The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-08-11
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Interesting Items Carefully selected from
the Leading Daiiies.

the Leading Daiiies.
Il viii never again be connected
with any organization or strike, says
President T.. Y. Dcbs OF the American
Railway Union. This strike has de-
veloped the fact that the sentiment of
the people of the country is against
strikes. and the government stands
ready 10 PVT down such a movement
a. the point Of the bayonet shall
hereafter advise all workinymcn to
seek redress by the ballot.
The Japanese government has IN
structcd its minister in London to
upo!ogizc to Great Britain for firing
unon the transport kow >hung while
she was flying the British flag. The
Japanese minister has been instructed
to inform Great Britain that the com
mandcr of the japanese cruiser did
not know that the kow Shung was q
British vessel until after the fight.
The rcnort is current in Durango,
COL, that Tom Catron OF santa Re has
sold 10000 acres Of that portion OF
! the Terra Amarillo grant living IN
! Archuleta county to an eastern syndl-
cate The portion sold is said to be
rich in mineral. coal and coal oil. The
exact figures are not stated. but the
report has it that the price is close to
$1,000, 600.
At New Market junction, n. H.,
recently, during a heavy thunder
storm on Great Bay, small boat con-
tanning William h: Byrne and Michael
Carroll was capsizcd and both were
drowned. Another boat met with
similar accident and the occupant,
name unknown, was also drowned.
At New York, because pretty Ca
milla Blasts parents refused to per-
nit her to marry Giuseppe Pestillino.
a bootblack, 10 years old, he shot and
killed the girl recently and then put
bullet into his throat, from the
effect of which he is likely to die.
Charles Bertrand, alias Donaldson,
a forger known to the police Of the
United States. sentenced at London,
England. to three and half years
Imprisonment, after having been con-
victed of obtaining goods under false
pretenses.
An alligator killed at South Beach,
near Shreveport, La, recently. was
found to contain, it is reported, three
pigs, a lamb and the remains of ne.
gro boy. There's variety enough to
put a good taste in any aHgator's
mouth.
A fishing party composed Of young
people from Warren, Ark, was fish |.
ing on Saline river recently when one
of the boats capsized and John r. |
Bradley and Misses Helen Richie and
Fannie Koonce were drowned.
Frenzied with whisky and jealousy,
George Raiert recently attacked Will
liam Haston in Kansas City, Mo-, and
Haston killed him. From the evil
dence his suspicious were groundless.
Half a dozen valuable buildings
destroyed, several hundred thrown
out Of work and loss of over $780,
900 are the result Of q recent fire at
LiyermOre Falls Y n
OF New York's boosted population
l, 332,772 live in tenement houses,
which number 80. l3S. the average
being a fraction over 81 people to
house.
The senate in executive session has
rejected the nomination of +. j. Tay-
lor of New York to be collector OF
customs for the district of Niagara.
The recent engagement of vessel
to load lumber at Puget sound, Wash.
ington, for Alexandria. Egypt, is the
first instance of its kind recorded.
4 company OF eastern capitalists,
proposes to establish palace sleep
ing car work at st. Louis and employ
all Of Pullman's hands in body.
A cask OF gold valued at $50, 600
was recently stolen while in transport
from Havre to Paris, France. The
police are investigating. "a
AtVinelaud, N. j., recently a school
election was held and riot came near
being the result of refusing the women
the right to vote.
A recent fight among negro miners .
IS reported at mine near Pittsburg,
Kan, in which five were killed and
several wounded. ,,
Thomas Williams lay down on the ,
'allroad track at Brownsville, Pa. i:
The other day to sleep. An engine
tut his head off.
The gold reserve is down to s5S- ::
100000. Secretary Carlisle will take
'ome decided action when it reaches
so, 100000 /
Farmers are preparing to "hold Q
heir wheat in the vicinity of Barnes, /
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