The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23
re,esr.ph,e Brsvitie~.

The Lombard Investment Company as
signed on the 10th.
A family OF ak persons Was murdered near
Washington, Indiana, by robbers.
1t Is estimated that the loss by fires In Wis
cousin forests last week were S,OOO,OoO.
Michigan officers have obtained $50, 600 OF
the money taken from the train last week
Four men were Killed by the explosion OF
thres hing machine boiler near Gallipolisi
Ohio.
The New York bank ers are gradually re-
duclug the amount OF their Gle airing house
certificates.
Frederick L. Ames, the Boston millionaire
gave none of his money to charities or public
institutions.
The inspection OF pork has been extended
to all hogs, whether intended for home or for
eign consumption.
Six men were killed near Whittier, South
Carolina, on the 18th, by the explosion OF
boiler In a raw mill.
A plot was discovered few days since 10
wreck II railway train oil which the Austrian
emperor was travelling
The Pope is again considering the propriety
OF removing to Rome Ms result OF the hostile
attitude Of the government,
1t Is reported that In few uays work VIII
be entirely suspended throughout the north
Of France and in four Belgian colllery dis
triets
The first thing that the Democrats In the
House Will do, will be to pass bill repeating
the laws providing for supervisors OF federal
elections
The New York clearing house loan com
mlttec cancelled 1900, 600 in certificates on
the 18TH leaving the amount outstanding
S3i, ,535 coo.
The National Rolling Mill Co, which en-
ploys a large number of men at Mckeesport,
pcnnsy lyania- positively refuses to re-employ
foreigners.
The Earl of Aberdeen vas sworn in a. gov.
ernor-gencral of Canada at Quebec on the
18th. He and Lady Aberdeen are received
with enthusiasm,
The Lake Shore " Michigan Southern
Railway Company and the United States Ex.
press Company have Jointly offered a reward
OF 5000 for the arrest OF the Kendallyllle
train robbers.
Dr. j. NJ Norman, OF Denver, has been
chosen secretary of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows rece ntly meeting at
Detroit. Richard Hoe, OF Wisconsin, was
made president
A great game of billiards opened at Chicago
on tho 18th between John Roberts, Of London,
and Frank c. lyes, of Chicago. They are
playing on an English tables and the game Will
last II week. Ives won the first night
At meeting Of the Highland League held
at Glasgow, the delegates strongly demanded
home rule measure for Scotland and con
demncd grieyous wrong the fact that the
Scotch crofters should be hunted to Canada
in order that sheep might take their place.
Tie situation of the boomers on the border
of the Strip were reported to be more salts
factory on the liih. The heat was less in
tense, and the facilities for registering were
increased so that there is no doubt that all OF
them Will secure certificates before noon Sat
urday
The distress in the mini.ig districts of Eng
land increases, and there is no appearance nj
present of the strike coming 10 end. Be-
tween Leeds and Bradford half the mills have
stopped or will shortly stop. In the Wake
field district 1000 people are being fed by
charitable organizations
Ten more new cases OF cholera, of which
two have proteH fatal, we're reported at Ham
burg on the 10Th. The cases are all scattered
about the suburbs. Six cases and five deaths
we're reported In Holland, Four new cases
and nine deaths At Palermo and five cases and
two deaths at Leghorn.
The big ocean tug Talisman was run down
and sunk in New York bay by the ocean
steamer Delaware, Frederick Seaman, a fire
man on the tug, WAS drowned. The captain,
Winneti, had an arm broken and narrowly es.
capped death. The rest of the crew were res.
cued,
Fire broke out in the Canton, Illinois, Op
era House on the 18th while the house wa.
crowded. The people barely had time to es
cape before the building was consumed. The
crowd in the galleries became iammed on
the stuirwaYz and there were many injured
three OF whom may die.
The men who robbed Michigan train OF
$4,000 are now believed to be under arrest
one Of them has confessed. He made false
statements, however, about the whereabouts
of the stolen money, and the officers have MOI
yet recovered it. An engineer brakeman
IA express messenger, baggage man,
hackman and three saloon keepers are sup
posed 10 have had II hand in the job.
Reports frou Rio de Janeiro continue tc
be conflicting. but It appears that the insur,
gents are meeting with some success. They
have beeu re-eniOrcel by the Republlcg, an.
other warshlp which deserted sunday. Tn,
city has been bombarded at Intervals though
without great damage. President Photo bn.
withdrawn from the city. The congress IL
loyal to him vet.
Seven were killed and sixteen injured in
tail-euI collision on the Big -Four road near
kankakcc, Illinois. Monday night The frsi
section Of a special passenger train which left
Chicago early In the evening stopped at Man. /
iano, for what reason Is unknown, and IT [
seems that iingman was not sent back The /
second section came on at full speed and !
crashed into the first with the result above
named.
The bark Alainba of Glasgow. after being
l6i days Mt sea, has reached New York. She 1
left Colombo, Ccylon, April IL, laden with
cocoanut oil and plunbago and was storm
beaten during nearly the entire passage. She
came in battered and weatherworn, but sound. |
On August 10 and u she lost nearly all her
sails Captain Max Falck told reporter
who boarded the vessel that it was the rough
est voyage he ever made.
Eleven cases Of smallpox were reported to
the health officers at New York on the Goth.
1t Is the greatest number on any one day this
season. DIR. Doty, the head of the depart
ment on contagious diseases with staff of
p!Ult nj
II thorough search of the infected districts, to
find all concealed cases. yacclnate every per
son liable TO have smallpox and take other
precautions to prevent the spread of the dis.
ease.
1t was estimated on Friday that the number
of men who would enter the Cherokee Strip
would be 5000. Twenty-Five thousand will
go in from Arkansas City and vicinity, $1,000
from Caldwell, 5000 from Kiowa, 5000 from
Hunnewell, II, 900 from Orlando, 5000 from
saltwater and 5000 from other places. Half
Of the homeseekers, 1t is estimated, have fam.
ilies, and the total population of the Strip
Saturday night Will doubtless be at least
1900
A dispatch from Marshfeld, Wisconsin,
says that place is surrounded by sheet OF
flames In the woods and that people are flee
Ing for their lives. II Is said that at least
twenty-five persons have been cut off from
escape Two children, while trying to escape
with their parents from burning home,
were lost In the dense smoke and were almost
certainly killed. Several small settlements
have already been consumed and horses, cat
tie. lumber, etc, destroyed.
Archduke Frans Ferdinand, heir to the
Austrian throne, has started from Spokane
for the East over the Northern Pacific. Briga-
der General Carlin, acting under orders from
the var department, invited the prince to in
spect or review the troops under General Car
Inns command, but Count Wurmbraud head
chamberlain in waiting 10 the archdukc, re-
Piled that the prince was travelling strictly In
cognlto and therefore declined the invitation.
The prince declined to receive anyone.
II further evidence was required OF the un.
easy state of Europe In general and of the
suspicious feeling prevailing In France, 1t Is
furnished by the fears freely expressed upon
the bourse that Italy, through her national
hank L. amassinr a sutIlcirnt rescrxc of raIl