The indicator., 1897-09-18
rsLsoRAPHIc essv,riss.

Killing frosts occurred in Vermont
and New Hampshire saturday night.
Heavy rains have caused disastrous
floods throughout Arizouu the past
week.
Il seems certain hat the potato crop
In Ireland Is ruined and great SUFFERING
VIII follow.
The steamer Eliza Anderson lil noJ
founder of the coast Of Alaska. as pre-.
viouSiy reported.
The oregon Railroad ana Navigation
Company has ceased all relations With
the Union Pacific.
At San Carlos. Mexico, three earth
quake shocks were felt In the space of
five minutes on the 18th.
Gold ore assaylns $4,000 per ton has
been struck on Willow creek, In Hum
holdt county, California.
Some Inexperienced robbers attemp,
ed 10 hold up a train in California on
lie sth but were frightened away.
Tramps made an unsuccessful at
tempt 10 rob Well>-rarco express
train at Foraker, Ohio, q few days age.
\ British steamer fouudcrcd in the
Yellow Sea during a recent typhoou
and iweniy-une OF the crew are miss
ing
President Mckinley has pardoned
Francis \. Coffin, tlr indianapolis bank
wrecker. lie has served one year ou,
of eight
The gold Democrats OF ohio met at
Columbus on ihe gth and nominated a
full state ticket with Julius Dexter for
governor
I'm Investigation of lhr boundary line
between Tennessee aud Goorgia ;. now
being made which may result IN throw
ing Chattanooga iuo Georgia.
The pension office las received a con
science contribution of $3.50 from a p"n-
sioncr In Pennsylvania, who states that
he Obtained the money fraudulcnlly,
/, is announced that peace has been
concluded between Tie president Of t'r-
uguay and the Iruguuyan Insurgents
through the mediation of Dr. Ritmierz
Before distinguished company galh
cred in The pHrlurs OF the governor
mansion a. Atlanta, GcOrgia. General
james LonEs;rret ard Miss Ellen
bOrtch were united In marriage ou thl
Sth.
An explosion OF dynamite has taken
place in the magazine of the Gcorc
Goch deep level mine. causing terrible
havoc Five willie mon and twenty
five katilrs are known 10 have been
killed.
John l. Sullivan has announced tha.
h. would run for mayor and that he rX.
pccted 10 poll 5000 or 1000 sullivan
and lis political platform would be 'o
license gambling places and disorleuly
houses.
The International Trades Union Con
gress has adopted resolution recon.
mcnding all societies affiliated with the
congress TO by all means possible re
strict or abolish overtime in thcir re-
spectiyc trades.
Chauncy Depew and several other
wealthy New York men have arranged
with The government of Honduras la
build railroads and icleGraphs and will
have the power 10 fix tariff du'ies aud
practically run The country
Another result of The visit of the
Duke aud Duchess df York to Iceland
is that royal residence viii IN all
probability be established in tIat couu-
ry and ia addition, the early abolition
of The vice royalty Is everywhere Gc
copied rs n faci.
The directors Of the Chicago, Mil
wau6cc * St Paul Railroad Company
have decided 20 declare The regular
semi-nunual dividend of = per cent and
an extra dividend Of per cent \ divl.
deud Of ~, per cent, ON the preferred
stock was also declared.
The JAPANESE government has given
an order to Thompson y Co. fhe Clyde
ship builders for another frs class
battle ship Of 1T,uo0 tons, sls-cr ship
20 the Skikishima. / is also coutcm-
plating lhr building Of firs,-class
cruiser Of 1000 tons al YokosUka.
Pope Loo Nil. has. through Cordi-
nal R1mpUlla and Archbishop Eennr,
slguilted his intention of prpspn ling to
tlr sanford University library an eN-
ppnsiye bound copy Of tho catalogue
of The famous EarluIu library NJ COPY
uf His catalogue is now ON This coast
and mf few copies uf II i'm thc Uuityl
States.
The last mali which uu~ arrived
from lbr French Congo hguc, news at
the massacre or q trading convoy u 1=I-
noes. upper Congo. Tile l'ailuuiu
tribe pu July 2HIb tru upon lll. convoy
near the town uf Niiuir killing ubuuT
fifty natives. The twD white mon W hu
wore Boo command are believed tp hHy.
escaped
Todd kmEuuL prr-tdru uf thr Cu
uua coal Company of OwoSso. Mnhi.
-gu. hH- notified his miners hat since
flln frs, of tlIn month The price of di=
giug las been advanced iiyc cents per
ton making The rate from eighty .puiuc.
ty cDuJs an advance ot rcn ru fifteen
r"n's per Iuy to miner Tin ndvancr
WIS givvu unsolicited.
Tu. problem of how to obtain help
enough lp harvest Dh.~ year, crop has
become serious uu. 10 the fruit grow
prS ur California. Ono agency u
SIu Francisco has placed orders
for @uu0 muu. Last Year for This cias,
of work mpu wore paid $50 Il month
and board; NOW - day and board is
:Ir regular tnius
Tile annual report uf fln audFor ur
.ur Inferior Department Shows thai ltu
Hmouui Uaid fur pensions during tn
la-i year was SIiO.ITI.f., The pay.
mrut ON pension account for the fiscal
year lSDG was Sl3- 10 III. aud Tor tie
fiscal year OF 1895. Sl:I .:l22.2il Tho
ruS- OF the -rrvirc las year was S3!E
per 81 900: for 1896. 81 %; for 1875, 81
for 1891 S3.TT7T, and for 1898. S;i.3j,
The Spanish Official Gazette has pub.
lishcd rl" new customs tnrin IN cuba.
Nearly all American goods are subject
ed to lower lUiie~. The tarh prohibits
The entry INTO cuba Of arms, proitctiles
munitions Of war. dynamite gunpow.
der, sugars except Spanish sugar hon
ey mOlasses. silver or bronze coins SO
cret pharmaceutical preparations, TO-
bacco DeNcept ~uuffi. chewing tobacco,
and all artificial wines.
As au evidence that there is at least
partial cessation in the mad rush to