Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-31
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Bar silver in London closed yesterday
at IS 3-S pence per ounce.
W,Lvx. Crittenden & CO., iron cable
manufacturers and ship-chandlers, Mid
dleton. Conn. have closed for an inde-
finite period.
The Paris Agence Rationale. Royalist
journal, says that the Count OF Paris Is
failing steadily and his death may occur
at any moment.
The first official reports OF the Indian
cotton crop has just been issued at CAL
cutta, and show that the yield Is gen.
erally satisfactory, esp caly In the
provinces of Punjaub and Dude.
on wednesday the Populls,s of the
Tenth Texas district nominated General
day the Republicans of the same dis
trict nominated Hon. ]. a. Rosenthal.
The Peter Manufacturing Company's
coiton-mills. Exeter. y. H.. which have
been IDLE since the fire in March 1888. VIII
be- put in partial operation to-day. and IT'S
tuli force will be employed by September
10th.
The Sam Miller, a Pittsburg towboat
that had been engaged at Baton Eouse.
latter place last night and was burned 10
;is.ooS sne E''F' 'S''
A special from Anniston. Ala: an
nounces the death of Hon. John Martin
Mcklroy. State Superintendent or Edu-
cation. and at the time Of his death a
prominent candidate for Congress from
the Fourth Alabama dGtriclt.
As a result of the fact that about 1909
workers in New Bedford, Mass, are out
Of employment. the Labor-Day parade OF
nc.,t Monday will be one OF the greatest
demonstrations ever seen III that city il
not i'm Massachusetts.
Wednesday evening, at Stephenson $
mills. near Holly Springs, Miss, DaVld
and HAYWARD Howell, brothers, had DIS
pute about horse trade involving slo.
wnen HAYWARD drew his pistol and shot
David three times, mortally wOundlng
him.
The yacht Vigilant arrived at Dart,
mouth England, yesterday, ana a crO"u
gathered along the shore gave her
hearty welcome. The race to-day VIII %
under the auspices of the Royal Dart
mouth Yacht Club. The first prize Is S-oo
and the second $50.
Chattanooga was last night officially
selected as the place of meeting oil tne
next Biennial international conference 1I 0i
the Epworth League. The m meetlng MI VII
that over 1000 Epworth Leaguers, from
all parts of the world, Will be III at
tendance.
The mills at Wauregan, DanielSonVlils;
Wiiliamsville Attawauga, and other sInah
places on the Quinnebaug ana rive Mide inde
rivers. Connecticut, are running from ~
to 20 hours per week only, on account ol
low water. and unless rain ialis sooli,
some of them may be forced to stop
entirely.
Buffalo On. W Lodge. No. %. II. 7. o.
Elks. met Wednesday night, and aIter an
exciting session voted 10 ally itset WITT
the Atlantic city faction, and inasmuch
D.. ayaltal rItipr of the Bun4lO lDGSt.
Harry Robe. is a grand trustee OF the tae, 9S.,
ton which met at jamestown. the action
OF the Ellis named is signiilcant
IL was stated by a well-known New
Bedford mill man yesterday atterhov,i,!
that not mill in New Bedford Wouiu
start up next week, as has been currently
reported. He considered 1t doubtful II
the mills would start up INSIDE OF
month. and thought IL definitely settisu
that no move in the direction or opening
the mills would be made inside OF TWO
or three weeks at the utmost.
After two postponements the trial OF
Police-Captain John T. Stephenson oi
| New York city, who Is charged with col
lecting blackmail from merchants; Wo !
| finally begun before the Board or Pollce
| Commissioners yesterday. ana seNetaI
produce dealers testified % having paid
| money 10 Stephensons officers. as one OF
| them expressed II, lust as ! would 90 J,
| held up by a highwayman with p'stol
| at my head"
A dispatch from Shanghai to the Lon
| don Times says the Japanese newspaper
| published at Shanghai has ceased its
| efforts to palliate the act or SINKING
| the Chinese transport Kow-ShinB, ana lt
| despair of convincing It's readers OF ths
| justice of the act demands a specia
| court-martial OF the commander ot tht
| cruiser Naniwa, which the paper believes
| will show that the officers action was
strictly within the rules OF civilized war
| fare.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that Q
| feeling of Snxiety exists In Tien-Tsif
| Notwithstanding the Imperial warnings
| against assaults upon foreigners, the uh
| easiness being due to the fact that mum
| bers OF young and undIsciplined recruit:
! are arriving there. The foreign residents
defence. and in response TO their repre-
| sentations France. Germany, Great Bri
| tain, Russia, and the United states are
| each sending warship TO Tien-Tsin.