Telegram-herald., 1889-10-22
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of Hurried Readers.
Forest fires are doing great damage
near New Orleans.
Typhoid fever is raging to small ex-
tent in Yale College at New Haven.
Patrick Calvin was robbed OF 81, OILS in
a saloon in ST. Joseph, No, by a couple
of confidence men.
George w. Mcclure, a prominent
lawyer. committed suicide by drowning
at Rochester, y. Y.
The Office Of the Southern Express
Company at Memphis, Tenn, was robbed
Saturday Of So,
The Chinese Government is negotiat-
ing for loan Of $40, 600, 900 for the con-
struction of railways.
While out sailing at Frankfort, Mich.
Ole Oleson and Siver Siverson were cap
sized in boat and drowned.
In the libel suit of DR. Barnum against
the st. Paul Globe the jury gave the
plaintiff a verdict for $4,000.
The Government of Korea has abso-
lutely forbidden the teaching of the
Christian religion in that country.
At Greenville, Ala, recently negroes
poured gasoline over a man named Rob
erts and set fire TO it, fatally burning
him.
The strike of the 90, 900 coal miners at
Lens, France. has been settled, the en-
ployers conceding the demands of the
men.
T. A. Geidtzen. administrator for Miss
Lena Weinberger, found S2.970 in the
false bottom OF a trunk belonging TO the
lady at Winona. Nina.
William Nation, the oldest noon
sinner in Kentucky. for whom officers
had been searching for twenty-five years,
was captured Saturday.
Claus Spreckels stated at Pittsburgh,
Pa, on Saturday that he would Gght thu
sugar trust to the bitter end. and that
he would soon bring them to terms.
Cyrus p. Berry, an employe in ma
chine-shop at Biddeford, Me, viii re-
ceive sl,OOO,OOO by the death Of his
uncle, Silas Emerson, of California.
The female giraffe at the Geological
Garden in Cincinnati brought forth a
young male giraffe Sunday noon. This
is the first born in captivity in America.
Kinch West. member Of the Guam
trell gang Of despersdOes, has been ar
rested in Indian Territory for a murder
committed in Louisiana eighteen years
ago
The Rowan County Ky vendetta. in
which nineteen persons in all were
killed has been settled by a marriage
between members Of tho warring fac
tiOns.
Advices from London state that in the
coming elections in England Mr. Glad
stone will make the disestablishment Of
the church in Scotland and Wales his
war cry.
T. & 4. Batcheller & Co. Of Boston,
who failed a short time ago for over
81. 200. 600. have compromised with their
creditors By paying seventy-fve cents on
tho dollar
The Sunday Observance agitation has
spread 70 Russia, and 1900 merchants of
~. Petersburg have declared their
readiness 20 close their places Of busi-
ness on that day.
The -. Louis Exposition closed its
seventh annual exhibit Saturday night
The cash receipts FOR the forty days dis
play were over $3.50. 900. and the attend
ance 500. 900 persons.
Invitations received in Philsdelphis
announce that the Wedding between ex-
f Secretary Thomas + Bsvard and Mics
Clvmer viii take place Ia Washington
Thursday. November T.
Dr. Elliott, marshall Of Live Ok.
Fla, quarreled with colored barber a.
Brsnford. Fla. Elliott opened Ere and
was shot dead by Matthews, who was
exonerated by coroner's Jury.
william Carey. an Altsnont Gl)
farmer. died Friday night supposed 2
from the effects Of poison placed in his
well His wife and child and Mrs. Dur.
ON and her children sre sick and there
- danger that some, IL not al, will die