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News of the Week. and A famine is threatened in Russia, privisions are advancing in price. J. A. P. Fish, died suddenly in New 560 York city, last week. He weighed pounds. Pittsburg glass manufacturers have 20 decided The to increase prices from 5 to per cent. Joseph D. Rigby died in Mercer coun- of ty, Pa., last week, at the alleged age 105 years. In the Bombay Presidency, India, from last the week, there were 2,300 deaths plague, and it is spreading. Wilford Woodruff, President Francisco, of the Mormon Church, died in San on the 2d instant, aged 91 years. Great damage to crops, railways and bridges has been caused near Charlotte, N. by recent heavy United States Treasury reserve total The C., rain storms. gold with Saturday broke the record a hison of $220,916,282, the highest in the tory of the reserve fund. at Senator Hanna, in an interview Cleveland, O., expresses the opinion that much of the suffering in the army camps has been the fault of volunteer officers. The Custom House receipts for of San Francisco for the month of August for amounted to $567,273 the largest office. single month in the records of that Dispatches from army camps state that by incompetence, jealousy and red tape officials are the principal causes of the terrible state of affairs in the hospitals there. The wheat crop of this country, this is estimated at 650, 000 bushels. the year, What the price will be is not known, as yields of other countries has not been made public. In Texas the army worm is destroying the the cotton crop. A few weeks ago yield was estimated at 3,000,000 bales, now 1,000, will be about the amount for shipment. The army worm is doing much damage near Milton, Delaware, a five acre field of of millet on the farms of S. J Wilson and Thomas J. Adkins having been destroyed within two days. The lower classes in Spain are greatly impressed with the ghastly appearance the soldiers returning from Cuba, and are of loudly protesting against a continuance the special war taxes. The Burgomaster of Amsterdam has presented to the Queen of Holland 300. the 000 florins for philanthropy, and Queen has announced her intention of founding a hospital for consumptives with a portion of the fund. Martin Geiser, aged 70 years, one of the oldest and best known business men of Waynesboro, Pa., died last week after an illness of several years. He was brother of the late Daniel Geiser, founder of the Geiser Manufacturing Company. The Bodely Wagon Works, at Staun ton, Virginia, have received from Louisiana an order for 9,000 farm implements and machinery of their manufacture, most of the order being for improved patterns and new styles. William H. Underwood, Jr who has been engaged in the investment and loan business, at Chicago, has filed a petition in bankruptey. He has liabilities aggregating $183,000. His assets are placed at about $140,000. About 300 American merino sheep were shipped recently from Rutland and Addison counties, Vermont, for Australia The sheep raising industry in Vermont has experienced sudden revival, and there is a large demand from South Africa and Australia. More names were added to the pension rolls last year than at any time from 1869 to 1880, and the total now amounts to 1,040,356 names. No action has yet been takeu on the applications filed on behalf of those killed or wounded in the Spanish war. The millstones at the gin at the Nitta Yuma Plantation, in Mississippi, burst on Saturday, instantly killing four men and injuring four others, two of them fatally Three of the dead were driven through the walls of the building by the force of the explosion. The steamer John R. Meigs was destroyed by mine in the Mississippi at Fort St. Philip, Louisiana, on Saturday Four men were killed. The boat had on board party of United States engineers, who were grappling for the mines laid for the defence of the harbor. San Francisco advices are that the Cali fornia wheat crop will not much exceed 8,000,000 bushels, which is only about one-third of an average. About one-half of the usual fruit crop is looked for, except in the case of raisins, of which a heavy yield is expected. Kynaston and Jago, officers of the White Star Line steamers arrested upon a charge of robbing the mails several weeks ago, were given a hearing in the Bow Street Police Court, London, on Friday of last week, and were remanded. Kynaston made full confession. By the storm on Wednesday of last week, Savannah, Georgia, was damaged over $20,000. Later reports state that the country back of the city suffered severely and a number of persons were killed or severely wounded. On the coast of South Carolina the storm was terrific and many lives were lost and the destruction of property terrible. The Kansas Loan and Trust Company of Topeka, lately known as the Trust Company of America, failed on the 3d instant. The liabilities are estimated at $400,000, assets at $1,200,000. This is one of the oldest and largest loan com panies in Kansas. Inability to meet obligations is the reason assigned for the receivership. A typhon swept over Formosa, China, August 5. and ended on the 8th. In Taipeh 768 houses were destroyed, 395 washed
