Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-11-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Gathered From variou,
Quarters.

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Springfield, Mass, had million dollar
fire Wednesday.
The National Grange of Patrons of
Husbandry, in session at Syracuse, NY,
passed resolutions demanding the re-
moval of Secretary Morton of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
William T. Coleman, of San Francisco,
head of the famous vigilance COMMITTEES
of 1856, is dead.
Three young ladies driving in buggy
were killed at Xenia by train.
T. V. Powderly was reelected Grand
Master Workman by the Knights Of
Labor and resigned.
The Brazilian insurgent warship Jaw
[ary was sunk by the Nictheroy battery
in Rio Harbor; all on board were lost.
The steamship Alamsda arrived, at
San Francisco, bringing news from Hon.
olalu to November Is; great excitement
was caused in Hawaii by report that
President Cleveland intended to restore
the monarchy; Minister Willis had taken
no action before that date.
Freight trains were moved at various
points on the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
A fire in Detroit. Mich, caused the loss
of seven lives and destroyed property
valued at 100000.
The Columbia's speed has been calcu-
lated by the trial board at 22.8 knots,
insuring a premium to the builders of
$3.50, 900.
F. L. Langan. cashier of a bank at
Lima, was indicted for embezzlement.
The Italian Ministry resigned.
1t is declared positively that an in
come tax will be feature of the new
tariff bill
Governor Mckinley on Friday night
made great speech in Boston.
A fire in Columbus Friday burned the
Chittenden Hotel and other buildings;
loss 100000.
1t got down to % degrees below zero
in the Northwest Friday.
Frank Ives scored 456 in billiards,
breaking the worlds record.
Yale won from Harvard the football
game at Springfield Saturday, making
score of 6 to O.
Washington Hesing was appointed
postmaster at Chicago
The French Ministers resigned Satur-
day and their designations were accepted
by President Carnot; violent attacks
we're made upon the Government, in the
Chamber of Deputies; N. Dupuy replied
amid great disorder.
James Brundige. at Marion, o.. aged
%, was shot and killed by his father.
A small boy was drowned at Kent,
o., and three other boys at Scranton, Pa.
All were skating on thin ice.
The Worlds Fair Company had g.
100000 left after all debts were paid.
In Wisconsin thousands of miners are
on the verge of starvation. -
Hannibal, Mo-, suffered a $500, 900
fire Saturday. =
Mobs of angry workingmen surround
ed the Chamber of Deputies at Rome.
and there were many disturbances in
the streets.
The week has been marked by SEEM
ing settlement and fresh breaking out
of trouble on the Lehigh road.
The Wilson tariff bill was reported on
Monday to the full Ways and Means
committee.
1t is stated that Brice's influence at
the White House is supreme in Ohio
appointments.
At Hanover child of Geo. Bucking-
ham was roasted alive by its clothes
catching fire.
The body of VIM. Griffith, wealthy
Wayne county farmer, was found along
the railroad track. 1t is supposed he
was murdered.
The treasurer of Green township, Ma
honing county. was ehloroformed and
robbed of $1,000.
Sells & Rentfrow's circus was wreck
ed in Texas and several men badly hurt
A heavy shock of earthquake was
felt at Montreal on Monday.
There are said to be a good many
charity frauds in the cities.
At Ridgeville, O., Herman Bsrrows,
aged 6S, shot his wife, aged 80, as the
result of petty quarrel.
Ex-Governor Foster offers to settle
with his creditors for so cents on the
dollar.
Many Democrats are displeased with
the character Of the Wilson tariff bill.
A Harvard professor cut his throat
because of overwork.
The Lehigh strike is likely to be de-
clared off,