Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-22
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters.


There were 355 deaths from cholera
in Mecca in five days last week.
Bismarck is in favor of increasing
Germany's defensive strength, hut not
in the way provided for in the army bill.
Proceedings before the deputy coroner
in the Ford's Theatre case were declared
illegal.
Mrs. Kench, of near Parkersburg, w.
Va, killed four of her children and then
herself.
One person was killed and FIVE Sc
riously hurt in an accident on the ice
railway at the Worlds Fair.
Frank Duffy at Defiance, o., suicided.
Thos. J. Hudson, of Pittsburgh, was
elected Imperial Potentate of the
Shriners, at their Cincinnati meeting.
Princess Eulalia last week babe Chi
cago farewell.
China will retaliate for the exclusion
of her subjects from the United States
prohibiting the Importation of American
petroleum.
German Day at the Fair Thursday
drew large crowd.
The heirs of Jay Gould will contest
in court the payment of s250000 inner
itance tax in addition to the 100000
already paid.
Heavy socialist gains were made in
the German elections Thursday.
The French courts liberated the
Panama prisoners, except De Lesseps.
New York bankers with one accord
call on the President to call Congress at
once.
The Kansas wheat crop is reported to
be in bad shape.
The New York Clearing House,
Thursday, decided to issue certificates.
President Cleveland is so fat that he
has to take the banting system.
At Findlay, o., Friday, 2-year-ol
boy was killed in an elevator and his
mother trying to rescue him had both
arms torn off.
An inmate of the Dayton Insane
Asylum was murdered Friday.
Joe Jefferson, the actor, is sick.
The Republican National League has
determined to make Chicago its head
quarters, and A. B. Humphrey was
elected Secretary.
A young widow at East Liverpool,
who refused to marry man was beaten
almost to death by him.
President Carnot, of France, who is
suffering from liver and intestinal
trouble, had relapse and his condition
is now dangerous.
The Worlds Fair will be open on
Sunday, Chief Justice Fuller having
decided that the corporation has the
right to open the gates.
The Viking ship arrived Saturday in
New York.
Bunker Hill Day was observed all
over New England Saturday.
Mgr. Satolli started Saturday on a
trip of inspection over the United States
Martial law was declared in the lum-
Der district of Tonawonda.
A tremendous storm did great damage
Sunday along the Atlantic seaside re-
sorts.
Forest fires did great damage in
Wisconsin.
A man at Steubenville revived Satur-
day from trance of twenty eight
weeks.
Complete returns show that only 1879
out of 10000 Chinese in the United
States are registered.
DR.. McGlynn has seen the Pope, and
is returning to New York.
Eight deaths were reported from
cholera in France Saturday.
The Pope's letter on the school ques-
tion supports Satalli's position.
The President is laboring on his
message.
Cassells Publishing Company was
ruined by the rascality of President,
who stole S180,000.
Banks in Oregon and North Carolina.
a big New York manufacturing COM
pany and large lumber concerns in
Boston went under.
Miller F. Long, a farmer near Napo-
leon, o., was fatally stabbed by his son.
Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, will sue
ceed Blount at Hawaii.