Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-20
,rnIerrnnl,lr Driefs.

Charles Knox, the halter, died III W"
York yesterday morning.
The Italian Cabinet IS discussing pro-
posal 10 hold the parliamentary elections
ON May 18th.
The Duke of Aosta and the Princess
Helene. Of Orleans viii be married ~
Stowe House. Twickenham, Eng, on
June Slh
r C. WIckuNe. Ex-Governor OF Lou
lelana. died at shelbyviile. Ky. Thurs
day afternoon az the home Of j. c. Brock
ham. his son-in-law. Of grip.
Tho loom hands at the silk-mill Of
John y. Stearns & Co. WiiiIamsport'
pa were eranted an advance in wages
Yesterday of 1 cent per yard.
4 Central News Gondou) dispatch
from seoul says that a plot has been dis
covered 10 dethr0ue the King of Korea,
i'm favor OF his nephew. Li-Sun- Yon.
The New York Dock Board mot At noon
yesterday. and I'm secret session voted 10
lis.h 9rsc 4J men who have for some
years been IN the employ Of the depart
mert. thus eGecing a saving OF about
$1,000 a day.
Tho trial OF police-Insuector william
" NcI.auchlin. on the charge OF bride
taking. was resumed yesterday morning
b.e,re Judge Barrett On the Court Of
over and Tcrmlner. New York only four
Jurors having thus far been obtained.
There WAS another fruitless break in
Tho senatorial contest at Dover, Del,
Yesterday. three of the Higgins men
McN,ulleu. Burton, and T0wnsend-v0tins
for Massey, who was deserted by his
supporters on Wednesday.
The Fire and Police Board Of Denver.
col. has requested the resignation OF
every fireman i'm the city. ana the action
has created very bitter feeling being
surroeed To have been taken on account
az the nremcn's activity In the recent
election.
DISPATCHES from Havana inform the
government al Madrid that the rebellion
i'm cuba rs spreading, but that the in-
surccrts are badly armed and equipped
and say further that IL the uprising con-
tinucs TO spread. General Camp0s VII
ask for reinfOrcements.
The main business portion Of Ardmoro,
r.. was destroyed 10y fire yesterday
morning. sixty business-houscs being en-
t.rely destroyed. and the loss aEgresat-
INK $1,000 The Masonic Temple was
burned Many families are camped out
io the street \ Mrs Neal was so badly
burned that she cannot recover.
The great London Eng, shoemakers'
strike. which has dragged on for weeks
il likely 10 end within the next ten days.
the trade conference. Wn.ch met 10 ma
n compromise between the strikers de-
mauIs and the pastCr3 requirements.
having found n basis Of setti Ucnt. which
is mutually satisfactory.
A dispatch from Al,ahabad 10 the Pall
Mall Gazette. London, says the govern
rlaut mas offered 20 Umra Khan an
ASYLUM in India for himself his family,
AMI his suite, on condition Of his abso-
lutte surrender aud has also guaranteed
that the trib,smen and ther villages
SHALL be- spared II they offer no further
opposition.
Among the true bills found by the
gIanI jury at IItuourg. Il.. yesterday,
were ten against william y. Charles and
Henry Delaney. charged with conspiracy
to defraud. and one against Washington
Force. John O. Packer and Gilbert
lfauch. charged with conspiracy. the
charges ln bolh cases growing out or
the blini-poo. business.
A bin recognizing the beliiserancy Of
the Cuban r-yolutionists has been pre-
pared In Washington, and viii De- IN
uolGcel IN Congress when that Dtdy
conVcues. I'm December next. having been
drafted at the suggestion OF certain Re-
representatives. and majors VINO are
in sympathy with the efforts Of the Gu
bans 20 throw of the yoke of spain.
patriots'-Day. the anniversary Of the
battle o. Lexington WAS generally OBJ
served I'm Massachusetts yestert1y. al-
though not I'm so elaborate manner as
n Was last year when the holiday was
legally COMMUNICATED Tor the first time.
The centres u eel brIti0n were the
towns Of Lexington. Concord, Acton, and
Bedford. Boston taking mild share
I'm the festivities.
This afternoon an orglnization 10
couuteroct the free-coinage movement
I'M Illinois will be- formed at th- Palmer
House. Chicago, and viii be- styled the
"Honest-Mouey League the leading
spirits in the new movement being Adlai
r. Ewing. John NJ. Palmer, $ T. See
berger 81. r. Baker. Washington Hes
ing. and others, who have of late be
come Identified with the administrators
opposition 10 the l6-tol idea
The State Department mas published
the diplomatic correspondence exchanged
between this government and Venezuela,
.xteuding over the period between Oc-
tob-r. lV3. and December 1891. relating
to the boundary dispute between Yenezu-
eil and British-Guiana. which. while
adding but little % the general know
ledge II the subject. indicates that affairs
may take d serious turn unless an inn
partial arbitration OF the conflicting
claims is secured.
oscar Wilde and his friend Alfred Tay-
Tor. were argaisu-i in the B0W-Street
Police Court, London. at noon yesterday
for further examination, Wilde looking
being rufied and his general appearance
Indicating clrelcss1ess. and a. the con.
clusi0n OF the examination, Wilde ana
Taylor were fully committed for trial in
the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey.
application being made for bail ana be-
ing refused.
The Philadelphia fire ~ yesterday morn
ing which destroyed the building Occu-
pied by the New York Biscuit Company
2lG 20 PA north Front street and badly
damaged the soap and candle factory
ot william Dreyd0ppel, . north Front
street. resulted IN the serious injury OF
FIVE dremen, on whom "a wall fell. and one
II whom died yesterday afternoon. The
Joss t0 ttr biscuit company aggregates
10000. ard the damage 10 Dreydoppel's
factory amounts 90 $4,000 more. while
the damage 20 dwellings adjoining viii
probably reach 5000 making the total
Joss t-i',eW, upon Nhlcn tNeFe - idftal
insurance.
II is reported en- Washington that Eng
ilsh-Aun!ster Costing said some months
ago On Guatemala that England wanted
r. f1othol In Nicaragua, Ia order that
tine Yankees might not have absolute
control OF the Nicaraeuan canal, and IL
"a supposed the coveted point Is the go
called Corn Islands and that these may
be coded 10 Great Britain by Nicaragua
ls an equivalent for the smart money"
the immediate payment OF which Is de-
mandod. which shows that Nicaragua Is
not suffering for lack Of diplomatic
adroitness and that she may be disposed
TO force the hand OF the United States.
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We beg 20 announce TO our readers
this morning that the latest pdvices
are 90 the eiiec, thar wheat is getting
very high. consequently -four has ad-
yanced 20 cents a barrel this month What