The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-14
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An excursion train occupied by the Fifth
Ward Guards Of Newark, n. j., bound for
Reading, Pa, collidcd with locomotive stand
ing at a tank above south Easton, Pa, about
noon Yesterday. Both engines were bad y
damaged aud the track torn up. Frank Liv-
ingston had his knee fractured and head cut
Frank Smith, spine injured aud two ribs
falling lamp The injured arc all Of Newark.
Messrs Peter A. Dey, James w. Savage and
George NJ. Bogue, the arbitrators to whom was
submitted the question of division of rates
on through business between the Uuion Pacific
Railway ana the Oregon short Line, have
rendered their decision, which Is deemed
slightly favorable to the Short line.
About hundred veterans hauled the big
Cumberland ball up Delaware avenue, In
front of the Harrison residence, where photo
graph Of the scene was taken Gen. lIarri-
sons mail was so large that about 500 letters
remained unopened.
The contract for the construction of the
Sault Ste, Marie Canal has been awarded to
Hugh and John Ryan, of Toronto, and Brock
vile, Canada. Associated with them is NJ. j..
llaney & Co., of Watertown, n. Y. The
amount Of the contract is 81 100000.
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ington, Ky, ordtred his employees to take the
dynamite out of a blast which failed to ex-
plode. They refused, and he did IL himself
The charge was exploded, killing Gormley
and fatally injuring John Hays,
About one hundred brakcmcn employed on
the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Rail-
way are on a strike at Lafayette, Iud. They
demand that their pay be increased to two
cents u mile, the present rate being one and
Gig hit tenths mile.
An epidemic of scarlet fever is raging at
jamestown, Oak. The churches, Sunday
schools and public schools have been ordered
closed during the prevalence of the disease.
A number OF deaths have already occurred.
A call has been issued for the first annual
convention of the Boiler Inspectors and Sta
tionary Engineers Association, to be held in
Pittsburg, Pa, next week. Delegates are eX-
pected from every city in the country.
Daniel Kersten, dealer in shoe and leather
findings, at 295S Third avenue, New Y ork, shot
himself to death yesterday morning In the
store. lie was Prusslan, So years old. His
wife had left him.
A band of thirty armed Turks made raid
yesterday on the Servian town of Reski. The
peasants rallied and offered a determined re-
sstance to the invaders, During the struggle
many were killed.
A report that could not be confirmed was
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tempt has been made TO assassinate Prince
Ferdinand, the ruler of Bulgaria.
The governments of Italy and China have
agreed that henceforth Italian missionaries In
China shall carry Italian, instead of French
passports.
}. o. Sheehan, member of Parliament fol-
East Kerry, has been sentenced to one month
Imprisonment for advocating the plan of cam
paign.
In the lower house of the Hungarian Diet
yesterday, the Governments bill for the con-
version of Hungarian loans was passed by q
large majority.
An order in council has been passed in
creasing the Canadian export duty on pine
logs from 81 to So per thousand feet, board
measure.
In Coal Valley, w. Va, Monday night,
Dick Thomas, colored, shot and killed his
wife. Thomas was arrested.
Gator Ragland, young painter, Of Liberty
Va, fell from house Monday aud badly
fractured his thigh.
The Russian agent In Bokhara reports tina
Ishak Kahn, the leader of the recent Afghan
rebellion, has returned to Afghanistan.
1t is rumored In Paris that German guards
on the eastern frontier shot three French
sportsmen yesterday, killing one of them.
The Queen of Portugal yesterday visited
Pasteurs laboratory.
The heavy rains of the past few days caused
floods in many districts of England.
The German East Africa Company will b.
reformed and new directors will be appointed