Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-25

The Boston Fruit company's Jamaica
Line steamer Ethelred before reported
, az chased into Port Antonio. Jamaica. by
A Spanish cruiser. reached poston yester
day. and Captain Hopkins said: we hao
no trouble this time with any manor
war. and we were not chased Into Port
Antonio, nor did anybody fire at Us.
resolution was read In the Pennsyi-
wanna Senate yesterday providing for tho
appointment OF a commission 10 the Az
Ian,a Exposition. to consist Of ave MEM
bers OF the House and three OF the s-n'
ate. 10 be appointed by their respective
officers. and twelve men OF different pur-
suits. TO be appointed by the Governor.
Warden Sage. Of Sing Sing. said yes
| tertiay that he would not execute Buch-
sran until he had conferred with the
ATTORNEY General as to whether II would
be legal 10 carry out the law next week.
| when the respite granted By the Governor
will expire and that he would be gov
erned by the decision OF the Attorney
General.
Passed acknowledgements 7. y. Je-
wet, has been detached from duty AZ
| the Norfolk navy-yard 70 reive Pay
! master Maschetie at the Key West naval
| station. the latter officer displacing on
| tho Independence PassedAssistant-P Pay
master 7. c. Kerr. who viii then report
| for duty on the Concord. attached TO the
! China station.
| gecretarv Lamont viii rot reconsider
| the question Of establishing a military
| department with headquarters al Atah-
| IA during the present recess OF Congress
the matter having been thoroughly
! weighed some time ago. when " was
| concluded By General Schodeld and other
/ hot
possible for the present.
| II Is understood that developments thus
| FAR made In the investigation or tnt
| beef question have almost convinced
Secretary Morton that combination was
| formed for the purpose OF putting uT
| the price Of beef. though early In the
| history OF the recent rise the Secretary
| was inclined to attribute 1t TO the ma
tural scarcity Of fat cattle.
4 dlspatch from Berlin says advices
have been received at the German capital
| from Toxic that the Russian. French
and G. rman Ministers yesterday made
| representations TO tine japanese Govern
| ment I'm opposition 10 the clause IN ths
China-Japanese treaty providing for the
cession to Japan of territory upon the
mainland TO China.
General Weaver and the advocates Of
a combination Of ali the free-silver forces
| I'm the coming campaign were beaten al
| the meeting OF the Populist Central com
! rnlttee OF Iowa. Tuesday. and the
straight-out Populists are 1ubilant
Des Moines was chosen as the place and
June Ilth as the date Of the State con-
venton. without contest.
The Governor-General Of Cuba has re-
celved dispatch from Senior Castellanos,
Spanish Colonial Minister. announcing
that the government IL In receipt OF
assurances from the governments oil
| Haiti, San Domingo. and Costa Rica that
they would prevent the formation IN
those countries 81 flibusterIng expeditions
I'm aid Of the Cuban rebels.
The Nicaraguan Government is advised
| of the arrival of three British war
| ships at COrnto to enforce the BrltSf
ultimatum. and President Ieiaya MAJ
cabled Lord Kimberly. British Secretar,
of state for Foreign Affairs. asking hin
10 defer a hostile demonstration until
proposition OF compromise sent nv Mica
ragua through the Salvadorean Minister
In London can be considered.
The Court Of Cessation AZ Rome yes
terday quashed two judgments agains
| ex-premier GiOlitti. charged with bayinI
| extracted documents connected with tn
| Banca Romano scandal. the ground o
the action Of the court being That "A ciVi
tribunal Is incompetent 10 try Signo
Giolit,i upon the charges without au
thority of the Chambers Of Deputies
which decision upholds GiolittPs conten
ton.
\ statement was published IN Wash
lncton Yesterday TO the effect that Score
tary Gresham has received dispatcf
from United States Minister Taylor a
Madrid. assuring him that Spain woult
accede % the demands Of the Unite
States in the Alliance affair. and tha
tn contain OF the Condo de VenaditS
| would be punished for his offence II
firing at an American vessel outside Of
the zone
A dispatch from Yokohama says the
japanese have denied officially that the
treaty Of peace will place the Chinese
| customs under japanese control; that the
treaty contains the optional condition tha
Japan Will give up Wei-Hai-Wei upor
the payment OF the second instalment ol
the war indemnity. provided China
pledges her customs TO insure the pay
ment Of the balance. but that this plar
may not be adopted.
The Spanish steamer Panama arrived
| at New York yesterday. after trip Of
three days and fifteen hours from Ia
vana. and among the passengers was NJ
| Dupuy de LONE. the new Spanish Minis
| ter 10 the United States. who said. amont
other things: 1.-The excitement in Cuba Il
| ouieting down, and / am confident tina
the troubles will soon be settled. TIT
| alleged instruction is confined principal
| ~ to negroes. the whites not taking &C
tive part with them"
| 4 Chicago special to the New fori
Herald says a report from Washington
reaches there that the supreme Cour
will. in its decision OF the Debs contemp
case reverse the decision OF the lowe
court. made by Judge Woods. and gran
the writ of habeas corpus asked for b.
pebs and his associates. relieving then
| of imprisonment for contempt for dis
chewing orders Of the court. II bein'
understood that the court stands eithe
six TO two or five 10 three In favor o
Debs.
Many notable Union and Confederate
| officers will be the guests Of the Recep
| ton Committee on the occasion OF III
| dedication OF the monument TO the Con
federate dead in lakewood Cemetery. Chi
cago. Internationally. Potter Palmer ha
written from Europe 10 have all the dis
| tinguished visitors received AT his hote
as complimentary guests. Contribution
Of flowers and moss will come by car
loads from Atlanta. New York, Savan
nah, Pensacola. and Charleston. com
| pany of Sons OF Confederate Veterans
Camp Moultrie, from Charleston. vii
attend.
The President has made the following
| appointments: Brigadier-General Wesle
Merritt, to be major-general: Colonel he
mas r. Bliss, Twenty-seventh Infantry
to BE- brigadier-general Colonel John }
Coppinger. Twenty-third Infantry. to b
brigadier-general: Lieutenant John
French, Jr.. Fourth Artillery: Leutenan
Isaac w. Little. Tenth Infantry, ant
Lieutenant James b. Aleshiry. First Cav
airy, to be captains in the Quarter
masters department; Rev. George
PrioIean, of Wilberforce. o.. to be chap
. lain OF the Ninth Regiment of Caviar
(colored). Colonel Coppinser Is son-in
law Of the late James @. Blaine's.