Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-27
TkLKaRAPHIo JorrIres.

TkLEGRAPHIO JOTTINGs.
 Seven miners have been killed by an sx- plosion in mine at Dortmund.
 A French torpedo boat is ashore at Costa Mira, Portugal. Her crew has been | saved.
 MT. Balfour is engaged in preparing bill to give to Ireland system of local self-gov- ernmsnt or home rule.
 Fire last evening damaged Hamilton 6 Baloombs woodworking shop on Derby street, Salem, Mass, $3.000. l The house committee on territories ysster- day decided to. report favorably to the house the bill for tho admission of the territory of Idaho as . state. -f.-
 Osude Chaffanjon, a we'll known silk man. ufaeturer of Jersey City, committed suicide yesterday by stabbing himself through the heart with dagger.s-,f... I A land-slide at Washburne Brothers' brick yard at Glasgow, N. F., yesterday afternoon crushed two houses and fatally injured Nrs. N. Tracy, aged eighty years. William Nickel, president of the Thousand Islands Steamboat company, died yester- | day, aged seventy.eight years. He leaves an estate valued at half 6 million.
 Dr. Benjamin E. Seabury, graduate from the Harvard medical school in 1883, died yesterday morning in Orleans, Mass, from diabetes, aged eighty-two years.
 Deputy Sheriff J. O. White of New Orleans was shot and killed by assassins on Monday night in the town of Springfield, and two other mon were dangerously wounded.
 The Hanover creamery building at Hano-, 1 IT opH iku {ro1 siderable butter awaiting shipment, Were | burned last night. Loss about $3,000; in- surance $1, 1,500.
 Russia is said to be making vigorous en- deavors on her southeastern frontier to pre- vent the invasion of the cholera. The great severity of the disease is abated in Mesopo- tomia, but it is feared the cessation is tempo rary only.
 The Mariposa stage was stopped last even- ing by two highwaymen about . mile from Merced, Cal The mails from Mariposa, Coulterville and intermediate points were taken, as was the Wells Fargo box. The loss Is not learned.
 | A mason named Weloh attempted to board 6 passing train on the New York and Massa- chusetts railr oad at Pine Plains yesterday. He fell under a car and was killed. The car l much excitement.
 Lord Randolph Churchill spoke at Pad dington on the constructive policy of the government in proposing to extend local self government and land purchase to Ireland. He promised to do his best in assisting the government in these measures.
 The state prohibitionists of Rhode Island put in nomination the following ticket yes- terday: Governor, Rev. John Larry; lieu tenant governor, Joshua 0. Brown; secretary of state, John w. Money; attorney general, John T. Bodgett, general treasurer, John P. Hazard.
 A verdict of 1000 was rendered in the superior court at Baltimore, yesterday, fin favor of Cypriano Fernandi, who sued the mayor and city council for the death of his son who was swept into the sewer at Howard and Lexington streets during storm on June 14th last.
 The mill property of Henry A.and B. Frank Milliken, located near Old Orchard, Me-, was totally destroyed by fire last night, to- gether with large quantity of boxes and other manufactured lumber. Cause un- known. The property was valued at 5000; insurance $3,000.
 A special meeting of the senate committee I Ou Iut05 was ACA0 yc5tcAtaJ " ooASAeAoA 1AAs Teller's resolution offered last SD ring ,provid- ing for the consideration of nominations in open or legislative session. On the question, "Shall the rules of the senate be changed?" there was tie vote.
 A band of Albanisns made descent upon the villages of Bablgak, Robuci and Babrush, in Old Servia, and plundered them. Many of the inhabitants were tortured to death by the robbers. A battalion of Turkish troops have been dispatched to the scene, but they are powerless against the maurauders. | Tine bill authorizing the court of claims to hear and determine the claims of Nathaniel Mckay and the executors of Donald Mckay for further compensation for the construction of the ironelad monitors, Squando and Nauset and the side-w wheel Ashuelot, was favorably acted upon by the house committee on war claims yesterday.
 About seventy of the principal granite manufacturers of New England held a pri- vate meeting in Boston, yesterday to discuss matters of general interest to the trade. A resolution was adopted urging the presi- dent and senators of the United States to use their best endeavors to have the worlds fair held in New York.
 The stockholders of the Manhattan and Metropolitan Elevated companies yesterday unanimously authorized the placing of . mortgage of $4O,000, 900 at 4 per cent. for 100 years and also authorized the issue of bonds at the rate of $300.00O per mile of single track and $60O,000 per mile of double track on all extensions hereafter built.
 The syndicate which has been seeking con- trol of the Union Ferry company at New York, succeeded yesterday in acquiring q majority of tho stock. The price paid was $200 per share, though $160 is the quoted value, It Is alleged that the buyers have a political backing, which will make the fran chises more valuable to them than to any or- dinary investors. Representatives of ell the manufacturers of rubber goods in the United States met at the Windsor Hotel, New York, yesterday. The formation of trust was discussed, and it was stated by one of those present that the details of the agreement will be complet- ed to-day. It is stated that raw rubber is being gathered in Para and that the prices of rubber must shortly advance very sharply. 1 The Dolph committee appointed to inves- tigate the method by which news of the sen- ate executive sessions becomes public re- sumed its sittings yesterday afternoon and began questioning newspaper men as to their sources of information. Mir. Frank Hatton, editor of the Washington Post, and Messrs. Hannum and McGill, reporters on the same paper, have been subpoeuaed to appear before the committee.
 The steamer Manitoban, from Glasgow, has ] on board the crew of the French steamer Nautique, who vera taken from their ship on February 16. The Manitoban fell in with the Nautique in sinking condition and took off the crew, thirty-seven in all, by e boat commanded by the first officer of the Manitoban. The Nautique went down , shortly after being abandoned. She was in ballast from Havre to Baltimore.