The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
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FIRE destroyed large business block in Cologne, Germany, recently, involv- ing a loss of million marks. Three iremen were killed and several others seriously injured
 TIE editor of the Berlin Army Jour nal has been sentenced to one months imprisonment for wearing decoration to which he was not entitled.
 TIE London Board of Trade returns for June show that the imports in- creased l7,590, 900 and the exports in- creased s15,00o,o0o over June of last year.
 TIE officers of the National Educa- tional Association for the ensuing year are as follows: President, Dr. Peabody, vice-president, A. J, Kickoff, of New York; secretary and treasurer, D. $. Kiehle, of Minnesota; executive com mittee, c. c. Rounds of New Hampshire, Joseph Baldwin, of Texas, Lillie ]. Martin of California and Henry NJ. James of Nebraska.
 TIE threatened strike of the London policemen ended in co lapse.
 DURING the launching of sailing vessel at Osaka, Japan, sixty persons were drowned. A large number of per sons were on board and sudden rush to one side caused the vessel to capsize.
 CHOLERA is becoming epidemic in Ton quin, twenty-five to thirty persons dy- ing from itdaily. No whites have been attacked.
 ADvicEs from China bring news of the burning of steamer on the Yangtze riu r.,bf fnh tnI natives being burned to death or drowned.
 WHEN the steamer Gaelic left YolSo- hama the rumor was prevalent that Russia had seized an island off the coast of Corea.
 THE International Base Ball League is dead.
 TIE present session of the British Parliament is not expected to close be- fore September, and there is no likeli- hood of an autumn session.
 GENERAL WoLsELEY depreeates any trouble between the United States and England over the Behring sea or other questions
 OVER TOO persons were killed by cyclone which ravaged Muscat Arabia.
 THE Bluff Point Hotel on Lake Cham plain was not destroyed in the recent storm as first reported. The steam yacht Nellie was lost, however, with three lives.
 TIE postmen's strike in London flzzled in somewhat the same manner as the policemen's strike.
 CHARLES KENDALL ADAMS, president All t.x London recently to Mrs. Mary Mathews Barnes, widow of the late A. $. Barnes the we'll known book publisher of New York.
 THE Paris Sor declares that General Boulanger has asked the French Gov ernment to grant him pardon.
 TIE recent disaster by fire at Fort de France, Martinique, inflicted a loss of S3, 900, 900. Fully three-fourths of the place was destroyed.
 By an explosion of fireworks at Brunn, children were killed.
 W. H. SMITH, Conservative leader in the British House of Commons, denies that he intends to retire and accept . peerage.
 SPARK from workingman's pipe started fire in Wassiliervo, Russia, in which 329 dwellings were burned, and seven persons perished.
 BUSINESS failures tDun's report) for the seven days ended July 10 numbered 197, compared with 199 the previous week, and 209 the corresponding week of last year.
 PARSELL made speech in the Brit ish House of Commons on the 11th re- markable for it's moderation and depre- eating to a large extent the plan of campaign" The speech excited much comment EXPLORER STANLEY was taken sick with an attack of gastritis on the eve of his marriage to Mss Remnant. ADvIcEs from St Johns. N. F., say that there have been ?, 671 cases of diph- theria and 800 deaths since the outbreak of the epidemic. The disease is now under control. Ar Dartmouth, N. S., recently about 700 persons were precipitated into the water by the sinking of the front end of a bridge. By desperate efforts all but seven or eight were rescued.