Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-28
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New York.-The gross earnings 6f the
Norfolk and Western railroad for the
third week OF March were SZ3i. ZIG, an in
crease Of 3l.o64
Greensboro. Ajax Governor Thomas
Seay is still i'm very critical condition.
lie is unconscious, and his death is liable
10 Occur al any minute.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Dr. Joseph 5. Gil
lespie. once a very prominent citizen Of
Chattanooga. fell dead at his home, in
ChickamauEa. Ca; aged y yearE.
Augusta. CAB McDade. an employee
OF the Augusta Southern railroad. while
coupling cars in the yard Of the road.
was run over and instantly killed.
ashmgton.-Senator Daniel introduced
a bin 90 pay the Masonic Lodge Of Keys
vile $3.50 for the destruction OF their
building by Federal troops In i3d
London.-The rerort published in the
Chronicle that Great Britain had pur-
chased DelagOa Bay. East Africa. from
the Portuguese. is officially denied.
Louisville. Ky.-The steamer Sam
Brown was burned, and. It Is estimat 4.
will be a total loss. She was Quilt at
/ Pittsburg IN ISL, and was valued a $500
Des Moines. IA fire IN the six-story
furniture house OF l.. Harbach damaged
building ard stock 10 the extent OF 5000
Cape Town.-Advices are 10 the effect
Anderson. :. C.-Thomas II. Palmer
aged Gl. committed suicide by cutting b =
throat with razor. There is no doubt
that his rash act was due TO mental
alteration.
Pretoria.-President Kruger has issued
an official denial OF the reports that the
relations between Mr.. Chamberlain, the
British Colonial Secretary, and himself
are strained
Knoxville. Tenn.-Ezra Hamilton. who
u-qe 10 have been hanged for murder, has
l..
| pealed 10 the Supreme Court which can
| not act upon it until September next
Benton. Ark.-Nearly a dozen resi-
/ dences and three quarters OF the business
portion Of the village were burned by a
fire. which ragged for three hours Loss
| estimated at $4,000; insurance, partial.
Cbicago-Frank Sweeney. ex-Grand
Naster 81 the Swltchmen's Mutual Bene-
I ft Association, now the National switch
mems Union, died at his home, after suf-
fering a long time rom consumption.
| Providence. r. 1.-The cut-down in a
/ few OF the smaller Rhode Island cotton
mills. announced Thursday, is not 10 be
/ General. the larger corporations denying
/ that a general reduction IS contemplated.
Wilmington. y. Cat a meeting OF the
Republican Executive Committee of the
I Third Congressional District. Mckinley
/ was endorsed for President. Russell fOr
| Governor. and Prtchard for United
/ States Senator.
Cane Town. Cecil J. Rhodes. late Prime
! Minister Of Cape Colony. has started for
| Buluwayo. near which point, II is re-
| portcd a sharp encounter has taken place
/ between a party Of mounted patrols and a
/ force Of Matabeies.
Paltirnore.-John J. Hill. young mer-
/ chant of Ahoskie. Hertford county, ~ G,
| died al the Carrollton Hotel from the
/ effects Of inhaling Illuminating gas. G. j.
]
/ charge Of the remains.
Versailles Ky.-The Midway Deposit
/ Bank. OF Midway, KY, made an assign
| ment to John Wise. a director Forty
| thousand dollars Is due depOsitOrs. The
| hank has $1,000 in collectble notes, and
will probably pun through
Chicago. Charles o. Hartwer who was
employed by william peering & CO.. the
| agrlcultural-implement manufacturers, Of
| this city 10 managed the Rochester (N.
/ W office was arrested on the street.
! charged with being a fugitive from JUS
| tice. a forger and an embezzler, and he
! admits his guilt
Rerlin.-Dr. Peters. the African explorer
| AGAINST whom grave charges have been
| made regarding his conduct as an official
| of the German Colonial Government. in
tends 10 resign from the German service
no matter how the lullelal inquiry inte
his conduct ends, and VIII go 10 SOmali-
land. in the service Of foreign country.
that several whites In outlying places are
| renorted 10 have been killed by the Mata-
| heies IL is assumed that the outbreak Is
/ nartly due TO the stringent measures re-
! centiv adopted 20 stamp out the rinder-
| nest in Rhodesia. The fOndness OF the
| Kofirs for their cattle Is well known
| and th4 killing OF them in attempts u
| stamp out the rlnderpest has excited much
/ discontent
Savannah. Ga.-The directors OF the In.
! terstste Military Association decided 4
| Increase the first prize Tor the interstate
| conpetitive drill 10 be held during the
| Nav military celebration from 5000 q
| S5 20 on account OF the action OF thf
| Washington military companies, they alsC
| decided 10 adhere 10 the original rules
,,rovifing that c0mpanies not regularly
! fnlisted In the National Guard could not
cnmn.te. This bars out the Nationa
Fencbles
pome \. Y.-The receiver OF the de-
,,,rct Fort Stanwix Bank has discovered
a number Of notes purpOrting TO have
been made by persons IN Rome. who's.
Zines we're forged, presumably by tht
iata cashier Barnard. the amounts OF IN,
s,rosd notes ageregating many thousand
- doilars and the inference is thai
9srnard used the money obtained on ths
1otes IN paving the dividends 10 stock
holders thus keeping up the financia
standing Of the oahk
The Force of Habit.