The Globe-republican., 1890-02-12

the rest being dead.
RUSSIAN influenza is reported to b.
raging to such an extent in the lSmbel
regions of Wisconsin and Minnesota a.
to almost prevent logging operations
Many deaths are reported.
THE bank examiner has decided t.
wind up the affairs of the American
Building & Loan Association of Mime
apolis, MINI. The concern was noui.
nally capitalized at s1O,OOO.OOO.
B. NJ. SECIETAN and others connected
with the collapse of the Societie des
Metaux, of Paris, have been ordered to
be handed over to the correctional police
to be dealt with.
THE cases of the Anarchists Fielder,
Schwab and Neebe are to be taken
up in the Supreme Court for re-
view. Should the matter result favor
ably for the prisoners, it will vItiate the
Judgment that consigned Spies, Lingg,
Fischer, Engel and Parsons to the gal
lows.
TWENTY-FIVE companies of London
dock owners have signed the agreement
recently made to fight the labor unions
of men employed in handling freight
and in other dock occupations.
THE body of William Thacker, pur-
chasing agent Of the Big Sandy Lumber
Company, of West Virginia, has been
found in the mountains of that State.
He had been murdered for money.
MANY dangerous icebergs are reported
in the path of Atlantic steamers.
MAJOR PANITZA and four of his accom-
plices in the plot to assassinate Prince
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, are reported to
have been shot.
THERE was collapse in the pig iron
market of Scotland owing to the tenn
porary suspension of payment by NJ. S.
Wells. prominent broker.
TIE Mexican quarantine against hogs
from the United States has been re-
moved
THREE men were badly injured by a
Baltimore 4 Ohio train running into a
snow drift near Connellsville, Pa, on
the 18th.
THE President has approved the act
for bridge across the Missouri river
near the mouth of the Kansas river.
THE passage of the bill in the North
Dakota Legislature authorizing lotteries
is likely to prove hurtful to certain
Government officials who were said to
be interested. the President and his
Cabinet being much incensed at this
dubious act of the new State.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended FEBRUARY num-
bered Including Canada) 32l. compared
with 291 the previous week and 303 the
corresponding week of last year.
By the explosion of a cylinder Of the
boilers of new British cruiser at Mar
gate, England, two men were killed and
ten injured.
Rev. DIR. BALL, who brought libel
suit against the New York Evening
Post, growing out of the scandals in the
campaign of 1884, lost his case at Buff
falO, n. v, on the 18th, the jury return
ing the verdict, mo cause for action"
TROUBLES were reported between
white and black railroad laborers in
Bibbs County, Ala. At night while
party of whites were going through
wood they were ambushed by negroes,
two being killed and three wounded.
HENRY FAUNCE, the outraged timer
of Aberdeen. Miss, has been located
and will be taken to Washington to tes-
tify before the Senate committee.
THE New York Legislature will in
vestigate Judge Bookstaver's relations
to the Flack divorce case.
Much havoc was created by wind and
sleet in Western Pennsylvania on the
18th. At Evansville. near Pittsburgh,
two men were killed by walls falling in.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
IT is estimated by the Southern Pa
cific officials at Coburg. Ore, that it will
take 1,500 men one month to repair the
railroad track damaged by the flood be-
tween there and Ashland, distance of
no miles. Six miles of the track was
carried out
RUDE BURROWS, the noted outlaw,
has been located near Milton, Fla. He
was in the woods with number of off,
GERS in pursuit.
COLONEL. S. W. BLoUNv, the last sur
viving signer of the declaration of Texas
independence, died suddenly at San
Augustine. Tex. on the 9th.
ROLAND VAUGHAN WILLIAMS has been
appointed a Judge of the High Court of
Justice of England in place of Judge
Manisty.
THE Swiss Minister at Rome is of the
opinion that Switzerland will accept
Germany's invitation to the labor con- !
ference.
CARDINAL PEcCI, brother of the Pope,
is dead,
The Greek steamer Spyridion vaglian
has been wrecked and the captain lost J
with thirteen others missing.
THERE was a fatal collision between |
a freight and passenger train on the !
Northern Central. near Harrisburg. Pa,
on the 9th. fireman being killed and !
i've or six other persons injured.
CLEARING house returns for the week |
ended February S showed an average !
increase of - compared with the cor
week of last year. In New .
York the increase was Ia
BUSINESS was dull on the London |
Stock Exchange during the week ended
February s. American railroads were