, 1888-10-21
FLASHES.

ing. 1t was occupied for astorage. Loss
$50, 900. Several fremen were injured
by falling walls.
Paris.-The escutcheon on the German
consulate offices at Havre were torn from
their position last night and thrown into
the street. The project at Havre ten
dered a ~profuse apology to the consul,
and NJ. Goblet, minister of foreign at
fairs, likewise apologized to the German
ambassador for the outrage. There Is no
| clue to the person who committed the,
outrage.
Washington. Secretary Villas said to-
day that the Sioux chiefs had formally
notified him they had rejected by q large
majority the propositions made by the
president through Secretary Villas last
Wednesday. They submitted a counter
proposition agreeing to accept Sl,25 per
acre, the money to be paid at once. This
proposition, the secretary declared, could
not for a moment be entertained by the
government. A small minority signiied
their willingness to accept the PROPOSE
tions.
Gen. Greedy, chief signal officer, in his
annual report, invites attention to the in
adequacy OF the present methods to in
SulG DIOpCl l1oll uOllOh III DIlllNoAg plSuol
ling at army posts. The per centages of
successful weather predictions for the year
were: For weather, 1874; wind, 75.5;
temperature, 74.2, a general average Of
1871.
New York.-The weekly bank state
ment shows that the banks now hold
SIG, $50, 900 in excess of the legal require
ments.
Madrid. Republican rioters mobbed
Senior Canovas del Castillo at Saragosa
last night and stoned his house. The
rioting continued for hours and the gen
d'arms were powerless to quell the dis
turbance.
City of Mexico. The Official Gazette
has published the text of a contract with
Col. Edward Macmurds, an Englishman,
for the completion OF a railroad across the
isthmus OF Sahuantepec. The line when
completed will pass into the hands of the
government.
Chicago. The transcontinental tariffs,
against which Chicago merchants recently
made so much complaint, have been de-
clared illegal by the interstate commerce
| commission on the ground that they dis
crlminate against individuals and locali-
ties.
Rome-A landslide occurred at Latenza
and a railway train was buried In the de-
bris. OF the number of persons killed
six bodies have been recovered, and ten
wounded have been rescued.
New York-The lead market seems to
have struck bottom and the scare of yes
terday is over, at least for the present.
| Saturday is practically a holiday on the
metal exchange, but to day rather a
larger crowd than usual was present, and
many brokers who stood upon the brink
| of failure last night, wore a smile Of conf
dence to-day.
st. Louisa special from Muskoge
says the Creek council has passed a bill
providing for the disposition and settle
ment of so much of the land known as
Oklahoma.
st. Louis-The statue of Gen. Ulysses
8. Grant, presented to the city by the
Grant Monument Association of Missou-
ri, was unveiled this afternoon with i'm
posing ceremonies.
Washington.-The president will re-
view the business mons parade in New
York next Saturday afternoon.
Cleveland. - Senator John Sherman
made his first speech of the campaign at
Music hall tonight to 5000 people under
the auspices of the Western Reserve Pro
~tective. Tariff League. He devoted the
evening to the tariff.
Boston. The Rand-Avery company,
the largest packing house in this city, as
signed to-day to Nathaniel Bradley.
Their liabilities are about Sal, 900 and
their assets are estimated at over $780,
600.
Bostont-Col, r. NJ. Palsifer. for
many years one of the proprietors of the
Boston Herald, died at his county home
at ~TslinptOn Yesterday.