The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-06-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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the Presbyterian church opened at Ashe-
vile, n. c., the other day, with $50 COM
missioners present
Brigadier General Nelson II. Davis
died suddenly while on Governors
Island, New York harbor, on the 18th.
Apoplexy was the cause of death.
At San Bernardino, CAL, the mills Of
the West Coast Lumber and Mill Com
pany and large quantity Of lumber
were destroyed by fire recently. Loss
$50, 900; insurance $4,000.
The closing Of the Irish tenants de-
tense fund is announced. The total sub
scriptions aggregate 100000. Persons in
County Cork were the heaviest contrib
utors, they having paid in $4,000.
Miss Josephine Crowfeather, full
blooded Sioux maiden, has become .
Benedictine nun. Her father is Sioux
chief.
Twenty-six hat sizers in the hat fac
tory of Carl +. Zeith, at Newark, N. j.,
have gone on strike for an increase OF
six cents dozen.
Nine thousand miners in the province
of Biscay, Spain, have gone out on strike
for an increase of pay and decrease in
the hours of labor.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
has ordered favorable report on the
bill for the bridging of the Hudson
river at the city Of New York.
Owing to the recent disturbances
among the students Of the Agricultural
Academy in Moscow, an order has been
issued which suspends the privilege of
admissions of students to that institu-
ton until 1898.
The Republican convention in the
Third Pennsylvania Congressional dis.
trict has decided it inexpedient to nomi'
nate candidate. Next Tuesdays cleo
ton will therefore be walk-over fol
Mr.. Vaux, the Democratic nominee.
The striking quarrymen at Neutit
schein, in Moravia, are resorting to VIC
lence. They stormed the houses of the
mining officials and attempted the muir
der Of the director. In resisting the
rioters, number Of gensdarme were
wounded.
Next year the German Socialists will
hold their labor demonstration on thu
first Sunday Of May, instead of on MAY
1. The dismissal from employment O
many Of the demonstrators as conse
quence of their absence from duty OF
May 1, and the shrinking union treasury
resulting has suggested the change O
date.
Governor Beaver has appointed thu
following commissioners to represen
Pennsylvania at the Worlds Fair il
Chicago: John w. Woodside, of Phila
delphia; William Mcclellan, of Pitts
burgh; John X. Hallock, Of Erie; Bruce
Ricketts,, of Wilkesbarre, alternate
Hon. Alonzo Shotwell, Of Philadelphia
commissioner at large.
All the skilled workmen at the Claflil
tannery at Olean, N. Y, have struck TO
an increase in wages of fifteen per cent
About 100 men are out.
At New York City Christopher ST
Clair has been sentenced totwenty year
in Sing Sing for killing his wife.
Hon. P. M. Osterhaut, State Repre-
sentative in 1s64-5 and State Senator i
1872, died at Tunkhannock, Pa, tn
other day. aged eighty years. The dc
ceased was in the conventions tina
nominated Fremont and Lincoln.
James J. Corbett says in reply to Sls
wins challenge to him to box before tn
Pelican Club in London that he can nc
meet Slavin for one year, owing to hi
contract with the Olympic Club, of Sa
Francisco, which has that length Of tim
to run.
The following named National bank
have been authorized to commence bus
ness: The First National Bank of L;
donia, Tex, capital $4,000; the Firs
National Bank of Rhiuelander, Wis
. capital $4,000; the Peoples Nation,
} Bank of Monmouth, ILL.,, capital $1,000
Hon. Reuben R. Thrall, said to be tn
oldest practicing attorney in the Unite
States, died at Rutland, VT, recent,
in his nincty-fifth year. He had CASE
on the court dockets at the time Of h
death. He was State Attorney in Is;
and an old-time Aboliti onist and C,
! worker with William Lloyd Garrison.
> The masons in Copenhagen have struc
for shorter hours and better wages.
, Fire destroyed twelve business house
, in Auburn, Neb., the other day, b,
> nearly all the contents were saved. Lo
$4,000.
A cask, supposed to contain saltt
vegetables, was landed from cargo
Yokohama recently. The stencil fro
it was unbearable and on being opent
it was found to contain the corpse Of
man and child much decompos ed. II
cask was from Nimsea, Corea. f
The Democratic Senators held cauc'
the other day to choose successor
the late Senator Beck as chairman
the caucus There was only one nan
suggested-that of Senator German
and he was declared the unanimo
choice of the caucus for chairman.
General julius White, one Of Chic
COS oldest citizens, died at his home
South Evanston recently, aged sevent
four years. His death was caused by
complication Of troubles affecting b
. heart General White was recent
elected commander Of the Illinois d
partment Of the Loyal Legion.
a The Irish distillers are raising ful
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