The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-04
GENERAL.

ering of the excursion steamer recently on
Lake Chapala, Mexico.
THE Pope. according to the desire Of the
Canadian Episcopacy, has issued brief
in which he divides the amount of restitu-
ton to the Jesuits by the Quebec Govern
ment as follows: $50, 900 to the Jesuits,
S100, 900 to the Catholic Bishops and $140,-
900 to the Montreal University.
TWENTY FIVE miles east Of the Cape
Cod highlands, the other night the
schooner NJ. B. Steadson struck and prob
ably sank small fishing schooner. sup
posed to be Portuguese. Not soul escaped
so far as known.
THE Russian Government has completed
all its arrangements for army transporta-
ton in case of war.
THERE was rumor current on the 26th
that Robert Garrett, the demented mill
lionaire, had been captured and held for
ransom by bandits while travelling in
Mexico. His friends at Baltimore denied
that he was travelling in Mexico.
Mr. KEELEY's counsel announces that
the inventor has now in his possession the
missing link which was needed to make
the vibratory generator success.
SERIOUS trouble is reported at a mining
camp five miles from Santa Clara, Mex,
where a quartz claim is held by band of
armed Mexicans whose claim is disputed
by American prospectors. Governor
Torres has been asked to send troops.
THE Pennsylvania road announces that
it will discontinue the practice of prorat-
ing with the Western roads on Missouri
river business via Chicago.
THE most interesting and important
historical discovery for many years has
been made in a stable loft in Bellvoir
Castle in England. The discovery was es-
pecially rich in letters of the period of the
Wars of the Roses, there being scores of
letters by Clarence and a number by Ed
ward and Richard.
Two editors of the Berlin Volks Zeitung
have been fined for declining to name the
writer of an article alleged to be insulting
TO the Emperor and Prince Bismarck.
A SERIOUS collision is reported on the
Taku e. Tientsin railway in China, result
ing In many deaths.
COUNT HoYos. the trusted friend of the
late Crown Prince Rudolph, is said to have
fought duel and shot Count Baltizza, the
uncle Of the late Baroness Vetsera, whose
death was associated with that of the
Crown Prince.
THE Duke of Buckingham died on the
9th.
1T was rumored in st. Petersburg on the
9th that another attempt had been made
to wreck the Czar's train near Gatschina.
A number of arrests were made.
RIGHT Hon. JOHN BRIGHT, the we'll
known English statesman, died on the
9th. He was born near Rochdale Nov
vember 16, 1911.
THE Swiss Federal Council has asked
Parliament to vote money to fortify the
St Gothard pass in preparation for de-
fense against invasions.
Four Americans recently killed two
Mexican policemen in Paso del Norte and
fed across the river. a most excited state
of feeling in consequence, prevailed in
the vicinity.
LORD FRAZIER, Judge of the Scotch
Court of Sessions, is dead.
The Baltic timber yard near Bucking-
ham Palace, London, was destroyed by
fire recently. Loss, 100000. Several
fremen were injured.
FERDINAND VANDERTAELEN, a merchant
prince of Antwerp, committed suicide the
other day. The act was due to the failure
of several allied firms whose liabilities
will probably reach a colossal sum. Mr..
Vandertaelen was a leading member of
the Liberal party and had been dubbed
the John Bright of Belgium.
The French Chamber of Deputies has
passed bill doubling the import duties
on rye and adding francs per cwt. to the
duty on rye meal.
YELLOW FEVER and small pox prevails
at Rio de Janeiro
THE Anti-Jesuit resolution was defeated
in the Canadian House of Commons on the
2Sth.
THE American Waltham Watch Com
pany has resolved upon a dividend of 80
per cent. to clear off 81, 900, 900 surplus.
THE Berlin Post announces that En-
peror William intends making visit to
London during the earlier part of May.
THE total production of distilled spirits
in the United States from July l, 1888. to
January 81, 1889, was AZ, 1889 1886 taxable
gallons, being the largest production for
similar period in any year since 1888
PRESIDENT DIAz, of Mexico, declares the
story of an error in the Lower California
line a canard unworthy of at
tention.
The French Cabinet on the Goth resolved
to arrest and prosecute General Bou-
LANCER.
GLADSTONE delivered his eulogy OH
j ohm Bright in the British House of Com
mons on the Goth.