Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-11
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Adelaide reports that
 single sculler, is dead.
 in Marlboro, Mass., will be
 .nd the High school on Fri-
 to the prevalence of diphtheria
 Twenty cases have already been
 -ue steamer Amaranth, at Boston yester- isy from Java, brings a cargo of 2, ,479 tons, or 8, b8e, ,ef0 kilogrsmmes, of Java sugar, said to be the largest consignment of Java sugar eyer landed there.
 Rev. Dr. Fulton, late of New York, has written . letter declining the pastorAte of the Immanuel Baptist church in Toronto. It is said an effort will be made to organize con gregation for him in Toronto.
 The executive committee of the Western Union Telegraph company yesterday decided to pay an extra dividend of 4 per cent. in addition to the regular quarterly dividend ot 1-4 per cent, and the two dividends will be declared to day.
 The Jerome Park villa site and improve msnt company has decided to discontinue racing. Jerome Park is to be cut up into lots and sold. Nearly $100,0 900 was lost on
  opening of the rival Westchester track.
 Secretary Mohler of the Kansas State board of agriculture has finally become convinced that fraud has had much to do with the al- legged business of sugar making in Kansas during the past, and he will at once begin an examination into the methods of mill men.
 Police Officer William Davis of the Cot tage Grove avenue station, Chicago, was shot and probably fatally injured by burglars yesterday morning. Officer H. Q. Thomas oi the same station, in attempting to arrest tho assassins of Davis, was wounded in the arm
 In London Lord Torpichen has brought an action for divorce against his wife on the ground of adultery with an infantry lieu tenant. Lady Torpichen has brought g counter action against her husband. The hearing will take place in Edinburgh on January "A.
 Five of the big chiefs from the Cheyenne agency started for Washington yesterday to confer with the President about the opening of the Sioux reservation. They are White Swan, Charger, Flying Bird, Crow Eagle and Brave Eagle. They will be accompanied by Agent MoOhesney.
 The cotton spinners of Fall River are mak- ing another attempt to form e federation of cotton operatives and have sent invitations to operatives and associations in cotton cen- ters in New England and the Atlantic States. Delegates will be present at convention to be held Sunday, December 15, in that oity.
 Dennis Donahue, local character of Mad ison, Wis, died suddenly yesterday. Denny used to amuse people by swallowing little reptiles, knives and other indigestible sub- stences for the price of drink. A post mortem was made, and in his stomach was found five jsckknives, one with the blades open.
 Governor Miller of Dakota has sent mes sage to the legislature on the question of destitution among farmers, recommending that all matters pertaining to this subject in North Dakota be referred to the commission CT of agriculture. Accompanying his mes- sage were communications from Nelson, Ramsey and Roulette counties, in which the most serious cases of destitution in the State ists.
 Incoming ocean steamers report tempsstu- ous voyages. The Ems, from Bremen via was swept by huge wave and two cabin passengers, Leopold Eutside and B. Walters, were thrown against the deck fixtures and seriously injured. MT. Eutside had an arm broken and MT. Walters leg was fractured. A lifeboat was smashed. The Auranis and Normandie also experienced heavy gales.
 The Secretary of the Treasury, in response 10 the requisition to the collector at New York, has given him authority to use the revenue steamer Manhattan to patrol the west end of Long leland Sound and break up, if possible, the smuggling that has been going on in that locality for long time. The steamer will continue on this duty until more permanent arrangements can be made to keep patrol steamer in the Sound.