Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-21
Tclegraphic Breyities.


After weeks agitation for better prices.
the garment-workers Of Boston have de-
termined TO order "A strike.
The deadlock continues IN the Seventh
Missi issiDpi Congressional District Demo
cratic Convention. Colonel Hooker leading
with Il s9-loo, out Of total OF -.
Perry Cook. notorious crook, was
captured near Lincoln, oklahoma, Mon
DAY. with several stolen horses in his pos
session. and was lynchcd by committee
OF farmers.
The death Of J. NJ White. one Of the
Oldest members Of the New York Cotton
Exchange. was announced yesterday
morning Mr. White was the head OF the
firm Of J. NJ White * Co.
While in a wagon going to Warren.
Tex. wednesday afternoon. q. II. Ed
wards and George Pullen (cotoredl were
fred, upcn from ambush. and Edwards
was killed and PuIlen badly wounded.
Tho Weavcrs' Union OF Fall River held
n IL rfya meeting Yesterday morning ana
voted 70 grant one half weeks pay
g. al financial members. which Secre-
tary Whitehead says Will amount 10
about $500.
BY the collapsine Of l5.co-gallon
|. water tank at Martins sawmill near
New ORLEANS yesterday. Clarence Jef-
ferson, coiored, was fatally Injured. and
William Thompson. young white man.
was eeriousy hurt
The Nicaraguan Minister at Washington
| has received official notification that mar
| tial law at Blueheids has been superseded
by decree issued by the Governor Dr
Madrlz. re-estabiishiug the constitutional
law OF Nicaragua at that place.
Or. G. Mcintosh. the correspondent in
| sensational divorce suit. in which J. Jen-
kins. Of Sheriff.. Ark. Is plaintiff, was
| Oh Wednesday. at that place. filled with
buckshot ana instantly Killed by jenkins,
| while standing among a crowd OF people.
An accident occurred on the Illinois
| Central railroad at McEwen II Murran' s.
| saw-mill. near New Orleans, yesterday IN
which Svitchnan Edward Schully was
| fatally hurt. j. j Dufy had leg broken.
and an unknown negro was badly hurt
also.
W. T. Mosnng. a farmer living near
Arlington. Tex. was robfe3 yesterday
Of 500, having sold quantity ~ cotton
- Dallas merchants and being on hts way
home when he was held up by three high
| waymen. Thrce suspects have been ar
| rested.
B. y. Smith. locomotive engineer out
OF work. C0u.mttei suicide in Atlanta
yesterday By taking laulanum. lie
with linn, and when she refused. drank
the drug lie was formerly from Ra-
leigh. y. {.
It Is said in Blueneds that the Ameri-
can Secretary Of State. Nr Gresham, has
wired the American Minister, Mr.. Baker,
10 have the two refusres-iamptou ana
AliltbankS-returned tD Blueileids, ana ID
see that they ara given falr and i'm
partial trial win the captains OF TIE
different vessels present at the trial
Judge valiant. at -. Iouis, yesterday
granted an omnibus injunction against an,
stiik.ng employees Of the Hamilton Brown
Sho, C0mnany. the men being ordered 10
refrain In c.rry way from interfering WITH
the employ II the company. and bein5
| forbidden To- congreratc about the place
or IN any way intimd1ic the men no" Ell
gagged in working there.
Mayor Hopkins. Of Chicago. yesterday
issued an order closing all gambling
houses I'm the Windy city. and thei" Is
not ,.am- going on there now, Il Is Sall.
Deputy sheriffs ac'ng on warrants issued
by the Superior Court raidtt thA not)-
riouS House Of DiviI' ana the Newport
Cub yesterday afternoon, but at neither
place was gambling IN progress.
the committee appointed at a meeting
Of colorel citizens Of Nashville last week
to pres nt tO Governor Tourney reSolu-
lions about the Millugton lynching called
upon the Governor Weines lay with TIE
resolutions type"ritt,n on parchment,
and speeches were made by ilOra Sc tie5
and George T. Robinson. OF NASHVILLE,
editor of the citizen. The Governor IN
response said that ne had taken an oath
Of ciiico % enforce the laws. and TINS ne
would enieayor 70 do rs long as he was
Governor.
The steamer John Wilson arrived at
New Orleans last evening rom flu"-
fields. having on board Captain Jam
Brown. agent OF the Oteri Line az Biur-
fields VINO has returned 10 the states Tor
a snort while. and who says the Mica
raguans are pursuing the even tenor or
their way and administering the govern
ment OF the reservation according 10 tF tntF
own way OF thinking. business IN Blue-
fields is very duh and there does not
appear 10 be much chance Tor reViFdl
OF trade.
The demand for Superyising-Architect
O'ROurke's resignation has a~dkeh-d
much interest in New jersey, and yestcr-
day Edward Everett Bell. prominent
Democratic politician or Northern New
Jersey called upon secretary tarNsic
and protested against his acceptance OF
the prOffcred resignation, placinS ms ob-
iections on political grounds. ana saying
he believed that party interests wouih
suffer by the contemplated action. Seer
tary Carlisle, however, yesterday AFTER
noon accepted the resignation OF
OfROurke thus ending an episode that
has caused considerable comment OF late,
and given rise - many insinuating ru-
mOrs.
At the semi-annual convention In Bos--
ton Of the Mule SDnners Association OF
America which ended yesterday. II was
shown that in addition 10 $4,000 IN me
treasures of the local unions avallaDle
Tor carving on strikes, the levy Of %
cents a week made q total Of $1,000 a
week. and it was voted to p,t this in
the national treasury, the locals at New
BeGforl. Fall River and Dover to use
their own money TO carry on their re-
snec,ive strikes. until IL Is all used mp
il need be- and the national association
then 10 come 10 the rescue. Senator
Howard and Secretary Ross were IN
structel 10 interview President Com
uars. OF the American Federation OF
Labor. and ask him 10 issue u general
appeal TO the allied bodies Of the FEEDER
alton for funds To carry on the strikes.
II need be, and Senator Howard said
he thought the appeal would be success
ful: that the sentiment in English cot
ton-working circles was favorable 10
the lending OF money 20 American oper-
atives for strike purposes II an appeal
should become necessary.