The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-10-06
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THE FIELD OF LABoR-sEETHING cAUL-
DRoN OF EUROPEAN FIRES,
SUICIDES, ETc.-NoTED PEOPLE DEAD.
The oppression of the Jews by the
Russian officials has been renewed.
The Russian government is about to
take steps to restrict the Chinese influx
into Siberia.
The French minister of war is going to
reduce the army estimates by GO, 90, 600
francs.
The brewers of New York City sub
scribed IS, 600 to aid yellow fever suffer
ers.
The German harvest in cereals and
potatoes has been a failure. The price
Of bread is rising
Henry Fitch, Democratic candidate
for state senator of the Oxford district
in New Hampshire, was thrown from his
wagon and his neck was broken.
At Toledo, Ohio, the Armeda Flour
Mills caught fire from friction in the
anu INC SGIuCluTC was GulllCly
destroyed. Entire loss 100000.
The Traders Bank of Chicago, ILL.,,
failed on Tuesday. Judge Shepard APP
pointed Hugh McChesney, receiver of
the assets of the bank. The liabilities
are nearly 100000.
The Presidents action in regard to the
Chinese bill was received with great sat
5cf0o IN Co1
thousand Chinese are now on the ocean,
and will have to return.
The Conway Manufacturing Company's
extensive furniture factory on the We
nominee river, in Wisconsin, was de-
stroyed by fire the third time in the last
half dozen years. Loss $125, 600.
The empress of Austria explains that
although she admires Heine's poetry, she
withdraws her gift to the Heine monu-
ment fund at the request of the emperor
in consequence of Heine's insults to the
Hohenzollerns.
A dispatch from Ishpeming, Michigan,
says: "A heavy snow has been falling
for the past six hours. Reports from a
number of points in the upper peninsula
show that the storm is general. This
is The first snow of the season."
Williams, Black s. Co., one Of the best
known business houses in New York,
holding a membership in the produce
cotton, coffee, and until recently the
metal exchanges, have failed. The fail
ura is connected with the Chicago wheat
squeeze.
Jnstice Greenland of the state supreme
court of Pennsylvania, has decided that
Jacob Reese must dispose of his basic
process to the Bcssemer Steel Company.
Reese claims that he loses $50, 900, 900 by
the decision.
At conference of miners held at Man
chester, England, at which $50, 600 min
ers were represented, it was decided to
strike ON October 30, unless the demand
for an advance of 10 per cent in wages
was acceded to. 1t was also decided not
to accept the advance unless it was made
general.
Many retail bread dealers in Chicago,
Ill, have raised the price one cent per
loaf owing to continued advance III wheat
and the consequent increase in the
price of flour. The probabilities are that
the price viii be put up another notch,
and the impression if the price will be
forced up all over the country.
The widow and children of Gen. Sher-
idan, in company with Col Sheridan
and wife, left Nonquitt, Mass, on Sun
day, for Washington d. c. The re-
vised proofs of the last chapter and index
of Gen. Sheridan's memoirs were re
celved by Col. Sheridan from the pub
fishers the day before
The Pope celebrated high mass for the
dead in St. Peters on Sunday to solem-
nize the close of his jubilee. The con
gregaton numbered 20, 600 persons. Ad-
mittance was by ticket. His holiness
!. was given an enthusiastic reception, and
ssssa greeted with prolonged cries Of
viva He appeared to be deeply
moved.
The Norwegian brig Hurdi worked
her way into the Delaware Capes in
helpless condition, part of the crew hay
ing died of yellow fever and nearly all
those living unable to get out Of their
hunks, being delirious. The Hardi is
bound from Guayamus, Cuba, for Bos-
Ton with bag sugar, and was spoken by
by the pilot boat Edmunds.
The effort TO induce the Indians to
sign the bill presented by Judge Wright
and Capt Pratt ut the Dakota Agency
has failed; the commissioners viii return
home. The decision Of the Indians is
briefly that The bin as it stands now