The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-01
OVER THE GLOBE.
WHAT THE ELECTRIC WIRES
POUR INTO OUR EARS
LABOR NOTES ACCIDENTS ON SEA AND
LAND-TERRrBLE ACCIDENTS on THE
RAILRoADs-NoTED PEOPLE DEAD.

The death is announced Of Philip Hen
ry Gosse, f. Il. s., English naturalist,
aged rs years.
Gen Won Schkopp has been appointed
governor of Cologne Gen. Knobelskori
succeeds Gen. Won schkopp as command
ant at Spandau.
The captain of the steamer Earnwell,
was arrested at Philadelphia, Pa, Tor
bringing case OF yellow fever into that
city from Aspinwall.
The six story stocking factory of Her
man Kline & Co., Cincinnati, was de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday, Loss SlGO,
600 Partially insured.
Chol' IA is raging in Prcsque Isle
county, Mich, and the people are dying
date vicinity Nine persons died in one
| day.
During pole raising on Tuesday near
| M orris, Otsego county, n. Y, cannon
was discharged prematureiy, killing
John Dickson, Albert Sergeant and Fred
Sage.
The National Prohibition headquarters
at Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street,
New York, were formally opened Mon
day. Heretofore the Prohibl ouisJ hca +
| quarters have been in Chicago.
The first local option election in New
Jersey under the lazy p ssea Ivy the legs-
| ature of last Winter was held in Cum-
berlaud county on Tues day aud resulted
in majority OF /, 744 for antiIiceuse.
George W Waldron, one Of the own
crs and manager Of the Wadron bank,
Of HiIlsdale, Mich, abscondod, taking
viii him money and securities vatiously
estimated at from 100000 TO $50, COOS
| He leaves a wife and t@o children.
Papers were filed and approved by
| Judge Allyn, at Tacoma, Washington,
| Territory, appealing the recent decision
OF the supreme court relative to woman
! suffrage, that it was unconstitutional,
to the supreme court Of the United States.
Three children Berta and Edna Smith
and Fred Bernard ali aged about 10,
were drowned on Tuesday by the cap
sizing of boat in the harbor at Hyannis,
Mass. Seven others were rescued in an
exhausted condition. All were from
Boston.
The explosion Of 20,04O pounds Of
powder occurred in the drying house of
the Giant Powder company, near West
Burkcey, Cal. Two white men and
three Cinnamon were killed. The white
men were Josiah Lewis and 9. Bunce.
The building was blown 10 atoms.
The empress Of Russio, princess Of
Wales, and all royalties of Denmark, met
at the palace Of the duke Of Cumberland
at Gemunden, in Austria. 1t is surfnised
that the meeting related to the project of
the car and Emperor William to create
monarchy of Bulgaria and Roumelia,
with the duke of Cumberland as king.
The Berlin, Germany, newspapers are
silent on the subject Of the arrests of So
cialits, which are made daily The par
ticular prison in whict arrested parties
are confined is crowded now with men
and women, charged with the propaga-
ton of socialist doctrines and the utter
anGe of seditious cries.
The third council wsc held at Imaco,
Col, between the IndtGn commissioners
and the Indians The Indians received
the overdue gratuity money, and it was
expected this would put them in good
humor and facilitate the business III hand.
Speeches were made on both sides, but
the chiefs were obstinate aud would not
consent to removal
The false work for building the super
structure of the Chesapeake q Ohio Rail
way bridge over the Ohio between Coy.ng-
ton and Cincinnati was swept away by a
great raft Of drift wood that had accumu-
lated at its base. The losers are the con
tractors, the Phoenix Bridge company
They estimate their loss ut nearly 5000,
600 Two weeks more low water would
have made them safe.
An Evansville, Ind, special is to the
effect that all trains have been stopped
on the Mackey system Of railroads. owing
to the strike declared against the roads
therein embraced by Chiefs Arthur aud
Sargent. The system includes the. Peo-
ria. Decatur aud Evansville; Evansville
and indianapolis, and Evansville and
Terre Haute roads having Il total length
Of 700 miles. The trouble began some
weeks ago out OF Determinations said to
have been made by Master Mechanic
Smith against the brotherhood men.
Chiefs Arthur and Sargent came TO the
scsne of action and temporarily settled
the matter but repeated snubs. it is al
legged, have precipitated a strike which
includes all engineers, iiremen and