, 1890-03-19
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES,

An earthquake occurred yesterday al
Bonnie. Germany.
Yellow fever has broken out in Cam,
pinas and San Palo, Brazil.
The ship carpenters at Stettin, Ger,
many, have struck for higher wages.
Henry S. Ives succeeded in getting bal
yesterday, Henry Humbleton, a livery.
man, furnishing the bond.
Yesterdays temperature-New York
36o, New Orleans Coz, st. Louis co., Gin.
c%innati 400, Chicago 800, Winnipeg 50 be-
low.
Salisbury has summoned all the sup.
porters OF the government to meet at the
Carlton club Thursday on matters OF i'm
portance.
An explosion of gas in collIery No. 4.
Lost Greek, Pa, resulted in the death Of
two miners, and the fatal injury of Fore
man Heation.
One thousand FIVE hundred miners in
Lancashire and many of the strikers of
other districts have resumed work on the
compromise proposed by the men.
Billy Meyer will challenge the winner
in the McAuliffe- Carroll fight to a finish
contest, for a purse of 81, 500, the fight
to take place any time after May in
Texas.
The strike OF the dock laborers at Liv-
erpool is collapsing. The men are show
ing a disposition to submit to arbitration,
New hands to fill the places of the strik-
ers are arriving rapidly.
Indian Agent Bennett has sent notice
to the chief and council of the Choctaw
nafInn that un1nr inesrnn, f.anx IL.
commissioner of Indian affairs no lottery
drawing will be allowed within the agency
limits.
George Francis Train yesterday started
on his journey around the world, taking
the steamer Olympia at Tacoma, Wash,
to Victoria, where he will connect with
the Canadian Pacific line for Yoke.
bona.
A discrepancy Of $6SS, $50 was last
night found between the accounts of City
Auditor Whiteside of Chattanooga,
Tenn, and. that city. 1t is not known
where he is. His Office was declared
vacant.
Prosecuting Attorney Davidson filed
an information Yesterday charging ex
State Treasurer holland OF Missouri, with
embezzling the state funds. holland was
present and gave himself up. He was
admitted to bail.
The statement of the new ministry
announcing the policy which it would fol.
low was read in the French senate and
deputies Yesterday. The chamber, by a
vote of 3lS to rs, expressed confidence in
the government.
The Dakota legislature adjourned sine
die last night. All of Governor Wilber's
appointments we're returned to him by
the senate with the apology for this
acton that the governor had not con-
suited the senators in making up his
slate.
The inquest at the Bayview dis
aster of March 6, ended Yesterday. The
jury charges the Lake Shore management
with gross negligence, and holds Con-
ductor j. w. Houghtalling directly anC
culpably responsible for the lives lost in
the wreck.
Thc cotton mills at Accrington, Black
burn, and Bolton are stopping owing t
the scarcity of coal because of the min
ers' strike. The London & Southwestern
Railway company is also suffering. Al
the fires in the waiting rooms along the
line have been stopped.
Mrs. Margaret Shepard of Boston
lectured last night at York. Pa. on the
"Romish Priesthood Exposed" When
leaving the hall Victor Segner threw a
stone, which stunned her. A policeman
chased Segner, and on his refusing to
stop shot and seriously wounded him.
The general opinion that the striking
miners will succeed is forcing the masters
to concede their demands for an imme-
date advance of 5 per cent in wages and
a further advance Of 5 per cent July l.
Many more mine owners in Nottingham
shire and Lancashire have acceded to the
terms of the men.