The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-10-01
GENERAL NEWS.

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An earthquake was felt at Mossina,
Sicily, yesterday.
ally recognized the Provisional Gov
ernment of Chill.
The Order of Railway Telegraph
ers and Brotherhood photographers
in Chicago were amalmagated Mon
day night.
Fifteen dead and thirty injured
have been extracted from the debris
caused by the railroad collision at
Burgas, Spain.
Mr.. Abe Strause formerly of this
city is now with the Drummond
Tobacco Co., of st. Souls in the ca
pacity of Salesman.
Wallace T. Dudley, one of the lead
ing citizens of Asbury Park, N. Y,
and the proprietor of the Dudley
House, died yesterday, aged 81.
The civil marriage of Miss Jennie
Urquhart, sister of Mrs. James Brown
Potter, to NJ. Rene Duval will take
place in Paris to-day.
The Hon. Harvey Watterson, faith
er of the editor of the Courier-Jo ourn-
al, is lying at the point of death at
his sons residence in Louisville.
The chemical works of Goldsmith
G Parsons, on Jay street, Brooklyn,
were partially destroyed by fire yes
terday morning, The loss will not
exceed $22, 200.
Evangelist Fife will begin series
Of meetings at Lumberton next Sun
day. The Robesonian reports extern
sive preparations for the Evangelist
by the people of that town.
The boiler of Berlin's new saw
mill, at Bear Creek, Pa, exploded
yesterday morning, com pletely de-
molishing the mill, and instantly
killing three men.
The American Waltham Watch
Company has announced a reduction
| of Is to 20 per cent in the wages of
| 900 of its employees, or aid those en-
| ployed on its eighteen size move
ments.
Fire at Fort Worth, Tex, yester-
day, destroyed the Ellis hotel, five
story annex, together with the con-
tents, valued at $13O,OOO. Total
loss, $15O,0OO; insurance, $4,000.
| 1t seems that MISS Washburn has
started out to fill the role in which
! she was hest fitted, or that, at least, is
what those say who saw her in
tights in Baltimore Monday night.
General Joseph F. Knapp, president
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, of New York, died Monday
last aboard the French steamer
LaChampagne, which arrived in New
York to-day.
This is California's banner year
for fruit, and what seems to be the
inevitable reverse of the medal is
shown in Spain. 1t is said that this
seasons crop of Almeria grapes will
be only 66O, 900 barrels, or about 2s
per cent below last years crop.
Net cash balance in the treasury
yesterday was $43, ,745, ,458. OF thi.
amount $17,745, ,22O is deposited in
subsidiary coin; ST., 1893, ,24O is de
posted in national bank depositorie.
and $346 ,S33 in minor coin and frac
tional currency.
1t is claimed that at the age of 1:
the late Professor Spencer was the
finest penman in the United States
This is one exception to the rule tina;
the person who can write we'll, an(
does write we'll, can generally d.
nothing else we'll.
AS usual, the "cold winter" prop
het is standing on the burning deck.
proclaiming billiards. and the "cold
est wea ther in the recollection of th'
Oldest inhabitant" for the approach
ing winter. Fire! fire! murder! po
lice rats
The president has appointed Lieu
tenant Colonel John w. Barlow
Captain Thomas w. Symons ant
; Prof. A. F. Mormon, as members o
F the Mexican boundary commission
which is authorized by congress t,
relocate theexisting frontier betweel
the United States and Mexico ives
of the Rio Grande.
, England chose the site Monday 70
, her government building at tn
Worlds Fair. Germany has go
down to one of two sites and her Sc
lection will be announced during tn
, week. Sir Henry Wood and Jane
, Dredge, the English commissioners
, have decided on the prettiest spot i
, jackson Park.
The Railroads of this country en-
ploy 7OO,OOO men, and 1T is estims
ted that about 100000 of peopl
are dependent in one way or anotl
er upon the railroads for a living
With the railroads in the hands {
the Government wouldn't the part
} in power have a daisy political ms
chine to help it hold its grip?-Wi
, mington Star.