Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
News Items.

h6dVy rains JuIOuSuOuO nAOAsSO ~
have greatly damaged the crops. {;
Washouts on the Mexican Interna-
tional Railroad interfere with the regu- {
lar running of trains. t
Tt is announced from Washington Y
that the business of the Post Office
Department for the past fiscal year
shows a handsome increase of revenue.
This strong argument for the reduc-
ton of postage to one cent, which was
called for by the Chicago Convention.
From Japan comes news that at To-
hushing, town of Ava province, a
storm occurred on the night of the 4th
ultimo and continued raging on the
5th. In Mayasagri inundatiOn was
caused by which 1SO houses were des-
trOyed and 46 persons drowned.
General Harrison Monday afternoon
left Middle Bass Island on his private
steam yacht for Toledo, Ohio. On
reaching Toledo, he and Mrs Harrison
were taken to the residence of William
Cummings, where they remained for
the night. They left for indianapolis
next morning. Demonstrations were
made at Defiance, Fort Wayne, Peru
and other points.
DISPATCHES to The Evening Wisconsin |
. from the cranberry districts report that
recent frosts have damaged crops IN
the dry and unimprnved marshes fully
% per cent. Improved marshes with
fOodinp facilities did not suffer.
Buckwheat and corn also suffered.
The cranberry harvest was begun
Monday.
, Great excitement exists in Howard,
! Oak, on account of the discovery OF
gold dust thickly mixed with sand
which was thrown from an excavation
which wOrkmen were digging for well
purposes. Old miners were soon on
the spot and pronounced the find
very promising one.
Reports received from various parts
o. of Arkansas complain of having too
n, much rain. Many of the cotton fields
)s- that two weeks ago gave promise OF
IS, fair havest are now impossible on ac-
count of mud and water. Picking,
36 which was about to be begun, has been
Of indefinitely postponed. The half,
at grown balls are nearly all roting and
me shedding.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Denver, Colorado, says: There Il
positively no truth in the report that
ck- hundred whites have been massacre'
bv Indians. There was fight betweel
nti- a hand of Southern Utes and band O
Piutes in Paradox Valley several day
ell, ago in which several Indians are lie
ins, ported To have been killed.
ast ga In the United States Senate yestel
~ dav Mr.. Cullom introduced bli
r. which was referred, declaring trus
unlawful and providing for their SUI
preston. The House bill to promo
Chinese immigration was taken u
.+i, and Mr.. Teller spoke in support of tt
w bill. When he had finished the b
Al. went over without action.
Dth : James G. Blaine addressed an auC
enry ence of 1000 people in Farmingto
liam Maine, Yesterday. Abiding to II
prohibition question, he said that tho
$ of in the prohibition party who ia
the frankly say that they intend to dele
lates the Republican party, and bring t
1 of Democratic party into power as Ue
? un- perance movement.
veral WHY should it be allowed to be so
)ury, Gambling, obscene conversation, P
Y in fame swearing, and licentiousness
&c of hand in hand with rum. 1t IS RI
n of which can turn the loving father Il
e all a capricious tyrant; the husband Il
'edict an implacable foe and a loathsome
ce is cumbrance; make the son hate
Rob mothers counsels, and return her Il
with curses and when 1t lays It's
sOn-tOuch upon woman, can chal
irnes her natural sweetness into gall, ira
forming one who was designed to
900 vate and soften humanity into an
200. iect of adherence and a source of
','6job lution.-Er.
q has Labor Day was generally Obser,
n the Monday in New York City, Brook
n no. Buffalo, Albany, Boston, chicago,
an re- timore, Detroit, Peoria ana O'
- bnt nlaces. In each place there was a
lentic. cession, followed by picnic, spec
=, tbe and games. In Chicago the Un
tIy in Order of Bricklayers and Stone Ma
10y - -, laid the cornerstone of their new
- COO The paraders in Cleveland, Ohio
ragret iourned to a garden in the ever
. y9oet when a few Anarchists appeared
!, = f1r- displaved a red flag. They were
I'll II tackled by a number of working
oon &C and roughly handled and the red
=" oOII 60, was trampled under foot. Five of
booJ. Anarchists were arrested on the ch
~ the of riot. The others escaped.
ont the A FRUIT TRUsT.-A special
to he Atlanta. Ga. says: "The tro
of the fruit men have combined, and
through eumers will be unable to get
,eland's banana or plantain, save through
in his courtesy of the trust which was
treaty nized in New Orleans last wee
Senate, few days ago a circular was sent
oh had the fruit men in the country Ct
reject them to a secret conference in
OrIeans Tt was signed by six Q
,o nartv LARGEST fruit houses in that city.
,ee davs' a tTnst was formed, representing
combined capital of $19,OOO,OC
on going will purchase the entire Oferin
ew Con. tronicaI steamers. Six million q
deDreca- has been advanced by London G.
his is a ;sts to build railroads in Hondur
1 it can elsewhere, so as to concentrai
mt build fruit market at certain selected
lection of ping points"
Early Sunday morning fire
ew York ont in the toy warehouse Of
time. OF Prior & Co., on South Sharp
k entire baltimore. An explosion OF mr.
soon after wrecked the buildir
has been snread the fire to the drug house
ommittee H Winkelman & Co. and u
onclusiOn house Of NJ. S. Levy q Co. ,
as not yet had the firemen entered the dru
when another terrific explosion
Grs. Gen. that building to collapse and
the House tbe flames throughout the entir'
gle mem running from Lombard to PTatt
ssage, but Eight men are known to haN
' evening hurled in the ruins of the dru
Mr.. Cha and of those only one escape
ts consid- The firms entirely burned out,
was at Prior. & Co., Winketman u I
cement to M s Lew & Sons, are: Wyh'
rday, Mr.; tar & Co, wholesale dealers IN
and stated Tabb Brothers & Dimmock, ha
ig was his IT. S. King & Sons, hardware. !;
the bill at Nudge & Co., paper, and Hlr
Hollander s. Co., paints an,
may be q The Maternite building on
ig. A bill street was damaged The tot'
House max estimated at 81 900, 900; it is
ounce. quite covered by insurance.
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