Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-16
Telegraph Briefs.

The Newfoundland Government assent
ed yesterday to the loan bill which thus
becomes = law.
The final selection Of tn crew which
viii row in the Cornell boat In the inter
national race at Henley. Eng. is an
nounced as follows: Matthews. Spillmau.
H3ger. Freedom, Fenncu, Dyer, Louis,
and Hall.
Charles Clendening. a shoemaker. %
years Of age. shot his l6-year-old wife.
and her aunt. Annie i. Giger q years
Of age, in BaltimoTe. last night. and then
attempted suicide Both women are
probably fatally wounded.
'While at work on the top OF a stack
siXty-iiye feet high, at Sweieland. Pa,
Friday Harry McCool. aged - years,
missed his footing. fell down inside the
stack into the iron furnace. and he was
instantly burn q u death. his body being
almost cremated.
Meetings were h Id yesterday in al! the
Chicago wards TO elect officers Of the
Democratic clubs, and IN most Instances
the free-silver sentiment predominated.
and the hardmoney men made no night.
The Cook County Central Committee Is
Overwhelmingly in favor Of free silver
Adv.ces from san Domingo report that
fresh difficulty has broken out in the re-
public, in consequence Of the govern
ments having coined and issued nickel
money OF various denominations bearing
an eiiisy the exact counterpart Of that
borne by similar coins OF the French
republic.
A mock duel with rifles. IN which two
young members OF the Third Regiment.
National Guard OF Pennsylvania. engage
last night at Philadelphia, with playful
intentions, had a tragic ending, for one
rifle proved 10 be loaded with ball-cart-
ridge, and It's discharge blew out the
brains Of Robert Cummings aged 10
years.
l.. NJ. EASY. secretary of the Civic
Federation Of Chicago. has been IN New
York and Boston the past TIRE, days in
the interest Of the coming Horn and
Harvey frec-silver debate The time Tor
the contest TO b,gin has been fixed FOR
July 10th. and 1t Will be continued from
day 10 day until finished. and will be
held in the city OF Chicago.
The dead body of the second one Of the
Findlay children. who disappeared from
Huntington, W. Va. so mysteriously on
March 18th last, was found last night
I'm the recedlng Ohio river. six miles be-
low Huntington, and, like the one found
of murder, and the stepfather. Charles
Rings, who is In cusoly, will have to
answer fer its death.
The government members OF the Italian
Chamber Of Deputies met last evening.
and were addressed by Premier CriSpi,
who. abiding To the appointment Of n
committee. including seven of the
Premiers chief opponents, TO verify the
results of the recent ei> ctlons. advised
the government supporters not 10 pay
any heed 10 little Incidents. which, II wis
dom were exercised. would be entirely
forgotten in the course Of time.
meeting Of railroad-men and planters
will be held in Chicago July 10th, TO dis
cuss plans for forming Il produce eN-
change. TO be conduct q somewhat on
the order OF the Chicago Board OF Trade
and II present ideas are carried out
Chicago may become the fruit and yege-
table centre OF the country, southern rail-
road-men declaring that the time is close
at hand when watermelons and produce
will be sold and dealt in just grain Is
on boards OF trade.