The Osceola times., 1888-02-11
o, the NIGHT Of the ist shocks Of earth

on the night Of the lst shocks Of earth
quake were felt throughout Scotland.
AT Cornwall, Ont, fifteen hundred cot.
ton mill operatives are on strike against
q reduction of wages.
On the "a two carloads OF potatoes,
corn and food were sent TO the Kansas
sufferers, from Pierre, Oak. The chicago
& Northwes tern furnished free transpor.
tation.
on the night Of the % the annual ban
auet of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association Of Bal timltr Nd,
took place at the Hotel Renn srt and was
at tended by representative business men
10 the number Of two hundred.
OK the ID the Supreme Court OF Michi.
gan decided the Palms will case by re-
versing the decision Of the court below
aud sustaining the trust. The result
leaves the will intact.
A STORM OF Indignation has been caused
by the telegraph versions of a settlement
between the main questions affecting the
fisheries on basis unfavorable TO Cana
da in all parts of the Dominion.
OK the ID the San Francisco Chamber Of
Commerce adopted the majority report of
the committee recently appointed to CON
slider the tariff as affecting sugar inter-
tests of the Pacific coast. The report ad-
vocates that the present tariff be main
tanned.
AT Uniontown, Pa, ten prisoners es'
capped from jail on the evening OF the "a,
by breaking through the rot ten hoor OF
an unused cell into the cellar, and, max
ing hole In the wall, crawled through
CERTAIN provincial assemblies com"
memor ative of the rule of Gar Alexander
ii, will be suppressed by Russia.
AT Louisville, KY, a biz combination
to secure con troll Of all the leaf tobacco in
| the country is said to be in process OF
| formation.
BYLAWS for the government OF the
organization has been formulated by the
executive committee of the Southwest
| Texas immigration convention.
THE Canadian Government, acting on
| in formation from tho British War Office
| in London, is about to inaugurate sys-
| tenn Of coast defense.
DURING the seven days ended the 3D.
the business failures numbered for the
| United States, 247; and for Canada, ~,
\ or a total of 2T9, as compared with 3lI for
| the preceding like period, and 26l for the
| cores spending week Of last year.
| In Ireland the tendency Of events,
and the lack of assurance In Lord
| Salsbury's remarks, makes the outlook
rather gloomy for the land element.
IT is estimated by an officer of the Phil
adelphia Il Reading Railroad Company
that at least five thousand mirers re-
turned TO work during last week, AID said
that there are enough mines beins worked
to avoid any Inconvenience to the com.
pany or to consumers.
| On the 3d two saw-mills at Port Blake
ly, opposite Seattle, W. T., and the
largest on Puget Sound, were burned.
The fire caught from hot-box,
and the wind from the belts
blaze the whole length of the
mill almost instantly, so that the men
barely had time to escape. The loss is
$3.50, 900; no insurance.
OK the 81 the arguments on the trial Of
Benjamin Il. Hopkins, Of the Fidelity
Bank Of Cincinnati, were concluded, and
Judge Sage delivered his charge to tn,
jury, who took the case under considera
tion.
The debt statement Of the Domin ION tC
January 81 shows; Gross debt, S2iG,314
9s7ss; assets, $40, 3iG, G,37L09; net debt
SEQ, OPS, 6l67a.
The press If Europe favorably com
ment upon the eminently pacific char
acter Of the Austro-German treaty, just
published.
On tho 81 and 4th the Reading strikers
reached the point Of ood.letting, anc
several serious riots occurred.
THE special delivery system OF tn,
Post Office Department has become a pro-
nouncod success. The increase in busi
ness for the quarter ending December 81
reaching 1876 per cent.
AT Dcs Moines. l,., the constables who
arrested the Wholesale liquor dealers anC
ihen released them have been indicted TO
receiving bribes.
FREE trade has been adopted by Uru
quay.
OK the 4th the steamer Dacotah passed
Case Girardeau on her way 10 st. Louis
being the first boat up the river since thu
gorge broke.
THE contributions for the three Nehros'
ka school mistresses whose heroism near
ly cost them their lives in the late bliz
zard, has reached nearly - 0J0
AMONG the Northwestern and Western
lines n gigantic rate war is in full blast
and threatens to extend far into tn,
Southwest.
OK the night o. the 81 the 81. Paul lc
Carnival closed, having proved very
successful event.