The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-20
NEWS IN GENERAL.

King Milan had great hopes of plan for
gaming tables at Belgrade where the
wealthy mobiles of Hungary, Austria and
Russia would come, hue tho ear and the
emperor of Austria both forbade it.
A conversations will be given at the Biz
mingham, Eng, town hall on JanuaryS in
honor of Mr. and Mrs, Chamberlain. A dia-
mond and sapphire bracelet will be presented
TO Mrs. Chamberlain and an illuminated adj
dress to Mr.. Chamberlain.
The Russian cabinet has under considera-
ton new law to go into operation in 1850,
under which foreigners who have lived five
years in Russia will I've compelled to become
Russian subjects or else lie expelled from the
country.
Hon. Mackenzie Bowel, minister of Gus
toms, and Hon, G. IL, Upper, minister of
marine and fishereS deny that Canada has
abandoned her contention that under the
treaty of 1918 Americans have no right to
ship their fish catches through Canada in
bond to American markets.
1t is expected that change in the Wur.
temberg ministry will soon take place, and
it is reported that, after this has been accom-.
plished, the American favorites of the king
will return to their places in his majesty S
service.
Word has been received Mt Duluth, MINI,
that very rich silver strike has been made
in the Badger mine, back of Port Arthur
The company has opened an S.inch vein of
S liver orc, assaying Sl4,0O to the ton, max
ing it about one-ha!f pure silver.
Fully two thirds of the area of West Vir.
ginia is underlaid with bituminous coal, and
in the Elk Garden region alone there are
over l00000,0 COO tons.
A Oh
was made few days since of a device called
the "iron man. or "dischargern at the Point
Breeze Gas works, Pittsburg, Penn. 1t is
employed for emptying retorts, and by its
aid two men can attend to % benches or 125
single retorts. The saving in labor and fuel
is said to be enormous, and their adoption
means considerable reduction in the force
of stokers
Reports from Louisville, KY, state that
there is every prospect that Louisville will
soon become the greatest manufacturing
point in America for axes and hatchets The
Kelley Axe Manufacturing Co. is making
PREF aratons for tho introduction of a new
process which will revolutionizs the maiur-
facture generally.
Gov Taylor of Tennessee declined to grant
requisition aske for by the attorney gen
eral at Memphis against |. S. Warren, l.. +.
Johns. BENZ. Gratz, Anderson Gratz and
Joel Wood, members of the st. Louis bag
gng trust, recently indicted for misdemea-
nor in the criminal court of Memphis.
Secret societies, with extensive ramifca
tions, composed of young educated Arme-
mans, and modelled after the Young Italy
society, which ilourished prior to 1913, have
been discovered in Russian Armenia.
Their object is to rebel against Russian rule,
and to establish an Armenian union an in
dependence.
The Core,n charge d'affaires was doing
the polite thing a few days since in making
tho official calls in Washington, and his fancy
gown was toyed with and flirted gently by a
raw wind. 1t did not disturb him in the
least. His upper garment was an aesthetic
combination Of purple and light brown, his
horse hair was held down firmly with 6
string of amber beads under his chin Hi.
kid gloves were Of the lightest tan, and were
the corr, ct thing for the afternoon prone
made.
The results of experiments made at Spezis
with new shell, fired from l00-ton gun
far surpass all expectations. The destruc
tiveness of the shell exceeds that of any eveI
before used.
The London Standard says it has reason
to believe that the letter received at Suakii
from Osman Dgna stated that the Mahdi'
troops had ut length been successful; tina
Emln hHd held out bravery, but his mel
mutinied and delivered him with whit,
| traveller Supposed to be Stanley to thu
| Mahdist leader. Digna sends proofs tendine
| to support the truth of his assertions.
John Ryan, crazed by fever. attempted t.
| jump out of a window of the third floor o
| Bellevue Hospital. New York. he wa
| caught, and it required the uuited effort o
| three men to pull him back.
Cashier E. H. Morse of the San Bernard
| Cali National Bank was fatally shot in tn
| bank a few days since by john Cakes
| Morse returned the fire, and nine shots wer,
| exchanged. Morse was shot through tn
lungs and died in short time. Cakes wa
| wounded, but not seriously. Physicians VIII
examined him pronounced him insane.
| The New York Union League club adopte
resolutions coagraiulating Gen. Harrison o.
bis election, aud expressing faith in hi
| capacity TO Sc ect his own cabinet, regard
| less of demands. aid, dlctation or Emporium
| ty from any quarter.
The steamship Rio Grande of the Malor
line, while going up the East river recently
collided with and rammed hole in the sid
of the brig Pickering The steamer was uu
burt, but the brig had to be run aground {
keep her from sinking. She was 800 tor
ner, and was just starting for the Yves
Indies with Il cargo of oil and timber.