The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-03
GENERAL,


LARGE contributions are being made
in Cuba to the fund for the relief Of the
sufferers by the recent disastrous floods
in Spain. The ~convicts in the Havana
Jail have contributed over s., 800 for
this purpose, one prisoner alone giving
1854.
The religious marriage of Miss Jennie
U%rquhart, sister OF Mrs. James Brown
Potter, to M. Rene Raoul Duyal, was
solemnized in the French Protestant
church in the Rue de L'Etoile. Paris.
which wa built in 1874 chiefly at the
expense Of the Duval family.
RUSSIAN army maneuvers were kept
secret as far as possible. There were
reports that the supply department
broke down, men being left for ten
days on half ~rations.
CHINA has promised TO protect for
eign residents.
PROF. WINDscHIED, of Leipsic, has
left the Catholic church for the Protest
ant, being offended at the exhibition
of the holy coat at Treves.
LANGEvIN, the Canadian minister &C.
cused of boodling, has been exonerated.
RELATIVES will contest the will of
Allen Thorndyke Rice, who died on the
eve of his departure as minister to Rus.
STA, May, 1889.
TWENTY lives were lost in a collision
between an express and 6 passenger
train near San Sebastian, Spain
The wife Of the Grand Duke Paul,
youngest brother of the czar, is dead.
THE American association is figuring
on a deal of twelve clubs for mex year.
AT the Spanish cabinet meeting it
vas decided to try the Mauser rifle for
the army and to experiment with
smokeless powder.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany, has
appointed the grand duke of Hesse-
Darmstadt general of infantry and a
field marshal of the empire,
HUNGARIAN peasants recently lynched
two youths caught stealing.
MISSOURI PACIFIC stock declined ~
per cent. on reports that the company
had suspended dividends.
THE Gaiety theater, Liverpool, En-
gland, has been destroyed by fire.
The Labrador schooner Paisley,
Capt. John Kane, with all hands, and
the Amazon. Capt. James Nolin, with
three of her crew, have been lost at
sea.
ADyICEs from Peru report tha muir
der. on the river Maranan, of four Cal
iforniaus prospecting for gold. The
natives mistook them for ecclesiastical
emissaries and spies.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended September "a num-
bered pa, compared with 239 the pre-
vious week and 2l9 the corresponding
week of last year
IRISH dynamiters In English prisons
complain of their treatment.
A L.ETTER from Salvador says Presi.
dent Ezeta has decided to call President
Barillas, of Guatemala, to account for
melting rebellion in Salvador, of which
policy President EZeta is said to be OBJ
tanning proofs. The Mexican press
generally is attacking Barillas aud
Guatemala!
THE CHILEAN junta is reported harass.
ing Minister Iigan in many ways.
Three Americans engaged in business
in Santiago have been arrested.
After consulting with the British
agents the sultan of Zanzibar has de-
cided to reconstruct the administration
of his government and to appoint , =
sponsible ministers in the different
branches, he himself receiving q fixed
civil list.
IT is officially stated that 600 build
ings remain standing at C~onsuegra,
Spain. There were 2, 100 before the
flood.
AT a charity fete at Client, Belgium,
a platform became overcrowded and
the manager and a number of work
men went to make an examination.
Suddenly the whole platform collapsed.
The men underneath were crushed to
death, and many who were on the plat.
form had arms or legs broken.
NEWSPAPERS of Rome discredit the
report hat the United States will EEK
clude Italian imports in reprisal for the
prohibition Of American pork imports.
They express the belief that the prohi-
ton will be rescinded as soon as
France and other states rescind their
p~rohibitory regulations.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended September 81 showed an average
w. SoAAP vain thC SoL-
responding week of last year. In New
York the increase vas 25 3.
The Italian wheat crop is reported to
be good. The crop in Prussia is also
reported fair.
FINANCIAL affairs in London during
the week ended September 2G were moi
greatly disturbed by the furry in Gould
stocks in New York. A tightening OF
money rates was almost certain. how,
ever, consequent upon other causes
The Fronch bourse was quiet and firm
German bourses were quiet and weak.
AN earthquake shock was felt at st
Louis, Memphis, Tenn, Keokuk, la.
Decatur, ILL.,, and other places on the
night Of the Goth. Much alarm wa:
caused by furniture falling about. blu
no great damage was done.
Lawn s~ettees, at Winkler Furniture &c