The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-12-14
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
A CONDENSATION OF OUR MOST
IMPORTANT DISPATCHES.
Short and Crisp MorseIs of General
Interest to Our Readers.

In fight among tramps at Tin, O.,
two men were killed and third fatal
ly hurt.
The earnings of tho Mexican Ma
tional railroad for the fourth week of
November are S110, IA. 0G.
An extensive strike has been inaugu-
rated by the silk weavers of Lyons,
France, most of whom have left their
work.
Count Won Schouvnloff, the Russian
ambassador at Berlin, will succeed
General Gourko, who has resigned as
governor of Warsaw
Congressman elect Andrew J. Camp
bell, the republican opponent of Gen
eral Daniel L. Sickles at the last cleo
tion in the tenth New York district,
died Thursday.
Governor Crouns has appointed rs
commissioners from Nebraska to the
Cotton States and International Expo
sitiCn, which will be held nt Atlanta
next year, Colonel George T.. Jenkins,
of Fairbury, and L. NJ. Broomc, of
Alliance.
Private ndvices received mt London
from Calcutta state that duties on cot
ton imported into India are to be re-
imposed on January 18th next. In an
article on the subject The Manchester
G'uardjan expresses doubt rs to the
truth of the report.
One hundred and fifty male gar
mcnt workers employed by Straw
hrI g. Of ,ln1 dol, NI IN
and female helpers to the number of
two hundred, struck Thursday morn
ing becn Use of n proposed reduction
in their wages.
a ranch uan named Francisco Mo-
ralcs has rel ported to the authorities ut
Urcs, Mexico, that II band of Iaqui
Indians visited his ranch and killed
three sheep hcrdcrs and drove off II
large number o. cattle. \ detachment
of troops will be sent in pursuit.
The Shcnango & ass works at New
castle, Pa. were entirely destroyed by
fire Sunday morning. The loss is
500, 600; insurance $4,000. The or
igin OF the fire is n mystery. Thrcc
hundred men nrc thrown out of en-
ploymcnt The works will be immcd-
lately rebuilt.
The Frccma,'S .Iommol, n Dublin
newspaper, says: "Forgcd American
bonds to the value of several thousand
pounds are in tho hands of Belfast in
vestors. The bonds were bought in the
usual way. 1t is reported that II broker
has been sent to the United States to
inquire into tho matter.
The Fidelity Building and Loan
Association. of Washington City,
which has become so involved in law
suits at Pittsburg and other points.
stole II march upon its creditors by
securing the appointment Of II receiver
to take charge of the business of the
concern in Washington and elsewhere.
The socialists made an exceptionally ~
| aggressive demonstration during the
debate on the royal civil list in the
| Brussels chamber Thursday. Their
attacks were SO bitter that eventually
the conservative deputies arose in n
body and, led by the premier, drown
Ell the socialist speeches with cheers
for the king.
The Mexican government is rccciv-
ing many offers of assistance in putting
extra troops into the field in case of
war with Guatemala. In cXtrnordi-
nary session the Legislature of the state
| of Qucrctaro has voted that it's mem
bcrs would draw no salary during tho
war, should hostilitics cnsuc, and that
the amount thus saved be applied to
purposes of war as the general govern
mcnt may see fit.
Dipthcria is raging throughout the
city of st. Louis, Mo. In some quar-
tcrs the disease is assuming such pro-
portions as to he considered m cpl
| dcmic. The board of health is indg.
| nant at the action Of certain physi-
clans in giving the disease wrong
name when filling out death ccrtiii-
Gates. Nearly all of the cases are re-
ported rs Group or laryngitis, when in
reality they are diptheria or scarlet
fever.
The row between the Pacific Mail
| Steamship Company and the Panama
Railroad Company was stopped by the
supreme court of New York Thursday.
Justice Truax, i'll special term, handed
down decision ordering a permanent
| and perpetual injunction to restrain
the Panama Railroad Company from
terminating its present agreement with
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
! This Injunction rcstrains tho railroad
from changing the methods now in
| vogue between the two companies re-
| garding the issuing of bills of lading
and the transportation of passengers,
| mail or merchandise.
For Benefit of Creditors.
c. y. Curtis, dealer in house furni.
ture at Waco, Texas, assigned to So