Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-01
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the siege In Sicily, and the necessary de-
cree Will soon be issued.
The Secretary of the Navy has selected
Commander John 5. Newell to command
the cruiser Detroit. now about ready Tor
sea, at Norfolk.
Mayor Hopkins of Chicago. yesterday
wired Governor Altgeld to recall the eisnt
companies Of the First Regiment, /: ~ -,
which action removes three or tne SIX
comnanies now at Pullman, and leaves
but one company on the Illinois Central
tracks-that at East Hammond.
The Republican State Convention or
Michigan met I'm Grand Rapids yesterday.
and Governor Rich was renomlnated on
the first ballot. The Detroit delesa,ion
that Mayor Pingree. Of Detroit, Will De
run on a boiling ticket against Rich.
AT the local-option election in Hynds
county. Mississippi yesterday Jackson
gave is majority wet but unoniclal adVices
from the rest of the county Indicate that
the dry ticket has won. III the county mas
gone dry Il leaves only SIN counties III
The STATE where the sale of liquor Is
legalized.
The Democratic convention of the
Eighth Congressional District Of Georgia
mot at Greensboro yesterday, ana re-
nominated Judge Thomas q. lawson M tol
Congress The Democratic convention TOT
the Irnin 'ItOIkid ii0AlA't -
rem. and renominated j. c. Black. Tom
Watson wi probably oppose Black again.
At n meeting Of the Mississippi Levee
Roard Yesterday for the purpose OF con-
sidering the alleged shortage OF eN-
Treasurer Ferguson. experts reporteu tndI
errors had been found amounting TO ~
co.. General Ferguson friends clalnl & t&hat
ha owes the board but 81 900, and through
his attorney he offered 10 pay that amount
ON October LIST. which proposition the
board agreed TO accept.
The court-martial which recently tried
Lieutenant Edward Bostick, United states
navy. for drunkenness on ooard ulr
United States steamship Ranger AT Ia
I'nion. Salvador, February nth. ana AT
san Diego. Cal, April nth. found MN
siIiltv on each charge. and the secretary
of The Navy has approved the sentence
that he be suspended from duty Tor one
year
Lord Wlnchelsea. presiding at meeting
OF the British Agricultural Union yes
terday. said 1876 Parliamentary candluates
i'm the coming general election We're
nladped To support the union, and that %
others partly supported the organization.
This. he said promised a strong party
in the House of Commons independent
of ordinary party lines, ana caring sOiey
for the farming interests.
Mr.. w. G. Randolph. Parish Treasurer
of East Baton Rouge. La, and one or
the most prominent men in politics ana
society I'm the parish, was shot and NOR
tally wounded Monday afternoon by Dr.
King Holt, who stands equally high III
business, political. and social circles holt
received a bullet through the leg. Kan
dolph died at o'clock yesterday morning.
BAD blood had existed between the men
for some time. 80,
John Murphy. an Atlantic and Pacific
striker at Prescott, Ari.. was YESTERDAY
A oil Ia
tempt OF court In attempting 10 prevent
men from working the companys shops
at Winslow, and T. \. Brophy, eX-con-
ductor. and John Lyons. former ehSi,
neer of the same road. were given an
alternative OF sixty days in jail or a 300
bond each to keep the peace and refrain
from interfering with the present en-
pioyees Of the company
The court-martial which tired fassed,
Assistant-Engineer Henry 7. CleaVes. OF
the Raleigh for leaving the ship without
permission. and staying away nine days,
sentenced him upon his plea OF guilty 10
be suspended for one year on furlough
pay etc, whereupon ActinS-SeeTetary
McAdoo returned the finding to the court.
suggesting in effect that the court would
have 10 specify whether the suspension be
by the neck or whether only the ofilcer
rank and duty be suspended. and the
court modified the sentence 70 SUSPENSION
from rank and duty for year, on fur'
Tough pay.
Secretary Herbert has been prompt 70
| follow out one provision OF the naval
| appropriation act, which became law
| several days ago. by issuing orders 10
| the Board of Bureau Chiefs to enter al
once into the consideration OF the feasi-
blity of transforming the dynamite-gun.
| cruiser Vesuvius into a torpedo o-cruiser OF
| the first class. The Vesuyius went into
commission I'm 1891, and although efforts
have been made to utilize her pneumatic
| guns during the past three years, she has
| not been success. The possible practi'
| cability of these guns on land has yet
| TO be demonstrated, but on a floating
gun-carriage they are comparatively use
| less.
In the British House OF Commons yes
| terday Sir William Harcourt. Chancellor
| OF the Exchequer. the government leader
| moved closure of the debate on the
| eyicted-tenants bill. and to apply the
| guillotine to certain sections. in order
l that the business OF the session might
| be finished by August 9th. A. J. Baifour
| the Conservative leader, protested agains,
| what he classed as unprecedented
| gagging" and moved. ae an amendment
| that the House regretted the adoption
| OF methods which deprived the minority
| Of ~ Just rights The Irish members
Wefe not pleased, and expreeeed fear
t1et the s2psss pcSyqsd " tss severn,
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