Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-02
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The new copper mines In FL Cobre Dis
trict, cuba, were formally pre-empted
| yesterday
The United States cable-steamer Hooker
salIed yesterday afternoon from New
York 10 connect by cable all the princi-
pal points In the Philippines.
Juan Caballero. a noted bandit. was
executed at Mayari. Cuba. Sunday THE
hural Guards at Holguin shot two out
laws VINO were attempting to escape.
| General Ludlow complains that one OF
ene prlnclpal difficulties Habana is now
suneIihs IRON h the presence of 'irany
noi'htess ameficans-men who go there
| simply 10 change their sphere OF idleness."
| IL is pointed out that curious result
| OF 6eneral Woods announcement Mai
| the marriage ceremonies of ali RELIGIONS
| sects In Santiago, Cuba, are legal may
my. u poi'sa-
len or the fourteen Republican MEM
DeIs OF congress from Illinois met I'm
caucus at Chicago yesterday and mani
mously decided 10 support Conuressmar
ALBERT j. Hopkins, OF Aurora. for Speaker
or the Federal House of Representative
Governor-General Brooke and General
Gomez, both of whom are annoyed at the
sSiIowness In the arrangements for the
distribution Of the 100000 10 the f,uban
troops, held another conference Yesterday
with view to hurrying up the matter
Company b. Twenty-fourth Infantry
tcolored), the only United States troons
stationed at Vancouver barracks ar nrcs.
eht, mas received orders to hold ITSELF IN
Tfsa9lhess TO report for duty at Wardner
notice. '''1' .
Major Gerardo Domeneche, OF the Cuban
| army, who was known i'm Cuba AZ che
strongest man in the island arrived M
New York yesterday on the steamer
i'aurenburg, a physical wreck paralyzed
from the waist down. He VIII be taken
" ~ Tsnniiiausiphla there to be treated, and
MS friends believe he will recover the
use of his limbs.
The Congress OF the Argentine Repub-
nc opened yesterday. In his message
president Rocas said that a settlement
Is in prospect OF the territorial question.
under which peace is assured, and that
the government would be enabled to de-
Velop the resources OF the country and
promote the colonization OF Patagonia
During the last few days some OF the
Habana papers that are printed in Eng
llsh nave published sensational stories re-
earding disputes between soldiers and the
cuban police, evidently with the intention
OF preventing any understanding between
more trouble. General Ludlow, Military
Governor Of Habana summoned an
V1ending editor before him and warned
hlm THAT he must desist trying to en-
proll soldiers and the police
Inc Treasury Department has taken
s.eps 10 prevent the photOgraphing OF the
warrants for the payment OF the $50 O9O 600
10 Spain for the Philippines becaXse
abuse OF the privilege might lead To the
e99unterieiting OF government securities
MISS Frances e. johnson, a well-known
washington photographer, was called
upon 10 surrender plates OF photographs
which she had made OF the warrants I'm
question, and willingly d!d so on the rem
Gals. VIM
The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes n
ulspatch from Bagdad, Asiatic Turkey
asserting that Great Britain has already
taken steps TO counterfeit the efforts az
the russian expedition. consisting OF
seven officers and fourteen engineers
when recently completed a survey for
me extension OF the Tiis and Kars rail-
ROAD from point on the Little Zab river
northeast or Bagdad, to the Persian Gulf
a British gunbOat having been sent TO
the Persian Gulf. presumably with the
OBJECT OF taking possession OF the mouths
or the rivers Euphrates and Tigris
Representative Dolliver, OF Iowa, who
Is pushing General Henderson for Speaker
coed Mr.. Reed In an interview Yesterday
said that Mr.. Sherman, OF New York. IN
his opinion. would win, unless the western
congressman united on a candidate. Con-
sequently, he said, when he reached Chi
cagO shortly he would suggest to Repre-
sentative Hopkins, of Illinois. and other
western candidates that the western men
enter into an agreement TO vote for the
western speakerShip candidate receiving
the highest number Of votes on the first
ballot.
The Marquis Of Salisbury. British Prime
Ministec and Minister OF Foreign Affairs,
and A. J. BaIfour, First Lord of the Trea-
sury, announced yesterday in the House
OF Lords and In the House of Commons,
respectively, the general drift of the
Anglo-Russian agreement regarding the
spheres of influence of the governments
Of Great Britain and Russia in China, as
they have already been made known.
Lord Salisbury emphasized his anxiety
not to appear to attach exaggerated i'm
pOrtance to the specific stipulations of
the agreement, adding: But, OF course.
| attach very great Importance to the
signing of the agreement, because 1t Is a
sign of the good feeling so desirable be-
tween the governments Of Russia and
England"
The conflict between United States
deputy marshals and the three judges OF
st. Clair county, Mo, predicted for yes
terday. did not materialiZe The judges
having been warned that there would be
large force of deputies on hand, de-
cided not 10 go TO OsceOla, the county
town but instead held court somewhere
IN the woods IL was stated that the
long fight OF the people OF 81. Chair
against the levy Of a special tax to pay
interest on the bonds OF a railroad that
was never built might end I'm bloodshed
Yesterday when the three fugitive judges,
who had been in hiding to prevent the
United states officials from compelling
them TO levy the special tax or suffer ar
rest. should go TO OsceOla to open the
regular term OF court 1t was stated that
the Judges would be protected by q mob
of 500 farmers.
The Memphis CTenn,( scimitar OF April