Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-13
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIeS.

The London omnibus strike has been
! compromised.
/ Owing TO the debate in the Prussian diet
/ the prices of corn have further risen.
The lower house of the Prussian diet dis
/ cussed grain duties again yesterday.
! At Socorro, N NJ. yesterday. Cantweu,
| the cattemmi, charged with numbering his
/ partner, was acquitted.
! William Barney was hung in the Baltf-
more iailyard yesterday. for the murder of
his grandmother and aunt.
The estimates of the budget committee
! of the Austrian Reichsrath presented yes
| terday show surplus of 81, 1872. go.
The World s fair appropriation of $500, 900
| passed the Illinois house yesterday and now
| goes TO the governor for his signature.
Repeated earthquake shocks were felt in
Verona yesterday. At Iranga and Badla
! Calavena many houses collapsed. The in
habitants are panic-stricken.
Three trainmen We're killed and others
injured, and an engine and twenty-five coal
cars were wrecked on the Pennsylvania
and Northwestern railroad yesterday near
Altoona, Pa.
Hon. Warner Miller of the Nicaragua
| canal company says the canal will be com
pleted for less than 100000, 900. within six
years time. Fully $50000,00O have been
Governor Bulkley of Connecticut denies
the rumor that he will resign and allow
Observation-Disclosures Nlerwin of New Ha-
ven, the Republican candidate for governor
last November, to assume the gubernatorial
duties.
The Duke of Cambridge had 4 long inter-
view with Gen. Owen Williams ami Col II.
H. DeStacey regarding the baccarat scan
daL Sir William Gordon Cumming has an
nOunced his willingness to meet the charge
of playing an illegal game.
A New York evening paper says Julio
Mersebacher. general agent of the New
York life insurance company for the West
Indieslaud Spanish America, is adefaulter.
The amount is estimated at from S300,000
to SG000O0. Speculation is the cause.
The Pennsylvania supreme court yester-
day ordered that the Philadelphia city coun-
ell did not have the right to select a sue
ceSsor to City Treasurer Bardsley. Richard
q. Oelers is thus ousted from the Office and
the appointment Of ". Redwood Wright by
Governor PattisOn is sustained.
Sir William Gordon Cumming has in
formed the people of Burge, Scotland. near
his estate, not to take any steps to celebrate
the arrival of Lady Gordon Cumming and
himself at their future residence. The
burghers intended giving the newly mar
ried couple rousing welcome.
Several radical members of the British
house of commons have met and decided to
put d question to the government bearing
upon the responsibility which the Tanby-
Croft party incurred in concealing Sir
William Gordon Cummings offence. The
question Of military discipline is involved
The famous crater of Salfatara Pozzieoli
near Naples. is showing signs of renewed
activity This volcano was active long be-
fore Vesuvius but for ages has been nearly
extinct. During the last few days there
have been frequent earth tremblings in the
vicinity and other signs of impending erup-
ton.
NJ de Lesseps declares he is not aware
that any steps had been taken to pros
eCute him or his son or any of the
directors of the Panama canal company
NJ de Lesseps claims it would be imposSi-
bic to take such steps, as ali his acts in re-
gard TO the Panama canal enterprise have
been legal and above board.
The court martial in the case of Com
mander Licen, who was charged with neg
lect in strandins the Triana while on his way
to rescue the crew of the Galena, wrecked
at Gay Head. has found that the officer was
not guilty of the charge.
Another arrest has been made in connec-
ton with the Philadelphia treasury scan
dal. II. Fl. York. former partner of Presi-
dent EucaS, deceased. of the keystone bank.
in seaside speculations. was captured in
Trenton. \. j., where he is being held TO
await requisition papers, which will be sent
at once.