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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
scriou. ,nuA. for Quincy,

ST. Lrais, Feb. pa special to the
rost-Dispalch from Quincy. ILL.,, says:
Fire starting at . O'clock this mor..i,,.
in the Reliable Incubator compuny's
orks caused Il loss of $19S,WU. ,iistrl,.
nted as follows: Sumner Il Limits Drug
company. $W.M)O; Reliable Incubator
company, $:22,'AD: Sinnock 4 Nicl,als,
m tons. ST.HD; Kcspoh Gucrry rnu,.
mhy. $1h.MW; Sch"tt S:nldlury company.
$@l'tD; Hoffman Printing company, 81,
(tNl ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
,.sAasv11L . qnonpsox ru.a..
THE WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST
EVENTS OF THE FAST WEEK. IN
4 CONDENSED FORM.
Fhs Latest ana Nest lnesrta~t News
sf ahs World. Called Frem the
telegraph Reports ee the Pssss
Associations.
From the xation,s capitsl.

From the Nation's Capital.
A naval board considers Capt. Nc.
Dougall's proposition for the use of
whaieback steamers in the navy.
II mint bureau estimates p:ove true,
the largest production Of gold for fif-
teen years will be recorded for 1893.
E. b. Seabriskie, melter and refiner
at the mini of Carson City, New, has
resigned.
Gen. McCook has Issued TN order
Withdrawing the troops guarding tue
border against the Mexican insurgents.
There is little hope Of Liluokalani's
restoration. Her supporters are op.
pusest to her wish to behead certain op.
p0nents.
John Boards nomination as post
master at D, nville, ILL.,, to which there
was much opposition, has been With
drawn.
Suspension Of further issues Of certi-
llcates on private dept sits of gold may
be asked OF coDsrt SO by Secretary Car
isle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
A MiDcnn poli. Painter.

Chippewa Falls, Wis.,, Feb. 24-TEom,s
Anderson attempted suicide by hanging
this morning in the Jail in this city. lie
had been in there two days for being
drunk. He took his snsrcndcrs and tied
them to the bars and then around his
neck and dropped Oh his knees, allowing
himself TO slowly strangle When fouEI
he was unconscious and still remains 80.
His recovery is doubtful. lie was a
painter by trade, having come here from
Minneapolis about four years ago. He
has been out of work, and it is supposed
this so prcycd OH his mind that ac rp
solved to end his cxistlncc.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
A Had shn,yi,,r.

Atlantic. Iowa. Feb. 2oo.-lsecelyer
Steinke made public '.is report in the
matter Of the Cass county bank. 1t shows
liabilities of S5l5.22.3c;;2::;;. with available
assets Of $175.54SM,. Il slrinknye of
SD7, OH. OF deposits of $4lS. .k;Sol.
there is but $777O.S1 il cash OIL hand.
President ictzes is dangerously ill., He
owes the bank over $1'n.OoO. The grand
Jury report is expected Tomorrow. 1t il
certain that all the officers Of the ,,.uL
will be indicted
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Annrchists sentence,,.

Vienna. Feb. "a. = The court before
which the twelve anarchists. accused Of
cohspirins against the life of EInpcror
Francis Joseph, have been OH trial to-
day, sentenced the prisoners. Franz
Haspei was sentenced to ten years rig
orolls punishment and Stofan Hulncl.
the second leader, received scntcu 70 of
eight years imprisonment. The other co,,-
spr'tors were sentenced to terms of
from two to four years Imprisonment
and six of the accused were acquitted
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Fatal Avalanche.

Verdi, New, Feb. 2a.--About ooon IN
Monday five woodchoriers were caught
IN snowslide il the mountains fv. miles
from here. Nothing was known of Il,
until man passing yesterday afternoon
hfd his attention attracted by a,,,al,s.
and on Investigation faand El Ele
I'inioned i'll the snon, whcre he had since
lam. His heed was cau=h. between two
tlmbets Gad pierced ly Il protru,ling nail.
lie was conscious when take. out, and
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
The namca Of the other urfortunot"s arc
Tom Thrasller, NJ. $. Wheeler Micba.!
Warner. Leonard Nelson, all Of nrnu,
New. They are supposed ta l,c dead.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Tcxn. nnnk Crook unJe. A-...,

st. Louis, Feb CA special to the
Rep bite from Llano, Tex, says: W. s.
Portland was arrested here Yesterday ~
United States Marshal Ware ard toke,
t. the federal court at Austin to answer
for eIoakednvss il the .nagcincnt .f
the First National bank of this place.
which recently failed, anl of which Dor
land was formerly Cashier. The CON.
plaint against Dorland is for having
rsde fraudulent entries in reports to thu
G. EtrOller
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ons Dead. the Other Dying.

