The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-07-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
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Official and estimated returns from every
county in Pennsylvania show majority Of
1SS,4i9 against the prohibition amendment.
General Lucus Fairchild, of Wisconsin,
has notified the President that he will ac-
cept the vacant place on the Cherokee Com
mission. Uf JtIit,Hr| 1921
The New Hampshire Legislature met in
joint convention on the 18th and formally
declared w. E. Chandler elected United
States Senator
Thieves broke into the post-ofice at Way
cross, Ga, the other night and robbed the
safe of 81, 100 and number of registered
mail pac,Sages. -l l ~s~ss
The Al erican and Canadian delegates to
the wo IDS Sunday-school convention,
which g ems in London July 3 sailed from
New York on the 18th.
Hon. Smith NJ Weed president of the
village of Pittsburgh n V, has sent to
Governor Beaver s2,092, the amount of the
Pittsburgh relief fund for the Conemaugh
valley sufferers. t
Madame Adelina Patti is seriously ill.
1t is announced that actress Rose Coghlan
and her husband Mr.. Clinton Edgerly, have
mutually agreed to live apart.
Captain Eugene A. Bancroft, of the
Fourth Artillery, has been placed on the
retired list.
Mr.. Parnell's appeal against tho decision
OF Justice Stephen postponing his action
against the London Times for libel came up
for hearing On the 18th and was dismissed
with costs. Mr.. Parnell personally APP
peared in court.
The United States steamer Enterprise has
arrived at Leghorn, having returned from
cruise on the east coast of Africa. The
steamer Quinnebaug under Commander
Charles H. Davis, has arrived at the New
York navy yard from the European station.
On account Of lack of patronage the
Reading (Pa.) Base Ball Club has disbanded
The players have only had two weeks pay
since the organization of the club,
The steamer Orsino, which arrived at
New York on the 18th from Marseilles,
passed an iceberg which is supposed to have
been the one recently struck by the steamer
Saale.
Elaborate preparations are making for
laying the foundation stone of statue of
Emperor William l. at Metz on June 30,
which ceremony will be performed by the
Kaiser.
The Attorney General has appointed Mar
shall Mott Assistant United States Attorney
at Columbus, O., and John W. Firestone
Assistant United States Attorney for North
Corolina.
The Treasury Department has authorized
the collector Of customs at New York to
have the tea inspector take samples of any
importation of teas made at that port, and
to test the same in connection with the
samples which may be submitted by the in
spectOr. This step is taken to prevent the
| importation of spurious and adulterated teas.
| Railway traffic suffered severely in many
parts of Germany on the 18th from the ter
rife hail storms which prevailed and great
| damage was done otherwise. The storms
were in most cases accompanied by light
ming. In town in Silesia procession
passing through the streets was overtaken
by thunder storm and five of the paraders
were killed by lightning. Forty others were
Frustrated by the shock, but recovered.
Both houses of tho Connecticut Legisla
ture have passed second secret ballot bill
and it now goes to the Governor.
Kent & Co.'s wooden mills at GAINESVILLE,
Mass, was damaged to the extent of 900
by fire on the Goth. Insurance $4,000.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has issued new and revised edition of the
rules of practice before that body, adding
several new ones that have been found nec-
essary by experience and containing also
concise and complete forms for complaints
and other proceedings before the commits
sion. Care has been taken to make these
rules as simple as possible and enable bust
ness men, if they desire, to prepare their
papers themselves. l..U .g.
Severe storms have prevailed recently in
Hesse, Westphalia, Nassau and Thuringia.
Many persons are reported killed and crops
and livestock have persisted. ra
At Boston on the 10Th w. H. Derby, former
cashier of the Mutual District Messenger
Company, was sentenced to three years
Imprisonment for eDlbezzlement.
The mayor Of Belfast, Ireland, has cabled
to General Hastings at Johnstown to draw
upon him for the sum of $500, an install
ment of the citizens relief fund for the
| Conemaugh food sufferers. .guiG
| At Natick, Mass, on the 18th, the two
upper stories of large three story building
| owned by Merrill & Bruce and used as a
grist mill, box manufactory and moulding
mill were burned. Total loss on building
and contents estimated at Sl5, 600. The build
ing and machinery were insured for 81, 900.
Captain Meredith, of Chicago, had an in
terview with Secretary Window on the 18th
about his candidacy for the position of
Chief of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. The interview was satisfactory
to Captain Meredith and it is understood
that his appointment will be made this week.
The President has issued an order extend
ing the time within which veterans dis
missed from the service of the Government
may be reinstated without civil service eX-
animation. The limit under the old rules
was one year from the date Of dismissal.
Under the new rule this limit is Increased
to four years.
The Prince of Wales presided recently at
a meeting at London Of the sympathizers OF
the late Father Damien, the leper priest OF
the Sandwich Islands. Resolutions were
adopted to erect a memorial to the brave
priest on the island of Mol0kai, the scene OF
Father Damien's labors, and to- construct a
leper ward in connection with London
hospital to encourage the study of the dread
disease.
The annual elections of the Oregon. &
Transcontinentai and Oregon Railway and
Navigation companies were held at PVrt-
land, Ore, on the 18th. Mr.. Willard carried
the former election and a compromise was
effected whereby the latter system will be
managed as part of the Union Pacific sys-
TEN, the Northern Pacific to have nothing
to do with it. AT subsequent meeting OF
the directors all Of the old officers were re
elected.
Samuel Untermeyer, the agent Of tn
English syndicate which is purchasing
American breweries, denies the truth of thu
report that the syndicate has made a prop
| nsition 10 nnrchase all of the hreWeries n