The Russellville Democrat., 1889-02-21

.1ro- vice Rear Admiral Chandler,
 deceased.
 r,,, strikes in the northern part of
 r-anre ars extending rapidly owing to
 .bo active agitation and indictment of the
 Socialists
 prssr,y papers state that the Russian
 4.ancb of the English family of Leslie I ,s.ye inherited a legacy in England of fl00))0}l
 vo,r heavy snow-falls are reported
 .,r,ngbout Central Germany. The rail-
 s@sd. copvergiug at Frankfort are badly blocked by drifts.
 Trwas determined by the Senate, in se- cret session, on tho 1lth, to make public tbs rote by which the British Extradition treaty was rejected
 Tur President, on the 13th, returned to tba Senate without his approval bills granting pensions to Frank D. Worcester and Michael Strong.
 TIE mild winter in Northern Montana ,s said to be unusually hard on cattle, causing lack of water, more detrimental than scarcity of food. I s j PRINCE LEOPOLD. son of the late Prince Frederick Charles, the Rcd Prince" is Il betrotbed to Princess Sophie, sister of the Empress of Germany. d AN interesting White Cap trial is in progress at Bloomington, Ind, in the form 8 of a damage suitfor 91000) against the as- sailant, Wm, Norman. Fl Iv 1888 the lumber exported from tho I United States to Havana, Cuba, amounted A to 1e.S00, ,722 cubic feet-S, 453 9i3 feet white N pine and 7,95G, 774 feet yellow pine. I COLONEL LAMONT says that the position he will occupy after the 4th of March will be that of president of the Avenue c I Street Railroad Company of New York i City.
 TEE Berlin correspondent of the Lon- don Chronicle says that Mir. Pendleton, inc American Minister to Germany, will preside at the coming Samoan confer ence.
 TIE Pennsylvania brewers met at Phila- tdelphia. on the l4th, and adopted 0 protest against the submission of prohibitory amendment to the Constitution to popu- lar vote.
 A BILL before the Minnesota Leglsla- ture proposes to prohibit aliens or for eign corporations from owning land in that State fit for agricultural or grazing purposes.
 INSTRUCTIONS were issued to have all the stores on board the United States steam ship Monongahela, at San Francisco, by the 18th, preparatory to her departure for Samoa.
 ONE Of the worst business crashes of -t the year was the assignment of the Ohio & Western Coal and Iron Company. A bad feature is that 60l men are thrown out of employment.
 EXTENSIVE and disastrous land-slides occurred at Fleurier, village in the Cam ton of Neufchatel Italy, on t.le 18th. Many houses were demolished, and the people of the village fled for safety
 IT is rumored that the College of Physicians and Surgeons has decided to erase the name of Doctor Sir Morrell Mackenzie from it's rolls, and that its &C., ton will shortly be publicly announced.
 s
 Miss EMaA ALrAAus, who awoke on |, February from a thirty-five days trance, at Attica, N. Y., is in precarious condition, and can live but short time, according to the opinion of local physi- clans.
 THE first vestibule train from New Or leans arrived in the City of Mexico on the 10th. It made the run in seventy three hours. An immense crowd gathered at the depot to witness tho arrival of the train.
 THE President, approved on the 11th, among others, the bill to enlarge the powers and duties of the Bureau of Agri- culture, and to create an exclusive de- partmeut to be known as the Department of Agriculture.
 WILLIAM k. JONES, the cashier of the Continental Oil Company of Denver, Col, who took S200) of the company's money and fed to Canada, was brought back a prisoner, on the l4th. He had spent all the stolen money.
 THE Queen Regent of Spain received Mir. Perry Belmont, the American Min ister at Madrid, who presented his ere dentials on the 18th. Her Majesty cor dially welcomed Mr. Belmont who made an appropriate reply.
 WASHINGTON special of the 18th to the Baltimore American states positively that
 
 been offered and has accepted the position of Secretary of Agriculture in President elect Harrison's Cabinet.
 THE "Arnett" law in Ohio providing for mixed schools, intended to benefit the children of colored people, is having the enect Of driving them from their hold ings, their white landlords in almost all cases refusing to renew their leases.
 TIE car that is to convey President elect Harrison and his family from In- dianapoiis to Washington is being up- holstered and rcfttod at the Pennsylvania railroad shops at Altoona, Pa. The car IS The prlyote car of President Roberts, THE Senate, in executive session on the 18th, confirmed the nomination of Hon. Norman J, Colman, of Missouri, as Sec retary of Agriculture. Thus Missouri, at a late day, secures the honor of a rep resentatiou in President Cleveland's Cab met
 EMPEROR WILLIAM has officially notified Prince Alexander Of Batteuberg that he does not desire his presence in Berlin, either for the purpose of settling the af- fairs Of his father, the late Prince Alex ander Of He5se, or upon any other pre- text.
 A LETTER received in Washington from o member ot Mr. HarrisOu's family de- olares in the most positive manner that the idea oi acquiring a suburban resi- deuco has never occurred Go him, and that 1t is not m the least likely that he will have any disposition 10 acquire property hear Washington.
 lT is stated that Empress Frederick hhs decided to spend very short tip in Berlin. She will then remove her coLrt to Erederieasdorf, where she will resort 0 part 3f Che year and pass the remainder Of the time abroad. She is about 70 com pile the memoirs of her nus band Emperor Frederick ln four octave volumes.