Brai:lbridse. Ga, Feb. 17.-Fro,n Col
qastt county comes news of .1orble
tragedy. Frs nix Byrd. an e,nr!oye Of "
Mr. Bricc. while bnraing over Il 'rr.ct nf
l.nI, was assaulted by John Cooper.
who also claimed the land. Cooper drew
pistol and Byrd struck him with q
club. As he fell Cooper shot Byrd.
Copper il dead and Byrd dying.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Stage Robbery.

Dcadwood, s. D., Feb. 2O.-A Mexican
and negro held up the Miles City stage
1T the fair grounds two miles below
Spcarfish late Saturday night. The Mex.
lean held his gun on the driver while the
negro secured the mail sacks. City
Marshal Diltz of Deadwcod arrested the
Mexican, who gave his name as Isadore,
in a bagnio here to-day. Isadore told the
marshal that White, tho negro, stopped at
a colored settlement three miles this side
of Spearfish, and officers are now Oh
his track. Isadore was held In $1,000
bonds.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Charges Aeain.t wanam aker.

New York, speeial,-The names ef
Jchn Wannamakcr OF Philadelphia and
Mrs. Hart. wife of DR.. Ernest Hart,
editor Of the Medical Record of London.
figure as the principal characters In an
affidavit made yesterday before the Unit
ell States immigration authorities. -Four
Irish immigrants, in their sworn testi-
mony. make serious charges against both,
and they may be prosecuted for viola.
tion of the alien contract labor laws.
The afiidavits tell how they signed con-
till how they were @ scnt @ to % Mrs. III Hart. M
manager Of one of the Wannamaker de.
partments. The immigration authori.
ties will investigate thoroughly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
G.,nx to New York to We'd.

San Francisco, Feb. 222-Trince Ponia-
towski. a young Italian nol,lcnan who
arrived IN New York Il week ago last
sunday. and who has been in this city
three days. last night admitted his en-
gngement to Miss Muule Bourkc, n
young society woman who is u niece of
iiorace Carpenter, an Oakland millions
aire. and the prospective heiress. pon-
iatowski stated that in about two week;
he and Miss Bourkc and Gen. Carpenter
would proceed to New York to jniH Miss
Bourkes mother, Mrs. !! T. Tichener,
and that the wedJiHg would occur in New
York.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
He Gets Ilis E>cu,,n,o-.

Vancouver. B. G.. Feb. PA. Nj.
ktattie, the Hawaiian consul appointed
by President Dole, has at last received
his excq,latur. In Il letter ACCOMPANYING.
the statement is made that the reason f
was held back so long was because tlr.
department had lecn awaiting the set
tlenrnt of affairs in Hawaii This a;,-
mrently shows that Lord Koscbcrry has
concluded 20 look upon the provisional
government as Il fixture.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Robbed by Emolox...

New York. Feb. 22.-Seven employees
OF Nathan Hutkolf, glass manufacturer
at iittsburs. with several warehouses
IN this city. were arrested yesterday. Tile
men are charged with conspiracy. Morris
Walnburs was also charged with re-
ceiv.ng stole ngoods. The prisoners are
Albert N. Carlick. Newark, n. j.:
Michael Coprle, Patrick Coync, Charles
McGary, Richard BattEar aud Patrick
Love Of New York, aud Joseph We'll of
Brooklyn. Mr.. Hutkoff thinks he has
lost between $aO.OOO and $4,000 in the
last year by dishonest workneu. The
prisoners were remnnled in Jcfferscu
market court Yesterday
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
A VERY xnrroxx E.ca a,,.-

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 22.-An incipiene
fire.. caused by friction in the elevator.
was accidentally discovered on the fourth
floor of the roller mills vest nday morn
ing. hut WAS extin:uished before any
armase was done. Had the blaze burned
ten minutes longer before being discoy-
erred the large Touring mills. with several
thousand barrels Of -four, would have
g Pc up III smoke, without doubt. Feb
rll:,ry has been disastrous month for
South Dakota flour mills, three having
already been burned. one each at Brook.
inss, Webster and Mound City.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Yaaui Indians Starving.

