Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-04-03
MEMS RRIEELY TOLO.

Many of the striking dock laborers at
Liverpool have returned to work.
The first legislature of the state of
Washington has adjourned after being
in session 143 days.
Hostile Apaches defeated Mexican
troops in pitched battle in Lonora,
killing three soldiers.
Cigar operatives at Jacksonville, Fla,
protest against increasing the tariff on
clear Havana tobacco.
The horribly mutilated body of Mrs.
Julia Mettman was found in the river at
Leavenworth. Suspicion points to the
husband.
Troops have gone into the Navajo
reservation to drive out a party of pros
pectors who are hunting for the Lost
Adams diggings.'
The Reading company is negotiating
with the White Star Steamship company
for a line of ocean steamers. This is
Mr.. Corbin's pet scheme.
The British sealer Pathfinder, which
was seized in Behring sea last year by
United States revenue cutter and after
ward escaped, has again been captured.
Attorney General Martin has resigned
from the Manitoba cabinet because his
followers do not agree with him on
separate school and railroad questions.
The John w. Kaufman Milling COM
panys elevator, st. Louis, was destroyed
by fire Saturday, caused by an electric
light wire. Loss, $3.50, 900; fully in
sured.
Railroad earnings continue to show
large gains over the same time last year.
Those of the Northern Pacific for the
third week of the current month in
creased S2l,2l4.
Forty thousand employees in the fac
tories in Catalonia, Spain, have gone on
strike. a conference is being held be-
tween the leaders of the strikers and
their employers with view to an ad-
justment OF the differences. The
strikers are quiet
At Cantoocook, n. H., shock of
earthquake was distinctly felt Friday
night shortly after 10 o'clock Most of
the people were in bed, and very sensi-
bly, noticed the positive though brief
rumble and motion. 1t was also notice
able in several surrounding towns.
The town of Mitchells Station, about
ten miles from Culpepper, Va, was
almost totally destroyed by fire. 1t
started in the saw mill, and the heavy
gale at the time quickly carried the
flames to the Virginia Midland Railroad
depot and the houses around about. In
surance trif1ing.
For some time past repeated efforts
have been made to rob the store or
Abraham Marks, New York tailor.
Marks, who lived up stairs over the
store, concluded that he would occupy
the store at night for protection. He
armed himself with a revolver. Yester-
day morning about ) o'clock he saw
man crawling through the window, and
shot him dead.
A gas well at Logansport has de1el-
oped into a hot spring of medicinal
water.
Baltimore and Ohio employees are kick
ing over the order to have their watches
reinspected.
Mrs. Harrison and party returned to
Washington Thursday evening from
their visit to Florida and the south.
The Philadelphia papers say the
scheme to build the South Penn road
has been effectually killed for all time.
The Altoona Natural Gas company's
well, near Latrobe, still shows very
strong pressure, and the company will
start several more wells shortly.
Chairman ]. C. Campbell, OF the Hi |
nois Democratic state central commit |
tee, died Thursday of apoplexy. He |
had been in his usual health and was
found dead in bed.
A meeting of the American Flint |
Glass Workers union will be held Sun
day, April 13. to make arrangements for |
the next annual reunion of the associa- |
ton. 1t will be held in June at Rock |
Point.
A cablegram received by Tilado Di-
berga & Co, of Wall street, New York,
from st. Thomas, San Domingo, states |
that political revolution has broken |
out, and that a battle has been fought at |
st. Thomas.
James Rees & Sons are building pair
of 22-inch engines, seven feet stroke, for
steamboat with the largest fire box
ever built for high pressure service. 1t
is intended for use on Puget Sound at
Seattle, Wash.
Representative McComas, the author
of the anti-Gerrymander bill, said yes
terday that the committee had delayed
dCllOl Ou Ills Dlil Ill OIucI W give DuChd-
lew and the other Democrats on the
committee a chance to examine it.
The rush to get wells down in the
Westview field resulted in an elevation
of the rates for drilling from 10 cents to
20 cents per foot. This makes differ
ence of 800 to $3.50 in the cost of well,
and old operators in other fields are
kicking hard.
A company was organized at Beaver
Falls yesterday under the name of the
Valley Glass company for the purpose
of purchasing and putting in operation
the defunct Whitla Glass works. The
new company has paid up capital of
$50, 900. Esnest Woful, of the Economy
society, is president.
A Louisville telegram says President
Zach Phelps, of the American associa-
ton, says there is not word of truth in
the statement published to the effect
that Syracuse, Rochester and Toledo
would be dropped from the association,
the Louisville franchise sold to Detroit
and that Baltimore would be taken into
the association.
BIG MONEY IN SOLDIERS ORPHANS.
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