The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.


DENVER, Col.-Portions of Chey-
enne county are being devastated by
grasshoppers.
NEW ORLEANS The Southern Ath-
letic club battalion leaves at 800 this
evening on trip to Lookout Noun
tain.
The body of John Gibson one of the
victims of the Baton Rouge tornado,
arrived this morning and will be in
tered this afternoon.
SIDNEY, N. s. wa sculling race
for $1,000 side between Jas. Stras-
burg and John Mclean resulted in
victory for the former.
WHITE OAK, n. M,-The shaft of
Homestake mines took fire Thursday
night, and Ernest Timan and George
Drake were entombed and persisted.
WAsHINaToN.-The president ap-
pointed John Foster, w. s. Robertson
and A. g.. Smell, of Guthrie, trustees
for town site entries of land in Okla
homa.
NAPLEs,-The eruption of Vesu.
wins is increasing. A strong
earthquake shock was felt last even
ing at Frosonone, province of Campo
besso.
PARIS, France, -Reverend Father
Celistine Joseph Felix, distinguish
ed priest and author on ecclesiasti-
cal and educational subjects, died
today.
SEATTLE. Wash.-From appear
ances the governor will probably have
to declare martial law in the mining
districts where the late troubles oc-
CURED.
OTTAWA, Canada.-The house
of commons passed bill incorpor-
ating the Buffalo and Fort Erie
Bridge Company, who proposes to
build a bridge or tunnel at Niagara
Falls.
Los ANGELES, Cal.-Reports from
Salton Lake say the water rose two
inches yesterday, but the salt works
are still running. Men sent out from
| Ogil have not yet returned. If they
don't appear by tomorrow another
party will start out.
Los ANGELES, Cal. The libel
on the schooner Robert and Min
ME, seized in the Itata matter, was
dismissed by Judge Ross. The judge
held the schooner was not fitted out
for the purposes of war, hence he dis
missed the the libel.
| BIRMINGHAM, Ala special
to the Daily News, from Florence
says the bank of Commerce of Shelf
field closed its doors this morning
having assigned. The failure is caus
ed by Moses Bros, bankers, failure in
Montgomery yesterday, as the two
banks were closely allied. Assets and
liabilities not known.
.. ST. LOUISA special to the Repub
lie from Columbia, Mo-, says the Ma
tlohal Editorial association will NEE
July III In st. Paul. Every state AM
territory will be represented and tn,
convention will be the largest eve
held in this country, 700 delegate
! having already been appointed. Thu
1 first public exhibition of type settin
3 machines will take place at the cor
. vention.
MoNTGo merry, Ala. e. M. Straus
u Co., extensive furniture DEALER
sold out this morning to pre-
ferred creditors, among whom ar
. Strauss & Son, Mississippi, and Meye
g. Co., Cincinnati. The firm also on
Grated receiving house, which wa
, also sold to the same parties. Strauss
; Co. owed Moses Bros, who faile
yesterday, $4,000. Purchasing cred
! itors represent an Indebtedness {
4 $4,000.
= New ORLEANS, La.-Dispatches r,
l ceiYed here this morning report th
8 damage by the storm as follows: l
t Lafayette parish many houses wer
}. blown down and much damage don
4 to farms. Norbert Washington We
4 killed under the ruins of his ow
: house. At Lobdells, West Bato
n Rouge parish, the heaviest storm eve
|, known occurred last night. The win
o demolished the largest brick suga
y house on the Belmont plantation, ais
i several cabins and other buildings.