Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-06
FOREIGN JorTINGS.

of Valparaiso who made the investi|
ton Oh the attack upon the sailors
the Baltimore, compelled the Unit
States mcn-of-war-men, who were cd
! lined In prison, to sign u statemel
| written in Spanish, generating i
/ police from all responsibility as to tht
arrest AS these papers had to
signed as one of the stipulations for 4
release of the blue jackets, the nd
naturally did as they were requestl
Another point which is not scrvingt
a'lay the i'll! feeling is the fact that |
courtesy of any kind was shown to
| United States officers or men upon
occasion of the funeral of Turnbull, l
second man of the BaltmOre's crew vi
died from the effect of injuries he
ccived during the riotous attack md
upon the blue Jackets.
DISPATCHES received from Hill
Japan, say that the recent earthqud
destroyed the towns of Nageya, Gt
and ogali. All the public buildi4
and most of the smaller structures wi
thrown down. Fire in Nagoya complet
the work of destruction. 1t is estimat
that the total number of persons vi
lost their lives by the disaster excd
5000. Many vessels are report
wrecked in the vicinity of IIigo, al
during the seismic disturbances
waters of the lakes in the surrounds
country were violently agitated A Il
Piphon Islands escaped the earthqud
and Kobe suffered comparatively lid
damage. The number of Europe4
killed is small. The various roads !
blockac!ed by immense heaps of debl
Traffic on the different railroads is ST
| pended and all the telegraph lines !
entirely Frustrated.
The British steamer Boston, fl
| Cardiff for London, had a collision vi
the British bark Charlewood, from Al
werp for Valparaiso. The Charlewt
foundcrcd almost Immediately after ]
collision, with q loss of sixteen lin
Three men were killed on board L
Boston at the time of the collision, i
the steamers bows were badly stovel
The captain of the Charlewood, |.
wife. son and governess and the stt
ardcss, together with all the officers i
sin OF the seamcn, a total of sixteen II
sons. were drowned in spite of effd
made to rescue them.
THERE have been terrific earthquaIs
along the southern coast of Nil
(Hondo) and the principal island4
Japan. The shocks were most seven
felt at Osaka, and at Kobe hundredI
houses have been destroyed, but the
tent of the fatalities is unknown i
may remain SO for some time to col
owing to the destruction of telegri
lines. In addition to the losses refert
TO, there has been considerable dam4
done along the coast.
In Staffordshire and Worcestershk
England, aooutS, 600 miners have strt
against d reduction of 10 per cent?
wages. Tho engineers employed adj
the Tyne and Wear also decided to 4,
work. owing TO disputes between Thu
selves and their employees as to q6
tions OF pay for overtime. Should /,
engineers carry out their determinav1
about 90, 600 persons will be thrownh
of employment.
THE Bureau Of American RepuHc.
has information from Brazil that "
total exports of coffee from Santas
past eight months amounted to l,63Sl.
bags. of which 433,24S went to |,
United States. This is q great increl
over the corresponding period of
year, when the amount shipped to
United States was 2l3,795 bags.
TIM intirmaries at Cork are b1
attending to the injuries of persI
| hurt in the recent rioting. There vi
ninety-two persons in the hospital 4
ferlng from wounds received during
lighting. This number is in addition
the very much larger numbe of pers1
who are being treated at their d
| homes. 4
DISPATCHES from Russia tell of al
Jewish riots in various places.
Ichernigotf fifty Jews were killed d
hundreds wounded. The forests (
Iull OF Jewish refugees dying of star
ton. The Gar has sent commiss3
to inquire into the facts.
! IHE Argentine government has sol6
tract of land in Grand Chaco. l
Northern part of the republic, to Bad
Hlrsch, for the adjustment oil
Jewish settlement. One million dollS
in gold has been paid for LOCO squ6
miles.
The French Chamber of Deputies,
a vote of 264 to 205. adopted a resoI
tlon holding the railway directors
sponsible for the numerous accideI
which have occurred recently on tn.
various lines
THE French Senate has agreed to t
removal of the prohibition upon the i
portation of American salt pork.
also voted in favor of the imposition
a duty upon the article of % francs.
The election in the Argentine Repu
lic WAS attended with riots at Cordo
and lEcuman. The police were co
| PEELED to fire upon the rioters and ma
OF the latter were killed and wounde
| Two-THIEDs OF the people of Ouch
are said to favor the independence
the Dcminion. Enthusiastic annexati
| meetings are being held in other pal
| Of Canada.
TIE yield of wheat in Italy is IS, 45'
900 quarters; of maize, s.OGs, 600:
oats, 2,06O. 900; of barley, 1870, 900, al
| OF rye, 2.403, 600.
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO.
CATrLE-COmnlon TO prime. s. 2.75 a 6 &c
HoGs-shipping grades 500. 5.15 q 1925
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