The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-05-31
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road at Los Angeles, Cal, ,UhaVe struck be-
cause the company is gradually getting rid
of the men who struck two weeks ago.
THE corner stone Of the divinity building
Of the new Catholic University at Wash
ington was not laid on the 2ith, as cx-
pected, rain preventing. Exercises were
held, however, President Cleveland being
present. Miss Caldwell, The donor Of
$500 OJO for the university, was presented
with gold medal from the Pope.
A DESTRUCTIVE hail storm ravaged the
farms near Sulphur Springs, Tex, recent.
ly. Heavy storms were also reported at
CorsiCana, Tex.
DRs NEWMAN and Goodsell are the names
of two more Of the new Bishops elected by
the Methodist General Conference at New
York.
THE centennial of the Presbyterian
Church, North and South, was celebrated
at PhIladelphi on the 2ith.
By n fire in q rag shop in New York
City the other day, three female pickers
were forced to jump by the flames and
were severely hurt.
CHARLES L. JUDsoN, president Of the Chi
cago Consumers Gas Company, on the
witness stand in the Office of Master in
Chanccry Bass recently, testified that the
company made fraudulent issue Of 1928
900 worth Of bonds in excess Of s., 900 in
bonds issued when the company was or
gan2cd.
IMMENSE swarms of locusts arc reported
in Central Algiers.
THE collections of internal revenue for
the first ten months of the present fiscal
year amount to 500, 4O6, 452, an increase of
-. lj3 80 over the same time last year.
TIE statement of assets and liabilities of
the great California commission house, w.
7. Coleman a Co, shows an excess OF
500, 600 of assets over liabilities.
THE American Electric Manufacturing
Companys property in New York City has
been seized on judgments for $4,000
The new board of directors of the Mis-
souli, Kansas 4 Texas railway met at New
York on the 24th aud organized by electng
X. V. Martinsen president. An executive
committee was appointed, consisting of r.
V. Martln.en, w. Mertcns, II. X. Enos, ST.
mon Stern, W. Dawd and w. Bond, all of
New York.
CHARLES H. WACKER, tho Democratic
nominee for Treasurer of Illinois, an
nounccs that he will not run because OF
lack Of time AMI political ambition.
The glasswOrkers' strike in the Depart
mCut Of the s iue, France, has ended.
CHARLES JANEs, of st. Louis, has been
elected president Of the National Butchers
Association.
A DESPERATE conflict occurred recently
on the Grccan coast between largo parties
of Greek and Il allan fishermen. Thirty of
the participants were wounded and many
boats with a quantity of fishing tackle
were destroyed.
FRANK MILLS, Of California, a sub.fresh-
man of Harvard College, eighteen years
old, died at Boston recently from the ef-
fccts of excessive opium smoking. With
two companions he obtained some liDes
and INDUCED in The wee, and, it is said,
smoked several riIcfu.s in rapid success
sion ana was made very i'll. His two com
pauious were reported dangerously sick.
SEVERAL Of the wealthiest mere ants of
Moscow have been convicted of adultCrat-
ing tea. One Of them was deprived Of lis
civil rights and banshcl to Siberia for life.
The others were sentenced to different
terms of imprisonment.
THE number of forged Bank of Franc-
notes in circulation proves larger than was
at first supp seI. The panic increased and
public confidence is shaken owing to the
refusal of the directors to reimburse hold
ers of the forged notes. The police have
no cIew to the forgers.
PRESIDENT SPENCER, of the Baltimore 4
Ohio railroad, denies in most positive terms
the stories of the alleged sale Of the Phi.a.
delphia branch of the road.
CROP reports to The st. Paul Pioneer Press
from all pats of the Northwest are ex-
cCciingiy favorable. The rain IN the Red
river valley has been of incalculablc ben
eft, and the condition of the wheat in
southern Minnesota is much better than
was thought possible a month ago.