The Osceola times., 1888-03-17


On the I'M the tally.shsst trials ct
Columbus. O. were brought to . sudden
stop BY the non.appearance OF Allen u
Never. . witness. His disappearance
created sxoitsmsnt bordering on ssnss'
tion.
ON the 7th u was stated that the new
Chinese treaty would be signed In few
dsys by Secretary Bayard and the CHI
pess Minister. 1t 10 an absolute inhibi'
tion against the importation OF Chinese
contract labor.
on the 7th the Massachusetts, Senate
passed q resolut ion providing for biennial
State elections
Iris stated that the yacht Maynower
will not cross the Atlantic 10 participate
| in the Jubilee racing on the Clyde.
OS the 7th the passenger brakemen on
the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne n Chicago
railway were granted an advance in
wages Of from thirty-two TO thirty-five
cents Q trip equivalent to about six dol.
lars Dor month. The advance was en-
tirely unexpected.
ON the 9Th the board OF direct ors OF The
Iowa circuit met at Cedar Rapids, and
fixsd the dates for the seasons races as
follows: Cedar Rapids-June 10, %, In
elusive; Marshalltown--June 20, 29l
Council Bluffs-July q g. Purses will b
offered the same as last year.
OK the 9Th the bill for submitting the
9Th (prsh hi tory) amendment to the peo.
pie with view to its possible repeal was
defeated In the Rhode Island House Of
Representatives, where 1t originated, by
vote Of 38 to 80.
ON the 9Th match was shot at Dayton,
o., between AL Bandle. OF Cincinnati.
and Kolla Heikes, of Dayton, 100 live
pi gsons each, $l00 q side, Hurlingh ham
rules, Bandls winning by q score of 81
to a.
1T is reported that the German papers
which published the premature announce
ment Of the Emperor's death are to be
prosecuted.
AT their meeting on the evening Of the
9Th Amsricus Assembly, No. bl9, Knights
Of Labor (railroaders), adopted rssolu.
tions indorsing the action Of the Brother.
hood Of Locomotive Engineers ON tho
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road, and
pledging them support, and also urging
upon all true Knights to remain away
from the road.
On the 9th the Paris police seized 4
quantity Of scand alous placards reaec-
ing upon the dead Emperor which were
being sold by street hawkers on the
boulevard. The newspapers, without
exception, denounced the sellers Of these
offensive prints, and demanded their
severe punishment. The press comments
on the death OF the Emperor were all dig
nified In tone and unanimous In expires
sions Of regret.
II. X. SBuRBER, of New York, president
Of the United States & Brazil Mail Steam
ship Company, appeared before ths
House committee on post-ofiices and post
roads on the 9th, and appealed for justice
in the matter Of remuneration for carry ing
the mails. He showed that his company
received but moiety of the compensa.
tion allowed to trans Atlantic steamships
for the same service.
AT Phillipsburg, N. j., the puddlers at
the Oxford Iron Works, who had been on
strike for two months against r educ.
tion, adjusted their difficulties with the
company on the 9th, after sustaining q
loss Of wages Of $4,000.
BUSINESS failures for the week ending
the 9th as reported by r. q. Dun & Co.:
For the United States, l95; for Canada,
So; total, 253, as compared with go for
the corresponding week of 1887.
RUssIA's first steps in regard to the
Bulgarian question appear to satisfy pub
lie opinion, but a favorable issue of the
crisis is considered impossible unless the
Powers take speedy measures.
On the 10th the long.talked-o of prize
fight between John l.. Sullivan, Of Bos.
ton, champion of the world and Charles
Mitchell, champion of England, took
place on the grounds of Baron Roths-
child, near Creil, France. 1t proved .
bitter disappointment to the friends and
hackers Of Sullivan and a surprise to
every body. The big mans brute force
proved ineffect tual to knock out" his
plucky little antagonist, and he lost heart
and after the first few rounds fought
a losing battle, being spared probable
def eat by MitchelPs allowing him to
choose a draw at the end of the thirty
ninth round. After the fight principals
and spectators were arrested, but were
afterwards released.
AT Janos, Chlhun nhua, recently, an
American posse pursuing the Stin passen-
train robbers upon Mexican territory,
were arrested and lodged in a dungeon.
ON the 10th the soldiers of the German
army took the oath Of allegiance to the
new Emperor.
In the Lehigh Valley the collapse Of
the strike Of the miners has resulted in
resumption Of work by many idle indus.
tries in that region.