The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1890-12-04

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rates will be put up and become more
stable With Gould IN control OF so many
roads
THE Erie railroad has come to an
agreement with its engineers and tho
threatened trouble has been averted
SIDxEY DII.roN has been elected pres
ident OF the Union Pacific. vice Charles
r. Adams, resigned. The Gould trust
was in control OF the line
THE Gar has ordered an Investigation
OF prison abuses az Tomsk, Siberia
Horrible treatment OF female prisoners is
reported
An exp oslon occurred in a colliery
near Bolton, England. tue other day.
Eight miners were killed.
THE Dublin Express says that the
measures adopted by the Government
to relieve the distress in the western
part OF Ireland arising from the failure
OF the potato crop will be putinto opera
ton before Christmas
ACCOUNTS received at Vienna OF the
disasters incident 10 the storms in Bo-
hemia and Bavaria show that twenty
persons are known to have perished
from cold and starvation in the Saaie
valley alone.
VERpI is composing comic opera in
which Falstaff will be the central figure.
THE financial situation in the Argen-
tine Republic Is reported improved.
MANY OF the Parneliite members OF
Parliament declare that they would be
glad to see the alliance with the Liber-
ais broken so that the Irish party could
resume condition OF Independence
A LARGE unknown steamer was re-
ported at London to have gone down in
heavy gale off Dungeness
THE river shannon has oyerflowed its
banks at Athlone, Ireland
LADY CoNSEMARA daughter OF Lord
Dalhousie, has obtained decree OF di-
vorce from Lord Connemara ex-Govern-
or of Madras, for adultery and cruelty.
The French Government will not al
low the Importation into France OF Prof
Koch's lymph on the ground that the
importation OF medicines the compost
ton of which is not known, IS Illegal,
law prohibiting such importation being
In existence.
THE French public debt is so, 800, sis-
594 francs
BuBEAR of England, defeated Master
son. of Australia, in boat race at sgd
ney, n. S w.
SIX sailors of the whaling bark Ocean
were recently lost in the Pacific. A
mortally wounded whale struck the
chasing boat and the men were
drowned
A FEARFUL tide wrecked forty vessels
at Christiana, Norway. on the 27th.
Over 1870 deaths we're reported
THE agents of American dressed beef
dealers are showing great activity In
the establishment OF shops in West
Cornwall, England, for the sale OF
the frozen products. and the farmers
and small stock raisers OF that region
are much alarmed by the movement
AUSTRIA has sounded the Govern
ments of England. Germany and Italy
on the subject of the annexation of
Bosnia by the Austrian Empire.
The iron beams supporting one of tho
boilers Of the United States steamer
Alert gave way recently and the re-
pairs of the vessel were corresponding
ly delayed.
DEPUTY SANAuD, managing director
of the Banque d'Etat OF Paris, has alb
seconded with 1000, goo francs subscr. bed
for loan.
PARNEII issued his manifesto to the
Irish people on the 2sth. Tho 0Shea
matter was ignored and defiance hurled
at the English Liberals The address
was intensely independent and 1t was
probable would divide the Irish party
as we'll as hopelessiy scverlng concerted
action with the Liberals.
A VIOLENT earthquake shock was
felt throughout the valley OF the Dam
ube on the 2Sth. The people were
panic stricken, but littlc damage was
done.
KiNG KALARAUA, of the Sandwich
islands, win visit California shortly for
his health.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended November "a NUM-
bered 259 as compared with 274 the
previous week and 249 the correspond
ing week Of last year.
JAY GoULD's charges that Charles
Francis Adams used the Union Pacific
for the benefit of the Kansas City stock
ards is denied