The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-04-25
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Burned.
NEW York, April X.-The extern
sive dry goods house~of August, Bern-
helm 4 Baur, one of the largest In lite
line OF business In tie United States
burned early this morning. No state
ment of the loss can be bad at this
hour, but 1t will be heavy.
Plasterers strike.
SAN ANTONIO, April M.-The plass
terers at work throughout the city all
struck Thursday, demanding % 90 for
eight hours or "a 90 for ten hours work
per day.
WILMINaToN, Del, April 24.-Hon.
VIM. Whlteley, associate judge OF the
Superior Court, died yesterday morn
ing of hemorrhag0 Of the stomach |
after lingering illness.
Foreign.
BERLIN, April 24.-Trade meetings
are being held daily for the purpose Of
agitating for increased wages. ALI the |
gatherings have, SO far, been orderly, !
except the womans meetings, many of
which the police were Obliged TO dis>
perse.
Anew Orleans Tragedy.
NEW ORLEANS, April M-William
@. Nessen, aged 62, attempted to Kill
his wife, yesterday, aged 40, shooting
her through the arm and breast and
then placing the muzzle Of the revol>
yer in his mouth fired, killing himself
almost instantly. Mrs. Nessen has
seven children, the youngest eight
months old. Jealously caused the
trouble.
ON Labor Questions.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Beck is outspoken in praise of the
rresident's message on labor questions
He SAYS II he could have his way he
i would name Allen G.. Thurman, Jos.
E. Mcdonald and Roscoe Conkling as
1.-The labor commissioners and give
them $4,000 year. such a commits
:. sion would command the respect OF all
, oarties and would settle the labor
troubles.
Imports and Business Failures.
j New York, April 24.-The total inn
ports of dry goods at this port during
. the past week Were valued at u, 269.'
J COS and the amount thrown on the
market 3d. ,292, $40.
The following are the business fail
= ures occurring throughout the countr.
y during the last seven days, as report
:, ed to r. G. Dunn & Co., to day Mum
y Der for the United States, 1863; Canads
%. or total of 1911 as compared wit
n total of 1872 last week and 2l5 Ill
I'd week previous to the last.
le ALevec Breaks.
y HELENA, Ark, April 24.-Thursda
;" night the levee at Old Town, sixtee
.. miles south of here, broke on the Arl
re ansas side and in a short time a char
he mel had been worn away by the e
er Gaping water. There is no hope
y closing the break while the waters
: the river remain at its present dept
Thousands of acres of fertile cote
~ lands have already been overflowt
De and It is estimated that a million acr
~ will be submerged before the levee CO
a. be repaired. The Inhabitants of tn
VI region had expected this calamity 4
y some time, aud had removed the
~ stock and RETAINED from planting the
regular crops, 60 the actual damai
he will not be very great.
oil ARKANSAS JUSTICE.
in The seventy.First Victim Bites tt
la Dust.
ds1
Ter FORT SMITH Ark, April 23.-Jam
I'll WATSON and Joseph Jackson were ex
ID cuted here yesterday for murders col
he mitted in the Indian Territory. A
'ar ticipating a riot, United States Marsh
ne Carroll postponed the hour of exec
lin ton until afternoon. At2 O'Clock
ess prisoners were dressed and the dea
ar, warrants read. They were then iron
AN and after bidding their fellow-prison
ne tgood. bye were taken to the scaffold
nd 5 o'clock. Before being handcuff
Ill jackson attempted to cut his thrc
aid with a bottle that some of the prise
he ers used as flower vase, but was pl
,ns vented by the guards, after he had
be. an ugly cash In his neck.
ted Some delay occurred at the gallo
The awaiting the arrival of the minist
as and after the minister's prayer
,it> doomed men babe each other good~b
he and as the ropes were adjusted ba
The their last farewell to the guards rep
let tiers and others present. The drop "
ust sprung at 3:46 p. m. and both N
3 is died without a struggle. The exec