The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-18

THTRTY-FrvE journeymen coopers, sm-
| ployed by the North Star co-operative
shop at Minneapolis. Mimi, struck, on
the 9th, because the stockholders refused
| to grant ten cent rate instead Of the old
| seven-cent rate for barrels. The -four
mills are all grinding to their full capa-
| city, and the demand for barrels Is there-
fore imn wing daily. Strikes in other
| shops W 10 doubt be inaugurated
| JUDGE LIDDELL, at Helena, Mont, is-
sued an order, on the 9th. stating that the
| squatters upon the Ft Ellis Reservation
are trespassers, and giving them motto
| to remove Immediately.
| THE Masons of Jacksonville. s4..-, on
the sth. notified the fraternity through
out tho esun.-yyT that no more contribu-
| tions were needed.
THE Cheyenne river delegation Of Sioux
| Indians to secure notifications in the
| Sioux Reservation bill, left Pierre, OAK,
| for Washington, on the 9th.
| THE worst autumn foods known in
| twenty years are devastating the West
| ern and Southern portions Of New Bruns-
wick.
| THE general sentiment in the City of
| Mexico is adverse to the proposed settle.
ment Of Mormons in that country, and
| the report of large purchases of land in
| the State of chihuahua was, on the Sth,
| denied by the Mormon agent there.
| IT was stated, on the 9th, that the Italian
| Government had unearthed a Socialist
| conspiracy of wide ramifications and thor
| ough organization.
A oUARTERMAsTER SERGEANT to a Uhlan
regiment in the German army won prize
! of $50, 900 in the Vienna Communaffottery
on the 9th,
| SIX inches of snow fell at Montreal,
Can, on the 9th. The fall was general,
averaging more than three inches.
| THE question OF raising fund to assist
| the Times in its case before the Parnell
| Commission, and in defending the Par
nell suits in the Scotch courts, is seri-
ously considered by English Conserva-
tives. 1t is proposed to raise at least
| 100000.
THE Acting Secretary of the Treasury,
| on the 9th, drew warrants to the amount
of SIS, 430 in settlement of expenses in
| Congressional election contests.
| FLINT-GLAss workers propose, it is said,
| to reduce the union scale of wages to a
! point that will enable union firms to un-
| dersell firms that employ non-union men,
and thus drive the latter out of business.
/ ARGUMENTS in the telephone case be-
1
States at Washington were closed on the
| 10th.
| AT the general term of the District
| Court in Washington, on the 1lth, the
famous Pan Electric Telephone case was
| placed on hearing on demurrer. -
THE Grand vizier of Turkey has issued
! a decree forbldding the issue Of morning
papers. Evening editions are permitted
| to continue
| On the 18th the steamship Wensleydale,
from Aspinwall, arrived at New York,
with her captain dead, and seven of her
eighteen men sick with chagres fever of a
| severe type. The vessel and crew were
| sent to quarantine.
THE last of Geronimo's band of Apaches
were recently captured in the Sierre
Madre mountains, in the State of Sonora,
\ Mexico. Mexican desperado named
Elias was leader of the band.
| IT Is stated by friends of the London
| Times that the paper had secured docu-
ments, formerly in Carey's possession,
which will be OF great service to it both
| before the Parnell Commission and in the
Scotch courts.
| In England and Ireland the Liberal
| leaders view with much concern the
strengthening bonds between the Union
| lists and Tories, which BODIES no good tc
| their cause.
NOTICE is given by England of 1.-THE ad-
hesion of Canada, Newfoundland, Cape
Colony, Natal, Australia and New zea-
land to the submarine cable convention.
| LORD CALTHoRPE's three-year- bay
! flly, Sandal. won the race for the elev-
entn great challenge stakes, run at New
| market, England, on the 18th.
| NATIONALIST circles in Italy are re-
| ported very much dissatisfied with EN-
| peror williams visit to the Pope.
THE Boyer Valley Bank, located al
| Woodbine, Ia, and the Caldwell Bank at
Logan, in the same State, closed thell
doors, on the 18th, and a receiver was APP
| pointed. The banks were under the same
| management.
FIFTEEN new cases of yellow fever, and
much distress for want of money and
provisions, were reported at Fernandina
| Fla, on the 18TH
| COMPILATIONS made at the Capitol and
at the Treasury Department show that the
estimated receipts Of the Government fol
the present fiscal year are only SIS, 100000
in excess of the appropriations already
made by the Fiftieth Congress.