The Bessemer indicator., 1893-12-02
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On the 25th the New York banks held SO,
sa5, l78 In excess of the 25 per cent. rule.
Fire at Hannibal, Missouri, on the 25ti
caused loss of 800, 900 on business houses.
The governor aud lieutenant governor o.
Kansas are both quite sick.
A convention of enthusiastic advocates ol
Irrigation met at Wichita, kansss, on ths
23rd.
After stormy scene In the French cham
Der Of deputies on the 25th the cabinet re
signed.
Emperor William and Chancellor Capriv
have recently received Internal machines b,
mall. No damage was done.
Chicago crank attempted TO extor
$4,000 from capitalist, but was kicked
down stairs and arrested for his pains.
The baldiug in which the Henrietta theatel
is located, at Columbus, Ohio, was burned OF
tho 2lth. One life was lost. The loss Will
reach 5000, coo.
Statements continue To be male In Wash
ington that at least the moral force of the
United States will be used to restore Liliouka'
lanl TO her throne.
The new Clyde four master Bahmia, on hel
first voyage to New York. was abandoned
during the recent gales. The steamship
State of Nebraska rescued the crew.
Although the 23rd was designated as a day
Of thanksgiving by the governor OF Washing
ton, 1t was not observed US such except by the
state officials and commercial Institutions.
A tin box, weighing pound and having 8
burnt fuse attacked to it, has hecn found out
side the walls of Aldborough barracks al
Dublin. The box contained at quantity oil
dynamite.
The Swiss Bundcsrath Is having list OF
the dangerous anarchists In Switzerland pre-
pared, and, In accordance with the agree
ment with the other powers. they will be Sc
crctly expelled.
The Utah Central railway has been placed
In the hands of Il receiver. The road runs
from Salt Lake to Park CITY, and being dc
pendent upon the mines for business, has run
behind Of late.
The Home Market Club of Boston gave
banquet on the night Of the cath which
wasa dIrcssed by Governor Mckinley, Con
gresham Reed. Senator Hoar and other
prominent Republicans.
On the 2sth the people of Rhode Island
voted on an amendment TO the constitution In
favor OF plurality elections in place of major
ity elections, and by an overwhelming major
iiy decided in its favor.
Another favorable note from the Sultan OF
Morocco has been received by the Spanish
government. 1t is reported that the sultan
offers further indemnity TO Spain, and VIII
give further guarantees OF the strict obsery-
ancc Of treaty tights.
A Dispatch from Tehcran says that l2,0o0
persons have perlshcd in the earthquake at
kuchan. Ten thousand bodies have already
been recovered and ECO arc still in the ruins
Fifty thousand cattle have been lost so far
The shocks continue.
Yale won the great annual game of foot
ball from Harvard By n score of to 0. Not
far from 25,000 people witnessed the contest,
including the governors of three staies,
Russell OF Massachusetts, Mckinley OF Ohio
aud Morris of Connecticut.
1. Dt1fuf
that the reason of Admiral Skerretts recall
from Honolulu was because he personally At
tended n bail given by the Annexation club
to the officers of the Uutcd States steamer
Boston ns a farewell, and To the officers of the
United States steamer Philadelphia as a well
come.
General Carlin's son and party OF hunters,
who have been snow bound In the Bitter Root
mountains. have been located at Hot Springs.
on the Middle Fork Of the Clearwater, well
proyIsoncd for the winter. The party which
went in search for them is now In distress,
and requires assistance TO get out of the
mountains.
A letter has been received describing the
terrible sufferIngs OF the crew Of the British
ship Mcndosa, which recently foundered near
Martinique. The captain and the majority OF
the crew died ut sea OF fever, and the few
men who were left were unable TO navigate
the vessel and she sank, only four Of the crew
being saved.
By the burning of hotel at Merrill Penn
sylvania, seven men lost their lives. There
were thlrty-five boarders sleeping on the sec
ond and third floors, many OF whom Jumped
from the windows, and were badly cut,
bruised and burned. The fire was doubtless
of incendiary origin, but no motive for the
crime is known
Yokohama advices OF November say the
ant-mixed residence movement continues to
spread 1t is rumored l50, 900 people OF Ku-
alone have signed petitions against
mixed residence. 1t Is alleged that hostile
feeling in that locality is SO great that the
advised the missionaries to leave
their residences.
At Wednesdays session OF tho general as
sembly, knights of Labor, all the offices were
declared vacant and new election ordered.
T. v Powderly Labor Commissioner Sover-
egn, OF Iowa, and T. Mcguire. of this city,
were the nominees for general master work
man. The result Of the ballot was: Powderly
%, Sovereign 10, Mcguire /.
The settlers in township &c, county l., Ok
lahoma, have organized a vigilance committee,
with an cx-deputy United States marshal MS
president, to drive out sooners and suppress
cattle thieving. 1t was In this township that
.ooners killed and mutilated one old soldier
from Southern Iowa, STOLE his team and dis
posed OF 1t.
1t has been developed that the sixteen
effect OF which is TO force every saloonkceper
to buy his beer from the brewery they tell
him to. Should he prefer to handle a brand
OF beer of his own selection, he finds 1t more
profitable to run soda fountain or black
smith shop, for he gets nothing except the
beer the brewers allow him to handle.
Premier Rhodes telegraphs fro3l Cape
Town that King Lobengula is trying to es-
cape In n wagon drawn by natives, his oxen
being exhausted. DIR. Jameson says the
whole matter is absolutely over, and ex-
pressed the hope that Major Forbes, who Is
accompanied by two hundred Europeans, will
capture King Lobengula at any moment.
The Servian cabinet hns resigned. The
reason given is the tariff conflict with Austro-
Hungary. The real reason is the Radical
party declines to give any further support to
the government on the ground of the latter s
policy Is being directed BY King Milan. The
Radicals want NJ Rncics, the new minister TO
ST. Petersburg premier and the king Is
said 10 oppose this.
One Of the worst fires that Detroit has ex-
perlenced In many years occurred on the 23rd,
completely destroying the ive-story building
Mt the corner Of Jefferson avenue and Bates
street, occupied by Edison, Moore q Co.,
Wholesale dry goods, and damaged many adj
jacent buildings, causing a Ioss OF $700, 600.
Three men employed by the dry goods firm
lost their lives In the flames, and five Others
who are missing arc also supposed 10 have
pcrshed.
Receivers Clark, Mink, Anderson, Doanc
and Coudcrt Of the Union Pacific have IL
TONED Judge Dundy Of the United States dis
trict court for an order fixing their salaries
at 81 500 each per month The petitioners
acknowledge that the remuneration asked,
amounting to 800, 600 year, is 1000 In ey-
cess OF the salaries formerly paid the officers
whose positions arc now filled by the receiv-
ers but they alege that the enormity of the
interests involved warrants the increase.
They also reserve the right to petition ior In
creased salaries should the situation war ram.
Judge Dundy took the matter under advise
mon