The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-09
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Idaho went Republican by a
small majority.
The Cholera epidemic has reap
peared in Spain.
"A number of Germans ia Africa
were mastered by the natives.
Sam Jones says that the people
in his town are afraid to look at a Jug.
Maj. r. E. Reeves, a prominent
citizen of Surry county, died Septem-
Der %.
Ireland calls on America for help
again OH account Of the failure of the
potato crop there.
Senators Vance and Rtnsom will
make about twenty five speeches each
in the State before election day.
The Russian Nihilists are unusu-
ally active just now and the Gar is
taking great precautions to protect
himself
Senator Vance told the people in
his Raleigh speech that 10000 men
owned four fifths of the wealth of the
whole country.
AT meeting Of the National
Civil Service Reform League in Bos-
ton, last week, Hon. Geo. w. Curtis
was elected President.
-Creosote, which is used SO exten
sively for preserving wood, and other
purposes, is made by the Obstructive
distillation of fat pine wood.
AT Dobson, Tommy Settle said
he would support Brewer. At Yad-
kin court be declined to answer Mr.
BARRIERS questions on the subject.
The total business of the Methodist
Publishing House at Nashville, Tenn,
for the past year amounted to 1897,
900, an increase Of $4,000 since last
year.
The State Agricultural Depart
ment has received letter from col
ony of thirty-two Germans, in Kansas,
who desire to come to North Carolina
in body.
Miss Caroline Wilkinson, for for
ty years the fiancee Of Alexander ii
Stephens, recently died in Atlanta.
He would never marry on account of
his i'll health.
Jas. Owenby, ex sheriff of Hay
wood county. while crossing the rail-
road track near Gambler station
last Thursday, was struck by freight
train and instantly killed.
Rev. G. c. Rankin, the popular
pastor of the Central Methodist
Church of Asheville, has been trans
ferred to the Missouri Conference and
stationed at Kansas City.
"A Canadian paper, the Halifax
Herald, says that the Mckinley bill
has been passed with the avowed
purpose OF coercing Canada into
separation from England.
The ceremony of turning the first
sod III the construction of the Niagara
Falls tunnel took place last week
This tunnel is expected To make the
falls great manufacturing centre.
The Comte de Paris and his s,n
are visiting this country. The father
served i'll the Federal army On the
staff of General Mcclellan and he is
being te,eh and bauq,e.ed on all
hands
Senator Z. b. Vance was asked
by Greensboro man h,w heavy he
was. he replie,i that ne did not
know his weight IN pounds, but he
Was heavy enough for any rad he had
met yet"
IL is said that the Mckinley bill
will cause such an increase in tile re-
tail price If the finer grades of cigars
that there will be IL better demand for
cigarettes, cherouIs and fine smoking
tooacco. The cigar trade will DO in-
jured.
The Republicans succeeded in
II resolution through the
Wilkes county Alliance last week en-
dorsing Major Graham for Congress
They want to divide the Democratic
vote between Graham and Cow les and
give the solid Republican vute for
York
The Mount Carmel Aeronautic
Manufacturing Company has been or
ganized at Spring field, ILL.,, for the pur-
pose of building air ships. Within
sixty days the first air ship is to arrive
in Chicago. Thu. snip is to carry cars
the siz. of a pullman, seating fifty
peTs ms.