The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-10-23

18th at Salisbury, Md, causing, as esti- |
mated, 100000 damage
RUSSIA has sent another note to Bulga-
ria making demands which Bulgaria will !
not conoede, and there is another crisis.
THE mayor of Minneapolis issued a
proclamation on the 10th calling on both
parties to the switchmen's trouble to ar
bitrate their differences.
COUNSEL for the doomed anarchists at
Chicago say they are very confident the
executions will be put off to give time for
the Supreme Court ruling.
GERMAN officers have boycoSted Metz
tradesmen on account of their hostile atti-
tude during the visit of Crown Prince
Frederick William to that city.
THROUGH private letter received at
Washington comes an alarming descrip-
zion of the European situation. War In
4he spring is considered certain.
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THE extensive glass factory of King,
Son & Co. at Pittsburgh, Pa, was par
TALLY destroyed by fire on the night of
the 14th. Loss, $4,000; fully insured.
RUMoRs originating in the United States
of the assassination OF General Gonzales,
ex-President Of the Republic of Mexico
and now Governor Of the State Of GUIANA
juato, prove to be entirely without foun-
dation.
THE recent Treasury order reducing the
rate of drawback on dried refined sugar,
does not affect the existing rate of four
cents per gallon less ten per cent. for sir
ups resulting from the refining of import
ed raw sugar.
THE business failures occurring through
out the country during the seven days
ended the 10Th numbered for the United
States 100, and for Canada 10, total of
179, as compared with a total Of 100 for
the previous like period.
MRS. MANNING and Miss Mary Manning
are overseeing the completion of improve
ments in their Dupont Circle home. They
will entertain lavishly this season, as
Mrs. Manning intends Miss Mary's debut
year shall be very gay one.
REPORTS continue to come in adding to
che casualties from the recent tidal wave
on the gulf coast. Up to the 18th the loss
of life was known to be fully three hum
bred, with the chances in favor Of the
total being further augmented.
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THE town of Sabine Pass, Tex, was
totally destroyed by the water of the
Sabine river on the night of the 10Th.
Sixty-fiva lives are known to have been
lost A hotel with fifteen or twenty guests
was swept out into the bay and all were
lost.
THE beautiful mansion of Lord Ken
more, who is looked upon as one of the
most severe landlords in Ireland, was re-
ported to be burning on the 14th. The
mansion is located on the bank of the
lower lake at Killarney, and is known as
Killarney House.
THE German Government has received
long dispatch from Herr Thilmann, the
German agent at Sofia. He describes the
position of affairs as extremely critical.
1t is reported that Russia has notified the
Powers of the necessity for the immediate
occupation of Bulgaria.
THE biennial session of the Supreme
Council of the Thirty third Degree M a
sons for the southern jurisdiction of the
United States will begin in Washington
on the 18th inst. This is the Supreme
Council Of the Scottish Rite, of which
l. ~ 4
er.
SAMUEL FIELDEN, one of the condemn nee
Chicago Anarchists, sends a letter to the
papers in which he speaks Of the assault
made on the informer Waller in Chicago
drinking saloon, and intimates that the
assault was arranged by the police tc
make certain the doom of the cond emned
men.
THE second Comptroller Of the Teasury
has decided that where a claim agains
the government once decided has beer
reopened and reheard, a second rehear ms
should not be granted except upon the
strongest evidence of irregularity in the
former proceeding or new discoveries o
essential fact.
THE coal mine owners Of Fifeshire
Scotland, refuse to concede the demand
of the miners for an increase of ten pc
cent. in wages. The masters Throughout
Scotland are in favor of general locBou
unless the men abate their demand
Thirty-five thousanl miners would be in
Yolved in such a lockout.
THE negotiations between the STANDARD
Oil Company and the proprietors of tn
Empire and American oil reineries wer
concluded on the llth 10y the former pay
ing the latter S1,225,0Oo for their plants
The purchase includes the independen
pipe lines running from the Butler anC
WASHINGTON (Pa.) oil fields.
REAR-ADMRAL EDWARD I. NICHOLS
died at Pomfret Conn, on the 18th, aftei
a short illness. Admiral Nichols had beer
spending the summer at Pomfret and ha'
been In usual health. He was found on the
morning of the 9th suffering from an ap'
opletic fit, and was unconscious until bis