Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-14
TcIegraphic Briefs.

Berlin. Ontario.-D. Hibner * Co.'S large
furnlture-factory was burned. Loss, over
$4,000 One hundred and fifty hands are
thrown out of employment.
Madrid.-The Epoca denies. upon official
authority, the report that Senor Dupuy de
LONE, Spanish Minister 10 the United
states, is TO be replaced by another en-
voy.
Cleveland. O.-The steamer Wallula, ore
laden. from Ashland, Wis. for Conneaut.
o.. went ashore while trying 20 make the
latter port during a storm. Two seamen
were drowned.
Dallas. Tex.-Ground was broken for the
St Paurs SanatOrium, a hospital 20 De
erected under the auspices OF the Sisters
OF Charity OF the Catholic Church at
cost Of $4,000.
New York.-Dr Joaquin Castillo was ar
rested and held In $500 BAH by CoIhIlls-
sioner Shields on a charge or having par
tlcipated in a tlibustering eSpeultlon 10
Cuba. which sailed on the steamship Lau-
rada May Sth last.
Iondon-The st. James Gazette says
that Right Hon. II. H. Asquith NJ. p.
formerly Home Secretary, and Sir George
Baden-Powell VI. p, will probably be ap-
pointed 10 represent Great Britain on the
Venezuelan arbitration tribunal.
Galena. Iu.-Congressman II. X. HIT,
chairman OF the House Committee on
Foreign
lie life for twenty years. became an
avowed candidate for the United states
Senate to succeed Palmer
Washington.-The annual report OF Ad-
miral Nj. t. Ramsay. Chief of the Bureau
of Navigation, shows that ~ per cent
of the enlisted men in the navy are Amer
lean citizens and that more than y per
cent. OF the apprentice boys are Ameri-
can-born.
cleveland. O.-Chairman NJ. A. Hanna
said that permanent Republican national
headquarters would be established at
washington: that Chicago headquarters
would be closed within a week, and that
New York headquarters would be closed
January lst.
Phfladelphia.-Th big sea-going battle
ship Iowa returned from her builders
trial trip off the Delaware Capes On a
two-hours burst of speed the ship ave
ragged 1921 knots. at III revolutions OF the
screws-S.7 more than the contract rate
and occasionally spurted up around the
l7-knot notch.
West Bay City, Mich.-Early in the
morning the entire fire department
was called out to the Cincinnati
saw-mll. This concern. ana the
Salsbery Brewery, owned by Knob
| lauch e Son. were destroyed. caus-
ing a loss of $4,000 on the mill and $4,000
on the brewery, both Of which were in
sured.
Mobile. Ala.-The expansion of business
| at Mobile is well illustrated by the con-
| tinued increase in the foreign exports or
| the port The exports for the first four
months of the fiscal year lS96-'97 exceeded
the total for the same four months OF the
year previous by 81 per cent, the totals
| being. respectively. S2,477.000 and N,622,OOO
| The increase IS general as 10 articles
| handled.
New York.-Richard D. V. Wood, for the
past six years assistant cashier Of the
METROPOLITAN National Bank dn liquida-
| tion since lSSD. is wanted on the charge
| of appropriating 10000 OF the bank $
funds He IS also said TO have used $4,000
belonging 10 his father-in-law, John j.
| Lawrence; $4,000 belonging to his aunt.
Mrs. William Lawrence, and a consider
| able sum belonging 10 his cousin. Jack
| Hart of Sparkhln, y. Y, with whom ne
was associated IN the livery business
| ChicagO-At O'Clock IA the morning a
fire started in the Board of Education
| Warehouse. adjoining the Chicago Manual
| Training School, which was destroyed by
fire Thursday night. The flames spread
| RAPIDLY and when they reached that por-
| ton Of the building I'm which several bar
rels of oil were stored, an explosion took
| places Pieces of brick and wood were
| thrown I'm all directions. and the janltor
barely escaped from the building. The
warehouse and It's contents were a total
| loss and were valued at $4,000.
| indianapolis. Ind.-Judge Woods. Of the
| United States Circuit Court, appointed a
| receiver for the Terre Haute and Indian
| apolis Railroad Company, familiarly
| known as the Vandalia Line, naming Vol
ney T. Malott, president OF the Indian
! National Bank, as receiver. The receiver
was appointed upon the suit 81 Mark T
! Cox. James A. Blair, and James w. Paul
! Jr against the company, and the ground
| for the receivership was the admission OF
| the company In court that 1t is insOvent.
New York.-Senor Jose Andrade, Minis
| ter from Venezuela TO the United states,
| is at the Hotel Savoy, and in an extremely
| happy frame of mind. his activity in en-
| listing this countrys interest in behalf
| Of his country having borne abundant
| fruit When asked by representative OF
! the United Associated Presses whether
| the draft of the treaty or proposed agree
/ ment with reference TO the disputed ter
ritory claimed by England had yet been
| submitted 70 him. he said; mo. It is
not strictly correct to say that. In fact l
am not aware that such a treaty Is yet In
| existence. In the ordinary course IL Will
| be submitted to my government for APP
| prevail The published statement that the
| treaty had been drawn and was brought
| here by me IS not correct Neither have
| / any intention of returning to Caracas
| with the treaty