Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1894-09-22
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


hounced unotficially that the purpos,
OF having such force at hand is to Sc,
thae Russla's interests are fully pro
tected. but it is nonsense to supposs
that the government of the car be
lleves that all of the Pacific fleet is nee
essary to that end.
| q The lady librarian of a western cit,
has just sued prominent clergyman
OF the same burg for libel She alleges
that he publicly, in the presence of his
congregation, prayed for her and re.
quested the Almighty to give her
| grace; and she estimates the damage to
her feelings at $4,000
A CHICAGO astronomer has discovered
large green patch on the moon and
can not determine whether it is a
meadow or forest. Doubtless it is a
section of the green cheese which
| credulous people have long looked upon
as the material from which the moon
was constructed.
ZEN. BARKER, commander Of the
British troops at Hong Kong, has is
sued warning to the men under his
command not to listen to offers of Chi
nese agents, who are trying to induce
men belonging to the British parrl-
son to desert and enter the Chinese
service
The report of the Spanish provin-
clal elections which took place on the
10th is, so far as ascertained up to the
18th, as follows: The supporters of
the government elected all: conserva-
tlves, 100; republicans, 80; Carlists. 1a:
independents, IL; doubtful. Is.
The Keystone Glass Co.'S plant at
Meadville, Pa. was entirely DESTROYED
by fire shortly after midnight on the
18th. 1t had not been operated for
over live years, and it is supposed the
fire was caused by tramps. The loss
will be heavy.
IHE German garrison at kilwa, Zan-
zibar, was attacked by force of 1000
natives on the 7th After two hours
fighting the natives were repulsed with
a loss of 100 killed and wounded. The
Germans lost only two men.
On the 11th the directors of the New
York, New Haven e. Boston railroad
declared quarterly dividend of per
cent, which is at the same rate as the
June quarterly, when a reduction from
10 per cent. was made.
GEORGE WATSON Mills, first earl of
Sondes. died at Faversham, Kent, En-
gland, on the 10th. He was 20 years of |
age.
KILLING frosts visited northwestern |
Nebraska and western Iowa on the |
night of the 10TH
CAPT. ADoLPH FREITsCH. the Finnish |
sailor who left New York August ) in |
the schooner-rigged skiff Nina without |
any companion, arrived at Queenstown.
on the 10th, at 1890 p. m. His boat
had lost her rudder and was leaking.
Two MEMBERS of the family Of E. o.
Myers, of Anderson, Ind, were fatally |
hurt, on the 18th, by an explosion of
gas which completely wrecked
two blocks of buildings, causing loss
of $4,000.
A BABE in the arms of its mother
was killed and the latter severely in
jured by the falling of a center pole of
John Robinson's circus at GAINESVILLE.
o., on the 18th
POSTMASTER HARRY MARIETTA and
others, of Connellsville. Pa, were con-
victed, on the 18th, of unlawful assem-
blage in connection with the coke-re-
yion riots.
A PERRY (Okla.) paper publishes an
interview between reputable Perry
nan and the noted outlaw, Bill Doolan.
who is now leader of the Dalton gang,
n which Doolan says that Bill Dalton.
Who was reported killed at Guthrie,
Okla, some time ago, is not dead. but is
living quiet life in a distant state.
Mrs. CATHARISE ROBBINS HOWE, the
confidence woman who was arrested for
leecing Yale college graduates. was,
N the 18th, sentenced to two years in
all by Judge Hammerley, of Hartford,
yonn.
ALFRED APPEL, sergeant in PETER
'ost 131, of Meadviile, Pa, dropped
lead in Pittsburgh on the 18th. Appel
vas about So years old, and was SEEM
ngly in the best of health when he re-
ired the night before.
On the 18th a robber entered the Citi-
ems bank at Rossville, ILL.,, while the
ficials were at dinner and robbed the
ash drawer of $4,000. A reward of
1 900 was offered for the capture of
he man.
THERE arrived in Philadelphia, on the
light Of the 18th, on the steamer For
una, Capt. Christophersen, from Java,
Arthur Vincent, New York boy, who
as circled the globe without cent of
money. He left New York two years
go at the age of IA. and bears with
i'm testimonials which prove that he
traveller.
NEWS reached New York, on the 18th,
hat $4,000 cartridges, which had been
hipped from New York, had been
eized by the. officials of the port of
[ayana, Cuba The seizure caused
reat excitement among the natives,
nd rumors were circulated that as
ther revolution was about to be be-
un. The cartridges were billed as tai
,w in casks.
SECRETARY CARLISLE, although he .
ad not yet written q formal letter to .
nat effect, authorized, on the 18th, the ,
ficial announcement that he would
OF pay any sugar bounty earned but
npaid when the new tariff bill went
ito effect, August 49,
ZELLA NIcoLAUs and her companion.
/ Ruhman, are having hard time
citing hotel accommodations in Chi
aro. They were elected from prom
,ent Michigan avenue hostelry, on the
,th. as soon as their identity was es-
ablished.
LOUISVILLE, KY, was chosen as the !
lace for the holding of the national
ncampments of the Grand Army OF the ,
enublic in 1895. Henry Watterson
the invitation in his happiest
elm.