American Summary

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8735, 11 August 1897, Page 2

American Summary

I AN AKCTIO "MESSENGER. j A telegram fr<»m St. Avenger dated July 21 states that a carrier pigeon was caught wifa a silver ring on one foot with the tl ie fallowing stamped on the wings: "-North Pole, 142 ty". 1 47-62 E." r£he genuineness of the i message is do/übted. THfr PARIS FIRE. • , A story comes from Paris to the] effect that -the terrible "calamity that J occurred tfcere on May 4th, in which 1 over 100 lives were lost, was the work of Anarch ists thirsting for revenge on the upper.* classes in France. A member of tbfc French Legation is said to be the c authority for the story. TH M PITTSBURG STRIKE, The *c is no hope of arbitrating 1 in the g cea,i strike at the Pittsburg coal mine a. The owners declined the overtures, of the men, and refuse to submit/the wages question to referees. 1 TJjie struggle between the operators fVnd colliers promises to be protracted, aiud there ia every indication that there will be a fuel famine within the next few days. The strike means | that if after two months' idleness the miners win it will take them a year to reco\jer the wages lost. The number of men out of work is 120,000. St. Louis, June 24. TERRIFIC STORM.

A heavy wind and rain storm struck this place, doing much damage. The wind struck the insane asylum and one of the hospital buildings, in which ! were sheltered 75 criiles, was demolished and much damage was done to others. Forest Park, onebf the largest in the country, suffered a great deal, trees being levelled in every direction.