The Osceola times., 1885-08-29

TEE National conferences for the protse-
tion of girls held . meeting at St. James
Hall, London. on the 2lst.
ZASzpAp claims indsm iity from Ger.
many for the loss OF native troops In the
East African expedition.
DuRiSa the seven days ended the 2ls.
there were l5S business failures in the
United States and nineteen in Canada,
making . total Of III.
The case OF yellow fever reported in the
Psnnsyivania Hospital at Philadelphia
Is pronounced q mild one.
RELATIONS are strained between Spain
and Germany on account Of the latter's
seizure OF the Caroline Islands.
AT meeting In New York on the 2lst
Of the trunk.line passenger agents it was
agreed to advance passenger rates to Chi.
cago and other western points
THE Mill Creek Distilling Company re.
duced the price of whisky to ST. 06 at C,n-
cinnati on the 2lst, on the rumor that Pc.
oria distillers were selling in Chicago at
Sl.0S
The General Superintendent Of the Life
Saving Service has directed the Superin-
tendents Of the several districts OF the At.
lantic and Gulf ,asts to open and man all
their stations on September lst. The sta
tions will remain in operation until MAY
2lst, 1886.
The firm who purchased the stock of
Smith, tho Omaha absconder, discovered,
concealed about the store, valuables
amounting TO from $40 900 to $1,000
THIRD AUDITOR WILLIAMS on the 2lst
certified and passed the pension accounts
for the quarter Of July, Au gust and Sep.
tember. The total amount of money to be
paid fer pensions in this quarter amounts
TO Sl1, 10000. or this, 1000 900 will go to
the Chicago ofilc,, Sl,00l,0O0 to the Colum.
bus (O.) office, $1,000, 900 to Ind ana polls,
S7oO, ,0JO to Des Moines and S9OJ, 900 to Nil.
waukee.
On the 22i there were 5,6I3 new cases
Of cholera throughout Spain and 1,723
deaths from the disease Since the Le-
ginning of the epidemic there have been
l56,O07 cases and 8l. .5ll deaths. On the
23d there were ,ss7 new cases and I,7s9
deaths.
Foa the seven days ended the 22i the
imports Of mercha ndise at New York
were valued at $8,Ol2, 1872.
MAR Washington, Pa, an oil well
yielding twenty five barrels an hour has
been struck.
In portions Of Pennsylvania the tobacco
crop has been seriously damaged by re.
cent hail storms.
TIE Chinese Government has contract
cd with an English firm for the build in 9
Of 100 miles of railway
DoNGoLA has been occupied by 4 900
dervishes
The st. Petersburg Herald says Russia
has determined to give up the Zulfikar
Pass.
The hatmakers and fnishers' union are
endeavoring to prepare label TO be
placed on all manu- ctured goods.
The International Telegra Confer.
snce at Berlin has confirmed the mod a cd
tariff proposition.
ON the 23d love feast at Ocean Grove
N. j., was participated In by 1900 per.
sons One hundred and fifty ministers
took part in the services.
ON the 23 an enthusiastic anti German
demonstr alton, In which $1,000 persons
took part, was held in Madrid.
SINCE the LIST of June $l250,0 900 In gold
has been trans erred from San Francisco
to the New York sub-treasury.
RECENT estimates Indicate that France
will be required to import 10, 000, 900 hecto-
litres OF wheat to make up for the short.
age In this years crop.
| On the 23i the Burlington & Missouri
Railway at Omaha had big force al
work laying track, supposedly making q
point against tho Union Pacific.
The members Of the South American
Commits sion are preparing their report tc
the President on the result of their re-
cent Investigations into the trade with
South Americin IN countries.
IT is announced that the Mahoning VAL
ley Iron Company at Youngstown, o., tn,
Trumbull Iron Company at Girard, and
Andrew Brothers 4 Co., at Hazleton, Pa.
have signed the Amalg amated Associa a
tion scale All will resume operations this
week. There will then be no idle mills in
the Mahoning Valley.
| AT Londonderry on the 23d there was q
riot between citizens and soldiers. Their.
was also riot at Ready, County Armagh
Bands OF Orangemen on returning tc
Ready after an outing were prevented by
police from entering the town. Tho
Orangemen persisting, the riot act was
read and thirty shots were fired. No
blood was shed, however.