Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-06
TELEGRAPH.C BREvlTiES.

There is hitch in the Russian loan nego-
tiations in Paris.
The unwilling of the Grady monument al
Atlanta will take place October p.
Capt. Fracasse's announcement of the
pope's serious illness is vigorously denied.
The late cool weather had bad effect on
the cotton crop in Alabama, which will be
reduced 90 per cent.
Seid Bey, Turkish ambassador at Vienna,
| was appointed minister of foreign affairs in
the new Turkish cabinet.
1t is reported that Count Kalnoky pro
poses sending a Joint European note to the
porte on the Dardanelles question.
| CForest fires in the Cascade mountains eX-
| tending twenty-five miles destroyed much
valuable timber and are still spreading.
The New Zealand house of representa-
| tivespassed bill granting women residen-
| tial suffrage and qualifying them for parlia-
ment.
The Dardanelles question and evacuation
| OF Egypt by England, are questions which
are creating great sur in Europe, and may
| lead TO serious complications.
Maj. Ben Tilman, who is alleged to have
| embeZzled large sum from the Falls City
| bank, Louisville, Ky, and who has been at
| Windsor. Ont, since last Sunday, has sud
denly disappeared.
| The second section of a freight train on
| the Chicago and Alton ran into the first seq
| ton near Tebo switch, in Missouri, yester
| day, and Fireman SwiSher was PROBABLY
fatally injured. The engine and six cars
| were demolished.
| The wheat crops in the Western counties
| OF ireland were ruined by the recent rains.
| Potatoes are getting black, and oae-third IS
| already gone, while barley and oats are rot
| ting from the effects of bad weather
a letter was published IN London to-day
i from the minister in charge of Christ's
| church, Jerusalem, saying that on petition
| of native trade5men the sultan has stopped
| the influx of Russian Jews, and thai he
| Will not permit them to land IL Palestine
without special order. Fifty families VINO
| arrived recently by steamer were sent
back.
Field Marshal Count Leonard Won Blu
menthal, chief of general staff of the Prus-
sian army, clasSed as one of the most dis
tinguished strategists Cf modern times, has
resigned command OF the fourth army in
SpectiOn district, comprising third, fourth
and thirteenth army corps (kingdcm of
Wurtembergl and two army corps of Ba-
varia. Field Marshal Won Blumenthal has
been succeeded by Prince Leopold of Ba-
yaria.
The steamship Maniposa arrived yester-
day at San Francisco. bringing Honolulu
advces to August - Hon. John Dominis
died August 26 from q sudden attack of
pneumonia. Queen Lilliankana is much
affected by the death OF her husband
The plans laid down for the army maneu-
vers in France have been somewhat modi-
fed to avoid destruction OF crops. The ev0-
buttons Friday. the second day of the ma
neuvers, showed both men and horses in
spleadid condition.
Yhe second series offgreat French army
maneuvers, i'll which about 10000 men are
taking part. commenced III Paris yesterday.
;Yhe first began on September ), aud con
SISTED of maneuycrs OF army corps against
army corps. Tie second series, or period. -
will last until September 9, incl usive, mi
Mi consist of five days battle between
Gen. De Galliffct and Gen. Duvout, under
supreme direction OF Gen. Saussier.
Advices received at Cracow, ancient CAPT
tai of Poland, now in AuStria-G alicia, states
that hOuseholders OF Warsaw have been
ordered to prepare to accommodate large
number of troops within fortnight, that
great concentration of Russian forces is in
progress at that point and that Russian
police have warned newspapers not TO pub