The National tribune., 1895-07-25
BRIEF NEWS.

Louisiana sugar planters are puzzled to know
how to dispose Of 25, ,00O. 900 gallons II molasses
| now on hand. The cost of putting it in barrels
| would leave balance against thom. Hereto
| fore the stuff has been dumped into tho rive,
| or swamps, but the terrible stencil made living
unbearabls. Until some way is found it is be,
| ing fed TO stock.
A mystery Of "a years. standing was prob
| ably solved at Waukomis, Okla, Saturday by
T. ]. Blake, who dug up the skeletons OF two
| men and boy on his farm. Three brothers
named Fowler and the I4-year old boy Of one
of them left Caldwell for Fort Sill in 1871.
They were probably murdered, robbed, and
buried by outlaws.
Rev. DIR. F. f. Hauser. Professor of Hebrew
in the Bloomfield IN. j. Presbyterian Semi
nary, has been deposed from the ministry and
expelled from membership in the Presbyterian
Church. because he lived with a woman as his
wife while the lawful Mrs. Hauser is still
alive in Germany.
suit ovor the title to lot of land in San
Francisco, which was begun in 1860. and has
been in the United States Circuit Court for 80
years, was dismissed a few days ago.
Sisterville, W. Va, now owns the biggest gas
well in the world. 1t was tapped recently, and
in "a hours IL, 100000 cubic feet of gas escaped
The roaring can be heard eight miles. All
Cambridge College, England, having accepted
the challenge of Yale for an athletic contest,
arrangements are now being made to have il
occur on Oct. 5, at New York, TO follow the con-
test between the New York and London Ath-
letic Clubs.
worthington c. Ford, Chief of the Bureau OF
Statistics. gives brief but highly interesting
analysis of our exports for June. The balance
of trade has been in our favor for some time.
The value of exports for the fiscal year just
closed exceeds the imp ports by over 100000 600.
He claims to show by figures what a mastery
stroke of policy the bond contract was.
Fighting still continues in Cuba, with vary
ing fortunes to the insurgents. Disease is
thinning the ranks of the Spanish soldiers.
Spain is now preparing to send heavy REIN
forcements to the island. and in the Fall
active campaign will be begun by the Spanish
General.
An Associated Press dispatch from Live Oak.
Fla, quotes Rev. ID. w. Gillislee as saying that
q reign OF terror exists in Lafayette and Taylor
Counties, and that colored churches are being
raided by white men and congregations dis
persed and pastors driven away.
A body of 125 Macedonian insurgents has
had an encounter with Turkish troops near
Strumitza. The insurgents were defeated and
sought refuge in the Malesh Mountains.
A commercial treaty between Greece and
Russia has been concluded and il is thought
the effect will be to drive American petroleum
from the markets Of Greece.
The official crop report from Hungary shows
the harvest just gathered has been up to the
average both in quality and quantity.
The managers Of the Cotton States Exposi-
tion have assurances that there will be large
display Of foreign goods at the Exposition.
II. Rider Haggard, the author, was roughly
treated in East Norfolk, England, where he
was making a tour as conservative candi-
date.
A large amount Of California fruit shipped
to London on the steamship Paris sold rapidly
aud at good price. This is very encouraging
to Western fruit growers.
Notice has been posted in the mills Of Lowell,
Mass, that general increase in wages will be
made early in August The amount of the in
crease has not yet been stated. Over 10000
employees will be affected.
The Western Packing Company has estab-
lished plant at Portland, Ore, for slaughter
ing horses and canning the meat.
Rain fell throughout Nebraska last week.
The hot weather of the week before had ripened
grain rapidly. The harvest has now COM
menced.