The Monticellonian., 1894-10-12

| will practically give them the monop- oly of the wheel business of the coun- try. The name of the new organiza- tion is the Commercial Wheel Co. It Is safe to say that 90 per cent. of the factories between the Allegheny mountains and the Pacific coast have allied themselves in the new trust. THE steamer Orinoco, from Bermuda brought to New York Capt. Forbes, Mate Joseph Connor and nine seamen of the American bark Albemarle from Baltimore which was burned at sea September IS. The vessel caught fire and the crew were compelled to take to the boats and abandon the vessel, saving nothing but what they stood in.
 CLEARING house returns for the prin cipal cities of the United States for the week ended October showed an average increase as compared with the corresponding week last year of Ill; in New York the increase was 12. s; out side New York the increase was 9.2. DUN's review of trade for the week ended the 5th said that with the money crops of the west and south declining in value it was not strange that pur- ehases of manufactured products were smaller than expected. The price for cash wheat was small fraction higher. Corn receipts were only third as large as last year. Pork products were weak in tone though only lard was quotably lower.
 A FIRE broke out in the Kidder fur niture building at Buekhannon. ", Va, and spread rapidly. The furni- ture building, feed store a hardware store and a half dozen frame dwellings along Main street were soon in ruins. l The loss will amount to S8O.00O, insured for less than half that amount
 ARTICLES have been signed for fin ish fight between Tommy Ryan, of | Chicago, and Jack Dempsey. the Non pareil.n The men will meet at the Auditorium Athletic club, of New Or leans, December 12, for a purse of s. 0Oo weighing in at 14f pounds at the ring side.
 Ar Chillicothe, O., on the 4th Flying Jib paced a mile in 1:5si4, lowering the worlds record.
 SIX eases of smallpox are reported to the Iowa state board of health at Tabor
 A SPECIAL from Key West Fla, said that more than fifty human bodies have been washed up along the reefs near there in the last two days, most oS them being sadly deeomposed.
 TIE San Francisco Chronicle says that all federal employees in San Fran cisco have received circular letter from the democratic campaign eommit- tee, stating that as officeholders they are presumed to desire the perpetua- ton of the present administration and that the democratic ticket may be sue cessful. Each otiiceholder is requested to contribute per cent of his yearly salary to the funds of the party.
 SIOUX CITY was thrown out of the l Western Baseball league in the reor- | ganization which took place on the 4th The new league thus far is composed of Indianapolis, Kansas City, Mil waul1ee, Minneapolis, Detroit. Toledo and Grand Rapids The objection to Sioux City was that it did poor busi- ness last year, and the prospect of it becoming a good paying ball town were alleged to be not very promising
 A MATCH between Frank r. Slavin and Jake kilrain may be arranged by the Olympic club, of New Orleans. The | Olympic club also offers &, GOO purse for Ed Smith and Steve O'Donnell to fight for.
 TIE Ghoctaw council has complete the work of counting the votes of the late election at Tuslxahoma, IT. Gard ner was declared elected and the oath 1 of office was administered to him by Chief Justice Garland. Gov Jones be- fore retiring, delivered a speech in Choctaw and then read message to tell why the Choetaw nation was q financial wreck The nation is bank rupt and national warrants are going at heavy discount.
 A LIGHTER vote was boiled in the Georgia election than was east two years ago. The democratic ticket was elected by about 30, GOO majority. At l1inson, democratic candidate for gov ernor, ran behind his ticket.
 PROF. DAVID SWING, the noted Chi cago divine died on the 3d.
 TIE Wholesale Druggists associa- tion met for it's twentieth annual con- vention in New York on the 2d TIE steamer Ncosho. which went ashore on Spectacle reef, Lake Michi- gan, on the night of the 1st, has been abandoned to the underwriters. She was owned in Cleveland and was valued at S100, ,O00.
 PENITENTIARY KEEPER JONES at At lanta, Ga., on the 1st, received a tele- gram stating that seventy-five eonvicts employed in a sawmill near Waycross had mutinied and refused to work They were in the barracks and had SC cured the keys to the provision depart ment A posse was sent to suppress the mutiny.
 A TELEGRAM was sent on the 1st te James J. Corbett by President William A. Scholl, of the Olympic club of New Orleans It defined the attitude of the club regarding Bob Fitzsimmons right to challenge the champion, and wound up by saying: If you will not defend the title Fitzsimmons will challenge and meet the best man that can be found in the world in February, 1S95 In the event that you do not accept the challenge of Fitzsimmons by Thursday October 1, we will declare Robert Fitz simmons the champion heavy weight of the world. '
 The POO mile record over the course from Buffalo to Erie, Pa, and return has been again lowered. For the briet space of three days T. T. Mack, had the honor of holding the record o