The Dickinson press., 1890-08-16
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Important Happcningsfrom All
Parts of the World Con.
clsely CllrOniclcd.
A Complete Resume of Crimes.
Casualties and Current Events
for the Week.

The deaths from cholera at Jeddah
average 100 daily.
Several German sailors were killed in
Il fight near Zurich.
Two men were killed by a boiler ex-
plosion at Muncie. Ind.
Baron Leon, of Vienna, has been killed
by falling over a pre- ipice in the Alps.
The pope will build a new palace in
the Vatican gardens for a summer resi-
dence,
At Joliet steel works four workmen
were killed by the explosion of molten
metal.
The Farmers alliance at G~reencastle.
Ind, have boycotted the S%tudebaker
wagon.
Tho town of Moran, in Hungary. has
been almost totally destroyed by fire.
Ten lives We're lost.
A. G. Spalding, of the Chicago league
base ball club, has sailed for Europe, to
be absent until fall.
Heligoland has a national debt of TO-
600 pounds. The revenue is between
5000 and 5000 pounds.
The italian government has ordered
the cessation of emigration from Italy
to the countries of South America.
The Socorro mine, near Hermosillo, in
Sonora, Mexico, has been flooded and
twenty miners have been drowned.
Reminders funeral occurred Friday.
word of religious import was uttered.
Postal cards for ladies will he printed
on pearl gray card board, and will be
one-third smaller than the ordinary ones.
A Portsmouth, Ohio, man has a we'll
developed apple growing on an ordinary
grapevine, the result Of skillful graft
ing.
The Russian government is contem-
plating the establishment of free schools
in Finland for instructionin the Russian
language.
The people Of Lake City, Mimi, claim
that a mysterious light is seen at night
over the place where the Sea Wing was
wrecked.
Gen. Miles has been transferred from
the division of the Pacific to the division
Of the Missouri, succeeding the late
Gen. Crooks.
The first purchase of silver bullion
under the new law was made Wednes-
day, 10000 ounces were taken, but
Hint Director Leech refused to state ut
what price.
Senior Pelligrini has accepted the pres
idency of Argentine Republic. Public
confidence is improving. Gold has
dropped to 1876.
There are 40 cases of the worst type
Of cholera at Jeddah. Pilgrims from
Mecca are forbidden by the authorities
to embark at Jeddah.
Spanish soldiers while gathering wood
unarmed. on one of the Caroline islands,
were attacked by natives and twenty
W of them killed.
Cattle disease is raging with disas-
trous effect in the southern provinces of
Russia, and a strict quarantine of those
regions is being observed.
At Louisville, KY, letters have been
received which lead to the belief that
Dick Tate, the defaulting state treasurer
of Kentucky, died in China over a year
ago.
Senator Blair says that not one of the
important measures o. the senate calen-
dar can be passed without the adoption
of a rule for the arbitrary closure of de-
bate.
The pilot of tho river packet City of
Savannah became insane when an
preaching Danville, Tenn, and nearly
wrecked the steamer in collision with u
bridge.
Seven persons were killed by the
bursting of the steam pipe on the Rus
sian man-of-war Tehesma, in the Black
sea. Among the victims was Prince
KhilkoH.
Mexican, the gentleman who had
charge of the presentation of the cottage
to the president, now states that Mr.,
Harrison has paid $1,000 for the build
ing and furniture.
1t is stated that ex-Queen Natalie of
Servia, has resolved to devote the bulk
of her fortune to the erection of a nun
merry in Russia, in which she will install
herself as abbess.
A party of fourteen Baltimoreans in
bathing at Rosecroft, Nd, q summer
resort, were drawn beyond their depth
by the undertow of a passing steamer,
and four of them drowned.
Postmaster General Raikes has finally
decided to reinstato SO of the 400 Lon.
don postmen recently dismissed for en-.
gaging in a strike. A number of others
are leaving the country.
Congress is practically adjourned this
week, leaves of absence having beer
granted to all wishing to attend the
G. A. r. encampment at Boston, which
leaves the house without a quorum.
Cotton exports from the United State.
during July past aggregated in value
{ 2,73O,816, against $2,246,310 in July
1889. Breadstuffs exports during Jul,
aggregated in value $40, 773, SO, agains'
$9,sO6, 945 in July, 1889.
Gen. Alger, as commander-in-chief O
the q. A.. R., reminds his comrades tina
$4,000 is needed for the fund tina
is to build a monument to Sheridan OF
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington. H
asks for from 10 to IS cents a member
A new schedule of prices is to be il
sued by the New York leather manu-
%facturers increasing prices 10 per cent
all around. The manufacturers say tn
increase is made necessary by the ad
vance in the duties on green hides an,
oils.
At Swift Birds camp, on the Chey
enne river, when the government issu
of soap was being made, Cora Bell
Fellows-C haska got into a quarrel as t
the portion she was entitled to, an
began to sling the soap right and left
She soon clearedthe agency.
. Another Chance for tho Buffers.
Boston, Aug. 0.-John L. Sulliva
> and Peter jackson have been offered
. purse of $50, OOO-$25, 600 to the WHINE
, and 800 to the loser-for a finish figl
ct the carnival palace, in Ogden, Utal
The Sioux City Corn Palace.
: SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 12.-Tv
hundred and fifty men are now engage
on the Sioux City corn palace, and Il
9 frame work is about one-third up.
will be nearly twice as large as the o.
of last year, and exhibits have be,
y promised from q number of SOuthe,