Hcrmosillo. Mex. Special--Rcports
have been received here Of ,ntanse suffer.
Ing among the Yaqui Indians, whose ter
ritory is situated In the heart of the
Sierra Madre mountains, west of here.
In that high altitude the winter has
been very severe and this, together with
shortage in food supplies, has brought
the Indians to the verge Of starvation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
He lIa. Hydrou,,o,,,..

Chicago. Feb. PA man Violently iii
kith hyhropiIol.;a caused Il I,anir III tie
crowd of roor who songht aid at the
county agents office. Hc gave his name
&. Georg" Earksr, a lnborcr, durin. a
l.cid interval. but scon brc:im me yj,lru,
nsain and, barking and screaming. "r-
tempted to rush at the people almut him.
After IL terrible struggle hr WAS over
pow cred and taken to Il hospital.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Nicther0y At Rio.

Washington. Feb. 2O-The navy de.
pnrtment received telegram from Adj
miral Bcnham this afternoon stating that
the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy had ar
rived of the halbor of Rio de Janeiro,
and that 1t was currently reported that
the other ships Of tho Pcixoto fleet would
arrive of Rio on the 22d of the month,
coming from Bahia. The news would
indicate that the loLg expected Brazilian
naval engagement is likely to soon take
nlaon
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
soll ni.e. ..., po.L

West Union. Iowa, Speeial.-John
Benda. u farmer living In the southern
part Of Howard county. is in jail, the
result of selling poisoned meat. A few
days ago several hogs died from some
unknown cause. Benda dressed them.
took the pork to Cresco and Ridgwuy,
where lie Acld it to the local butchers.
The dealers soon learned of the facts aud
Renda was arrested. and In default Of
payment II fine was jailed. It Is said
thia is not the only time this has been
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
lndlCfeal.

Atlantic, Iowa, Feb. u. - The grand
jrry has returned indictments agli ls1 the
officials of the broken Cass County lnnk
President j. G. Yetzcr and Cashier 4.
W. Dickcrson ar. indicted ON thre,.
counts each OH the cllarge of Fraudulent
banking. bail being fixed at $:,,mW in
cath case. Vice President nirkcrson, it
~ understood, has been Indicted OH only
enc count. The accused are now en-
decvoring to secure bolds:rcn. The urcsi
Cent, Yetzcr, has not been arraisnci yet,
Lut is still confined to his hous,. lv l,;.
veus pr"stration. The accusid )ar!irY
Aaye been given until Monday TO plead.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
His Patience Exhausted.

The New Salesman ION trial)-sax.
lady, Two. only been Mt dis Job for tree
days. I'm used to drivin' a car. I've
showed you all de stun in my depart
ment. an I aln't said nothin'. I'd
like to stay till der weeks up, but
I'm afraid IL you keeps on askin' ques-
tions III have to talk q littls1job.
Or no job! ~:.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

Des Moilc Is. Feb. 24.-.Ir the srr.at.
Ny. Carpenter iaoytd to reconsider the
III requiring tn" flag to be placed on
public school houses of the stale. After
Il lengthy discussion the motion was lie.
fcs ted. The senate bill passed allowing
railway companies to invest in the capi.
10 stock Ut other companies.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
M Truth In il.

1t, Paul, i'ebs GA telegram stutes
that bishop Zar.letli of st. Clnnd has
been appointed archbishop of Roun,ania
Archbishop Ireland was seen in regard lt.
the matter, and he said empllatically:
"Oh. there is nothing in that story at all.
You saw it in u Minneapolis paper. Ir
is untrue and perfectly absurd"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
On Trial Tor mIr LIE.

Glcnwood, Mimi. Feb. .4.;-Thc prc.
iiminary hearing of Benjamin Bxby of
Emerald, charged with having shot his
wife on Jan. !. has been in progress at
this place for two days. The defense
is accidental death. caused by the fall
ing Of gun from the wall. County AT
torney Helms is conducting the lrosccu.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
THIEF. Woun,,. ~. n..

