The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11
Tnr constitutional convention of wash

TIE constitutional convention of Wash ington Territory, met at Olympia, or the Fourth of July.
 ANOTHER terrible colliery disaster was reported, on the Sd, from the district of l Stetienne, France. An explosion of fire damp occurred in one of the pits in which three hundred miners were at work | Their escape was completely cut of, and there appeared to be small chance Of any of them being rescued alive. 1 A DISPATCH received from San Fran cisco, on the 3d, by George Gould, presi- dent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com pany, confirms the report of the loss oi the company's steamer Granada on the rocks at Punta Tejohan. The vessel and cargo will be 0 total loss. The steamer was valued at S250 ,O00, and the cargo al S75. 900.
 THE Russian press declares that in the event of war between Russia and Ger many, Denmark, Russia's natural ally, would range her forces against Germany. The Danish papers treat the subject very gingerly, but protest in an exceedingly cautious manner against Russia's as. sumptions.
 WHILE ex-President Cleveland was driving in carriage with Joseph Jeffer son, the actor, near Buzzard's Bay, Mass, on the 3d, one of the horses became un- manageable and both gentlemen were thrown from the vehicle to the ground es- caping with slight bruises, but both were severely shaken up.
 CHAuNCEY M. DEPEw sailed from New York for Liverpool, on the Sd, accom- panied by his wife, young son and a retinue of servants. Many railroad men and others were present on the dock 10 bid bon voyage to the party. Mr. Depew will probably be away about two months.
 THE Treasury Department monthly statement of changes in the circulation shows a net decrease of ST, ,324, 701 during the month of June. There was decrease of SIP, 251, ,005 in gold certificates; S3,599. . 29s in National bank notes; $1,s10 69S in United States notes; S907, ,376 In gold coin, and 1886. $50 in standard silver dollars, and an increase of S1, ,564, ,635 in silver cer- tificates.
 THE carpenters, painters and smiths of Copenhagen joined in a general strike, on the 9th, attributed to the agitation of the Socialists.
 IN fight with several tramps stealing ride at Monocacy station, Pa, on the 9th, Joseph R. Kaucher and George Wart- ildlls OI iAcdulUSf UOju Spttldl OiuCeFS III the employ of the Reading Railroad Company, were badly hurt. Kaucher was shot in the head and Wartman in the leg. They were attacked by two tramps who escaped.
 A FIRE in Wredenhagen, in Mecklen- berg -Schwerein, Germany, on the night of the 4th, destroyed fifteen houses, ten barns and church. Two hundred peo- 11la Nyara ranJarnd hpuna1acc
 THE Dowager Empress Augusta re- ceived some of the American engineers at Coblentz on the 5th.
 VIM. ROBINSON FINLEY died at Altoona, Pa. eu the 9th, aged seventy eight years. He was a physician for fifty eight years, a prominent Mason and we'll known throughout the State of Pennsylvania.
 IN the Burke case at Winnipeg, Man., on the 9th, the whole time was taken up in the examination of Assistant State's- Attorney Baker of Chicago. His evil denee was principally that of legal ex- pert, He also identified Burke as the original of the man in the photograph taken at the unvailing of the Irish Ma tionalist monument
 THE German Government has just placed orders to the amount of three millions of marks for repeating rifles. They will be made in German factories.
 HERR LAUBs, the cashier of the pro- vincial treasury at Stettin, in Prussia, ahsconded, on the 9th, with 5000 marks. It is believed that he has fled to America.
 THE Prussian Episcopal Congress will meet at Fulda, August 6.
 THE North German Gazette advises the German holders of Russian securities to accept repayment instead of agreeing to their conversion and reinvesting under more unfayorable conditions.
 THE Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Con- pany, on the 5th, withdrew its rate of two cents a mile for parties of ten or more travelling together on one ticket.
 SECRETARY WINDOW and Assistant Sec retary Tichenor had q conference, on the 5th, on important questions pending be- fore the Treasury Department.