The Globe-republican., 1891-12-31
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Condensed for Convenience Of
Hurried Readers.
Dealers on change who were short On
wheat did not enjoy their Christmas dinners
very we'll.
The London Press association says it has
been arranged that the queen will open the
coming. session of parliament by commission
and not IN person..
George NJ. Nicely. fireman on tho Chicago
limited, was instantly killed at Lilly, Penn.
He was leaning on. of tine cab window when
he was struck by the mail crane and his neck
was broken and skull crushed.
Advices received at London are that tho
ravages of yellow fever in Brazil are growing
heavier daily Widespread panic has seized
upon the people, and all those who are aole
are fleeing to the mountains for safety.
John A. Creswell. ex-postmaster general.
is dead. He died at Elkton. Md.
Clerk W. R. Laidlow, who was horribly in
jured by the bomb thrown in Russell Sage's
office, has commenced q smt for $1O0, 900
against Sage, charging him with using Laid
lows body as q shield for has own against
the nomb.
At Sacramento, CAL, Blair L Hamilton's
agricultural implement warehouse was
burned. About million gun cartridges were
among the contents and their explosion kept
up lively fusillade. Three firemen we're So
riously injured. Loss. 9O.OOO; insured.
At Gateshead, England, a lighted match
set some trash OH fire. on the floor OF one OF
the galleries of the theatre. few gallons Of
water put the fire out, but panic had arisen
and crush on the stairs killed nine children
Mopr nfh op0 n ,Ope
A severe storm struck the vicinity of Mar
shalltown, Ia, causing much damage. The
house of Andrew Olsen was blown down and
burned. Olsen was caught in the wreck and
fatally injured. Many barns and outbuild-
ings were demolished and trees uproOted.
The glut of rail grain Is so great that eleva-
tor facilities are withdrawn at Baltimore
from the bay grain trade. The receipts of
grain by rail are now 80 heavy and the need
of cars SO pressing that all elevator advan-
tages are needed for the prompt unloading
of the cars.
Traffic Manager Parker. Of the Missouri
Pacific. has appointed wa. Stith general
freight agent. StIth ID now general freight
agent of the Kansas City. Fort Scott and
Memphis, ana was formerly general freight
he now returns.
At New York rumOrs were circulated OF
negotiations looking to tho sale of the treas
ury assets of the Missouri Pacific, in order to
wipe out the floating debt and open the way
for the resumption of dividends. At the
close of the stock market Missouri Pacific
showed a gain of Is.
While 200 laborers were returning from
work upon the Salmora 4 Isnerva railroad.
in Italy, they we're Overtaken by terrible
snow storm. Many of the men were suffO-
Gated in the drifts and Others were frozen to
death. Fifteen bodies were recovered and
twenty are still missing.
Southeastern Nebraska and northern Kan
sas was visited by form of cyclone Decem-
Der u. Falls City. Neb., narrowly escaped
visitation. haystacks and sheds near by be-
ing blown away or demolished. A heavy fall
of rain has been general over Nebraska, ac-
companied in some places by hail.
The striking coal miners Of Indiana have.
suffered defeat. The struggle for increased
wages inaugurated two months ago failed
and the men will return to work immedi-
ately. This course was decided upon by
delegate convention held In 1erre Haute.
The men SO to work at the old figures.
Application has been made by the Iowa
railroad commissioners for change in the
rates on coal in that state. They claim that
the present interstate rates are manipulated
to such an extent as to place the product of
Iowa mines at a disadvantage in competition
with the coal mines of Illinois and Missouri.
Eighteen governments united in formulat-
ing the Brussels anti-slave trade convention
To be effectual the date of February 2, 1892,
was set as the latest time given TO the eighteen
powers to ratify the treaty. France has just
done that act, being the seventeenth, leaving
only the United States to act to complete 1t.
Case Broderick is appointed a member of
the house judiciary committee, and Mr.. Fun
stOn gets a place on the committee on agri-
culture. of which he was the chairman last
year. John Davis will serve on the two COM
mittees: labor and railroads and canals.
Jerry Simpson is on the committee ON ,rriga-
ton.
For two weeks the country roads IN Iowa.
Missouri and Illinois have been hub deep in
mud, and farming communities have virtu-
ally been padlocked on their farms. As
result, merchants who are depending on tho
country trade suffered Immense financial
loss. especially in the holiday trade, while
farmers and shippers lost by inability to
market their products.
None of the officials of the department of
state have any knowledge of any agreement
made by this government with tho govern
ment of Italy to pay indemnity on account
of the New Orleans affair. As reported by
English col respondents at Rome. So far as
can he learned, the correspondence on the
subject between the two governments. which
was interrupted last spring by the recall Of
the Italian minister here, has not yet been
resumed.
Under the directions from President Har-
rison the secretary of the treasury has COM
pleted plan. which takes effect January l.
under which all promotions in the treasury
department will be made on a basis Of merit
only and on a competitive examination.
These examinations are to be made by an
examining board. The plan is regarded as
all promotions from the domain of
political and Official favoritism, and places
them exclusively ON a basis of merit.
GENERAL. MAkAETN