St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-12-15
Four Chinese highbinders are dead "a
the result of their recent factional fipbt Il
Portland, Ore. Another was also reported
d-.r,x PoA e0o

Sne result or their recent factioral fight {
Portland, Ore. Another was also reporte
dying
| a REPORT was current on the eth tba
Jay Gould had obtained eontreliins Ii;
terest in the Atchisen, aSpeka Il Santa F.
The rete.t was discredited at Boston, bu
considerable speculation prevailed abou
1t in New York and Chicago.
The Botetin, the organ of the postal gu
thorities of Mexico. brings sssious charge
against the A1heriean postal authorities
! aectising them Of negligence and careless
ness and sending malls on long rotites.
MICHAEL DWyEn's htase, about thre,
miles ftom Blythe, Ont, was burned tn
other morning and Mrs. Dwyer, he
daughter and three grandchildren wer,
| burned to death.
THE Board of Trade Of Great Fails
Mont, hes taken the first step toward ,
statehood Movement in Montana.
e. GRUMBACH, a fur dealer of Duluth
Mimi, has disappeared leaving debt,
running well up into the thousands.
The front of Henry Diehl's seven STORY
malt house, corner Of Niagara and MARY:
land streets; Buffalo, N. Y, fell out re.
Gently, burying Anthony Anse and Fred
Meyer. Anse was rescued few minutes
after the disaster unframed. Never was
killed.
The strike of the Montana Unson road
has been settled. Master Mechanic Ross.
whose discharge the engineers demanded
was laid off and the engineers returned
to work.
Don DOMINGO OLIVIA, criminal Judge for
the district of La Cathedral, Havana,
Cuba, recently received an internal ma
chine in the shape of writing desk. In
trying to open it his wife was seriously
wounded by the explosion which followed.
Four men and ono woman committed
suicide in New York City Oh the 9th. Three
of the victims were German and one man
and the woman were French.
BY the wrecking of the British steamer
Hartlepool at Egersund, Norway, recently
seventeen of her crew were lost.
RIOTS have occurred at Rennes Franco.
among the workmen. Troops were sent to
quell the disturbances.
The drought still continues in Victoria.
Australia, but fine rains have fallen in
Queensland.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended December 6 numbered
5Oo, compared with 2S2 the previous week
t.
HERMAN, one of the men charged with
attempted robbery and murder of Phil
Daily, the sporting man, in a New York
lat, when attempting the badger game,I
II blackmail, has confessed. He laws the
chief blame on his confederate Meredith.
A REWARD of $4,000 has been offered
y the Calumet and Hecla Copper Mining
company for the arrest of the man who
n q fo1 nf fe,1 e.
lay. The fire was reported growing
worse.
THE Miners Progressive Union COM
'ieted its organization at Columbus, O., |
N the 7th by the adoption of a constitu- |
ion and election of officers.
OWING to dispute at recent meeting
t the Paris Municipal Council, two of the |
lembers-M. Memorial, Boulangist, and |
|. Chautemps, an econciable-fought n |
uel. The weapons used were swords and
|. Chautemps received q wound in the
rm.
BY collision in the suburbs of Chicaro
le other morning, between long Pitts
argh, Fort Wayne and Chicago freight
ain, drawn by three engines, and
witch engine, all four engines were ruined
nd several box cars demolished, Loss
10, 0O).
AFTER four days of intense suffering
ithout food or drink and lashed to the
fterhouse, four survivors of the crew of
le schooner Ethel M. Davis were rescued
thanksgiving day and brought to New
ork. Three were drowned in the hurri-
me of November 25.
1T is reported that in various districts OF
elard, In Limerick especially, the dis
ess among the agricultural laborers is
ormous. Many are asking to be assisted
emigrate to Buenos Ayres