Denver, Feb. 2S.-l)etective Gus Thi,l
"'" was wounded Sunday during the ar.
rest Of Jim Rappelford, is much better
to-day. and unless some ,inf ,rcsee n con.
,ingenry should arise, amputation of the
leg will be uvoilcd. He, however. will
he unable to return 10 st. Louis for sew.
t!:ll months yet.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Killed Lr n Ruy.

Cincinnati. Feb. jacob Kapar, cn.
blo!cd as carriage trimmer at Sayrcs a.
Scovillcs carriage manufactory, west 10
lis work to-day drunk unl hcga,. II quar-
rel with Frank Gciscr. a sixtec,,-yrar.o!,l
boy, ais" employed IN the factory. k.pa:
.'art"d Overwhelmingly toward ,l,r har
:" II" sezed pair of large shears a;I
plunged the blade into Kapar's body.
killing HIM almost instantly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

clnrkevi.ie. Tenn, Feb. 23.-Ncws hus
ie;;c!'r'l here of tragedy iii Stewart
county. Two men named Collins and
Jackson engaged in a dispute and the
former struck the latter. Collins was
trying To offer an apology for his mis-
'on,nrt wien .Jnckson's SOU cane IN with
. sltnlsun. aad without awaiting an en-
pit ration. shot Collins dead. He He,l
and has not been captured
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

S,nnil C0nse.:;.t,un for the Sultan.
sladr..'. feb. @2.--'The E":rrnpcnls nf
rnsnni, France. Italy and Austri:. have
REPLIED to the note addressed 10 lhcin
by the sultan Of Morocco, They all ad-
v'se him I" accc.,t the demands of Spaiu
tor the sc:iieM.l,r tf the Mcllila troubles
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Alleged noodier Discharged,

Denver, Feb. 90. l.. Smith. Of the
Smith Il Brooks Printing company. In
dicted with Hadley, Ramund ct al. in
the famous city hall boolling cases, was
to-day discharged on the same grounds
that Hadley was recently freed, the
court holding that as three terms had
passed since the Indictment had beon
found and the case had not been called,
the defendant was entitled to his free
dom
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Disl.op Znr.ic,ti III.

Milwaukee,, Feb. 24-Bishop Zar,lc,ti
nf ST. Cloud, Mimi. is at the water cure
hospital connected with st. Jo>cph's col.-
vent, on Greenfield avenue, bci,s treated
for insomnia. lie is said to have been
III poor health for some time. Bisl,oD
q, rdetti IL one Of the most prolnincn;
Catholic prelates in the West.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Fined for Treaiinr.

Red Wing, Min. Feb. 24--E.dwarl
Cdrlln. u man living over in Wisconsin.
came to this city On II visit and treated an
habitual drunllard to whisky. lie was az
rested, tried and convicted. He Iuil a
fine of $25 and ,osts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Po.tnoncd far m 1v....

Milwaukee, Feb 24.-Ihc hearing on
Tic petition of railway abur unions to
secure a modification of Judge Jenkins
famous Northern Pacific strike order,
which was to pc had to-day, was post.
pcEed Until next Friday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Cash ia the EreaaarY,

Washington, Feb. %. = The available
each balance In the treasury to-day is
$138, ,211, $40: national bank notes re-
ceived for redemption. 13t's. .3O1; govern.
ment receipts. Internal revenue, y7G2,.
aS7; customs, $40O,OS3; miscellaneous,
$74.964.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

Winnipeg. Feb. 22--Paul Blontlin, VIII,
vas murderously assaulted here last
month by Tug Wilson and james Wal.
lace, died of his injuries st :ni.ln.ilt.
Wilson and Wallace viii be held 10
answer the rlAlsc or murder.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Kentucky Striker. Riot.u..

Middl"sborough, Ky, Feb. 22oo.-S;rikcrs
AT the Mingo mines fired upon the ron
union men yesterday and wounded one
man. \ train load Of coal wea also
ditched. Both sides arc frm and the
end is not in sight,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

Starting Up at Reduced Wascs.
Fond du Lac. Wis, Feb. 1.-THE Win
nebago Furniture company will start ,p
their plant,. after being nearly four
months idle, on Monday. Employment
will b given to $50 hands. The wage
scale will b cut from 10 to 20 pev cent.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

Washington. specinl. - The senate
committee on Indian affairs offered q
favorable report on the bill providing for
the sale Of the unsold portion of the
Umatilla reservation In Oregon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Annrchs Active

Paris. Feb. ga supposed bomb was
found yesterday in til: Galcric Montpeu.
sicr. lalais toyalc. 1t was taken to
the municipal laboratory for examination.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Stabbed.

