The silver star., 1897-10-21
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skins.
Five hundred miles of Russian rail
road through Siberia has been COM
pleted.
The big fire in Detroit on the 7th
caused a loss of over half a million
dollars.
The President has appointed George
III. Bridgman of New York minister to
Bolivia
Nine persons Were burned to death
in the recent forest fires in Casselman,
Ontario.
glass trust including all the glass
makers of the country has been or
ganized.
British steamer is anchored Off the
Massachusetts coast with yellow fever
in her crew.
Jimmy Michael, the Welsh bicycle
racer, rode a mile paced in 1886 few
days ago in Philadelphia
A big water main burst in the bust
ness portion of Cleveland the other
day and did much damage.
Gold to the amount of SIS, 10000 has
been imported from Europe to the
United States since September 30th.
The bubonic plague which has ragged
at Annoy. China, for three months, is
now regarded as having run its course
The Brazilian fanatics have been
nearly eNterminated, the result of their
recent battle with the regular Brazilian
troops.
General Blanco has been appointed
TO succeed Weyler in Cuba. He is
supposed to be more merciful in his
methods.
The Pacific Mail steamship China.
having secured Il Hawaiian register,
other vessels Of the company will ap-
ply for one.
Red Moon and other Ute chiefs threat-
an trouble in lah because the depart
VIII not let them send delegation to
Washington
Hon Hoke Smith, former secretary
of the Interior. has been elected presi-
dent Of the Board of Education of At
lanta, Georgia.
band of men have been arrested at
Dalton. Tennessee. charged with sys-
tematically robhing freight cars to the
amount of 100000.
The European bureau of the New
York Herald asserts that the Indian
government declines TO reopen the In
dian mints to silver.
The imperial Japanese government
has just contracted with the Illinois
Steel Company for 10000 tons of steel
rails and fastenings.
four-foot water main burst at the
corner of Madison avenue and Forty
eight street, New York, the other day,
doing damage to the amount of $780,
600 before the water could be shut off.
The French Steamship Company will
shortly construct new fleet of steam
ers for service between Hayre and
New York. and the average speed of
each steamer will not be less than
twenty-five knots per hour.
Emmett C. Gibson has been arrested
at New York charged with being an
all-around swindler He is said TO
have defrauded John Wanamaker and
many others. His specially was in
paying hotel bills with worthless
checks.
The railway mail clerks OF the Unit
ed States are preparing TO demand of
congress that better protection be Civ
en- their lives while they are on duty.
Inc clerks say strong mail car should
be provided and that it should be
placed further back in the train.
During the railroad strike of 1894.
large numbers of Wabash employes
We're killed off and their applications
Tor Reinstatement have not been heed
ed. 1t Is now given out on good official
authority that all the old men will be
taken back as rapidly as possible.
I'rnfaSsnr. Slnhtr IL 30. 1.
ltary balloon corps. in experimenting
with Marcon's wireless telegraph, sue
ceeded perfectly at Berlin in spite of
adverse atmospherical conditions. in
exchanging messages without wires at
a distance of twenty-onc kilometers.
Oscar Cakalla. miner employed In
the Union Pacific Coal Company's No.
] Hanna mine, was Instantly killed
by fall of coal. Cakalla was re-
turning to work after firing n shot.
when. without warning, an Immense
mass OF overhanging coal fell upon
him. ~
The commissioners recently appoint.
ed To negotiate with the Uncompahrre
Indians in Utah and allot their lands
has reported to Secretary Bliss tbnt il
Is meeting with many difficulties In It's
work. and has asked for authority IN
come on here and confer with the seq.
retary over the obstacles to allotment
Unless the courts reverse the board
of general appraisers, importers who's.
goods were entered at the custom
house on Saturday, July 24th. before
the siging OF the tarH bin, will be able
to collect from the government the OK
tra duties. amounting to perhaps $500.
900. which they were compelled to pay
as result OF the governments claim
thnt the tariff was retroactive and that
II took effect on the earliest possible
moment OF the date on which IL was
signed. The board sustained the pro-
test Of the importers against the posi.
ton taken by the government, and In.
structed collectors OF customs TO re.
liquIdate the entries accordingly.
The past years transactions I'm tho
Court OF United States pr,voto
Land Clnlms. ms per the annual stnte.
mcnt forwarded to the Department OF