The silver star., 1897-10-07
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again IN india.
a revolution is expected in Hnyti in
the near future
An epidemic of terrible murders is
reported from London.
The Hawaiian Senate has unanimous
ly ratified the treaty of annexation.
A whole square of the town Of Balm
The number of visitors at the Nash
vile exposition last week exceeded co.
600.
a brewery valued at 100000 ut La
crosse. Wisconsin. was burned on the
23rd
The dispute between the Stanford
heirs and Mrs. Stanford has been set
tied.
The Monetary Commission held Its
preliminary meeting nj Washington on
the 22nd.
The town of Ewards. Mississippi. is
nearly depopulated on account of yell
low fever
Very cold weather prevails in France,
snow having fallen in two provinces
last week.
Seventeen men were killed by n cave
in at the San Pedro mine. twelve miles
from Juarez. Mexico.
The National Association of Mexican
War Veterans held its annual session i'll
Nashville last week.
The New York Gold Democrats
have nominated +. Il. Parker for judge
of the Court of Appeals.
The Illinois coal operators have de-
clarcd they cannot pay the Springfield
scale and compete with other districts.
The Aus,rial premier. Count Bedeni,
fought a duel with II member of the
Reichstag and got bullet in the arm.
President Mckinley visited Norlh
Adams. Massachusetts. last week 10
attend the fair being held at that place.
A dispatch from Rome says that
about forty persons were killed and
many others injured by an carthslip ut
the sulphur mines, near Girgenti.
The situation mt New Orleans. so far
as yellow fever is concerned. con-
tinucs about the some. with Il dozen
new eases and two or three deaths each
day.
Two factions of Polanders nj Hazel
ton, Pennsylvania. fought n bloody bat
tie the other night and Il large number
We're dangerously wounded. Eight or
ten will die.
Henry George has been nominated
for mayor of Greater New York by n
number of Democratic clubs. He will
probably withdraw If the Democracy
supports the Chicago platform.
Typhoid fever is ravaging the Turk
ish troops in Thessaly. Six thousand
men have already been invalided
home and 1000 others are waiting
transportation back to Turkey.
Island railroad have declared n quar-
terly dividend of one per cent. This
Is an increase in the dividend rate from
a two per cent. basis TO a four per cent.
basis.
The coroner's jury in the Hazelton
tragedy. in which large number of
strikers We're killed by the sheriff's
posse. brought in divided verdict as
a part of the jury believed the strikers
We're peaceably disposed, while the 9TH
ers thought differently.
The Vatican has informed the Span
ish government that the Catholic
Church will not withdraw the excom-
munication pronounced upon Senor
Reverter minister of finance, unless 1t
should prove that the property alleged
to have been confiscated does no, be-
long to the church.
The newly organized street cleaning
brigade of Chicago. which has result
ed from Mayor Harrison's recent visit
TO various cities. has been placed In
charge OF Mrs. a. Il. Paul. This IL
probably the only place in the country
where woman has been given charge
OF street cleaning.
There was great game OF ball Mt
Baltimore on the 9th. when Boston
defeated the Baltimore club by n score
OF nineteen To ten before an audience
of 25OO0 people. Boston has taken the
rubber In the crucial series. Is ahead In
the fight for the pennant. and there
seems to be but little probability that
the champions" can save II.
Recent advices from the scene OF the
wreck of the bridge of the Pangalorc-
MySOfe fHilfOHu, Inuin, lnulcNtp fhNt
80 passengers We're killed ana four
teen injured. Most of those killed and
injured were natives. The train,
which was crossing the bridge at n
considerable rate of speed. hns been
entirely submerged.
The strike on all the school buildings
Of Chicago Is ended. The board. by n
vote Of 12 to ., has adopted the report
OF the arbitration committee inserting
the union labor clause In all building
contracts. II also ordered Attorney
Morrill, 10 Immediately institute legal
proceedings before Judge Tulcy under
the state arbitration net, 10 ascertain
II II had the legal right TO adopt this
clause.
AS nm answer to Great Britain. who,
after seeming to agree TO II conference
between Cnnndn and the United States
to discuss certain phases Of the her,
ing sen question. has declined to bc n
pnrty to the conference if Jnpnn and
RUSSIA nre participants. Russln ana in
unn will proceed with the confederation