, 1890-10-05
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

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General Booth, commander in chief Of
the Salvation Army died in London yes
terdsy.
Five hundred English and German at
tendants upon the iron institute visited
Philadelphia Yesterday.
The Dublin conspiracy trial was post
poned until Monday because of the illness
Of one ofthe witnesses.
The Cincinnati team was Yesterday
transferred to the Players Lesgue. Con-
s%iderauon, S3S, 900 cash.
Snow il falling from Salida to Ouray,
Colo, and also at Silyerton. Leadville.
Glenwood Springs and Aspen.
The Comte de Paris was bauqueted at
the Union club. New York. last night.
A distinguished party was present.
BY an explosion of gas in No 4 shaft
Pittston, Pa, Yesterday John McLaugh-
liz aud James Lotus were fatally injured.
Capt. John Latouche. who was adju-
tant of Libby prison during the late war,
died at Richmond, Va, last night, aged
10 years.
Fire at midnight destroyed Heath
oatmeal mill, at Des Moines, Iowa, the
largest in the United States. Loss,
$lCO. 600.
An open switch on the Northern Pact
fc near Helena caused a collision. En-
gineer Masser was killed and the fireman
badly hurt.
The New York bank statement shows a
reserve decrease of 50, 564, 200. The
banks hold sll 500. 900 in excess of the
legal requirements.
Governor Campbell will probably call
a special meeting of the Ohio legislature
OF the Cincinnati board of public improve
ments.
A straw paper trust representing 50
mills with an output of 1926 tons daily
has been opened at PIttsburg to control
the market west Of the Allegheny
mountains.
The Pennsylvania express yesterday
struck a wagon in which Thomas Burton
and child were riding. at Logansport, Ind.
Burton was killed and the child danger
ously injured.
The twenty-five mile bicycle record was
broken in Boston yesterday. w. Van
Wagner OF New York. starting from the
scratch, covered the distance in one hour
and twentY-six minutes.
The reopening Of the capital location
question. which wa expected to precipi-
tate trouble between opposing Guthrie
and Oklahoma City factions, was post
poned yesterday until Monday.
Prairie fires in the town of Lawrence,
Grant county. MINI. have been raging
for two days. Much property is de-
stroyed, including wheat in stack, granar
les, farm machinery, houses and barns.
The secretary of the navy Yesterday
awarded to William E. Cramp & Sons Of
Philadelphia the contract for the con-
%struction of two coast line battle ships Tor
50, 1920, 900 each and for the construction
Of a triple screw protected cruiser at their
bid of 90, 1851 900.
The well known Chicago stables at one
time one of the most powerful racing
stables in America went out of existence
yesterday. All of the horses were disposed
of. No fancy prices were realized but the
bidding was spirited. KGloolah brought
$500. Egmont 1850 Joe Black
burn 81, 100, Wrestler 81. 2O5, Piano
81, 100.
The president yesterday received the
following telegram from Delegate Du-
bois: Idaho is Republican by $500.
The legislature consists OF A Republi-
cans and 10 Democrats. | congratulate
you on the splendid endorsement of home
rule and the wise policy to our land set
tiers. The Northwest endorses our adj
ministration."
The speakers desk in the house is the
source OF amusement to a few visitors at
the capitol in Washington. The blue
baize covering has been removed aud the
right half of the desk where the gavel of
the speaker fell was found to be nothing
but a mass of splinters about the size Of a
match. Many of these splinters were
taken away by visitors as souvenirs Of the
tfty-first congress.