Sheloygan. WIS.,, Special.-Durlng a
quarrel Mt a dance near here last night
F.ank Zederer was stabbed in the side
BY Henry Clausen. He cannot live.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
ClOtlhicr Fails.

st. Peter, MIMI, Feb. 24.--The Star
clothing house has failed; assets AMI la.
bilitics, $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

Washington, Feb. 23.-Thcre was q
series of dramatic incidents In the house
which may possibly culminate with legal
proceedings against the sergeant-at-arms
for false imprisonment of members Of
congress. sergeant.at-Arms Snow. act.
ing by virtue of the general warrant Of
arrest issued last Monday, has been ap-
pretending members wherever they should
Ike found. The warrant contains the
names of fifty-six congressman. MI.
Snow began last night to arrest congress-
men on the floor Of the house on warrants
charging them with absentinY themselves
on Monday. This was in accordance
with colloquy between Speaker Crisp
and the sergeant-at.arms during the ses-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Mccaia OF Tacoma sk,p..

Tocoma, Wash. Feb. 2O.-D"puty City
Clerk Mccain las disappeared mud in-
vestigation reveals the fact that he is
SIZED forged city w".rants for amounts
ranging as high rs $500. The exposure
has caused the greatest sensation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

Y Ihs NofnsT Tnrner fIud ri 80,
out again In Hardin county, KY, he
cause Of the killing Of two Turner'S by
DR.. VIII Nolin. The killed are Dick
Nolin, his brother John, q man named
Mullins. and Mrs. Skidmore, q widow,
near whose house the encounter took
place.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02

Hayward, Wis, Feb. 24.-Hcnry Hcw-
lit is the new Indian farmer at Ii, Court
Oreillcs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Fire ut Dunn.

Dunn, Mimi, Feb. "a Judge Bur
banks house burned; also the Scllramblcr
school house.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Rosi Man for Inn migrants.

Washington, Feb. :::-Bogi Eyford Of
.%"rth Da::ota has been appointed Inn
migration inspector at Pembina. n. d.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-02
Foreign Gossip.

The town of Konlgsburg, East Pr,s.
SIN, is partially flooded by tho Pregcl.
The Turkish government has released
two Armenians, American citizens, on
demand of the United States minister.
Mr.. Gladstone will drop the parish
councils and employees liability bills
and appeal to the country within
month.
A discarded waiter threw bomb In
Paris cafe. wounding fifteen people,
and afterward shot several people,
killing one. He says he did the work
to avengc the death Of valiant.
A telegram from London says that
the Ormonde club states that its offer
Of purse Of $4,000 for a fight be-
tween Corbett and Jackson still holds
good. The club b expecting reply.
The Berlin Reichsxanzeiger published
q list of the commission Of sixteen
appointed to inquire into the silver
question. The list includes Herr
Arcntlt. Banberger, Hammacher, Kar-
dorlff, Mirbach, Schorlemes, and Alst.
A fire occurred In the Rue de Reuilly,
Paris. recently. While the firemen and
wOrkmen were engaged in the base
ment of the burning building carboy
of sulphuret of carbon exploded. The
flames completely enveloped the party.
Eight firemen were killed and seven
teen workmen severely burned.
The British steamer Ilangchow,
which sailed from SamaranS Dec. 8,
bound for Sourabaya, has collided with
an unknown vessel, possibly the Brit
ish steamer st. Asaph. After the col
lision nothing was seen from the Hang
chow Of the vessel that was struck,
and she no doubt sank with all on
board.
Some Of the most notable Armenians
Of Seevas, Asiatic Turkey, have earn
estly requested the American consul
there to inform President Cleveland Of
the sad condition Of the Armenians.
They claim that the governor Of See-
vas arbitrarily detains q number Of In
nocent prisoners and that included
among their number is doctor, edu-
Gated In the United States, who IL
falsely accused Of sedition.