The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
EASTERN ITEMS.
Combination-Safe Robber Caught
in Chicago.
The Plans for the Proposed New Ram
COmpleted-COlOnel Shepard
Apologies.

La grippe has reappeared at Burling-
ton, La.
The wages of New York Central engi-
neers have been advanced 25 per cent.
1t is intimated at Washington that
Attorney-General Miller will succeed
Justice Miller.
The Farmers Alliance of the South
west is to establish independent stock
yards at Kansas City.
Chicago property owners are begin
ming to feel alarmed by the inroads the
lake is making upon their real estate.
The survey of the Pennsylvania ship
canal has been completed. 1t is esti-
mated that 1t will cost about 81, 900, 900.
The population of Duluth, Mimi, in
creased in the last decade from 2,614 to
32,725, an increase of 1,137.24 per cent.
At the request of the New York Board
OF Education two OF the railroads in that
city have granted low fares to children.
| Western sportsmen are thinking of in
Producing the kangaroo family into the
Yellowstone park, if the government
will permit it.
Mr.. Pulitzer has withdrawn from the
editorship of the New York World, and
the control of the World has been vested
in the executive board of its principal
editors.
A petition to the Governor General,
praying tnat the sentence of death
passed upon Burchell be commuted, is
being circulated at London, Ont, for
signatures.
Descendants of the Pottawatomie In
dians want $400, 900 from the government
for what was part of their reservation
now the very heart of Chicago, Cook
county, Ill.
The Attorney General of Illinois holds
that express companies who do carry
| ing business for lottery company are
thus constituted its agents and may be
prosecuted.
A temporary injunction has been is
sued by the New York courts to prevent
| the sugar trust reorganization from part
ing with any assets or stock certificates
of the company.
| n 1ICSDN Ul1fI1clSi, hOh. a. ID.
| Cruchet, has been leading double life
at Montreal. He was popular and ac-
complished. His expulsion from the
church is assured.
The government at Washington has
notified the Italian government that no
Italians who have been sentenced in
Italian courts will be allowed to land at
United States ports.
The Boston Aldermen have revoked
the license of the Park theater, where
Sybil Johnstone has been appearing in
tights and a jersey as LA !" in the
"Clemenceau Case"
A full-blooded Sioux Indian is fore
man of the grand jury in the United
States Court now in session In South
Dakota. This is the first instance of the
kind in this country.
The Navy Department has been in
formed that the recent test at the An
napolis proving ground of the rapid
firing four-inch gun. mounted on car
riage, was satisfactory.
The plans are completed for the pro-
posed twin-screw, armor-plated, harbor-
defense ram upon the design of Admiral
Ammen. Advertisements for proposals
are now in course of preparation.
The State of Louisiana has a popula-
ton of 1,116,S2S, an increase OF 1867
So; the State of Illinois, 3,S1S, $50, an
increase of 740, ,665; the State OF Missis-
sippi, ,2S4 1897, an increase OF l53,2sO.
The New York Sun and Journal have
a report from Washington that the Pres
ident will appoint Gresham to the Su-
preme Court to fill the vacancy caused
| by the death of Justice Miller In order
to remove political competitors.
DIR. Walton M. Fleming has been ar
rested at New York on the charge OF
grand larceny in accepting money to give
expert testimony as to the insanity OF
Alonzo Stephan, the son of wealthy
Cuban widow. Fleming was admitted
to bail.
The Mississippi Constitutional Con-
yention has adopted an anri-lottery sec
ton. 1t reads: 1.-The Legislature shall
never authorize any lottery, nor shall
the sale of lottery tickets be allowed,
nor shall any lottery heretofore author
lied be permitted to be drawn upon
tickets sold therein.
The grand jury at Denver has indicted
| Chief Loar of the city detective force
and Detectives Clark, Watrous, Croker
and Ingersoll for false imprisonment,
with assault to kill and assault and bat
terv. Two witnesses claim they were
beaten cruelty to extort confession to
crime they knew nothing OF.
A large number of the heirs of Robert
Morris. the millionaire of the Revolution
and Washington's financial agent during
the darkest days of the struggle for
American independence, have decided
| to bring an action for the recovery OF a
large tract of land In the western coun-
ties of New York, said to embrace 204,-
OoO acres and estimated to be worth
something like $5O, 100000
Colonel Elliott F. Shepard has apol-
ogized to the Union League Club OF New
| York for publishing the names of MEM
bers posted in the club rooms for delin-
Eauency In dues. The Executive Com
mitfee recommends the suspension OF
of the Mail and Express editor for ten
days.
Il Pittsburg was astonished one day last
Il week at the filing of bill In equity ask
ing that the cash of the city, now In the
hands of the Finance Committee OF the
Council and amounting to 81 ,o63, ,72l, be
placed in the hands of responsible per.
sons, and that the funds in bank be Sc
Icured By bonds.