Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-12
THE BUSY WORLD
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PRESENT NEWSPAPER MAN.


The European Powers Preparing Tor q
Great strussio-Irish Afiairs-siorms,
Railroad Accidents. Suicides. etc. '''''
Erard's piano factory (the oldest in the
world) In Paris, France, was destroyed by
ire. ID j q -. g:g 4fe
The Alhambra Theatre at Antwerp was
destroyed by fire. The theatre was a
vast structure. @ .a ssstza Il . s.-v VII
Two express trains on the Dutch State
railroad, near Meppel, collided. Twenty
six persons were killed and many others
injured. 4&4 sg l,-~.....G ~ --. a.. a..
A canal burst at point near Dudley,
aot far from Birmingham, England. Hun
dreds Of families were rendered homeless
by the inundation.
The Liberal Radical Union has decided
to give public reception In London,
England, to Messrs. 0'Brien and Sullivan
after their release from Tullamore Jail.
On the celebration of the Pope's Jubi-
lee in Chicago, ILL.,, the Catholics of that
city collected a purse of $40, 900, and it
will be forwarded to Rome.
A powder magazine explosion at Alloy,
China, destroyed one.fourth of the build
ings in the town, blew fifty soldiers to
atoms and killed several hundred of the
inhabitants. .'+ wg@~s
Prot. Thiersch, of the Leipsic Univer-
sity, has published the opinion, that ac-
sording to recent accounts from San Reno,
the Crown Princes malady cannot be OF
. cancerous nature.
The Italian papers say Mr.. Gladstone,
the Grand Old Man of England, will treat
with the Vatican for its support in the ef-
forts being made to obtain autonomy for
Ireland, Mgr Perisco having commenced
the negotiations. -
An earthquake in Mexico was percept'
ibly felt throughout its southern part,
and in the city of Ingualaha was quite
severe. Some damage to property, con,
sisting principally in the cracking of
walls, is sreportod, but no loss Of life. $751;.
There is much excitement in Kildy-
sart. Ireland, over threats made against
persons who aid boycotted people.
Tradesmen, bakers and merchants have
been notified that they will be blown to
death If they furnish supplies to the po'
lice.
The most disastrous confagratiOn In
The history Of Salida, Colorado, occurred
recently. Twenty-one houses were de-
.troved In the business portion Of Tho
towf. The loss is estimated at $780,
900, with an insurance of about one
third. < ,,. g.
The board Of poorhouse directors in
Lancaster, Pa, asked the tramps confined
in the county workhouse, one hundred
md forty in all, if they were willing tC
20 to Reading to take the strikers places
and If 80 to sign paper. But only
twenty-five complied, the rest fearing VIC
lence.
Mrs. Ieonora NJ. Barry, of Philadel
phia, Pa, general investigator of tht
knights of Labor, has issued a circula
letter to the female members of the ordel
wherever found. Il deals with the sub
iect of the condition of working women
and girls and strongly advocates the ex
penditure Of money for education instead
Of strikes.
A cradle containing $50 pounds o
molten brass broke in the foundry of b
II. & II. Cramp, at Philadelphia, Pa, ant
the hot metal seriously injured four mel
and slightly hurt two more. The mel
sbout the furnace did not have time 4
eek a place Of safety, and in an instan
All Of them were struck by flying piece
II iron or burnt by the hot metal. ON
will certainly die, and three Others prob
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