The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-11
rsisgrapnie BrevitisA

The extra ysssion OF Congress ended At p.
m, on the Bird.
Weeks, the New York enbezvler, has been
sentenced to ten years.
johnson, the hfcyolist, lowered the record
to ;55 3-s On the Independence track.
The police at Pittsburg are having great
deal of trouble with cranks who threaten to
take life.
The British forces in South Africa are re-
ported to have won a decisive victory over the
Matabcles and to have killed 1000 of them.
BY the capsIzing of ayawl In New York
Bay nine workmcn were drowned on the %th.
The sea was rough aud squall struck them.
Postmaster General Bissel has sent to the
secretary of the treasury the estimates for the
postoffice department for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1885. The total amount is $780,
S99 @35, as against $s4, ,0O4, 3l4 for the present
year.
Advices from Yokohama report great Goods
in Japan. In the oksyNmA prefecture 200
houses were swcp, away. The fate of over
100 persoo. ia unknown. foundations also
occurreS, IN other districts with great loss of
property.
The Pacific Mail steamer Costa Rlcs was
fired upon at a port In Honduras because It's
captain would not surrender a passenger who
led a revolution ia Honduras. No damage
was done and the ship got away. Uncle sam
will Investigate.
Judge Parker, at Little Rock, sentenced
It,
highwayman, TO be hanged February 10th,
for the murder of United States Marshal
Floyd In the Indian Territory. Starr WAS ar
rested at Colorado Springs
There was very bad riot at Vienna on the
night of the Srd Socialists tried to break
lice .tubboruly Many on both sides were Sc
verely hurt, and It was with the utmost dill
Guilty that the mob was dispersed.
DR.. George Saunders, prominent physi-
clan of Marshall county, Iowa, has been sen.
fenced 10 six months In jail by Judge WOOL
son, Of the United States District Court, for
attempting 10 induce postmaster 10 sell
stamps at less than the regular price.
The state department has, it Is said, re-
celved assurances from the Chinese minister
that he will induce his countrymen now in
the country TO comply with the Geary act rs
amended, and It is believed the law VIII re-
ceiyc the moral support os the Six Compa-
MES
In reply TO inquiries IT is stated at the
Treasury department that the actual resump-
ton OF the coinage Of silver dollars has not
yet been ordered, but the mln;s have been
directed 10 manufacture the ingots and
blanks so as to be prepared TO resume the
coinage at short notice in case It should be
decided to do so.
All obligations OF the Worlds Fair have
been met, and there Is a cash balance on hand
OF s., 500 600. The gsta receipts from now on
and salvage, II is figured, will pay current ex-
penses until the end. so that stockholders who
have holdings representing five millions, upon
which they scarcely expected To realize any
thing, Will be paid so cents on the dollar.
The Chicago council chamber was the
scene of q most disgraceful aght few nights
ago, as result OF Republicans and Demo
Gratis both being anxious to secure the office
OF mayor pro TEN. a rough and tumble fight
was indulged in, and policemen had to clear
the hall, Afterwards compromise was ar
ranged and &. Is. Swift, Republican, was
elected. The election for new mayor will
be held next month.
The Cunard line steamer Campnnia, which
left New York Oct 2s clearing the bar Mt
Sandy Hook at 3.Ig q. M. arrived of Brow n
head at II :05 p. m, Thursday evening, max
ing the passage IN days. Q hours and 80 min
utes. This beats ali previous records Her
own best record prior to this voyage was
days, IA hours and SO minutes while that OF
the sister ship, the Lucania, was days, Il
hours and 80 minutes
Two bandits attempted TO board the north.
bound express train at Coal Creek, on the
Ohio division of the East Tennessee, Friday
night One Of the robbers wa. Jim Smith
who was mortully wounded, The authorities
of the road had information that the robbery
would be attempted, and a special force Of
armed men was on the express car for their
reception. Smith will die and the condition
of the other robber is not known.
An electric car plunged of OF the Madison
street bridge into the Willamette river at
Portland, Oregon A heavy fog was prevail.
ed and the draw was open for the passage of
steamboat. The car contained about fifteen
passengers, ten OF whom escaped by jumping.
The remaining five were drowned Two OF
the bodies have been recovered but have not
yet been identified The president OF the
road, the conductor and the motorman are
under hrrest.
A band of Mncedonians attacked the town of
Prisrend. In Albania on Wednesday last and
drove the Turkish garrison into the citadel
When the Turks had been safely boxed up
the Macedonians looted the stores and man
sions of the leading citizens, and sacked the
theological seminary. The people barricaded
themselves in houses and hid their yaluables
In every possible place. The Invaders have
demanded of the sultan the evacuation OF the
citadel within limited time
Several hundred people we're killed at the
seaport of Santander, Spain, on the 3rd, by
tho explosion Of dynamite on burning vessel.
IL was not known that the dynamite was on
board and the quay was crowded with people,
including the governor of the province, who
were trying TO subdue the flames. People
were struck by debris, thrown into the sea or
burned to death In the contagratiou which
was started by the explosion. large num-
bor of houses were burned and a large num-
boT of families arc made homeless
Inc LOnlon LIlfn Ners correspondent at
Rome says: The issue of one franc notes has
made silver money scarcer than ever, because
the people began to hoard 1t, and tue govern
ment is only able TO issue paper money
against n fun cover of silver francs. In
many places the principal merchants have
clubbed together to Issue paper money OF
their own against the deposits OF metallic
money, converting It OF demand. As a con-
sequence the paper Is preferred 10 that issued
by the government, as the latter is not con-
vertible.
The Senate Committee on Finance has held
n meeting to consider measures for future
ton, 1t Il understood that the Issuance OF
bonds and the repeal Of the state bank tax
VIII be strongly pressed by the respective adj
vocatcs Of these measures, and that there Will
also be r speedy and determined al Of
the effort on the part Of the silver
advocates to secure the passage Of a free
coinage bill. some OF the members OF the
committee arc understood to be of the opin-
ion that an international agreement upon all
yer VIII soon be reached.
One OF the most important suits to railroad
corporations and railroad employees ever de-
cded was decided In the Circuit court at Mar
TINS Ferry, Ohio, on the 4th The style of
the suit was A b. Gilmore vs, The Bridge
and Terminal Railroad Company, claiming
s423 80 for overtime. Gilmore was employed
telegraph operator and worked from IA
10 is hours a day. The suit called for pay
ment OF all time over 10 hours a day, and this
amounted to the sum given above. He was
given the full amount by the court, under the
Ohio law, which makes 10 hours a days
work.
The bill to aid Western schools of mines
I which was passed by the Senate on the 21th
will aid tho states of California, Oregon
Washington, Montana, Minnesota, Idaho,
Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado and South Dt-
kota TO support school Of mines. The bill
provides that each Of these states shall an
nually receive % per cent, of all moneys paid
10 the United States by each Of these states
for mineral lands within their territory Tor
the maintenance of schools Of mines; pro-
yded, that the sum so paid shall not exceed
sl2,0O1 year TO each state nor shall 1t ex-
coed In any event the amount annually ex-