, 1889-10-27
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

oscIeldiy IlaiiOIu says 70 nao upb re-
signed.
Over 5000 cigarmakers are still on
strike In Key West.
The Pan-American excursionists reach
ed Omaha at 8 o'clock last evening.
Alexander Somerville. chief of the
money order division OF the postofice de-
partment, died Friday.
Judge Arthur T. Reeve, chief of the
seed division of the agricultural depart
men died Friday afternoon.
The business portion of Stoneboro,
Mercer county, Pa. was destroyed by fire
yesterday, entailine a loss of sos. 900.
The steel cruiser San Francisco was
successfully launched at noon yesterday
at the Union iron works in San Francisco.
Local switchmen on the railroads enter
ing Memphis rent out on strike yester-
day afternoon for increased wages. Freight
traffic is entirely suspended.
Masked robbers entered the Santa Fe
aud Atlantic & Pacific Office at Antonio
Friday night, held up the agent. robbed
the Office of 81 900 and escaped.
The steamship Prince Wilhelm brings
advices from Port au Prince to Oct. 10.
Gen. Hyppolite was inaugurated presi
dent on the 10th inst. wtth-great pomp.
Col. d. s. Alexander says there is no
truth in the statement that Halford has
resigned, or that he has accepted the pri-
vate secretaryship under Harrison.
The Zanzibar correspondent OF the
Paris SOleiI says the position of the
French in Madagascar is critical The
Hovas are preparing to denounce the
French protectorate.
An expert examination shows the
shortage in the accounts of ex-Register G..
p. Robinson of the Brown university, son
of President Robinson, exceeds SIC, 0OG
and over fifty cases Of Justification of ac-
counts.
The president has acted unfavorably
upon the application for pardon in the
case of Harvey Murdoch, convicted Jan.
3. 1889 of polygamy and sentenced to five
years imprisonment in Utah penitentiary
with a fine of $500 and costs.
The Pan-Americans excursionists
reached Sioux City yesterday. A local re-
ception committee escorted them to the
opera house. Mayor Cleveland and Gov
ernor Larabee welcomed the guests and
introduced Senator Allison who made a
speech.
Independent Republicans of Virginia
have nominated an anti Malone state
tiket as follows; For governor, John f.
Lewis OF Rockingham; for lieutenant gov
ernor, Park Agnew OF Alexandria; for
attorney general, G. A. Hermans of Mont
gomery.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: Chief
Woods, after having a long talk with the
man in custody, is more than ever CON
vInced that he is Tascott, the murderer
of Smell, though the prisoner denies it in
a sort of half hearted way. He was pho
t~ographed yesterday.
Bids we're opened at the navy depart
ment yesterday in the second endeavor to
secure satisfactory proposals for the con-
struction of three 1000 ton cruisers au-
thorized by the act of congress of Sept. 7,
1888. TIE lowest bidder was the Column
bia iron works of Baltimore. for one
cruiser, $685., 900; for two cruisers, ST.
225, 900.
Capt. Wissmann, German imperial
commissioner for East Africa, has had an
engagement with a force of natives under
command of Chief Bushiri and defeated
them. Three hundred of Bushiri's men
were killed or wounded. The German
forces lost seven men. Three Arabs have
been executed at Upwapwa for the muir
der of Officer Nielsen of the East Africa