The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
EASTERN ITEMS.
An Attempt Made to Wreck a
Lake Shore Train.
Jim CoPbett Worsts McCaffrey in a
Sparring Bout at the Formers
Benefit in New York.

~ oSiO AiiOiN pOlut 10 ROOu
year in the Dakotas.
Swlnd ers are operating in Kansas with
bogus deeds to Texas lands.
The street cars in the City of Mexico
are to be lighted by electricity.
John L. Sullivan is under medical
treatment to reduce accumulated fat.
The New York Central railroad is re-
duciDg its force, which, it is claimed, is
too large.
A Northern Club has been formed at
Atlanta, Ga, composed of memoers born
in the North.
New York pawnbrokers sent $45. .0OS to
Albany to defeat the proposed law reduc-
ing their rates.
McCrea & Co. at Louisville and Nash
vile announce their failure. They were
short" in wheat.
| General Dan Sickles is credited with
mayoralty aspirations TO the confusion of
the New York "boys."
Governor Jackson of Marylqnd has ap-
pointed Edwin H. Brown State Treasur-
er to succeed Arthur, the defaulter.
The bark Sarah from Fa, al is at quar-
anime, Bosom. There are several cases
OF smallpox among the passengers.
The completion of the new bridge
across the Susqnt hanna river is expected
to make new commercial era in Harris
burg.
Jim Corbett had everything his own
way with McCaffrey at thu formers ben
eft performance at New York the other
night.
The boundary of the Yellowstone park
will probably be extended and railroad
be permitted through the northern end
OF the park.
Mrs. Fargo, widow of William G Fargo
of the express company. is lying at the
point OF death at Buffalo, N. Y, from
heart fai' ure.
Scbaefer and Slosson are matched for
an S0G-point game of billiards, 14-inch
Balk line, for $500 side, to be played in
June in New York.
Confederate veterans are petitioning
the Richmond City Council to preserve
! UDC OCu laws llldHSlOA d
museum for war relics.
Richard w. Brock, contractor at Bay
oDne, n j., is reported to have disap-
peared with about $4 900, and is on his
way to the Pacific Coast:
The action against the street cable car
company at Chicago for an infringement
of patent has been dismissed. Damages
had been laid at $3,0Oo,0OO.
New York's entire delegation to the
General Assembly at Saratoga next
month is strongly in favor OF the revision
of the " Confession OF Faith"
There is considerable ill-will among
the Creeks and Cherokees, caused by the
disposition of some of the funds received
from the sale of the Oklahoma lands.
1t is reported that the annual salary
| list of the Atchison road has been re-
duced 500, 600, and that cut of 81 ,000,
900 has been made in other expenses.
The President has approved the act to
admit free of duty articles imported for
the St. Louis Exposition from Canada,
Mexico and the other American Repub-
| lies.
Charles V. Bryan, President of the De-
troit Board of Trade, was caught short
on 4.oCO 900 bushels of May wheat dur
ing the recent rise, and is very heavily
involved.
The United States Court of Claims has
decided that an officer takes rank from
the time that the law entities him to that
rank and not from date of receiving his
commission.
The Senate Committee on Mercant' lie
Affairs of the Massachusetts, Legislature
has reported against instructing the At
torney-General to proceed against the
Sugar Trust.
A master mason named Andrews of
Prov dence, R. l., has just received with
some change a copper cent which he
stamped with his iniria s and put In cir
culatlon about fifty years ago.
The arrest of the murderers Of the rail
road station agent at Poseyvll e, Ind. led
to revelations that gang OF murdere' S
con emplated the destruction OF the town
bv fire and the murder Of several OF Its
inhabitants.
An object glass for the fortv-inch tele-
scope to be mounted at the University OF
Southern Ca ifornia has been taken to
Cambridge, Mass. Clark Bros. are ex-
pected to spend two years on it befJre 1t
is ready for use.
Within the next four years the North
ern Pacific will expend between $50 UUO,-
eOD and $50, ,O0J, 900 in the No thwest.
Henry Willard so informed the Twin City
Commercial Club at banquet given IN
his honor at st. Paul.
The story is circulated that Lawrence
Barrett will never again appear On the
stage. A humorous glowth was removed
from his throae some months ago, but the
same kind Of formation has appeared On
another portion Of the bejy.
An attempt was made the other night
Tn wreck a Lake Shore train at Andover,
10. by placing steel bars on the tra' K.
The engine Jumped the track, but got
hack again. This is the third attempt
made near the same point IN few weeks.
Senator Edmunds has introduced bill
to nav to the heirs of the owners or the
Cadmus. which vessel brought over La
fayette to this country in 1924, sum due
for what the French General ate and
drank during the voyage. The bill calls
, for s9,371.6 and was referred to the
Committee on Gains.
The New York Sun says EXPIRES dent
Cleveland was accumulating fat so rapid.
Iy that he was forced to pace himself In
the hands of practitioner of the Scwein
! epger system of fat reduction; the chic
!. feature is exercise on a mountain
. climber, or tread-mill. Medical men