Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
Teicgraphic Briefs.

Colonel X. T. Maddox, head of the
clearinghouse Of Maddox. Rucker K Co.
Atlanta. Ga, died yesterday Of paralysis.
Governor Johnson. of Alabama, has of
fered reward of 500 for the arrest and
conviction OF the negroes who killed Mrs
Hubbard, near Centreville, Monday.
The Board of Construction Of the Navy
has approved the report Of the Board OF
Survey upon the Spanish gunboats San
dova and Aldovar. They will be repair
ed at a cost of $4,000 each.
The deaths at Vera Cruz. Mexico, from
yellow-feyer, in May. were IA out of SOB
cases. The high mortality indicates the
viruence of the fever. The heat con-
tinues great along the Mexican coast
The Vienna correspondent Of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph says that Rigo, the
gypsy musician who elOped with the
Princess de Chimay while returning with
the Princess TO Austria, has died at Alex
andria.
The Cabinet yesterday transacted no
business of general Importance. The en-
tire time OF the meeting was devoted 10
routine matters connected with the Yari-
Gus departments The Philippine siuation
only came up incidentally, and developed
nothing new.
BY direction of the President. the act
ing Secretary of War has issued an order
Tor the re-establishment Of the Military
Department of Texas, and the assignment
Of Colonel Chambers Mcnibben. of the
Twenty First Infantry, TO command OF
the department
The Secretary OF State and Mrs. Hay
last night entertained the new Spanish
Minister and the Duchess de ARGOS al
brilliantly appointed dinner, at which were
present several Of the most prominent
members OF the diplomatic corps and a
few other friends.
BY direction OF the President, Brlga-
4, al
Volunteers, who has just arrived al San
Francisco from service in the Philippines.
has been honorably discharged from the
volunteer army of the United States, to
take effect August 2, 1899.
Three squads of Usage Indian police and
light-horsemen evicted several hundred
white intruders from the Usage Indian
Reservation. All the fences and improve
ments of the intruders We're destroyed,
and hundreds Of cattle were turned into
the grain-felds. The destruction of crops
was great.
The passenger steamer r. G. Stewart,
from Hancock for Duluth, ran ashore on
Michigan Island. one OF the Apostles
group, and later was burned to the waters
edge. one of the crew-George Mcken-
ma. Of DetrOit-waS drowned in escaping
from the burning boat. The others were
saved.
A dispatch from Greenwood. S. c., an
X. II.
made 10 leave there six months ago, has
returned without molestaton. publica-
ton of his views on politics month ago
In Greenwood paper is supposed 10 have
caused a change Of feeling among his
neighbors.
The United States transport Meade.
having on board the Ninth Regiment OF
Infantry. from Porto Rico, arrived yes
terday at Jersey city, whence the men
will 90 to Camp Meade, where they WIZ
remain until about June 18th. and then
proceed 10 San Francisco, and from there
TO the Philippines for active duty.
The final details have been arranged Tor
the laying Of the cable between tne
United States and Germany, tne ias' oonD
being satisfactory arrangeineht con
corning government messages ana rdlts
OF cable tolls. The Washington autnolt,
ties have been informed tnat tne actual
work OF laying the cable VIII pes'h uui'''e
the present summer.
John Hannnway. who attempted to as
sault the little daughter OF n; L.. Christ
mas. at Vienna, Co. pleaded suilty IN
the specIal session OF the County Court
was given the limit of the law; ana ,s ssn-
John. Two hours later he was on nus WY
10 Macon. where he will be Kept untl
assigned TO o convict camp
A special from Maysville, KY, says
thirty-eight men were armed WIN VIII
chester rifles and sent t., 70 tbe sn Comfy The.
men were sworn I'm and instructed r 70
protect the gates at all hazards: Inc
turnpike owners have an UNDERSTANDING
with Governor Bradley 10 send the militia
into the county IL men cannot DE Iouhd
to protect the gates.
According to a dispatch from Mandai,
the most southerly town or Norway, TWO
boys on May 18th last found on the
north coast Of Iceland a small cork case,
containing a slip Of paper dated July ii;
1897. signed "Andree, Strinburg. ana
Franckel." and bearing the words: AN
well. Thrown out about longitude 81;
latitude unknown" Professor Andree's
brother thinks the case was probably one
of the letter buoys with which the Andree
expedition was provided.
The slip OF paper found inside the cork
l.uoy picked up by two boys on May l4tn
last on the north coast OF Iceland. as
cab!ed to the Associated Press Monday,
was inscribed Drifting Buoy. No. Z. This
Lucy thrown from Andree's balloon July
II. 1897 1886 J.. NJ, Greenwich tune, -
north. rs east. We are al an altitude OF
six hundred metres. All well. lsigncD
Andree. Steinberg Froenkef." The bah
loon had thus only travelled seven hours
and nifty minutes when the buoy was
thrown out.