The Bessemer indicator., 1894-07-21
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The National Educational Associa-
tion was in session at Asbury Park on
the 11th.
The Yankee sloop Vigilant has been
beaten four times in succession by the
Britannia.
Chicago University has secured an
other 81, 600, 900, Of which John D.
Rockefeller gave $500, 900.
kilograms sent out by President
Debs are reported to be conclusive
evidence that he violated the court.
injunction.
John Scanlan, an Omaha engineer,
has been sent to an asylum. The
threats made by strikers having un
balanced his mind.
Members of the A. X. U. have no.
tilted the Great Northern railway Of,
fcials that they will strike if the road
hauls United States troops.
Twenty Spanish fishing boats which
were out during recent storm are
missing. Two Of them having seven
teen men on board are known to be
lost.
The Pullman shops at Ludlow, Ken,
lucky, opened Monday with fairly
good force The manager is not tax.
ing back any of the leaders of the
strike, but accepts all who were forced
out. He is also obtaining some new
men.
The japanese government has char
tered twelve English steamers, al
present in Japanese waters, for the
transportation Of troops. Owners are
asking premiums on their vessels on
account Of the war risks in eastern
waters.
The great athletic contests between
Yale and Oxford teams at London re
suited in favor of Oxford, the score be-
ing FIVE and one-haf to three and one
half, Yale won in hammer throwing
and jumping, but Oxford won all the
running contests.
The Earl of Kimberly, the secretary
of state for foreign affairs, has prof
fered Great Britaiu's good Offices with
the view of bringing about the settle
ment of the Corea dispute. Japan
has accepted the offer and there is
every reason to believe that China
will do likewise.
\ terrible battle with striking coal
miners was reported from Pratts, Ala
bama, on the 10Th. The strikers at
tackled negroes who we're leaving the
mines and killed three Of them. Dep
uty sheriffs then attacked the mob,
killing one and dispensing the rest
One deputy was killed, The negroes
are panic stricken. Governor Jones
sent militia to the scene and they are
now on guard.
Attorney General Olney has begun
an action against the Southern Pacific
railroad company The bill asks that
all corporations which have combined
with the Southern Pacific company be
separated from that corporation and
the agreement under which they are
now working be annullcd and cancelled
on the ground that the combination is
formed to retard interstate commerce.
The San Francisco Examiners spe-
cial from the City of Mexico says:
The official Investigation which the
government has been conducting the
last few days into the postotfice depart
ment OF this city and other parts of
the republic, has revealed a startling
condi tion Of affairs and there will be a
wholesale wedding out Of dishonest
employees in the service in different
parts of Mexico. 1t has been supposed
that the local postofice has been sys-
tematically robbed of sums Of money
which in the aggregate amount to over
500, 900. The shortage of the post
master, Manuel Nava, amounts to over
$50, 900, and that of the cashier of the
Office to about s44 600
The great Christian Endeavor con-
vention opened at Cleveland on the
11th. At least 25, 900 persons were in
the city. A tent and an auditorium
seating 10000 were each filed. Gov
ernor Mex inley gave the address of
welcome. President F. E. Clark was
absent on account of sickness. The
secretary reported an increase of !, 395
societies and $4,000 members. The
total individual membership through
out the world is over 2, 900, 600 Thirty
Evangelical denominations are repre-
sented in the society, the Presbyterian
still leading with 1852 societies. The
Congregationalists, Baptists, Disciples
Methodists and Lutherans follow in
the order named.
There was a terrible catastrophe al
Chicago on the 10Th. While Bat.
terry b of the Second Artillery was out
for drill, caisson attached to a
Hotchkiss gun exploded at the corner
of Grand and Oakwood boulevards.
Three men we're killed and twelve in.
jured One of the dead was Farriel
Caller, Troop B, Seventh cavalry of
Fort Sheridan. The others killed and
injured were members Of Battery +,
Second Artillery, of Fort Riley, and
Troop b, Seventh cavalry, stationed a,
Fort Sheridan. Eight horses were
killed. The brown stone house of a
Mrs. Devlin at Oakwood and Grand