Smyrna times., 1889-01-02
News Items

y big meeting Of Okalahoma boono-
ers was held near Wichita. when If
was decided to start FEBRUARY TO take
possession of the country.
Even if Mr.. John Wanamalar ! NOT
made Post Master General he is never
thelesS receiving more free advertisinq
than most ordinary men.
DIR; Carver succeeded in accomnlisb-
ing the feat in Minneapolis of breaking
oO'OOO ball in six days by means Of
SHOTS from Winchester rifles.
Rencent rich discoveries of gold in
southern California and Arizona have
caused an old time mining excitement
throughout that entire country.
1t was discovered that the Unitad
9Ia,e7 SUP treasury vault, in Balti-
'hore, mas been robbed some time ago
oi SI243 IN standard silver dollars.
The police oyster sloop Julia Hamil-
ton defeated "A fleet Of oyster dredgers
IN IShlng bay. The steamer McLane
afterwards made number of arrests
Ihiee OF the dredgers are said to have
been wounded.
senators Blair, of New Hampshire.
ana stewart, of Nevada, expressed
themselves rs convinced Of the npces-
~l'Y oil the annexation of Canada to the
united states. Senator Blair said that
.lo annexation must come, peacefully
II possible, by war if it must be so,
A Clyde steamer, just in from Havt;-
an ports, reports the seisure bv the
naytlan gunbOat Dessalines of the
BRUSH schooner Aurora, whose captain
ana crew We're put in irons on board
IhG DeSsalnes. Minister Preston's 5 off.
clal report Of the bOmbardment of the
cape Haytlan forts shows that one Of
tue smells came near hitting the resi-
dence Of the United States Consul.
Last week, Congress had before #
bill to give a veteran of tba war Of
.lod' ioIz' man IO) years old, pension of
sou a month. The members did NOT
speak very reverently of the veteran
men Hve forever if he gets $50
month" said one member, land they'll
nave to shoot him on the day of iudg-
mentto get clear of him. "
The commission appointed bv the
Secretary Of the NAVY 10 exomine
League Is,~..., hove made q renort
stating that by the expenditure of
ABOUT S4,OOO,OOO it can be made the
niesC i,I navy yard in the United States
ms island il will be remembered was
purchased by the city of PhiadeIpbia
ana presented to the United States
government, but the gift has never
seemed to have beeen appreciated.
It IS thought that the census of 1890
VIII snow an increase of fourteen mill
non IN the population Of the United
states during the preceding ten wears
anu Juere IS no reason to doubt thai
!illS estimate will prove correct. This
y showing that cannot be rivaled by
any otneF country on the face of the
earth, Tor the fact must not be lost
sight Of that by far the greater part of
Ihls I'M Increase is by immigration from
european countries, and especially
from Great Britain.
The Florida Special " of the Penn
SyiVania Railroad will commence to
make its tri-weekIy trips to Jackson.
vile early this month. To those who
can 5.l aHoId IT, this Is royal way oftrav-
S ''o - a NCSJiUulC UfalQ, fitted
out with every modern convenience
Tor the ease and comfort of those who
can pay the bill. Comparatively. the
number who 90 there is quite small
when we consider the millions who
nave to keep at the everlasting grind.
There are indications that New Ter
s!ey is about to fall in line on the oues-
ton of ballot reform, which bids fair to
become leading subject of agitation
IN many States. The necessity of bet.
Ter safeguards at the ballot-box. Lv
means OF which secret voting NAV be |
made reality, IS becoming Increasing |
~ apparent, and the demand is so ear
nest and unanimous that the politicians
VIII be forced to heed it.
Rev. DR.. Talmage hit the ancestor
worshiippers a hard rap in his pithv
speech at the Pilgrim dinner in Brook
iyn. always feel sorry" he said
: Tor man who has so little character
himself that he has to 90 back and
marshal up lot of ancestral ghosts to
make up the deficiency. 1t is no cred.
II TO fool that he had wise grand
father"