Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-03
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Cotton-States Exposition In Atlanta
investigate Newfoundland's Affairs Is re-
ceiving many signatures.
yice-President Stevenson left Asheville
for Washington yesterday afternoon, Miss
Stevenson being much better.
The schooner Richard 8. Spofrord is n
total loss. and her cook has been frozen
TO death at Ocracoke. N. {.
Chief-Engineer w. II. Wharton has been
detached from the New York navy-yard
and placed on the retired list
An unsuccessful attempt to hold UP a
north-bound Cctton-Belt train was made
at Camden. Ark, about 10 O'Clock Tues
day night by six masked men.
Charles n. Flash & Co. wholesale gro
GERS, Cincinnati. assigned yesterday after
noon with preferences. Assets and Ia
bilitles believed to be 5000
| Governor Morton has sent TO the Senate
| the nomination OF Alva II. Doty, OF New
| York city, TO be health officer or the port
| of New York. and IL has been confirmed.
The recount In the mayoralty contest at
| Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been compietei,
and as a result McMicken II unseated
| and Gilroy is declared elected py ma
| jority.
fire occurred In a French laundry In
| Edgeware Road, London, at an early
| hour Yesterday morning and eight per-
sons asleep In the building were burned
| to death.
| At Sanford, Fla, yesterday. Mr.. John
! f.. Pace. "A large orange grower anu
packer, assigned TO Thomas ~ wilson;
| Assets given at $l5,Voo, Dut no scheuuic VI
| liabilities filed.
The grand Jury at philadelphia yester-
day found a true bill Of Indictment against
| Charles w. Mowbray. the English An
| archist, charging him with making a
seditious speech.
| At a Joint session OF the Republican
| members of the Colorado Legislature heI,'
| Tuesday night United states senator r.
| o. Wolcott was by unanimous vote honii-
| mated to succeed himself.
| Four murderers-A. J. l.. Roddy. An
| drew Winters. George Alexander and Z.
| ID. Kiger-made their escape from ihe
| county iail at Nashville. Tenn. yesterday
morning at an early hour.
NJ. Skaller, a leading retail dry.goods
and grocery dealer at Louisville. Tenn,
! assigned Yesterday with assets or $SI,W'
| and liabilities OF $4,000. the creditors be-
| ing Memphis and ST. Louis hrms.
A fire Yesterday completely gutted the
| Prince Knitting Works. Chicago. having
| originated. IL is believed from spontaneous
| combustion I'm the basement: Iotai loss
$4,000: partially covered by insurance.
The gold engagements at New York for
| to-day's steamers amount TO 2Dppw, o'
which Lazard Freres VIII snip N;e5Hv ~ ~
| Heldelbach Ickeheimer & Co. 10000
and I.adenburg. Thalman Co, s5Oo.Wo
II is announced that the Russian Gov
| ernment has decided to settle the Pamit
| question In the most amicable manner
the terms of the settlement contemplating
large concessions to the claims OF Great
| Britain.
| Commissioner Miller says that as soof
as Congress provides the means 10 carr
into effect the income-tax provision of th'
tariff-law, he is ready with the perfected
machinery OF his Office 10 put II into ac
tive operation.
| The President has approved the findings
| of the examining board which decided
| that Lieutenant Wadhams, surgeon
Parker. and Acknowledgment stone are
| eligible for promotion to the next higher
grades IN the navy.
News from Brazil is to the effect tha
there has been severe fighting at Santf
Ana. and that the last OF the governmen
troops in that section have been driyei
off and have laid down their arms ant
crossed into Uruguay.
| Three lives were sacrificed yesterda!
| afternoon in a fire at % Pitt street, New
| York city. the victims being Lena Len
| man, q years of age and her TWO chil
dren-Sarah and Henry-aged, respectively
| 2 years and 3 months.
Last evening at Concord, % station or
the Georgia Midland and Gulf railroad
Joe Johnson shot and instantly f kiiy
| Pink Smith, the tragedy being the tesul
of political dispute directly chargeapie
1t Is said. to intoxication.
Herr Zubeil. Socialist member OF TN
German Relchstag, declared at q mass
meeting In Berlin Tuesday. evening tna
Imminent political events had compelled
| the abandonment OF the boycott which ha'
| been enforced against brewers
The General Assembly Of Massachu
setts convened yesterday at noon for III
session of 1895, and the Senate re-electe,
William B. Butler, OF New Bedford, presl
| dent while the House again chose Georg
Won l.. Meyer. OF Boston, speaker
The insane son Of Farmer Charlie
Buehle. of Port Washington, Wis. Sc
fire TO his fathers barn YESTERDAY, ana y
attempting TO extinguish the flre NJ
Ruehle was burned to death ana MS VIII,
the boys mother, was seriously injured
At noon Yesterday Secretary-of- State l.
Seur called to order the General AssemDI
OF Missouri. and after the new memoer
had been sworn in. the Republicans, 10
the first time in over quarter or cen
turv. found themselves In control or IN
body.
A CORRESPONDENT I'm Shanghai telegraphs
"The Chinese Government continues u
| negotiations here with Europeans 10
money and munitions OF war. Maxim
| Nordenfedt & Krupp nave peen ~
preached for arms, but the results are hu
known.
Danger threatens the peace negotiation
between China and Japan. and from pfes
; | ent indications II is exceedingly pTopapl
: that hostilities may be renewed WIN eve
| greater vfgor, and the cry OF ou
. Peking'' once more become the slogan Q
, the japanese forces
The Chicago grand jury investigatin
D the States Attorneys method or dom
business reported to Judge Tuley yesteI
| day morning generating Attorney ker
: ! from all criminal wrong-doing. ana ue
| claring that he has done no more nor les
than his predecessors.
e The Paris Petite Republique says tina
| December 30th NJ. Deleisse, Minister 20
. the Colonies, received a canleSrih ia., Ssaa.,,
v MonteiPs French expedition in the Cong
e | country and killed Its members all
e | whom were white men.
An election was the occasion OF a Sc
| rious shooting ARRAY at Colquitt, Mile
| county Ga, yesterday, TO whicn ):
Bush, on one side, and two kambre
r | brothers on the other, were the partie.
7 | Rush was hit in three places, ana, IL
7 thought. fatally wounded.
' John Mllllgan, a double murderer. WI
Is under sentence at Perry. y. T., TO han
: January lith, and who broke jail mont
, ! ago and was recaptured, broke jail aga
: | Tuesday night, and hundreds OF men al
! | In pursuit OF him tracking him IN u
4 | snow, which is two inches deep.
D The further the affairs OF the dsfrauds
; Central National Bank OF Rome, N. !
!, are Investigated. the greater the impai
u ment Of its capital appears TO be, the e
aminer now estimating s25,cCo In bad
worthless discounts, which would brir
the total shortage up TO Nsi,c0O, again
J. capital and surplus OF slSO.VOO, ana bon'
e OF the cashier and teller for 10000
The planters OF the Yazoo del
q have lust concluded convention at Mt
% yuma at which resolutions were adopts
\ fixing the pay of best male labor az
e cents per day and the best class OF fema
% labor al 10 cents per day. Not more ina
n 81 per month, with rations. Is to be pa
the best labor. so that crops should
laid by at an expenditure of $50 per acf
Judge Allen. Of the United States G
A | cult Court, Chicago. yesterday denied
x motion TO quash the indictments fout
4. against Ex-Governor Beyeridge ana otn
d officers of the State Mutual I4ife-lnsufan
II Company. charging them with fraun az
8. | violation OF the lottery laws, though u