The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-10-25
on the 18TH xooo customs oficials were

on the 18th 1900 customs officials were
employed In Hamburg in collecting frsm
the citizens statements Of the possession
of dutiable articles, the duties OF which
will hereafter go to the imperial German
treasury, Hamburg receiving a military
subsidy of 5000, 900 marks annually.
The French Government has issued q
decree forbidding the reception OF for :
eign officers in military colleges, or to
service in the French army.
On the night of the 18th the first battle
this season between the Maryland oyster
navy and the aw-breaking dredgers took
place on the Chester river, and resulted
III q bloodless victory for the
On 18th the second ANIMAL conven-
tion of the United States Brewmasters'
Association convened in New York City.
On the 17th the st. Louis Browns won
the second game of the worlds cham
pionship series from the League cham
pions Of New York, by score OF to O.
The brotherhood of Railway Brake
men, numbering 10000 members. met at
Columbus, o.. on the 10th, In the fifth
international convention. Over 800 dele
gates were In attendance.
ON the 18th the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia finished their esti-
mates for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1890, and ask for an appropriation of So
712, 400 much larger sum than Congress
has ever before been asked to appropriate
for the District
J. NJ. CHANDLER 81 Co, wholesale jew :
elers of Cleveland, O., made an assign
ment on the 1Tth. Liabilities, $50, 900;
assets, $45,0 900. The failure grew out of a
boycott declared against the firm by the
Watchmakers' and Jobbers' Association.
Violating the rules of the association was
the cause Of the boycott.
Ar Pembina OAK, an international
celebration was held, on the 18th, in honor
of the opening of the Red River Valley
railway. An excursion train was run
from Winnipeg, Man.
The establishment of cordial relations
between England and Russia is advo-
Gated by the St. Petersburg papers.
IT is reported that Austrian military
authorities are increasing their activity
on the Russian frontier because of the
stationing of large numbers of Russian
troops in the section named.
On the 18th the ship-builders at Dun
dee, Scotland, struck for an advance in
wages The masters conceded an ad-
vauce Zone per cent. and the strikers
resumed work. -.
on ehe i'en lile lresiuons app,oyeu .no
act sranuns W 'he Duiu.n snnipos
nai'"ay COMPANY .no isne VI "ay
through .he ronu au Lac iuoiAn isesoi va
.ion o,i- III niinnoeosa a ,se.
1HE steamer oi'y ot New hork arrived
from Liverpool. on tpe losn' inaking .ne
passage from gueensto"n 70 NeW iork
ia SIX aays anu eweiso hours tho pess
tnlro trlal III shipping annais.
- AooohpINe 70 reoeh' aooision VI .ne
treasury departments hiapio sugar - ou-
tiaole.
IHE apology oHereo py ,ne forte Ior tne
actloh OF IurKlsh senelnei az peyroue
no refused 70 ailow tne French Consui
70 pass the point "hefs iaV soiuier was on
outy, mas peen accepteo oy inc prench
government
IN his annuai report 70 'no ios.hnase Vol
General ColonaI d. b. Bates, cniel ol.Ihe
Tree ueHVery serFlce III .ne fos.-oihoe
department., states tnat ohe sihcrease in
the NUMBER OF Tree oellVery olnces curing
the past year was lo9, making tne tolal
NUMBER OF such omces oooi
AN average OF nfty apphcatlons oay
are made Tor reduced rates from Wash-
lngton oy those VINO are oesirlouS Oh go