The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-03-08


Government of Manitoba, it Is said, will
reach 81 ,250,000
On the 2Sth the Bay men of Southamp-
ton, L. l., made descent on the watch
man guarding the work on the canal in
process Of construction connecting Shin
necock bay with the ocean, drove him
away and undid all the work that had
been done on the canal.
THE fire in the Union Square Theater,
New York, it has been discovered. was
caused by the joists supporting gallery
of the theater intersecting the partition
wall between the theater and the Morton
House at point where fiue existed. This
serious defect has existed for years, con-
stantly endangering the lives Of the
patrons of the theater and guests OF the
hotel.
On the 29th tt was reported that a Gin
cinnati, Hamilton e. DAYTON pool had
secured the control of 10000 shares of the
stock, and would keep Ives & Co. ont OF
tho management. Those named in the
transaction are Messrs. Dexter, Ramsey,
Hooper, Waite and Winslow.
On the 1st, in the trial of Flynn and
Squires for cons piracy to corruptly man
age the New York Department of Publ c
Works. the jury were instructed to bring
evidence against the defendants consist.
ing of admissions made hy them after the
alleged conspiracy had been effected.
OK the 1st Count De Lesseps reported
to an extra session OF the directors of the
Panama canal that the increased cost of
the canal was due solely to the ili-will of
their opponents, which caused niger rates
for Borrowing money. The. canal will
not be completed before 1899. Pend ing
the decision of the govern ment regard
ing the lottery loan, the company has
decided to issue 500, 1000, ,000f. more of
bonds.
DURING the night of the Goth by far the
worst storm of the present winter at
Duluth, Mimi, set in. High winds pre-.
vailed, and thick, whirling snow render
ed it impossi BILE to across the street.
In London financial circles the opinion
prevails that Russia's heavy purchases
of gold are for war purposes.
THE days of bull-fghting In progressive
Mexico are numbered, says the Partido
Liberal, OF the capital of Mexico. PEI
tition for the prohibition of the barbarous
pastime in the fedora district has been
signed by nearly 5000 psople, and win be
presented to Congress next month.
DURING the past ten years Mexican
mines have produced S9,51S,000 in gold
and S29S, ,52T, 900 in silver, and last years
product was the heaviest of all in silver
and second heaviest in gold.
SAN DIEGO, in Southern California and
Ensenada, Lower California, will soon be
connected by rail.
ON the I'd the Senate committee on mill
tary affairs agreed to report fayorably
the bills appropriating 100000 to extend
f,,hr Nd Roh
son, in Nebraska, and giving telegraph
operators who served three months in the
military service during the late war an
honorable discharge with a stimuli ated
rank The House committee on military
affairs has also agreed upon favorable re.
ports on similar bills.
In the Schuylkill valley Knight of La
Dor CO. opera tive stores have proved fail
ure.
DURING the month of February Acting
Land Commissioner Stockslager held for
| cancellation seventy five land entries and
Cancelled outright 145 entries upon the
ground of fraud, restoring to the public
| domain sixteen thousand acres of land.
| During the same period he recommended
| the criminal prosecution of sixty.one tim
| ber trespas sers, and forty civil suits to
| recover 1900 as damages for timber
| depreda dations.
| ON the I'd Michigan's new Liquor law
was held by the State Supreme Court to
| be constitutional in the main, though con
| tanning some minor provisions of an un-
| cons nstitutional character.
| On the ID delegation of thirty Chip
pewa Indians chiefs from Wisconsin and
| Michig called at the White House and
| had an audience with the President, in
which they urged the payment of SllS,ooO
| due them under Cd treaties. The Presi-
| dent promised to aid them in every way
| in his power to that they received
| their Just dues. The matter will be called
| to the attention of Congress.
| on the I'd the tenth anniversary of the
| coronation and the seventy eighth ami.
versary of the birth of the Pope were
| celebrated.
| On the I'd efforts made at Chicago to
| end the Western freight rate war failed.
NEXT May bill to abolish slavery is to
| be introduced in the Brazilian Lsgisla-
| ture.
| lT is reported that King John of Ahys-
| sinia is holding a conference with tr bal
| chiefs on the italian war situation.