The Osceola times., 1886-10-02
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No INFORMATION can be obtained In
Canadian official circles regarding the
alleged new treaty between Canada and
the United States.
The Methodist General Conference con-
cluded its quadriennial session at Toron.
to, Ont, on the 24th.
THE Navy Department is informed that
the steamship Atlanta has not gone TO
sea, as was supposed, upon her trial trip,
but Is maKing a short trial in Long Island
Sound to test her speed.
Four retail grocers were arrested at
Cincinnati on the oath on warrants, issued
at the instance OF Deputy Food Commis-
sioner Gegan, charging them with an Of
fense under the law which provides that
imitation butter shall not be sold without
having put up notice that imitation but
ter is for sale.
MANY people were unable TO secure ad.
mission to the Metropolitan Opera house
at Columbus, o., on the night Of the oath,
on the occasion Of Governor Foraker's
speech, which was not so much political
as an exposure Of the brutalties, robber-
les and outrages at the Ohio Penitentiary
under Governor Hoadly's administration
prior TO last January.
CONTAGIOUS pleuro. pneumonia Is re.
ported to have been discovered on a farm
In Summit County, o 10. Thirteen head
Of cattle ad died up to the 25th. Precau-
tions have been taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.
Ac)MMU NIcArIoN from the French Gov.
ernment was received at the Vatican on
the oath, stating that In view of the de-
ci,ion of the Pope to postpone the sending
of nuncio to China, France will continue
to scrupulously respect the concordat, and
will maintain the public worship budget
on the present ) sis.
DURING conclave week one hundred and
twenty five thousand strangers visited st.
Louis.
TUE engineers sent'by the Government
to Charleston, S. c., to inspect the dam
aged buildings, estimate the money value
of the real estate damaged by the earth
quake at from 5000 900 to $4,000, 900.
A LOCOMOTIVE especially constructed to
use petroleum as fuel is successfully y draws
ing trains between Alexandria and Cairo,
Egypt.
WHOLESALE evictions in ireland are
promised. Lord Hugh Annelsley has is-
sued a hundred wris Of ejectment for his
County Down estate. Numerous large
landlords are said to be taking like meas-
ures
DURING the past few years 5000 trees
have been planted in the streets of Berlin,
and this means Of beautify ing the city is
being carried on wherever possible.
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effect November l, and the internal rev.
enue officials are perfecting the details of
the regulations for its enforcement.
NEARLY three hundred mechanics will
be discharged from the Washington Navy
Yard on October /, as result of tho res
cent order of Secretary Whitney turning
over the entire yard to the Ordnance Bu-
reau.
THE new steel cruiser Atlanta In her re.
cent trip on Long Island Sound attained
a speed of fourteen knots an hour. Her
machinery worked well.
NUMEROUS employees have been dr. opped
from the roll $ of the Government printing
office at Washington, and it is expected
that many mere will follow in a very
short time.
THE Atlantic seaboard ship-builders are
boycotting the Government and refuse to
make bids for the construction of new ves-
sells, owing to the alleged shabby manner
in which John Roach has been treated.
OK the 26th earthquake shocks were felt
at Constantnople and Smyrna.
A NEWSPAPER published at Hull, En-
gland, claims TO have received n letter
stating that the Fenians intend to burn
that town.
THE International Range Association of
Colorado have issued an ad lress urging
that precautions be taken to prevent the
introduction of pleuro- pneumonia.
HIGH diplomatic authority is respon-
sble for the statement that Austrian and
German influence is being exerted TO ac-
complish the transfer of the Sultan of1ur-
key TO Egypt and the obliteration Of the
Ottoman Empire in Europe.
A STONE building has been discovered
eight feet below the surface at Kaukanna,
Wis, which from its appearance and
workman ship is thought to have been
built centuries ago.
THE Indian commissioners who have
been arranging treaties with the Northern
Minnesota Indians report the Indians TO
be in a deplorable condition, owing to the
whisky traffic which has been carried On
among them by white men,