The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-28
EASTERN ITEMS.
Secretary Blaine Resumes His
Official Duties.
The Methodists to Build a National
University at Washington City
Other News.

-Uther News.
Sam Randall is again very ill.
The Navajo Indians have been pacifed.
The Blair bill is now on in the Senate.
Lieutenant Schwatka is back from
Mexico.
West of the Chicago Times is out on
$4,000 bail.
ANAL train was demolished near Con
nellsvills, Pa.
General Sherman has just celebrated
his 10th birthday.
Natural gas exploded and killed two
miners at Kittaning, Pa.
A gas explosion near Luzerneborough,
Pa, killed three miners
DIR. Newton, the New York clergyman,
has denounced CalviAism.
Cleveland attends the Central Presby-
terian church in New York.
Colonel Isaac Patton, prominet citi-
zen of New Orle ans. is dead.
The famous Planters hotel of st. Louis
has been closed by the Sheriff.
Little is done in congress but to quar-
rel over the proposed new rules.
Louis T. Barin has been nominated
United States Marshal for Oregon.
The largest dance hall in New Jersey
hI1Vr nd OF Dot
The Atchison roads earnings last
month showed an increase of 1864, 900.
General Morgan has been confirmed as
Indian Commissioner after hard fight.
The House committee will report IA
vorably on Casey's Wyoming admission
bill.
Daniel Desmond was killed and four
others injured in gas explosion at St.
Paul.
The death of Mrs Tracy has put an
end to Washington society events fer the
present.
General Miles is in Washington to help
out the projects for Pacific Coast appro-
priat' on.
A lady gave birth to a child in the
Grand opera house at New York during
a performance.
The annual convention of the National
Electric Light Association is in session
at Kansas City.
The President promised the. colored
PEOPLES convention that he would do all
he could for them.
The American Building and Loan AS
sociation at ST. Paul has deficit of $75,-
900 in its accounts.
The Methodists will erect a national
university at Washington near Cleve-
lands county home.
Thomas Kane was hanged at Toronto fol
the murder of his wife in November. He
met lis fate res rlutely.
W. H. Marstetter and wife of Youngs.
town, O., were struck by passing train
at crossing and killed.
Ellis Bard, cashier of TIE Lincoln pa.
National bank, is dtfaulter for 10000
and has not yet been captured.
Nellie Bly, lectured at Union Square
theater, New York, on her trip around
the world. The receipts were 81, 400.
The DANA from Hamburg to New York
reports passing through fifty icebergs in
the North Atlantic OH her last voyage.
Two boats containing eight boys were
upset in the Mississippi river at New
Orleans, and all of them were drowned
The schedules in the assignment o.
Robert K. Davies & Co., New York
show liabilities of $796, 900 and assets ot
$273, 900.
The Senate Naval Committee has o.
dered favorable report upon the bill to
transfer the revenue marine to the naval
department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Slater at Kingston
n. Y, were drowned In an unsuccessful
effort to rescue their four children IRON
the same fate.
Blaine resumed his official duties al
the State Department last "Wednesday
morning tor the first time since his re
cent bereavement.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker i:
said to be a candidate for United States
Senator,to to succeed Don Cameron, whose
term expires next year.
Han]an has challenged O'Connor t.
row him at Duluth in August after the
Australian regatta. which he says h'
thinks O'Connor will win.
At Garden, O., it has been found tina
Nancy Smith obtained pension as tn
widow Of a soldier from whom she wa
divorced many years before he died.
A train on the Norfolk and Westerl
railroad was wre ked near Bristol, Va.
bv rails spreading, and the express mes
senger and baggage man were killed.
| Samuel Van Dusen Abbott, aged Ia
committed suicide at the home OF hI
grandfather, Samuel B. Van DuseD, Il
New York, shooting himself behind tn
| ri .hs ear.
Secretary Proctor, who has for som
time been considering the advlsa6liiIy o
purchasing the sword Of the late Genera
James SHE DIS, has finally decided to pa,
$4,000 for it,
Josiah Sherman, Republican. ha
given a site for the $45, 600 hospital a
Atlanta in memory of Henry w. Grady
i Roth white md black patients will b
admitted 10 il.
It is rumored in Washington tina
General Sehoield is to marry Mrs. XII
patr lex. widow of the late Colonel XII
patrick. The widow, Cuban hy birth
:; ,v,o,d;no tho winfer in Washington.