The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-06-13
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events,

NEWS AND NUIES
A Summary of Important Events.
CRIsroBAL FERNANDEZ, the Cuban kid
naper, was executed at Jovellanos ol
the 4th.
The Johnstown hood-sufferers' fun,
being raised in Paris amounted, on tn
9th, to $4,000.
TIE business portion of the city o
Seattle, W. T., was practically wiped ou
by q great conhagration on the evening
Of the 9Th.
THE cotton mills in Ofenburg, Baden
we're destroyed Uy fire, on the 9th, involv
ing q loss Of 100000 marks. Several work
men were killed.
The Standard Oil Company has bough
ten acres Of ground just east sof Terr
Haute, Ind. on which they will erect al
immense oil.tauk.
DISASTROUS floods are reported from
different parts Of Bavaria with consider
able destruction of property. The crop
were ruined in many localities.
A NEW YoRK detective who went from
the Paris Exhibition to Berlin, had hi
pocket picked there on the 9th. He los
his money and valuable papers.
AT the meeting Of the General Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian church in Belfast
Ireland, on the Sd, the moderator tool
occasion to strongly denounce home rule
THE National reunion of Elks was t,
have begun at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 9th
The reunion has been postponed unit
July 49, owing to the disaster at Johns
town.
THE Matte Winship, detained at Hall
fax by the Dominion authorities, fur.
nished bond, on the 9th, and commenced
getting ready to sail for the mackere
grounds.
THE mayors fund in New York City
for Johnstown had reached, on the 9th
$4,000 and the Chamber of Commerc,
fund $42 900. Other funds are also in
creasing rapidly.
THE President, on the 3D., appointed
Chas. L. Knapp, of New York, Consul
General of the United States at Montreal
and Alex. J. Reed, of Wisconsin, United
States Consul at Dublin.
In Coburn, Pa, there is not one good
house left standing as the result of the re-
cent storms. The total loss win aggre
gate fully 100000. The valley is strewt
with bodies Of all kinds of animals.
THE citizens committee at Minneap'
oils, Mimi, on the 5th, voted to send ZOO
barrels of -four to the Johnstown suffer
ers. The order was divided among al
the mills so as to hasten shipment.
THE returns issued by the Londor
Board of Trade show that the imports
during the month of May increased "a, 43'
and the exports increased fl,060,0o0 a'
compared with the same month last year
THE Times counsel, assisted by tht
counsel for Mr.. Parnell, began, on the 3D.
an inspection of the private letters Of the
latter. The correspondence covers pc
riod Of six years, and comprises 5000 let
ters.
A FIRE in the village of Libonsch, neal
Ratibori. IN Prussian Silesia, on the 9TH
destroyed 105 houses, including the vii
lage church and vicarage. Seven hun
dred Of the villagers are rendered home
less.
WM. MILLS, the 100-yards sprinter, who
lived at Watertown, Mass, AMI who has
q record Of 104 seconds, was last heard
from in Johnstown, just before the disas
ter there, and 1t is thought he is among
the victims.
CAPTAIN WIssMANN has had another en-
gagement with the Arabs, in which tht
latter were completely routed. He has
also destroyed their village Of Saadani
Windji. Captain Wissmann's casualtie:
were trifing.
In the joint session of the New Hamp-
shire Legislature, on the 9th, David G
Goodell, Republican, was elected Cover.
nor OF the State, receiving 16S votes tc
1l5 for Charles Amsden, Democrat. The
inauguration took place on the 9th.
ONE of the heaviest losers by the re-
cent foods in Maryland is the Reading
Railroad Company. They owned and
controlled the Susquehanna g. Tidewater
canal, which is nearly obliterated. The
company paid o,oOO for the canal.
THE silver miners in the Ural mount
aims OF Russia, struck, on the Sd, and set
on fire the houses of the managers In
Ekaterinburg. The factories adjoining
were also set on fire, and seven persons.
who were in the building, were burned to
death.
COUNSEL for Kemmler, the condemned
murderer, will appeal on habeas corpus
proceedings, in Buffalo, N. Y, for re-
view of the verdict, on the ground that
death by electricity is cruel and unusual
punishment, and therefore uncOnstltu-
tional.
THE New York Commercials Advertiser,
OF the 9th, says q deal is being arranged
between the County Democrats and the
Republicans, with view to increasing
the strength of the Republicans in the
Legislature and ousting Tammany from
control Of the city.
1T was expected. on the Sd, that the pro-
tocol to be drawn up by the SAMOAN con-
ference would be signed by the repre-
sentatives of the three governments con-
cerned on the sth. The commissioners
were then preparing to take their de-
parture from Berlin.
FARMERS, living ia the country border
ing on the Conemaugh Valley, who load l.
ed wagons with provisions for the desti-
tute survivors OF the food, had 10 fRht
their way into the stricken cities against
tho thieving Huns who tried to capture
their precious freight.
JUSTICE GRAY, Of the United States Su-
preme Court. and Miss Jeanette Mat
thews, daughter of the late Justice Mat
thews, were married at the brides resi-
dence In Washington on the 4th, A
large number OF distinguished guests
witnessed the ceremony.
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