The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-11-07

the Pacific squadron. is now on ms way
from Honolulu to San Francisco on the
Alert. Upon his arrival he will be re-
lieyed OF his command in accordance
with his request
A REPORT comes OF the death OF three
explorers in the wilds of Alaska. One
Of them was a. Ingram, formerly of
Topeka, Kan.
ADvIcEs from Brisbane state that the
natives of Southwest New Guinea have
massacred Rev. Mr.. Savage, who was
sent out by the London Missionary So
ciety, number Of native teachers and
the crew OF the cutter Mary, belonging
to the society.
THE Westinghouse Electric Light
Company has secured contract to erect
central station for a large electric
light plant in Pekin, China.
TuE French Government has sus-
pended the payment of flfty-five priests
for preaching political sermons on the
occasion OF the recent elections.
PRESIDENT BARRIrLos telegraphs that
the alleged insurrection in Guatemala
was false
CoUxr KALNoKY, Premier of Austro-
Hungary, has started for Friedrichsruhe
to visit Prince Bismarck.
AN English company has offered the
Mexican Government 100000 for the
right to excayate in search for Monte
zuma's treasures.
Four rebel officers of Peru we're cap
tured while trying to bribe the officers
of the new cruiser Lima TO betray the
vessel to them. They We're to be shot.
THE brutal method of dealing out live
beef for the Indians to barbarously hunt
and shoot Is to be abolished.
AT the conclusion of Michael Davitts
| evidence before the Parnell Commission,
Justice Hannen complimented him for
his ability and for the information af-
| forded the court.
FLooDs in Italy were reported increas-
| ing in violence. Ten bridges and scores
of houses have been swept away and
many lives lost.
THE reported purchase Of the Chicago
& Alton by the Vandcr1ilts and alliance
with the Union Pacific has been en-
| phatically denied in railroad circles.
CAPTAIN WARREN NJ. HEALY, of New
York, an exhibitor at the Paris EXPOSE
| tion, has received the decoration of the
| Legion of Honor from the French Gov
| ernment.
| A LETTER received from Minister
| Douglass states that 10000 soldiers are
| living in the streets of the Haytien cap
| ital, cooking, eating and sleeping there.
| His picture is not at all glowing as to
| the present condition of the people of
| Hayti.
In wrestling match at Paris Pietro,
the French champion, beat Cannon in
the last bout after a struggle of five
| minutes.
| THE hay dealers of Canada propose to
| hold meeting at st. Johns, to devise
schemes to obtain over $500, 900 claimed
| to have been paid as excess duties to
the United States.
A WALL fell on Templeton & Co. S
carpet factory, Glasgow, Scotland, on
| the 1st. The workroom was filled with
| employees, mostly girls, fifty OF whom
were killed
| THE two women arrested as old Mrs.
| Bender and her daughter were gener-
ally thought to be other persons. They
| had no trace of German accent in con-
versation while the refl Mrs. Bender
was German woman. .'le woman Nc
| Cam, who caused their arrest, talked
glibly of her impressions and dreams
and her detective work.
| A SYNDICATE was reported forming in
London to buy the Chicago elevators.
| BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended October 81 num-
bered, including Canada, 261, compared
with 225 the previous week and 2T5 the
corresponding week of last year
| CHARLES BRADLAU0H, The English
freethinker, who had been i'll for some
weeks but had improved took relapse
| on the 1st.
THE revolutionists in Guatemala
taken prisoners were shot. The insur-
rection was reported ended.
A SERIOUS mutiny occurred on rail
way train near Vera Cruz, Mexico, re-
Gently. number of forced recruits
turned on their officers and after killing
a sergeant escaped. One OF the mu-
tineers got caught under the cars and
was mangled to death. The others were
recaptured, and, it was said, would be
| shot