Hillsboro recorder., 1888-02-02
THE BUSY WORLD
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The European Powers Preparing for
sH Great StruggIe--Irish Affairs storms,
49,, Railroad Accidents. Suicides. etc. f.
There is fuel famine in the city OF
San Francisco, Cal.
5ihAn explosion of melinite occurred in
factory at Zurndorf,9 Hungary, killing
three persons and Iwounding twelve, III
"a News from Winnepeg declare that the
!. deficitin the accounts Of the late govern
ment is now found to resnh over half q
million dollars, ,.....,a mtf...u
Local option was carried in Allegan
county, Mich, by over 1909 majority.
This makes fourteen counties that have
voted for local option in Michigan.
A startling plot for the Wholesale lib
Grafton Of the prisoners confined in the
state penitentiary, at Jeffersonyllle, Ind,
was discovered recently by Warden
Patton. '''t' - 'sst't .e' z1'saiii
The Toledo, Ohio, Anarchists have is
sued call for meeting to be held soon.
The call is in circular form, and bears the
ensanguined motto: "Blood, Bombs or
Bread!n
The jury in the case of Holmes vs..
New York Times brought in verdict for
plaintiff of $4,000. Holmes is the Sara
toga undertaken who embalmed Gen.
Grants body and sued the Times for Ii.
bel.
The people of Beardsly, Minn., are 50
desperate that number of farmers drove
into that place after fuel, and there being
none, tore down the railroad company's
snow fences and hauled away several
loads. :" '~"
Two passenger cars on the Salem branch
of the Delaware & Hudson, n. Y, Rail
road, jumped the track, went over an en-
bankment and turned over three times.
Sixteen passengers were injured, -four Of
them fatally.
The rear car of the Boston and Montreal
train was thrown from the track by a
broken switch rod near South Royalton,
VT, fell down a fifteen foot embankment
and landed bottom upwards. Seven pas
sengers were hurt.
Havana, CutI, is in turmoil, and on the
verge of mob violence, owing to unscru.
pulOus acts of the government. In one
day there were twelve murders, one
suicide, eight highway robberies and four
stabbing afrrays.
The body of woman found
at Seattle, w. T., recently has
been identified as that Of Mrs. Frank
Manor. She was formerly noted beau
ty of New York and San Francisco Drink
caused her downfall.
A row occurred at the railway station
at Galway, Ireland, between crowd
which was awaiting the arrival of Faith
ers Burke and Francis, and the police.
The latter charged the people, using their
batons freely, while the crowd retaliatcd
by throwing stones and bottles.
An explosion occurred at dynamite
factory near Jenkintown, Pa. While fOuI
men were making cartridges, large can
of dynamite exploded. The men were
all sent sailing through the air. One was
killed, being nearly blown to pieces. The
other three were badly crippled, but may
live.
An attempt was made to scfehade vii.
fred Blunt, who is confined in prison at
Galway, Ireland. The police interfered
and ordered the musicians away. The
musicians thereupon embarked in boats
and had torchlight procession on the
river beneath the walls of the prison.
seamen from the warsbip Bantcrer gave
chase, but failed TO capture the serenad-
efs.
Owing to mistake by the signal sta
ton, a fearful collision occurred on the
0este railroad, that runs from Havana to
Vuelto Abajo district, Cuba. A passen.
ger train collided with freight trim II
miles east Of In lIerradnra station. The
engineers and firemen Of both trains were
instantly killed, and their bodies terribly
mangled. Fortypassengers, more or less,
were badly hurt.
An explosion occurred in No. pit,
| Wilmington collcries, b. c., by which
upwards Of fifty lives were lost. A man
who was standing one hundred yards from
the nit at the time. stated that when the
explosion occurred, dense mass Of dust
and smoke shot into the air. and the fan
house and the woodwork in the shaft
we're destroyed. BY prompt action 10l
men out Of 1850 in the niue were saved
Il is feared the Others are dead.