The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-23
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Lieutenant Tappenbeck. the African OK.
porer, Is dead. 49,
A steam ship line has been founded between
Ham vurg and tfe Levent.
The Catholic dxocsee OF Kingston, Canada,
has been created . now province.
Ths Sultan Of Turkey is determined to sup
press the insurrection In Crete.
Tho British foreigh Office is negotiating a
commercial treaty with Japan.
Sir JUL Pauocefote, the British minister
to tue United States. is In London.
VIM. .OBrisD has applied for new trial of
his libel suit agassA.kSfd Salisbury.
Emperor William has been appointed an
honorary admir,.. in the British navy.
Cretan MusseImen have burned over one
hundred houses i'm a will ige near Caula.
Turkey will send new commission TO
Crete to endcavor TO sottle the troubles there.
Many persons werc killed by IN earthquake
IN The western portion OF tho Island OF kiou
Slot.
France Is disposed to support solution OF
the CIetan troubles on a basis favorable to
Greece.
Eight persons were killed by the explosion
Of u gun ON u Fronch training frigate at
uyereS.
The british bark Mall:syate, from New
on Middleton reef.
The Philadelphia cricket team defeated the
Geutl, inen Of Southampton (Eug glnnd) in
ma ch by u score Of 80 To- 3lS
Tho f ;yptiau army drove the dervishes
from the ,sllago OF Toski, after tho loss Of
many lives Of the latter forces.
Mr.. Sutton pnid 5SO.Gj0 francs to NJ.
Prvust Tor Millers painting, "The Angelus,"
wuich was Lou. ;ht at the Secretary sale.
A Bou auGist paper published in Paris ao-
custs the Il. encp government Of falsifying
mas's-fts ~ Che elections for
courti s-Senernl.
1t has been decided In confeS'nce between
ssKs ss -%a NS,h. the eS Y Of ,ss sesvia
King Alexander, outside of SILVIA.
Lord Randolph Churchill recommends . (.
remedy for the prevailing discomfort IN
Ireland AN imperial loan of ElUO, O,OJU,OJU, to
enable tenants to buy their holdings.
Tn .iParncll tes have used only E20, 900 for
loyal expense Ia connection with the special
cvmmis sion investigating charges against
them. Tn sur plus of the Purneli indemnity
fuLd exceeds SiU,O
Boulangists loi that General Boulanger
should have become a candidate for councils
general only in such cantons of France where
his political strength was sufficient to war
rant hope Of SUCCESS.
Tho miners of Durham, England, have
taken vote on tho question OF accepting the
ton per cent. advance { ircI cI by the owners.
Tue result was i'll favor of accepting tho ad-
vance by n ma jority OF One. This decision
averls strike which would have proved The
greatest OH record.
NJ Brunet, tho liquidator OF the Panama
Canal Company, INFORMS shareholders thut
q fnauciul' syudicate has taken tho whole
amount of the new lottery bonds OH terms
which he does not reveal, aud that IL tie EN-
tcrprise perisnes the law of bankruptcy will
enable him to distribute among the creditors
eight per cent.
The lord mayor of Dublin refuses to send to
tho post,naster-generLi OF Great i5ritain tho
ofiicia; envelope containing the letter Of
President Harrison tn ,nkiuH the citlzons of
Dublin for theic sympathy AMI ait to tho
Johustown sufferers. The lord mayor insists
that the envelope WIS tampared with, aud
says he is willing TO show it To the pO,tinas-
ter-gcncral, hut will not give it to tho post
office deIa, tncht because it has proved lIsllf
unworthy OF the trust.