Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-11
Telegraphic Tersitics.

to enforce the prohlbitionSaw to the let
ter.
Telegrnphic Tersitics.
washington. d. C.-senator Morgan is
better.
New Orleans-Advices from St. Landry
parish report all quiet there.
Knoxville, Tenn.-Mrs. Guy Nicholson
was burned to death at Ducktown.
Brooklyn, N. Y.-Mayor Wurster an
nounced that he had vetoed the greater
New York bill.
Murderer Schneider took place at 1888,
and there was no hitch In the arrange
ments.
Columbus, O.-The Democratic State
Central Committee decided to hold the
State convention In Columbus June sd
and 2ith-
washington.-The Treasury gold re-
serve at the close, of business stood at
having been $2so,9J0.
Key West, Fla.-The reported capt Ire
OF the schooner Pearl by a Spanish cruz
ser was a mistake The schooner Is
now ashore near Turtle Harbor.
Nashville Tenn.-Dr. A. G. Williams, a
prominent physician of Sumner county,
was shot and killed at his own yard-gate
at Hendersonville. The assassins are un-
known.
Berlin.-The Herald bureau circulates
the report that the police have discovered
in South Germany the existence OF
secret Anarchist organization with wide
ramifications.
Augusta, Ga--At a meeting Of repre-
sentatives OF the South Atlantic cotton
exchanges the matter of uniform baling
was considered, and resolutions were
adopted TO the end desired.
Portland, Ore.-The Republican State
Convention adopted resolutions favoring
the enfranchisement Of women. declaring
against silver. and instructing delegates
to the national convention TO vote for
Mckinley.
Philadelphia assignment was an
nounced Of Hall & Garrison, house deco
rators and picture-frame manufacturer,
on Washington avenue, near Eleventh
street John c. Grady Is the assignee
Liabilities estimated at $4,000.
New York.-Mayor Strong sent the
greater New York bill to Albany by. a
special messenger. He refused 10 give
out any Information as TO whether he mad
seems to be no doubt that he did the lat
ter.
Charlotte, n. CA special tells Of a
gold excitement in Cabarrus county.
Miners at work In the Reed mine took
out a nugget Weighing 234 pounds, ana
estimated to be worth 81, so. This Is the
second largest nugget ever found In the
United States.
st. Louis.--The Democratic city pri-
maries resulted in an overwhelming Vie
tory for the silver men, the sound-money
men being successful In only three OF the
tWenty-eight wards. Ex-Governor Fran
els was chosen as delegate In his ward
by narrow margin.
Cleveland. O.-The Merchants Bar-Iron
Association OF the United States is no
more After a stormy ression at the We'd
dell House the members unanimously
agreed that IL would be impossible for
them 10 ever come to an agreement, and
the meeting was formally dissolved.
Washington were issued
by the Navy Department to the board di-
rected TO inspect the new battleship Mas
sachusetts and on April 10Th the big ship
will proceed to the trial course between
Cape Ann and Cape Porpoise, where the
trial will take place under the usual con-
ditions.
Habana a-Insurgents attacked the town
OF Gulra de Melena, province OF Habana,
in considerable numbers. They attempted
to deceive the garrison with cries OF " viva
Espana" and the bugie-calls employed py
work, however, and the rebels were re-
pulsed with some loss.
Chicago.-After conference with Cover
nor Altgeld and Secretary -of-State Helm
richsen, Secretary Nelson, OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee, issued call for
a meeting OF the committee in Chicago
April 10Th, which meeting will officially
inaugurate the campaign In Illinois, and
will draft the call for the State conven-
ton.
San Francisco o-Passenger by the Ma
riposa from Honolulu report that united
States Minister Willis held an auction
effects few days before the Mariposa
sailed, the general selling out being pre-
paratory TO his leaving at an early date,
on his permanent return TO the united
States.
London.-Mr. James O'Kelly. a member
OF Parliament for North Roscommon, has
given notice that on Monday next he will
ask Mr.. Curzon whether Lord salisbury
intends to direct the British Consul-Gene-
raj in Cuba to report upon the condition
OF Cuba with reference TO tne s,ate OF
war which is alleged TO exist upon that
island.
London.-In the House OF Commons.
Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State
for the Colonies, stated, In reply 20
question on the subject, that the British
forces now in Matabelelsnd would DC able
to hold out against the natives who are
now in revolt, and that they would even
take the offensive when the whites I'm
the outlying districts had been gathered
In.
PHILADELPHIA. alleged filibustering
steamship Bermuda arrived from Puerto
Cortes, Honduras, with cargo OF
bananas. When she was reported as
by a member OF the firm of J. ID. Hart
and sent down TO meet the vessel. and II
Is probable that instructions were taken
by the tug to those aboard the Bermuda