The Russellville Democrat., 1888-04-05


resentatives passed biz prepared by the
Knights of Labor to prohibit the Balti-
more a. Ohio Railroad Company from
compelling its employees to join the relief
association.
on the 2Sth uniform system Of returns
| to be annually made to the Interstate
Commerce Commission was adopted by a
convention of railroad auditors and comp
trolers held in Washington.
BEYOND giving permission for the
licensing of the brewing and sale OF malt
beverages, the Dominion Government has
| declined TO interfere with the Prohibitory
| Liquor law in the Northwest Territory.
OK the 2sth the International Range As
sociation, in session at Denver, Col,
adopted resolution amending their con-
stitution so as to give individual member
ship, after which recess was taken to
allow the members to qualify themselves
under the changed constitution.
AT the trial of Custom house officials
in San Francisco a sensation was caused.
One of the defendants confessed to con-
spiracy by which large number of re-
turn certificates were fraudulently secured
and taken to China and sold TO would-be
immigrants.
On the Doth the New York jury in the
case of Lawyer Sewell, who was charged
by his cook, Ellen Foye, with assault, rem
dered verdict in favor of the defendant,
and awarded him $500 for counsel fees.
AT several points on the Upper Mis-
souri,, great floods, caused by ice gorges,
are driving settlers in the bottom lands
from their homes.
THE Burlington & Missouri Railroad
Company, by decision of the Land Com
missioner, are deprived of 2G0,342 acres Of
valuable lands, selected contrary to the
terms of the grant.
OK the 18th dispatches from all parts of
the State of Alabama reported floods and
washouts, with much damage. All rail-
road travel was suspended.
BUSINESS men throughout the country
generally observed Good Friday by the
closing OF boards Of trade and CONNER
cial chambers.
AT Madison, Ga, ''Bill Indian" full
blooded Cherokee Indian, has claim
on some property there, which, If he can
get proofs, will net him 5000.
AT Boston, on the 30th, William d. Poole
was indicted by the grand jury for en-
bezzlement. Poole was at one time chief
deputy United States marshal tt
On the Both Frederick A. Markley, of
Coshocton, o.. committed suicide so that
his five children could get possession of
his property. vs.
WHILE trying to escape from a deputy
sheriff and posse, on the Both, Gather
Reese, of Spring Greek, N. c., was shot
and killed,
On the Both the House committee on in
lidpensions, appointed sub committee
to consider the various pending bills look
ing to the repeal of the limitation clause
of the pension act,
On the 30th DR.. Edison, of New York City,
and staff of assistants, boarded the
steamship Brittania and vaccinated the
Italian emigrants on board, after which
all except about seventy-fve were per-
mitted to land.
OK the 30th London cablegram con-
firmed the report of a loan of Sl4, 100000 by
the British Government to the Canadian
Pacific, also a concession of $1,000, 600 to
the road for giving up its monopoly.
IT is reported that orders have been is
sued by the Russian Government for all
artillery brigades in Poland to send half
of their reserve ammunition to Kisvehein-
iff, where a flying corps is to be organized
to operate against Bulgaria.
THE February report of the Erie rail-
road shows an increase of $12,6S5 in net
earnings, as compared with February,
1887.
In the construction of the forts and bar
racks at Piczagor, Zirrienkir and Luck
the Russian Government has decided to
spend half a million roubles
THAT one of the crew landed from the
wrecked steamer Canonbury, at Nan
tucket, Mass, was i'll of cholera, was
denied on the 30th.
AT Posen, Prussia, the military bar
racks have been thrown open for the
shelter of people rendered homeless by the
floods.
On the 30th the marble workers strike
at Boston was declared off by the State
Board Knights of Labor.
On the 30th the French Ministry, being
defeated in the Chamber of Deputies, re-
signed.
ENGLISH volunteers to the number OF
fifty thousand participated in the Easter
Monday festivities. Half that number en-
gagged in a sham BATTLE with Dover as the
objective point.
AT Boston, on the 2Sth, an Eastern COM
bination of manufacturers of doors, sash
and blinds, TO advance prices and control
production, was formed.