Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-01
NEWS BY WIRE.


 cured in the aibania eollisry as Gei sealeiehen. Forty men were killed and thirty were severely injured by an explosion.
 PARIs.-Sarah Bernhardt and her company sailed for New York, where she opens in Cleopatra on February 9th. Her tour in the United States this season will be a prolonged one, and Maurice Grau, her manager, ex- poets il to be as profitable as was her last.
 SST. PETERsBURG.-The severe meas ares recently decided upon against the Jews is now being put in force. Hun. dreds of Jewish shops are being closed daily and thousands of Jewish fami- lies living in the villages are being sK- peIIed. A great exodus to America is expected to take place this spring. BosToS.-Telegrams to interested parties in this city stste that the New able copper mine was sold at Hough- ton, Mi-h., at noon today. for s7l0,- OGo.- The purchase is probably in the interest O! the Quincy Copper Com pany.
 sT. is,sss.-:c::.5 a52 ;::;2; !.....s;;ss =s..5 ia vaIod saloons at Lathrop, Mo, last February, under the name oE Cru ssders" and who poured liqrors out in to the street, were acquitted ycsseriay, after three days trial.
 ST. PETERsBURo.-Terriic snow storms have prevailed recently throughout the southwestern portion of Russia. Deep drifts have been formed iii many localities, and as 8 result whole villages, anI number of isolated houses have been almost
 ried in the snow. The railroad tracks are entirely useless from the Piles of snow resting upon them, the and only meaas of communication be- tween villages and towns is by sleighs
 SAN FRANCTsCO-The Pacific Mali steamer San Jose arrived thls after noon from Central American ports EK-Miniater Lansing B. Minzer, wbo. was recalled from Guatemala by Scre- Iary Blaine on aecountol the Barrundi affair, was among the passengers. He states that there were no hostiIiiies between Guatemala and San Salvador st the time Of his leatiug, but fighting might take place at any time.
 ST. LCUIs.-A special to the Repub- lie from Taylor, Texas, says: The jury in the Woods county counterfeit ing case, which haS been on trial here for the past week, today bro igbt in a verdict of "not guilty" There were seven defendants en trial and before the case vas given to the jury four Of them were discharged under the order .of the court. Specimens 10 the spurious money were submitted in evi denee, and to the jury which decided that though the specimens were coaterfeit they were not made for tlIe purpose of being used as such and that, therefore, the defendants were innocent. ..
 MONTGOMERY, ALA.-Both houses have unanimously adopted resolutions against the passage Of the force bill. Old members were unanimous for the resolution. Poll of the house showed sssenty-six present of 100 members and si1ty-eight Here for Cleveland and ight scattering for others.
 NEW ORLEAxs-The PicayUne's Austin, Texas, special says: A bill passed the Senate to-day making it a felony punishable by imprisonment in lhe State pen3lentiary not less than two nor more than five years to fight a prize fight in this State. with oi without gloves The biIt wiIl pass the flower house. 4 biH has been intro Iueed ia the Legislature which tele
 graph men say sin practically abelisi
 every small office in ihe State, and L
 c. Boxer. superintendent of the west
 ern division Of the Western Unior
 reiegraph Company, is here to looi
 after it. Tie biil classified telegraph
 companies as common carriers.