, 1889-12-24
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Nellie Bly, arrived at Hong Kong yes
terday.
The influenza epidemic has now spread
over every part of Germany.
Miss Nevada and other artists are suf.
fering from influenza in Madrid.
Emery's candle works at Ivesdale, O.,
burned last night. Loss. 800, 900.
Russian influenza has appeared in Du-
luth. Physicians of that city report thirty
cases.
New England societies last night cele-
brated the anniversary of the landing of
the pilgrim fathers.
Edward j. Waite. son of the late Chief
Justice Waite. died in Washington yes
teeday. He was a lawyer in Toledo.
The striking coal miners in the Saal
district have decided to resume work
pending a settlement of their claims.
All the vessels comprising the Ameri-
can evolution squadron are now at Lis
bon, the Yorktown having arrived yes
terday.
The French senate has agreed to a law
by which the government assumes the
monopoly of the manufacture Of
watches.
At Fort Worth, Tex, yesterday, IA cot
ton compress with ten carloads OF cotton
on the track and 1000 bales on the plat
form was burned. Loss. $3.50, 900.
1t is stated that Jake Kllrain will &C.
oept the professorship of boxing for
the Southern Athletic Club and make
New York City his permanent home.
Slavin has challenged John L. Sullivan
to fight for 81. 500 or S., 900 a side and
the championship in six months. The
battle to be either in America or Australia.
The United States marshal OF Kansas
has been called to Oklahoma to quell the
rowdyIsm so prevalent there and which
threatens to develop into reign of terror.
At Meadville, Mo-, John Barbee,
aged II, and Edward Davis, aged Is, be-
came involved in a dispute which termi-
mated in Barbee disemboweIing Davis
with a knife.
Richard Harvey johnson of Boise
City, Idaho, a Yale freshman. clipped
with Kittie Ashdown. They journeyed
to Wallingford and were made one by
Justice Morse.
Chief of Police Hubbard has been su-
perseded by +. II. Marsh, who was United
States marshal of Illinois during the
IluDUATu VIII
be given a captaincy.
Though Emin Pasha is recovering from
the effects of his recent accident at Baga.
moyo the German doctors attending him
say 1t will not be safe to remove him in
side of three weeks.
The supreme cou of the United
States was granted the senate of Vir
ginia leave to file complaint against the
state OF Tennessee in the matter of the.
disputed bcundry line between the two
states.
The Liberal newspapers Of England
have unearthed a speech by Salisbury
twenty-fiv years & and are now using it
to show that the Tory premier at one
time held very liberal views with regard
to the government of ireland.
Several portions of human bodies, in
GLIDING one head, have been found on the
beach between Sandy Hook and Sea-
bright They are probably parts of bodies
of the crew Of the bark Germania, wreck
ed at Long Branch a short time ago.
1t is reported in Minneapolis that the
@, G. Washburn -four mills have been
sold to the English syndicate which re
Gently bought the Pittsburg mills and
elevators. The syndicate now controls
tbs flour production and storage capacity
OF the Northwest.
William Eubanks. widower, shot and
killed his l6.year Old daughter at Los
Gatos, CAL, and then attempted suicide
by cutting his throat. He will probably
recover. 1t is stated the cause of the
deed was the girl refused to give her
father wages which she received for her
services.
On the Duluth, South Shore & Pacific
railroad Sunday a freight tam ran into
the rear of another. Brakeman Ryan
was asleep in the caboose of the first sec
ton and was instantly killed, and his
companion, L. Conors, was fatally in
iured as also Cnattam the engineer of the
second section.
The majority of the miners in the Mo-
n%ongahela valley resumed operations yes
terday at half a cent a bushel in advance
in the mining rate demanded by the
unions. All will be in operation in ten
days. The resumption will give employ
ment to nearly 5000 men who have been
on a strike two months.
Select your oandv while there ia