The Russellville Democrat., 1890-02-13
 PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

rival of the steamship La Plata, from Buenos Ayres, at Antwerp, on the 4th, that S170,0 900 worth of specie bonds had been stolen from the purser's safe dur ing the voyage. The money was part of large shipment from the Argentine capital to the Antwerp banks.
 LARGE numbers of persons who intend to locate on the Sioux reservation in South Dakota when the proclamation opening it is issued are steadily arriv- ing in the vicinity. They have pur- chased supplies and are ready to move at moments notice.
 JUDGE FLEMING was declared elected Governor of West Virginia by the Leg islature of that State on the 4th, by a vote of 4S to 40. His inauguration was set for the 9th, to be followed by an in- augural ball on the evening of that date.
 AUGusT 19 the annual convention of the American Society of Microscopists will assemble at Louisville, K, the ex- ecutive committee having so decided. : TIE Legislature of Virginia, on the 5th, adopted, unanimously, resolutions of sympathy for Secretary Tracy in his affliction.
 THE British Minister at Athens has sent protest to the Porte against the Cretan irman, intimating that the Pow CTS are disposed to interfere.
 TIE annual convention of the Ma tional Guard Association of the United States met in Washington, on the 9th, and at once began discussing plans for legislation to be urged in Congress to secure Government equipment for State militia.
 THOMAS BARRY, who has achieved some notoriety by attacking the Knights of Labor and starting workingmen's society of his own, was barred out of the convention of the Michigan Federation at East Saginaw on the 5th.
 THE annual encampment of the Mas sachusetts Grand Army of the Republic began at Boston on the 5th General Alger, Commander-in-Ch addressed the comrades in advocacy of the imne- diate passage of the Dependent Pension bill.
 LORD SALISBURY has arranged for inn mediate occupation by England of the Makololo and Shire districts of South east Africa.
 LAMrsoN, the Republican Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, who was busted from his position by the Democratic Senate, has decided, after consultation with his attorneys not to carry the case to the Supreme Court
 Miss CHARLOTTE DUNLAP, a highly respected young lady of Susquehannas Pa, who was connected with one of the first families of the place, committed suicide, on the 5th, by taking strychnine. It is said that her act resulted from love affair.
 A NEwsBoY named Thornton, with an armful of books, was blown from a train on the Grand Trunk railroad near Brampton, Ont, as he was attempting to pass between the cars. An engine was sent back to recover what was thought would be mangled corpse, but he was found to be comparatively uninjured.
 A FRENcH loan of s50,O00,0 900 francs will shortly be issued.
 ADyIcEs from Shanghai say that the imperial troops have defeated the na- tives of Formosa and destroyed their strongholds. There was heavy loss. Those of the natives who refused to ac- knowledge allegiance were killed un- mercifully and often with great cruelty.
 TIE influenza epidemic is increasing in Mexico. Whole settlements of In- dians have been attacked, and the death rate is high. In Gaudalajara the dis ease is especially prevalent The mili- tary hospitals are unable to accommo- date the large number of sick.
 GRAVE fears are entertained by the settlers of San Juan County, N. NJ, over the demonstrations being made by the Navajo Indians Frank H. Quinn arr rived in Durango, Col, on tue 9th, from the San Juan river with news that has even startled the people of Durango, who fear there may be general mas- sacre on the San Juan, Ia Plata and Animas rivers
 IN the secret session of the Senate, on the 6th, the resolution of Senator Edmunds declaring that the rights Of the United States in the harbor ot Pago- Pago were not infringed by the Samoan treaty, was rejected S9 to IS.