The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-03
EASTERN ITEMS.
The Legislature of Iowa Passes a
Stringent Tramp Law.
A Scheme to Connect Lake Erie and the
Ohio River by Means of a Huge
Ship Canal.

Detroit doctors are quarreling owe,
their ability to kill diphtheria germs.
The membership of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen is $4,000.
The prospect for passing the copyrigh
bill at this session of Congress is no
bright.
1t is reported from Washington tha
Senator Evarts is threatened with tota
blindness.
La grippe has reappearedi in New York
1t Is stated that over seventy cases were
reported week ago.
Work has commenced on the Belt Line
road for Baltimore. The line will tar
all the railroads in the city.
A new branch of the Salvation Army
known as the Salvation Navy, is saving
souls along Erie's water front.
The crop bulletin of Iowa estimates
the yield of corn throughout the State
at thirty-four bushels per acre.
The Illinois Board of Equalization is
discussing proposition to raise the Cook
county assessment $122, 100000.
The public schools of Largo, Ind,
were obliged to remain closed on account
of the prevalence of scarlet fever.
Apartment houses have been multi
piled to such an extent in New York
that decline in rent is imminent.
Sarah Bernhardt is to open at New
York in February, and will sail from
San Francisco for Australia in MAY.
Diseased meat has been sold, it is
charged, in Chicago by the firm en-
ployed by the State to kill lumpy-jawed
cattle.
Jay Gould says excessive railroad con-
struction need not be feared. There will
not be much railroad building as long as
inimical legislation continues.
The Iowa Commissioners have ordered
suits to be entered against several rail
road companies for refusing to obey the
order in relation to joint rates.
There is a movement to consolidate
the tobacco-warehouse interests of Gin
cinnati and Louisville and confne the
amalgamation to American parties.
1t is now said that the yield of the
wheat crop of Michigan will be 24,0OO,-
600 bushels, nearly full average prod
uct. This is twice as large as was pre-
dicted in July.
Captain Sherwood has been appointed
postmaster at Washington. His appoint
ment is direct recognition of civil
service rules, as he has been assistant
postmaster for eight years.
Outside of the New York delegation
all but three of the members of the
House of Representatives express them
selves in favor of the removal OF General
Grants remains to Arlington.
Having picked up most of the avail
able breweries and factories OF the land,
the insatiate London syndicate is now
prospecting among our mines. Just now
tin mines are the most attractive.
Advices received by the Ottawa gov
ernment state that notwithstanding con-
Trajectory reports the damage to the
wheat crop of the Northwest is much
more serious than is generally known.
A peculiar and destructive disease has
appeared among cattle in Southern Kan
sas. and the animals are dying by the
hundreds. A quarantine against South
ern cattle is being establishing in Kan
sas.
Major Powell of the geological survey
saws that diamond fields are likely to be
developed in the United States. He
states that diamonds of fine water have
already been found near Atlanta, Ga,
and in Russell county, KY.
The House has passed the Senate bill
opening the abandoned military reserva-
| tions in the State of Nevada to home
stead entry. This will add over 25,OO0
acres of the best agricultural land to
Neyada's public domain.
The scheme to connect Lake Erie and
the Ohio river by a ship canal is soon to
be presented to the people in the form
| of the report of the committee appointed
to investigate and report upon the prac-
ticability and location of the huge canal.
The Fort Dodge Presbyterian Synod,
comprising twenty-five counties In North
western Iowa and embracing seventy
| two churches, has inaugurated a cam
paign in favor of Sunday closing at the
Columbian Exposition to be held in
Chicago.
The mechanical difficulties in the ap-
plication of the new ballot law are at
tracting attention in New York. One OF
the greatest undertakings will be the
printing. perforating and numbering OF
| the 5000, 900 official ballots, which must
be done in ten days.
Senator Stewart has been successful
in having an amendment attached to
the House bill repeating the timber-cult-
ure law. which has passed the Senate,
practically putting an end to the suits
| brought by the United States against a
number of mining companies in Nevada
and California for cutting timber on
public lands.
The many friends of ex-United States
Treasurer Spinner will hear with regret
that he is approaching his end; In
letter to the editor of Frank Leslie's IL
lusEated Newspaper he says that the
cancer on his face has progressed to such
an extent that there is no hope OF his
surviving much longer. He is SO years
DID, and up to the time when the cancer
appeared had always enjoyed rugged
health.
Philanthropic and wealthy Hebrews
are likely to be addressed from Philadel.
phia by the promoters of movement
now stirring in that city. 1t is quick.
ening and extension of the Jewish Ali.
ance of America, organized some years
ago in Philadelphia, to respond to the
rush of Jewish exiles from Russia and
/ Roumania. A national organization o.
] local lodges and societies is now contem.
! plated. Membership fee will be $25.