Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-09-21
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
TENS of Interest Gathered From Warrior
Quarters

The National Liberal Federation OF
treat Britain has issued a manifesto
) denouncing the action of the House of
, Lords in rejecting the Home Rule bill.
The t. ce for the Brenton's Reef Cup
between the Navahoe and Britannia is
said to have been the best ever sailed in
european waters.
A bill was introduced in Congress to
consolidate Utah and Nevada.
Fire in the cupola of the Corcoran
Building in Washington cut off all the
Western Union circuits in that city.
Several persons were arrested in In-
Llama suspected of completely in the
robbery of the Lake Shore express.
The President appointed Charles Will
son Assistant General Superintendent
If the Railway Mail Service.
Nancy Hanks failed to lower her
record at Washington Park, but trotted
mile in 2:06.
Frederick L. Ames, of Boston, was
found dead in his stateroom after the
Fall River boat Pilgrim mad reached
his city.
Henry Willard and others have been
charged with fraud in connection with
Northern Pacific affairs In asuit brought
by John Swope, of Pennsylvania.
Eleven of the Cherokee boomers were
killed by sunstroke, last week, while
waiting in line.
Newman & Co., of New York, the
largest clothing supply house in the
country, asked for and got an extension
from their creditors.
Yellow fever killed about ten people
1t Brunswick, Ga. last week.
The draw-span of the new bridge
across the Missouri river was swung at
Omaha Thursday. 1t is the largest and
heaviest in the world.
Francis 81. Weeks, the embezzler of
over 81 100000 in New York, captured
in st. Joseph, Costa Rica, will be sur
rendered-to this country.
The Faribault school Catholic
and Protestant children attending the
same schools-has proved a failure at
Faribault, Mimi, and it is reported that
the Pope has ordered its abandonment.
Ohio Day at the Worlds Fair drew
an attendance of some 100000.
Terrible forest fires have been devas-
tating parts of Wisconsin and Michigan.
Tin and iron manufacturers protested
against the removal of tariff duties.
Diphtheria started by kissing the
bride at wedding has caused a number
of deaths at jamestown, N. Y.
Rio Janeiro was shslled by the insur-
gent fleet, but not much damage was
done.
men were killed by a trains jumping
| the track.
The Pioneer Buggy Company. of Co.
lumbus. assigned.
The Democratic campaign opening at
Newark Thursday was dismal failure.
Six negroes at Aberdeen, Miss, were
lynehed.
On Thursday 152 persons were pros
trated by heat at the Worlds Fair.
More than sixty people were drowned
by cloudburst at Villa Canas, in the
province of Toledo, Spain.
Prince Bismarck's condition is report
ed to be growing worse.
The stallion Directum trotted mile
in 2:061, and Flying Jip paced mile in
2:04 at Washington Park, Chicago, Fri
day.
Train robbers held up train on the
Mineral Range Railroad in Michigan
snd secured $4,000.
The Worlds Fair managers are dis
eussing the expediency of prolonging
the Exposition until January.
A shortage of 5000 ounces of gold
was discovered in the Philadelphia mint
Many towns in the Northwest are en-
dangered by forest fires.
On account of the failure of crops
many persons in Stevens county, Kas,
are in danger of starvation.
There is much rioting in Spain against
the new tax reforms. At Mont Blancl
three rioters were killed and many in
jured by troops firing upon them.
More persons died from eating toad
stools for mushrooms-this time in New
Jersey.
Nine suicides in "a hours were report
ed at New York Saturday,
Three men and four boys were
seriously injured by an oil tank explo- =,
sion at Canton.
At Adrian, Mich. 600 people were
poisoned from eating bad cheese.
A Spanish province was swept by
great storm and forty people drowned.
Mckinley spoke Saturday to an i'm
mense crowd at Defiance.
Many of the 100000 Cherokee boomers
were greatly disappointed when let into
the 100000 acres ofthe Strip, Saturday,
much of the land being barren.
H. S. Cochran, weigh clerk at the
Philadelphia mint, confessed to stealing
Sl34,000 in gold bullion and restored
100000.
Bernhard Weinberger, New York
banker, who recently mysteriously dis
appeared, attempted suicide at Wash
ington.
Tt Michigan train robbers are under
arrest and a part of the money recovered.
The centennial of the laying of the
corner stone of the National Capitol was
celebrated at Washington Monday.
Tremendous crowds arc turning cut
to hear Governor Mckinley at every
place he is speaking.
Several cases of cholera is reported at
Hamburg.
Commander Whiting, of the U. 5.
navy, will wed Chinese woman.
Election Notice.