The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-12-17
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


The City National Bank Of Streator,
ILL.,, capital 100000. has been author
ICED to begin business.
The Nationalists Of Donegal have do.
manded that Mr.. Parnell retire from the
leadership Of the party.
Mrs. OShea is plunged in the deepest
grief by the effect of the divorce suit
upon the fortunes Of Mr.. Parnell. ,t-
Throughout England q heavy snow
storm prevails So heavy is the fall
that railway traffic is seriously delayed.
At Lincoln, Neb., John Barlow acct
dentally shot H. H. Bliss, prominent
business men of Steele City, the other
day, killing him instantly.
At Bristol, Pa, the building, ma
chinery and stock Of the Lewis Jones
hosiery mill were damaged $16,O BY
fire recently; fully insured.
At New York City, George T. Stain
bow, brakeman on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad, has re-
ceived a verdict for IS, 600 damages
against that company for injuries re-
ceived while attending to his duties.
A movement is on foot having for its
object the holding of number Of meet
ings throughout Ireland, on Sunday
next, for the purpose Of expressing con-
fdence in Mr.. Parnell. The clergy are
opposed to the movem emit and openly
deprecate any such action on the part
Of the people. H "l fi % ~
Attorney General Miller has decided
that so much of the tariff act Of 1888 as
relates to drawbacks on bituminous coal
is repealed by the new tariff law.
At recent meeting Of the sales
agents Of the coal producing companies,
it was decided to make no change in the
price Of coal during the, month Of De-
cember. ''' N'i
Many Of the Parnellite members Of
Parliament declare that they would be
glad to see the alliance with the Lib
erals broken, so that the Irish party
could resume q condition Of independ.
ence.
Mayor Walsh, of Wexford. Ireland,
has been sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment for publishing articles in
the New Ross Standard den ouncing the
government and upholding the plan of
campaign. ..! v e..
Jack Fitzpatrick, champion light
weight pugilist Of Canada, has written
Patsy Sheppard, of Boston, accepting
his challenge to Hght George Dixon and
will start for Boston a. soon as the
match is made.
All the Australian colonies have
agreed to conference to prevent the
recurrence of strikes The families OF
the leading strikers, who have been un.
able to obtain work, are supported by
contributions from England.
The Independent party in the Hun
garian Parliament has voted for the
civil list Of the Emperor for the frs
time in Hungarian history, thus show
ing the complete establishm emit Of Hun
gary's loyalty to the dual monarchy.
Accounts received at Vienna Of the
disasters incident to the storms in Bo
hemia and Bavaria show that twenty
persons persisted from cold and starva
ton in the Saale valley alone.
Frank Oatman and Cliff Bentley, nine
and eleven years old respectively, wer,
struck and killed by train on the Del
aware & Hudson branch railroad neal
Sandy Hill, N. Y, the other day.
Behning Sons, piano manufacturer
at New York City, have made an IS
signment, with preferences aggregatinf
$4,000.
Fred T. Weed, lumberman and drug
gist, Of Williamsport, Pa, has confessed
judgments for $50, 900 in favor of hi
uncle, M. B. Reed.
The failures during the last sever
days number for the United States 21l
I and for Canada 49, or a total of 249, a
compared with a total of 274 last weel
and 266 the week previous to the last
For the corresponding week Of last yea
the figures we're 249s " a'isf'' 'l' y
: Secretary Window has written let
ter to Secretary Blaine stating that 1t
impracticable to, idopt the metric sys
" tenn Of weights and measures in com
r mercial intercourse between the Unite
. States and other American republics, .
: recommended by, the iutefnAtions
Q American conference. st .5..s!l O..
! The militia forces Of the United State
Q aggregate 1909, 469 men, as shown by q
|. official report presented to Secretar
d Proctor by Captain u. M. Taylor. /
y charge Of this branch Of the service.
o In the House of Commons the othe
9 day, Mr.. Bradlaugh's amendment disal
l proving the governments proposal I
Q commute hereditary pensions At twer
h ty-seven years. purchase was rejected.
y AT Worcester, Mass, Hattie F. Tol
o man. charged with causing the death {
4 Jacob Healy by letting on illuminatin
II gas, has been committed without ba
l. for her appearance at the January teri
IS of court. -.
r. The agents Of American dressed bee
7, dealers are showing great activity i
d the establishment Of shops in Wes
Cornwall, England, for the sale Of thei
frozen products and the small stoc
a raisers Of that region are much alarme
>. by the movement N'fNA '
= Fire at Oshkosh, Wis, the other do,
@ destroyed the plant of the Quincy R,