West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-03

urea thousand dollars. insurance about
eighty thousand dollars. The foundation OF
the safe gave way while the men were work
ing in the ruins, burying half dozen men
and boys. A man named James Spinlaw
was taken out dead; also one of the boys,
Alex Giles. Another was fatally injured,
and all the others seriously hurt.
The Chicago Museum caught fire, at six
O'Clock, few mornings since, aud the por-
ton containing the theater was completely
Quilted. Chaplin & Cores liquor establish
ment, beneath, was damaged by water used,
and the museum animals all died from suffo-
cation. John r. Walsh is the proprietor
and Tony Denier lessee Of the museum and
theUtcr, the loss on which is estimated at
$1,000 20 $4,000 Chaplin & Gore estimate
their loss at $4,000. These are regarded as
outside figures. The insurance on all the
property injured - two or three times the
amount OF loss. The theatcr Is the first
builtaftcr the great fire.
Notes from Abropd.
In the recent returns OF elections i'm
| France, 325 Republicans and l9l Conserva-
tivcs are reported as elected TO the Assem-
/ bly,. The election passed of quictly.........
~. Thomas adyiccs state that a fearful hur
/ ricane visited Curacao and the neighbor-
hood islands September %, aud caused great
damage. The wind blew from all quarters,
and the sea washed away the lower part Of
the town OF WilhclmStadt. Near Y every
/ house an what Is known as the pptrimay
quarter was destroyed, and the Notifications
are ia ruins Many families are destitute
me dam1ge To property is estimated mt over
3 100000. Dutch man-of-war and two
I Dutch schooners were wrecked, and several
lives lost. All the salt ponds i'm the neigh.
borhood island of Bonairc are ruined.
Dispatches from Grand Rapids report the
destruction by fire of an entire square in
f1.s.f III q
Insurance, $4,000.
OksakofI, Chief of the Moscow Panslavist
Society has been arrested for strong Ian
guagc against the government dynasty........
The Madrid Government intends to remon-
strate with the United States against the
duty ot nifty cents per ton on Spanish shin
ping cnterini the United States ports.
iron workers i'm Clyde ship building yards
have demanded an increase OF wages and
the masters have resolved ON n lockout
which will involve two thousand men
a telegram from Simla denits the rcports
from Calcutta that war was believed TO be
imminent between the British and the
Ameer of Afghanistan and Khan of Kelat
IL states that the British relations with
kelat were never better, and there is no
danger OF a frontier wnr....Advices from
warsaw state that nsurrectiOnary move
mentS are apprehended in Russian Poland.
since the withdrawal of troops The i'm
perial proclamation has already been sent
to the local authorities for publication on
the hrst emergency, calling on the peasants
To assist the Russian Government against
the nobility and towns people.
The Car, addressing his general staff on
Wednesday, declared that he and all the
members OF the imperial family would re-
man with the army to share i'm its labor and
the fortunes of war, and witness the deeds
ol the soldiers. He concluded: al myself
VIII care for the wants Of my army, and if
necessary, all Russia will, as once before,
take up arms" 1.-THE strike in the cotton
mills OF Bolton, England, is approaching a
close. The sellactor winders have decided
To resume work upon the masters terms
winch are mainly that operatives must &C.
cept reduction in their wages but that the
masters VIII undertake to revise the list of
prices paid Tor various kinds Of work.
Russian official dispatch from Gorny
Studen reports that in one of their assaults
October 10, the Roumanians entered and oc-
cupied the second Gravitza redoubt before
fleVna, but during the evening the redoubt
was recaptured by the TurksA tele.
gram dated Poredin, Saturday, saws the
houmanians captured the redou6ts on
IIudy aiter three vigorous assaults, but
during the night the Turks collecting
all Their forces, recaptured il after most
sangulnary contest. 1t was ex2ected the
hghting would continue Saturday The re-
port is current that the Roumanans recap
tured the second Grivitza redoubt on Satur-
DAY, but this is not yet SUNDAY EVENING"
confirmed. A member of the Red Cross So.
clety says orders have been received to pre-
pare Tor the reception of six thousand
wounded, This is evidently n gross ex.
aggeration. There is probably eight or nine
hundred. IT is said that the Turks had
mined the redoubt and were waiting until il
was full of Roumanians, explode IL. and
then to make their assault. Ii is thought
that hghting is still going Ohm.
Berlin correspondent telegraphs that the
Berlin bankers, Henckel Il LANCE, with a
capital of seven million marks. have been
forced into liquidation in consequence of
the failure of the Ritterschaftliche bank.
Inc creditors hope to recover in full after
some delay........A serious revolution has
broken out in Guatemala. division of
tnS faclhcadora have arrived at La Paz.
Bolivia, from Santa Cruz, after shooting all
the ringleaders OF the last revolution.
The principal buildings on the Champ De
Mars and TrOcadero, for the exhibition in rs.
have been completed, and the interior ar.
rangement commenced Great progress
has been made in the foreign department.
particularly the British, where the immense
buildings for agricultural machinery arc
finished. The United States Minister
has had an interview with the hi.
rector Of the Exhibition rela.
tive to the American Department.
Adyices from Cape Town, October 2, by way
/ OF Madeira, state that war has bpptn in
iranskel between the Galekas and the
British aud their native allies. Fighting
occurred September oath and 2Dth at South
Mapassa ant lbeka. Galekas 20 the number
OF eight thousand attacked the British. but
were repulsed with the loss Of two hundred
on september -. The loss of Septen1ber 90
Is unknown. The British loss is one man
Killed apd six wounded. Reinforcement
nave been dispatched from Smon's Bav.
ana volunteers are being enrolled through.
out the colony.