The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-01-15
LATE NEWS ITEMS

influenza. Thirty per cent. OF the chill.
dren in the city are suffering from the
ailment A number of government Off.
Gals are also disabled. The epidemic
is rapidly spreading.
Warner Howes sawmill and box shop
at Oakdale, Mass, was burned recently.
Loss SO 900; insurance $500.
The steam sawmill and box factory OF
Libby, Vanney & Co., at Wolfboro, N.
H., was burned the other night. Loss
$500 insurance $4,000.
Messrs. Hamilton and Mediation, the
contesting judges in Silver Bow County,
Montana, have placed their designations
in the hands of the Governor.
1t is said that before long the Treas
ury Department will have new super
vising architect The present incum-
bent, James II. Windrim, does not care
to retain the position--in fact, he can
not afford it. He did not seek the place
in the first instance and only yielded to
the pressure of his friends when he con-
scented to accept it.
Joe Donaghue and John johnson, of
Chicago, skated a three-mile race the
other night at the Palace Ice Rink in
Minneapolis. Donaghue won in 9:51.
A disease resem bling the epezootic is
prevalent in Tazewell County, Illinois.
A number of horses have died and
nearly all are more or less affected.
| At New Buffalo, Mich, the other
night, the round house of the Chicago &
West Michigan railroad burned, together
with three locomotives. Loss $4,000;
insurance unknown.
King Charles, OF Portugal, is suffering
severely from influenza and his procla-
nation as King, which was arranged to
take place on December 2Sth, will prob
ably be postponed in consequence.
Henry l.. Taggart and William H.
Whittal have withdrawn their backing
from the Philadelphia Brotherh God club.
Mrs. Frances Lucretia Thomas, widow
of General George H. Thomas, suddenly
died at Washington on the Goth, of cere-
bral hemorrhage.
Isaac Shelby, Jr., son of Ex-Governor
Shelby, shot and killed George Linden
felt at Junction City, KY, the other
night in saloon fight.
A severe shock of earthquake occurred
at Acireale, Sicily, the other day, throw
ing down several houses and burying
their occupants beneath the ruins.
The Nassau winery, near Los Angeles,
Cal, was destroyed recently, together
with 100000 worth of wine, by the
breaking Of the levee on the Los Ange-
les river.
The merchandise exports from the
United States during the month of No
vember were valued at $4,000, $50,
against S76, 27s,6O9 in November, 1888.
Imports during the past month were
valued at $50, OO7, 173, against $53,s76, 7s9
in November, 1888.
Despite the orders issued by the gov
eminent prohibiting the holding OF
meetings by the Salvation Army in
Switzerland, members Of that organiza.
ton continue to hold open air meetings
in Geneva. The authorities have de-
cided to adopt vigorous measures to sup
press these gatherings. .......-.
A heavy wind and rain storm, accom-
panied by thunder and lightning, passed
over Lock Haven, Pa, recently. Masse
ma g. Reeds ice house was blown down
:. causing loss of $4,000. .... .. -s,
The University of Odessa has beer
closed owing to the discovery of the fac
. that number of the students were Nj
: hilists and we're actively engaged il
spreading the propaganda. ai,
q General Boulanger denies the repor
Q that he has been engaged to deliver
!. course of lectures in the United States
He says he never thought of going on
lecturing tour in this country.
A prize fight came off recently in
:. sporting resort near East New York be
tween Joe Murphy, of Gravesend, ant
:. Dick Carroll, of New York. Carroll ha'
his jaw broken in the third round.
George Fuller. of Sandisfield, Mass
!, started to drive home from Great Bar
rington the other evening. He wa
afterward found dead by the side of hi
= wagon on the outskirts of the village
He had been in good health. An inves
Il tigation is under way.
Zaalberg's immense carpet manufac
turing works at Leyden, Holland, wer
u destroyed by fire recently. The loss |
u very heavy and large number of opel
atives are thrown out of,work.
Oliver H. Thompson and Wesley Curry
?, both residing at Liberty, Nd, renewe
an old quarrel the other day and Thomr
J. son blew Curry's eyes out with shot
gun. The wounded man will die.
/. The influenza, which is almost ep
demic in Paris, is assuming more sc
a rious type than that which character
,s lied it at the outset. Many cases hav
a developed into pneumonia with fatal II
suits.
There are now upwards of II, 900 i'd
workingmen in the Charleroi district
II Belgium and the strikes are slowly il
creasing. The men are all peaceabl
disposed and no disturbances have o.
n Cured.
During the past month 29,097 imm
o, grants came to this country. German
It furnished 6,7s2, England and VALE
8. S,7s2, Italy STAT, Hungary 2,2O1, Russi
2,319, Sweden and Norway 1,96s and Ir'
land 1909.
1t The Pelican Club, Of London, wi
g offer purse of 1000 as an inducemel
to Slavin and jackson to contest in
glove fight in the clubs rooms.
- A large shoe factory near Portlan
Ore, valued at $4,000, was destroys
by fire the other night The fire W;
a. started by the explosion Of lamp.
M. Arnold, for eighteen years lari
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