Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-01
NEWS BY WIRE.

seakeichen. Forty men were killed and thirty were severely injured by an explosion.
 PARIs.-Sarah Bernhardt and her company sailed for New York, where she opens in Cleopatra on February 9th. Her tour in the United States this season will be prolonged one and Maurice Grau, her manager, ex- poets it to be as profitable as was her last.
 EST. PETERsBURG.-The severe meas ures recently decided upon against the Jews is now being put in force. Hun dreds of Jewish shops are being closed daily and thousands of Jewish fami. lies living in the villages are being ex- pelled. A great exodus to America is expected to take place this spring.
 BosToN.-Telegrams to interested parties in this city state that the New abic copper mine was sold at Hough- ton, Mich, at noon to-day, for $7lO,- 00O. The purchase is probably in the interest of the Quincy Copper Com pany.
 ST. LovIs.-The $50 ladies who in vaied saloons at Lathrop, Mo, last February, under the name of "Ciu- saders" and who poured liquors out in- to the street, were acquitted yesterday, after three days trial.
 ST. PETERsBURG.-Terrifc snow storms have prevailed recently throughout the southwestern portion of Russia. Deep drifts have been formed in many localities, and as a result whole villages, and number of isolated houses have been almost
 ried in the snow. The railroad tracks are entirely useless from the piles of snow resting upon them, the and only means of communication be. tween villages and towns is by sleighs
 SAN FRANCIsCo-The Pacific Mail steamer San Jose arrived this after noon from Central American ports Ex-Minister Lansing B. Minzer, who. was recalled from Guatemala by Scre- tary Blaine on account of the Barrundi affair, was among the passengers. He states that there were no hostilities between Guatemala and San Salvador at the time of his leaving, but fighting might take place at any time.
 ST. LOUISA sperial to the Repub- lie from Taylor, Texas, says: The jury in the Woods county counterfeit ing case, which has been on trial here for the past week, today bro 'ght in verdict of "not guilty" There were seven defendants on trial and before the case was gwen to the jury four of them were discharged under the order of the court. Specimens fo the spurious money were submitted in evi dence, and to the jury which decided that though the specimens were counterfeit they were not made for the purpose of being used as such and that, therefore, the defendants were innocent.
 MONTGOMERY, ALA,-Both houses have unanimously adopted resolutions against the passage of the force bill. Old members were unanimous for the resolution. Poll of the house showed seventy-six present of 100 members and sixty-eight were for Cleveland and fight scattering for others.
 NEW ORLEANs.-The Picayvne's Austin, Texas, special says; A bill passed the Senate to-day making it felony punishable by imprisonment in the State penitentiary not less than two nor more than five years to fight prize fight in this State, with or without gloves. The bill will pass the lower house. A bill has been intro duced in the Legislature which tele- graph men say will practically abolish every small office in the State, and L. c. Boker, superintendent of the west ern division of the Western Union Telegraph Company, is here to look after it. The bill classified telegraph companies as common carriers.