The weekly avalanche., 1893-01-20
GENERAL NEWS items
CAREFULLY SELECTED NEWS
OF CURRENT EVENTS.

The Prusslan diet was opened by
Emperor William in person on the 10th.
The president appointed w. I. Bu-
chanan of Sioux City minister to the
Argentine Republic.
Mrs Anna Austin has been elected
mayor Of Pieasanton, Kas., by ma ior-
ity of s, il total vote Of 33S, OF which
women cast l23.
The Illinois state building at the
Worlds Fair grounds has been sold for
81, $50 to NJ c. Sloan & Co., Of Chicago
There were only twelve bidders.
In game of billiards in Mime
apolis, Henry Sampson, of st. Paul
champion of the northwest, made a
run of 500 with an anchor shot, thus
beating Schaeters famous run Of 564.
Representative Lane, OF Illinois,
introduced the following bill in con-
gress: That all contracts for the nav.
ment OF any sum of money, whether in
gold, silver or coin. may be discharg ed
by any money which by law is legal
tender for the payment of debts when
the contract natures.
The house committee on labor cr-
dered favorable report on Congrcss-
man McCann's resolution providing for
an investigation relating to the effects
of machinery on labor. The sum Of
$4,000 is appropriated to enable the
commissioner 70 carry ont the pro,l-
sions of the resolution.
Toy. Mitchell of Florida has or.
dcrcd several companies of militia from
the southern part of the state TO as
semble at jacksonville on the 25th.
The officers of the Duval club say they
anticipated such action and that a.
rangements are perfected to thwart
the last move of the governor.
The republicans of Chicago have
determined to contest the election of
John 2. Hopkins as mayor, aud the pa
pers have been fled in the circuit
court. EX-Corporution Counsel Miller,
who has charge OF the matter for the
republicans. states the contest will be
made on the ground of fraud.
In response to request from Chair
man Voorhees, of the senate COMMITTEES
on finance, Secretary Carlisle has made
public statement showing the treas.
ury to be IN a critical condition, and
making an appeal to congress TO at
once authorize the secretary to issue
bonds for short time at a low rate OF
interest.
Affairs in Sicily are becoming quiti
serious. The anarchists seem to have
secured a firm hold upon certain Sec
tons and are pillaging and firing vii
lagos. Troops have been distributed
over the disturbed districts and several
desperate encounters have occurre1r
during whJe'a numerous persons, hay 7e
been killed. -
A rear-endSSollislon between two
passenger trains on the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western railway
bridge at Hackensavk, n. j., resulted
in the death of fifteen persons while
about thirty were mora or less injured,
A thick fog prevailed and the reari
train dashed into the other at speed
of twenty miles an hour.
According to the provisions of the
new internal revenue bill, the incomes
of corporations and of all persons over
81, 600 will be taxed straight 2 per
cent. The tax b. 6 ms January l, 1895.
1t Is estimated taat not more than
So, ,000 persons will be subject to the
tax
| -Secre tary Carlisle has issued a call
for bids for $50, 100000 of ) per cent
| bonds. The bids will close on Febru.
ary /, and no bids will be received at a
| lower price than S1.17223, which is
| equivalent to 3 per cent bond at par.
| The bonds are to be redeemable in
coin at the pleasure of the government
in ten years from the date OF issue
J Representative Darborow of Hi
nois has introduced in congress a bill
authorizing the transfer to the trustees
I Of the Colum bian museum, of Chicago,
all OF the exhibits of the department OF
state at the Worlds Fair, exhibited in
lthe building known as the convent OF
"a Ra bica and the cast gallery of the
United States government building
The navy department is informed
OF the arrival of the cruiser New York
at Rio Our government now has at
Rho the New York, San Francisco,
Newark, Charleston andBetroit This
is 4. stronger force than any two other
pc Fers 1t is "a stronger force than
the United States has had in foreign
walters at any time since the civil war.
Il at the recent meeting of the
Nat4onal Farmers Alliance at Chicago
the annual election of officers resulted
In thS election of El"vood Furnas, oi
Nevada, Iowa, president; August Post,
Moni9op, Iowa, secretary; and the fol.
lowing ice-presidents: j. b. Furrow,
GarwlP, Iowa; William Toole, Bara boo
Wis; n. ]. Melghan, Forest Grove,
Minn.' wv. A. Kelsey, Dunfes. Ind; A.
5, BREWER, Tampico, Ills; ]. A Arrow.
smith, EOifax Wash. Theo Redarf