
ence given by his Majesty TO an Asrarlan
deputation from East Prussia WAS one
Of the principal causes that led 10 me
changes In the chancellorshlp and the
Prussian ministry.
Two sons OF John Brannon. OF Henry
county, Ala, aged 10 and 10 years, were
taken sick last Sunday, and seemed 10
be affected with hydrophobia. They con-
tinued 10 grow worse. and both died Mon,
day within six hours OF each other. ana
were buried In one coffin. None or the
family knew anything about their having
been bitten by any animal.
Hog-cholera is raging with fearful IA
tality In the nelghborhood OF Janesyille,
Wis. State -Veterlnary-Surge Frank O..
Toussaint there claims to have u sure
remedy. He inoculated horse and three
hours later killed the horse. feeding the
carcass TO the diseased hogs. and he
claims that the hog. will recovsr AFTER