Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31
TeIerraphic TerSities.

The House Commerce Committee has
AGREED 10 report faVOrably the bill pun
ishing train-wrecking and train-robbing
Joseph Baum & Son. Of Meridian, Miss,
wholesale merchandise dealers. failed yes
terday. Liabilities, Sll5,GC0; assets, un-
known.
Colonel Nathan W. Osborne. command
ing the Fifth Regiment, United States
Infantry, stationed AZ Fort McPherson,
Atlanta. Ga, died at s. Augustine. Fla
yesterday.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
tions Of peter B. Afnow TO be Collector
of Customs at St. Mary's, Ga. and
George W. Wright, 10 be postmaster at
Marion, Va.
Secretary Gresham understands that
the modus vivendi between Spain and the
United States, which passed the Senate
at Madrid Tuesday, VIII go into eject
Immediately.
Freight train No Il, south-bound, on
the louisville and Nashville road. was
wrecked Tuesday night near Greenville,
Ala. by a split switch. and Conductor
Cogill was slightly injured.
John Carnes and sam Peoples. moon
sinners, implicated in the hanging OF
Henry Worley an informer, pleaded
guilty in the United States Court, At
lanta, yesterday.
The Treasury gold reserve was re-
ducod Yesterday 10 sA55l ,322 by with-
draWals as follows: At New YORK, S,it1,-
90: at Baltimore. $lSl7lO; at Boston, 49,
On. Total for the day, %'s5l'IN.
The vacancy in the construction corps
Of tn. navy, caused By the death OF
Samuel ". Armis,ead at Mare Island,
will b. filled by the appointment Of Ro-
bert h. Dashlell, who has resigned from
the line OF the navy for that purpose.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Cincinnati yesterday Judge Taft ap-
pointed the Union savings Bank and
Trust Company. of the city named. tenn
porary receiver for the Cincinnati dis
trict Of the Distliing and Cattle-Feedlns
Company, Of Illinois.
Commissioner-of-Pe Pensions Lochren says
he viii appeal the case Of Judge Long 10
the Court OF Appeals OF the District OF
Columbia as soon as Judgment Is enter
ed. and, speaking of Judge Bradley $
decision. h. says there is no basis for IL
either in law or in logic.
President Collier. OF tha Atlanta Expo
sition, received through the state Depart
ment. Washington. yesterday, commu-
ncation from Minister Mcdonald, az Ie-
heran enclosing one from the Prime
Minister of Persia, who SAYS that the
invitation 20 take part in the exposition
was laid before the Shah, and that MS
Majesty has ordered his Minister or
Commerce TO bring the exposition 10 the
attention OF the mHfcHdhNa VI tiH'".
The steamer MontebellO. which Is en-
Gagged I'm the transportation OF fruit from
Palermo. Italy. To New Orleans. VIII
weigh anchor at the latter port to-day
with at least five hundred passengers on
board the list being composed entirely
Of Italians who went TO louisiana In
order to secure work on sugar planta-
tions. but who now. owing TO the de-
strIction OF the bounty, find their wages
cut TO 80 cents a day. and are unable 10
live on earnings so meagre.
In the Debs case at Chicago yesterday
Judge Grosscup. at the request OF the
attorneys for the defence, consented To
look over the authorities submitted by
Attorney Gregory bearing upon the ad-
mission Of evidence by the goVernnent I,
lending 10 show the connection Of the
American Railway Union directors with
overt acts OF the strikers, and while ne
has already ruled that such testimony u
adniseible IL is possible, though not
probable, that he may reconsider his
ruling.