The Greenville times., 1894-09-08


SENATOR JoHS SHERMAN left Mans
field. O.. on the LIST, to join Gen Miles at
Chicago and accompany him on an in
speetion tour Of western military posts.
The trip viii occupy about three weeks
The Hastings division. of Hastings.
Mich. won first prize-S1, 500 and a
jewel for each member-in the Knights
of Pythias prize drill contest at Wash
ingtOn-
The resignation of John A. Chap
man, of Illinois. chief of the inspection
division. second assistant postmaster
generals Office, was accepted on the
lst
In round numbers the receipts Of the
treasury for August where $4,000, 900,
and the expenditures sSl. SOC, 900.
GES. NATHANIEL p BANKS died at
Waltham, Mass, his birthplace, on the
LIST. aged Is.
SEVEN prisoners escaped from the
county jail at Marion, Ind, early on
the morning of the list, by saving
through IL inch iron bars.
Two CHILDREN, Herbert Donohue, ?
years old, and Emily, years, were, on
the Sd, thrown by their mother from
the window Of burning New York
tenement, 40 feet above the sidewalk.
They struck on an awning, went clear
through and tumbled to the sidewalk,
where they were picked up unhurt
The first celebration of Labor
Day" as a national holiday was befit-
tingly observed in Washington on the
I'd. Also, for the first time in their his
tory, all the local labor organizations
united for common purpose without
squabbles or jealousies and did honor
to the occasion.
lr was reported in Kingston. Jamaica,
on the Sd, that an uprising had taken
place in Port-au-Prince, resulting in
severe fighting in the streets. Several
OF the ringleaders of the outbreak had
been arrested and promptly shot, but
the revolt was said to be still spread
ing.
ARcHDUKE CHARLES, ON behalf of
Emperor Francis Joseph, opened the
International Iiygienic congress in
Buda-Pesth on the Sd. He afterward
opened the international exhibition
connected with the congress at the
Royal Polytechnic institute.
A DECREE will be issued by Russia,
on the 18th, reducing the tariff on dis
titled petroleum exported by way of
the Russian frontier from thirty-four
to twenty-four copeks per pood, in or
der to facilitate competition with
American petroleum.
The monuments erected at the mau-
soleum at Charlottenburg in memory
of Emperor William |. and Empress
Augusta were consecrated, on the 2d.
in the presence of Emperor William
and members of the royal family.
The cable steamer Mackay- Bennett
passed up New York bay close to the
Long Island shore, on the ad.laying the
shore end of the Commercial cable,
which was accomplished without the
slightest difficulty.
A PARTY of 1000 Berlners will go to
Narzin To visit Prince Bismarck on the
10th. The commander of the Prussian
army corps will not allow military
band to accompany them.
AS imperial Chinese decree has been
issued rewarding Gen Yeh and 700
other Chinese officers for their victory
over the japanese troops at Ping Yang.
ALDAcE L. WALKER, receiver of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railroad,
arrived at New York, on the Sd, ON the
steamer Friesland, from Europe.
TnE name of the son of Senator
PETER has been stricken from the sem
ate pay roll by the sergeant-at-arms.
JANE FINLEY, of Philadelphia, aged
20 years, was shot on the night of the
3D. three times by Matthew Dunlap,
90 years old, her rejected lover.
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