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

JOHN DILLON YVES stoned while pass
ing through the streets atCork and one
man struck him a heavy blow on the
leg with a stick, injuring him.
THE Austrian ambassador in Berlin
has telegraphed to his government
thai O meeting between the Russien
and German emperors has been ar
ranged to take place in Berlin.
MASON. the British subject at Shang-
hal, pleaded guilty to the charge of
having been in league with Kolao Hui
~(secret society men and to having
transported ~contraband arms consigned
to the insurgents. He was given nine
months imprisonment
LODI, a small town near Champaign,
Ill, has been ravaged by fire.
THERE is q rumor hat there has been
an engagement on the frontier of Guat-
emala and Salvador between Saliva
dorian refugses and S~alvadorian troops
and that the former were defeated.
IT is rumored that the Guatemalan
army will revolt against the Barillas
government
THREE thousand lives were lost in
the recent earthquake in Japan.
MAsUNGA, an important town in
northeast Madagascar, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss. $500, 600.
TIE resignation Of Secretary of State
Chapleau, of Canada, has been accepted
and the place offered to Col Quimet.
IN the French senate Minister Rocho
made an able plea for a lower tariff on
American salt meats, and the senate
voted to act on the bill at once.
THE dead body of Father ndefonsus
was found in his cell in the Cisterciau
monastery of A~quebelle, near Monteli-
mar, France. Burglars had succeeded
in their purpose of robbery. They had
rihed a safe of its contents and escaped
with the plumber.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the W. days ended October 20 num-
bered 255, compared with 249 the pre-
vious week and 21S the corresponding
week Of last year.
The situation at Santiago, Chill, is
decidedly critical and more trouble is
likely t occur at any time. The Balti-
more's men are all armed whenever
they go on shore on business.
CRUEI. prosecutions Of the Babi sect
in Persia are reported. Several have
been beheaded or strangled and scores
are rotting in prisons.
THE French senate has fixed the duty
on American salt meats at 25 francs.
This is a half way reduction.
Dun & Co.'s weekly report is of the
usual encouraging character, especially
from the interior cities.
DIR. BEZIAH, chief of the medical
corps of the French colony in Madagas
car, and eight soldiers have been killed
by native bandits.
A PLOT to kill William O'Brien is al
legged to have been unearthed in Cork
Ireland. The police were guarding the
gun shops. The excitement was in
tense.
The two upper floors of the prince o.
Wales London residence have beer
ruined by fire.
TIMES are improving in Honduras
The epidemic of smallpox which re
Gently prevailed there is over.
AN epidemic resembling Ia grippe
has attacked many persons in Costs
RIGA.
THE driver of a cab at Panama wal
instantly killed and his head literal,
burned to ashes by contact with al
electric light wire. The mans horst
was also killed.
PREPARATORY to the reception of tn,
car in France all Russian refugees are
to be expelled.
A TELEGRAM received at the Russian
embassy in Paris the issu,
of a ukase in Russia prohibiting tn,
expectation of all cereals exceptins
wheat. Vessels still loaded will be al
lowed to complete their cargoes provid
ing they sail within three days.
THE stock markets of Europe wer,
all dull last week. American securities
in London were especially dull, but re
newed activity is expected OF any time
LATEST reports in regard to Japan
earthquake are that 5000 people WEI
killed on The island of Honda and owe
5000 at Gifu.
GEN. GOMEZ is dead. Gen. Jimene
is dangerously siok. Both were prom
inent men of Mexico.
HENRY HARRISON, member of parlia
ment for Tipperary. writes from Mrs