Telegram-herald., 1890-03-06
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Of Pittsburgh. Pa. failed Taesas! tor
s4a Goa
White s Allen. importers in white
street New lorks one $4,000 sns have
suspended.
Broker G II pell has secured s2o. 900
bail and was released from the New
York Tombs prison.
Much damsge Is reported 70 the wheat
and clover fields Of Champaign County,
IL, BY cold weather.
A thick vein o. bituminous coal Is re-
ported 70 have bsen struck al depth OF
los feet al Llnton, Ina
II is reported that Town Collector
John Chsdbourne. Of Oxford. Ne, il
short overs 5000 IN his accounts.
II Is stated that tue Mexican Govern.
ment proposes - adopt a new customs
tarlr system. ~ SO into operation
June !.
The Knights OF PythiAs OF Dubuque,
Ia, are making arrangements 30 erect
Pythian castle. 70 cost not less than
500. coo
The English syndicate which obtained
figures on the Toledo co. breweries hss
cabied a refusal TO proceed further. ano
the deal is of.
The military headq qusrters Of the De
partment OF the Missouri will be re
moved from Fort Leayenworth. Kan. 70
81 Louis on or about May /.
II is reported that an English syndi-
cate wants TO buy all the lounge
manufactures in Indianapolis, lnd..
over 81, 600, coo being the price named
The Kanawha Il Ohio railroad was
closure. The agents OF Homans & Co.
OF New York, secured the road al 500
900.
Engineer Charles Lovelace was killed
at Williston. n. d., his engine running
into q switch opened by Indians, who
lost ponies and took that method for re-
venge.
Dr. Henry J. Brooks. of Dixon. has
been appointed superintendent Of the
Northern Illinois Insane Asylum al
Elgin. TO succeed the late DR.. L. A. Kill
bourne.
James Ford, aged 75 years, committed
suicide at JeGersOnville, Ind, Tuesday
by throwing himself under freight
train. 1t was his third attempt al self
murder.
Peter Schwab. aged ~ years, laborer
at the Niles Tool Works. Colum bus, O.,
was killed Tuesday by the fall of an
armor plate, weighing half ton, from,
a crane.
Governor Campbell and STAFF. Of Ohio.
and both branches OF the General Assem-
bly, will attend the funeral OF the late
Minister Pendleton at Cincinnati Satur-
day next.
Vice President Morton and party ar
rived in Jacksonville, Fla, Tuesday
evening en- route for ST. Augustine.
The party will remain in Florida for
two weeks
A cabin on the farm Of William d.
Adams. five miles east of Boonville. Mo.
burned Tuesday. A woman named Laura
Brown and her s-year-old son perished
in the flames.
Thomas Bishop. Mexican war vet
eran ana pensioner, about so years Old,
Tuesday on suspicion of having mur-
dered his wife.
An agent Of an Eastern syndicate is
in Findlay, O., endeavoring TO purchase
all the glass factories there. regardless
of the line Of glass products 10 which
they are devoted.
The building at New York occupied
BY NJ. & c. Mayer, hosiery and gloves,
and Bason & Eaton. umbrellas and
parasols. was burned Tuesday evening
with loss of $500, 600.
Sir John Thompson has amended his
criminal law bill which vas presented
to the Ontario House of Commons Tues
day night The amendment effectually
suppresses Mornonism in Canada
In the Canadian Parliament the Min
lister of Customs stated that the total
Chinese immigration into Canada las:
year was s94. OF whom 772 registered.
There were 1929 certificates issued.
The President will in a few days
issue a proclamation warning all per-
sons against entering the waters OF
Behring sea within the dominion OF the
United States for the purpose OF sealing.
Reports concerning the alleged scheme
to colonize Oklahoma with negroes have
aroused the settlers to high pitch oi
excitement A colored man living near
Downs was whipped by mob and set
tier named Chamber was severely hurt in
fight
The burning OF the saloon OF Andrew
Alexander at Woodside, Ind. by which
Alexander perished Monday night, is
ascribed 70 incendisrism. Alexsn6er's
was the only saloon IN the place. Re
Gently a saloon in a neigh boring town
vas blown UP with dynamite.
The strike Of switchmen on the Pitts
burgh & Lake Erie railroad has extend
ed 20 Youngstown, o. Only three sec
tions Of freight went out from Pitts
burgh on the road Tuesday. Should the
strike spread IL will tie up the entire
/ Pittsburgh & Lake Erie system
~ chicen Fair Association.