The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-07-11

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THRTY-FIvE hundred additional iron
steamship builders Of the Clyde, Scot
land, have struck against a cut in
wages.
THE estimated gross earnings of the
Rock Islands entire system for the
month of June are SI,2S7, G93, an in
crease, as compared with the same
period last year, Of Sl29, 151.
MANY Jews arc arriving in Palestine,
from 200 to 800 families weekly. They
are entire y destitute and the distress
among them is terrible. Bread is very
dear. Typhus and scarlatina is raging
in Jerusalem and a general pestilence
is feared.
DIR. SILVA JARDIN, n Brazilian trav-
eler, met an awful death by falling into
the crater of Vesuyius, alighting on the
glowing Lava.
The Portuguese money crisis still
continues
THE Irish Roman Catholic bishops
nave reaflirmed their former declara-
ton that Mr.. Parnell was unfit to be the
leader of the Irish people and unworthy
the confidence Of Roman Catholics and
! CHILLING upon SiLllObiCS W lCDlNiIubC
him.
ADvICEs from Surinam, Dutch Guiana,
convey the news hat Father Palkir,
the Redemptorist father who had de-
voted his life for the past twenty-five
years to nursing the lepers of that col
ony, had died of lcprosy.
THE Bank of England has again re-
duced its rate of discount from ) to "a
per cent.
Mn. G~LADsToNE's health is almost re-
stored and he daily takes long walks
about Lowestoft, England.
A SPECIAL from C~oquimbo, Chill,
dated June 2S. says hat the provinces in
South Chill, all under Balmccada's con-
troll, had voted for president of the gov
eminent party. As was n ~forcgone
conclusion, Balmecada's candidate,
Vicuna, was chosen rs his successor.
The French commission on the Cos
lumbar worlds fair has decided to ask
the chamber of deputies for an appro-
priation of $500, 900.
WHILE u party of soldiers were prac-
ticing the construction of n pontoon
bridge across the Aar river neal Sol
cure, Switzerland, the structure upon
which they were at work capsized and
eighteen of the party were drowned.
CLEANING house returns for the week
ended July 4 showed an average de-
crease of 11.3 compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 1!.6.
n WHILE volunteer firemen were work.
ing on a burning house in Dargon, Ger
many, the structure collapsed and four
of the ircmen were killed aud five dan
gcrously injured.
BUSINESS failures Gums report for
the seven days ended July = numbered
2G7. compared with 23+ the previous
week and 100 the corresponding week
of last year.
THE Fourth, in n political point of
view, was comparatively quiet. The
day, nearly everywhere, was passed in
social enjoyment.
EXTENSIVE swarTnS of ~locuSts are APP
p%earing throughout the whole of north
ern India and they have also appeared
in the province OF, Bengal where they
are rarely seen.
WILLIAM HENRY GLADSTONE, eldest
son of the celebrated English states
man, died on the 18th.
A Asst forcst fire was reported rag
ing near ChriStiansand, Norway, and
1000 men, soldiers, firemcn and citi-
zens, were fighting the flames, which
threatened villages and even the sub
urbs of Christiansand.
THE Russian rye crop will be bad and
there will be no surplus for export.
Large German orders have been sent
to the United States and Canada. 1t is
reported Russia is also buying supplies
in America.
The exports from Sheffield during
the quarter ended June 30 show II de
crease of $3.50, 900 as compared with the
corresponding period of last year. The
decrease is said to be due to the Me-
KinleY law.
THE pope has decreed an extension of
the marriage tax to all Catholic states.
This decree especially affects Spain and
Portugal, which have hitherto Deer cX-
empt from the taxes.
THE Vatican authorities have request
cd the papal nunciOs at foreign courts
to invite contributions to compensate
for the speculative losses in the Peters
pence fund.
A SERIOUS fall is reported in Russian
securitics
kAI5EE WILLIAM met with a rumark-
able welcome IN his arrival in England.