The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-23
NEWS IN GENERAL.

New York-Louis Schwarz the wholesale
dealer in woolens made ar assignment to-
day. The liabilities are about $50, 900; as
sets unknown.
Leominster. Mass.-The Richardson Piano
factory was burned this morning; loss $780,
boo; insurance, $4,000.
Washington--The third quarterly state
ment of the production and exports of Gu
ban sugars Of 1S94-5 compiled to Sept. 30,
last, shows that the island of Cuba had
nj its crop as Of follows Unit
Spain, 1926 tons, or 341 per cent; Canada,
25.556 tons, or 3.S2 per cent; Great Britain,
b,674 tons or OLA per cent.
San Francisco-Gen. Manuel Caslin, who
departed with Gen. EZeta to conquer Sal
vador, has returned to town. He says he
will sue the Pacific Mail company for dam
ages for putting him off the steamer at
Acapulco: Caslin says he has returned here
army, and that he is going to New Orleans
at once to charter ship to take troops to
Salvador.
Accommodating a hurricane yesterday
fishing smack foundered and II fishermen
were drowned. The storm continues to be
Felt with severity today and it is feared that
other disasters to shipping have occurred.
states that the Guatemaan government has
Issued an official decree for the purpose of
prohibiting c. p. Huntington from selling
The Guatemala Central railroad to a Scotch
syndicate 1t is then represented by the
dispatch that as the railroad charter from
The government specifies that the company
has an absolutely free right to sell the road
10 any one to whom it sees fit to do so. The
government decree may become the subject
# an international dispute, in view of the
act that the company is California cor
poration.
New Orleans-Fire last night destroyed
ElVSjap
street and four adjacent buildings. Loss
estimated at 100000; fully insured. The loss
Included $4,000 worth of rice.
San Francisco-The United States steamer
Ranger has arrived in port from Acapulco.
The vessel has been away from San Fran
cisco for nearly year, during which time
she has been cruising along the Central and
South American coasts. The vessel has
been detailed to act as a receiving ship and
to occupy the same position here as the In
dependence does at Mare Island: At pres
humber 200 will go on the Boston.
ST. Louis-The American Tobacco Com
pany has purchased the immense plant of
the j. G.. Butler Tobacco company in this
city and will at once begin the manufacture
Of plug tobacco. This movement is believed
to be in retaliation for the action of the
local tobacco concerns in manufacturing
cigarettes in opposition the trust.
Columbus, Ohio.-The Columbus, San
ausky and Hooking railway was sold by the
seeelHer at Bucyrus this morning n GGn IH to the
was no opposition bidding.
Oscoda. Mich.-Nothing has yet been
heard from the missing tug Petrol. A high
wind prevailed last night Tugs were to
start early this morning from Alpena and
Tawas, but the heavy has probably
prevented their doing so. The Loud com
trel, but fear the worst. The Petrol may
have drfted to the Canadian shore
Ypsilanti. Mich.-Myron Cody, age GA
years, wealthy farmer living in this city,
committed suicide this morning by shooting
himself in the head. Cody and his wife had
years past and recent family troubles was
the cause of his committing suicide.
Yokohama-It is announced that on Oct.
IA Viscount Muira, the Japanese minister to
Corea, and the other members of the Jap
anese legation. together with number of
military officers at Seoul. were recalled The
report that Japanese soshi were implicated
In the murder of the queen of Corea is
confirmed.
Detroit. Mich-A special to the Journal
from ST. Ignace, Mich. says that the re-
port setn out from there last night that a
steamer at anchor under ST. Helena Island
was burned, proves to have been a mistake
A house burned on ST. Helena Island last
night which gave rise TO the report
Zanzibar-An English captain command
Ing company OF native troops, has been
shot dead by rebels near Gazi, on the Afri-
can mainland. His body was not found
London-The new battleship Victorious
was launched from the Chatham backward
this afternoon. She is 800 feet long and has
IS feet beam and 271s feet draught
jamestown, n. D.-Fall work is more
than usually difficult this year. No rain
has fallen for weeks, the ground is baked
and blowing is quite difficult An early
frost caught hundreds of acres of pota-
toes undug, and the loss through freez-
ing is considerable. Owing to lack of
moisture during the growing season the
yield is light, though the quality is excel
lent.
Tacoma, Wash.-The Commercial Ma
tional bank, of which Judge Frank ALVIN
is president, failed to open today. The
cause of the failure was the sudden de-
mand of the city for $4,000 of it's deposits.
The officials say that the depositors will
be paid in full. S. M. Nolan has been
appointed receiver.
Jordan, Minn.-The commission to To-
cate the insane asylum met here and