The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Aniou ouu tWcuty iIlJuTcu.
A Russian captain has just made bicycle
Journey from Kovno to Paris, via Berlin and
Brussels, in thirty-four days.
There is sadness in Switzerland because
OF the wholesale destruction of grape and
tobacco vines by an untimely frost IN the
valleys.
A strike Of dock laborers is in progress at
Rotterdam. A large number of men are
out and the strike threatens to assume large
proportions.
At Spokane Falls, W. T., on the 26th, the
argument was concluded in the case OF
Councilman Waters, charged with stealing
relief supplies.
E. d. Strange the postmaster at Fisher,
Tex, has been arrested and committed to
Jail on two counts of embezzling valuable
letters from his Office.
The municipal commission of Paris has
nullified the votes cast for General Bou-
LANCER apd Henri Rochefort and declared A.
Joffrin. Liberal, elected.
Don COssack the celebrated stallion
owned by Arthur Cation, of Chicago, died
recently while on exhibition at the Illinois
State Fair at Peoria He was valued at
$4,000 and had record of 2:2S.
Carney & McLogan, dealers in wall paper,
paints and oils, at POS Wabash avenue and
$50 State street, Chicago, have made an as
Segment The assets are about $40, OOO and
the liabilities about the same,
Bids were opened on the 26th for the sec
ond time at the Postoffice Department for
furnishing the department for four years
from December ! with adhesive posting
stamps. There were but two bidders, the
American Bank Note Company, OF New
York, and the Franklin Bank Note Com
pany, Of New York.
Alice WetZell, fifteen years old, OF Hern-
/ don, Pa, died in mysterious manner in the
house of Lydia Gotschall, in Purlytown, q
suburb Of Sunbury, the other night She
had evidently taken poison, as the body
when found indicated that she had suffered
intense physical agony in her death throes
An investigation will be made.
Owing to the wonderful growth during
the past decade of the electrical industry
the Superintendent of the Census has de-
cided to have special investigation Of the
subject for the reportYof the census Of 1890
1t will be intrusted to A. R. Foote of Gin
cinnati, O., who has been recommended for
the position by nearly all the leading firms
engaged in the industry. -Di
Thieves made raid on the passenger rail-
way stations at Pensaukin and Mapleshade,
N. j., the other night and cleaned them com
p1etely out of tickets, money, clothing and
every thing of value they could find.
The sensation over the exposure OF frauds
in the German naval department continues,
despite the efforts of the Emperor to pre-
lott Tbora rrats caNara1 a01i.
tional arrests on the 26th at Kiel in connec-
ton with the affair. ~ :
The Grand Circuit trotting races were to
have commenced at Philadelphia on the 25th,
but were postponed on account of rain
Ex-Assistant Postmaster General Steven
son and Colonel F. r. Southmayd, an ex-
Confederate officer now of Chicago, are can.
wasting among congressman and other
prominent men of Alabama in the interest
Of Chicago as the site of the Worlds Fair
of 1892.
A duel was fought in the City of Mexico
the other day between Adelberto Estava, a
lawyer and editor of Nacional, and Pedro
Artenga. The latter was wounded IN the
side by pistol shot. the cause Of the at.
fair is stated to have been an alteration
between the young bloods at a recent ball
Secretary Proctor has appointed court
of inquiry to meet at Jefferson Barracks
Mo-, October |, and investigate the cause OF
the large number of assertions from thai
post during the past year. A reporter re
Gently enlisted at the barracks, and after
spending some time there made charges
that the men were insuificiently fed and
otherwise badly cared for.
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president of Vassar College. died suddenly
at Providence r. l., on the 26th, after {
brief illness, aged sixty nine years. Hewa'
native of Newburyport Mass, and wa
for seven years president of Vassar College
The Greek government has sent gunboa
to protect the leaders of the Cretan insur
gents, who have taken refuge in Melos Re
ports from Crete say that the Turkish so!
diers on the island dishonor women and i'm
prison and torture Christians with i'm
punity.
Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor Of the New
York World, offers to be one of twenty-five
men to subscribe $4,000 each for an i'm
mediate guaranty fund of s., 500,0 600 to fur
Their the Worlds Fair.
Elk Congressman William Loughbridge o
Iowa, died the other night on South Noun
tain, ten miles from Reading, Pa, where h
had been for some time for the benefit o
his health. He was sixty three years old.
The imported English stallion All-Here
owned by Burgess Bros, of Wenona, ILL.,
died at the State Fair Grounds at Peoria
ILL.,, on the 9th. He was four years old an
valued at $4,000.
It is believed that whatever chance MI
Tanner had of being appointed Recorder G
Deeds in the District of Columbia has van
ished since the publication of his letter t
"Private" Dalzell.
Robert Larkins, a lumber dealer Of Chics
20, has assigned The liabilities are $65, 90
and the assets about the same.
The syrup refinery and manufactury q
Kansas City owned by G. s. Bliss & Co
was burned on the 9th. Loss $4,000; il
surance $4,000.
A. B. Valentine State immigration Con
missioner of Vermont, states that arrange
ments have been completed for the estat
lishment in Vermont of two Swedish .colt
MES, one Of twelve families near Whining
ton, and the other of thirteen families nea
Weston. Each family will take up II
acres of hitherto unoccupied State land.
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Legion of Honor has been bestowed upo
Thomas A. Edison. NJ. Spuller, Frenc
Minister of Foreign Affairs, in conferrin
the decoration upon Mr.. Edison, said it wa
given in honor of the services rendered b
him to science and the part taken by him i
the Paris Exposition. NJ Spuller also sal
that America was splendidly represented {
the Exposition. fF -.1lfltlx
Jem Smith and Peter jackson have signe
articles to fight ten rounds, with slua
gloves, according to Police Gazette rule
for $1,000, $500 to the winner, and 500
loser. The battle is to take place in Noven