The indicator., 1897-09-04
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| that they viii continue the war.
| The price of hogs has advanced at
Kansas City 81 within month.
The annual convention of stamp col
| lectors opened at Boston On the 10Th.
The Skaguay trail has been opened
and a stream of people are crossing.
The steamship MoanI has sailed from
sydney. New South Wales, with fGuN,-
ooO for san Francisco.
/ The American Bar Association at its
annual meeting NJ Cleveland last week
adopted 4 resolution strongly support
ing International bimetal,iSm.
I General J. + : Goblin Of PcnnSyl-
vania has been elected commander-ln-
/ chief Of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
I lie. The encampment will he held at
! Cincinnati next year.
The Duke and Duchess of York have
accepted the invitation of the premier
of Canada, Sir Alfred Laurier. 10 visit
Canada during the spring of lS9S, while
on their way to Australia
{ The strike Of the New York taiiors,
which began sunday has been declared
off, the incr aSe OF - per cent. in wages
demanded by the tailurS having been
conceded by the employers.
Two guides were killed and an Aus
tr-an tourist was seriously injured re-
Gently while attempting the ascent Of
the Iungfram by being thrown over a
/ prccipicr by the collapse Of a snow cor
| nice.
CHIEF of Police Peter COulin Of New
[ York has been removed by the police
/ board aud John Mccullough has been
[ chosen tl succeed Lim- II is said that
other changes in the force are likely TO
be made.
The Financial News says the French
cabinet IS cons .deriu@ tho floating of "a
loan of tGOOUu,uOp in 21q per cent
bonds, partly for the redemption Of the
floating debit and partly for the recon
srrucuou of the French navy.
The Memorial Dmlomatiquc asserts
that rhc Amerr uf Af.hanistan has or
dcred the faithful TO hold themselves in
readiness Tor a holy WAR ANA thar Il
meeting ur mullIhS has been convened
aJ Cabul 10 discuss tur situation
\ new tirst-clasS German cruiser.
which is To he launched next month is
tu be chriSteued the Bismarls This
Is Interpreted is being an Indication
that b.rtcr relations eNi>l between the
cN-chancrilor aud Emperor William.
The London Chronicle says il thinks
the delay in the appointment Of a CONF
mission for the settlement of TN" Ncue-
Zuclan question i due to the difficulty
experienced in finding suitable UNI
pire.
\ special from Rio Juue.ro says that
More fanatic bands have appeared IN
santa Catherine state Local forces are
in pursuit Of fanatics. and according Jo
last reports moro than 100 have been
killed in running fight
\ schcme is on fcot 20 hold "A great
review Of the troops of the powers com
posing the Dreibuud at Vienna ON the
occasion of the ffJieJh anniversary of
of the accession To the throne of Aus
tria OF Emperor Francis Joseph in tsys.
Tie miners in one Iowa mine went
out 4 few days ago preliminary to a
general srrike In be- iuaugUrateri Sep
temher lst for the dollar scale The
miners of the entire district resolved
few nights ago 10 strike Ihe first VI next
month,
Tie 81. James Gazette says an agree
mCut has been reached between The
leading bicycle tube makers of Biz
mingham and America by which no one
Will Ire supplied under a fixed price,
The organizers claim every tube maker
Will be compelled to join.
The Japan steamer just in brings
news of severe earthquakes in Japan
ON August .. followed by tidal wave
and great floods \ thousand houses
were inundated and 200 persons were
killed and Injured. SiXty-hve ChiueSc
villages were Inundated
Advices from the Behring sea by the
steamer Portland show that the entire
catch Of the Norih American CONNER
cjal Company for the season was 20
900 skins, which are now On route tu
san Francisco ou the steamer Del
Nortc Last years catch amounted to
over 10000 skins.
The Catholic Board of School Com
missioners at Montreal have refused 10
comply with the order If the Provincial
Board uf Health. TO refuse entrance 'o
their schools TO children without vac
oinHtion certificates. and aS result the
civ will station officers at all The
Cafholi" schools 10 yIpciuate .hr child
rDu
shipments of grain from the port Of
h uIDtgu arc the heaviest iu the history
OF the lake trade. Tile elevator com
uJujrs have bruu iu fine mark for scv.
rrul days ami are taking about all the
NuaIS in ~iSU. Many craft That up 10
rH.s Time hug" heru engaged almost en-
IrHlF Iu IHe iron Ugo JradH are being
diverted foo the grain trade
Ta" geological survey will moi send
20 parry into fine klludikr country mdl
nuyr spring An appropriation Of So
u"l is available. but this came ton lure
fur Use before spring Rcf1ra that lime
ir is aU-iniU1rl thlF congress will
make u much larger appropriation.
probably S25uOn su JE.r five parties
frlm Hue geological survey may he
equipped next spring
N stormy scene occurred TN tile Crot-
au assembly when that body met last
"tDlJ On consider the question OF the ac-
e. pt1uoe uf .Ie scheme of autonomy for
no" island sixty members voted in
favor of ruc Immediate acceptance of
the SCHEME and twelve opposed o.
Whom the result of the voting was
mad known, the delegates who oppos-
Dd tho schumc Including he president
uf tun assembly, Withdrew from the
chamber
Ihe grain movement into and out Of
thlcusu The past fOrty-cigh- hours H.
record breaking. Exactly 5,OGj cars Of
all ~VriS were received, including 3,5S-
cars of corn. Shipments aggregate
2,IuuooU bushels of all kinds Of grain.
including 10000 bushels of wheat. L.
GGG.OoO bushels Of corn. over 100000
bushels Of OaiS. The receipts in bush.