The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21
EASTERN ITEMS.
Maryland Legislature Sympa.
thlzes with Blaine and Tracv.

A Few Important Bills Introduced in Cor
gress-Jury Declares That the Carmel
Wreck Caused by Carelessness.
The bill for the relief of the survivor
OF the Samoan disaster has passed tn
House.
A bill for the repeal of prohibition j,
Iowa has been introduced in the Stat
Legislature.
Delegates to the convention of post
office clerks in body called on Postmas
ter General Wanamaker.
Michael Sullivan died at Norwich
Conn, at the age of az years. His widow
aged 107 years, survives him.
Gambling is common ir Portland, bu
the best the grand jury could do was t,
lndict one man, who was fined $500.
Thomas, whom Brice beat out of tn,
Senatorship in Ohio, has become re
signed, and says he is still Democrat.
The Maryland Legislature adopted res
olutions of sympathy with Secretaries
Tracy and Blaine in their bereavements
William Vandever, a Star Hill (Ark.
farmer, was nearly hanged by masked
men to make him tell where his none,
was.
Goldwin Smith in speech before the
Century Club in New York said Canada
and the United States must soon become
one nation.
A Coroner's jury has decided that the
terrible wreck near Carmel, Ind, was
caused by carelessness of railroad officials
in moving trains.
Major Mckenzie, who is in charge Of
the Upper Mississippi improvements, re.
ports total expenditure of $526,975 fol
the current year.
Mrs. Custer, widow of tho great cav.
airy leader, spends most of her time in
New York, earning her living by writing
for the newspapers.
Mrs. Annie Haven Perkins of New
London, Conn.,, deceased, in Eer will
leaves $lO0, 900 for the purchase of books
luz tuc puUilC uDIdIy.
John 1. Blair, the millionaire of Hack
ettstown, N. j., gave his private secre-
tary a check for $40, 900 on the occasion
of his II cent marriage.
DR.. McGlynn is confined to his room
in the Gilsey House, New York, suffer.
from a severe attack of pneumonia. His
friends are much alarmed.
A petition has been presented in Pitts
burg for the sale of the Allegheny Valley
railway, which has been in litigation fol
years to the extent of 5000. 900.
When Henry Grady died the Georgia
fund for a monument to Jeff Davis
stopped at 5000, and $4,000 was sub.
scribed for monument to Grady.
Deputy United States Marshal Bud
Trainer has been arrested at Gainesville,
Tex, for the murder of Jim Starr, the
husband of the notorious Belle Starr.
O'Connor says he is willing and anxious
to meet Hanlan. His challenge is Ion
yards to 100 miles, on any American Wa
ter, and he offers to bet to on himself
Miss G. E. Nicolai of Baltimore, &
young lady OF 20 years, has pure tenol
voice with double register. There have
been only two similar cases in this coun'
try.
Dorsey has introduced bill authoriz
ing the issue of $500, 900, 900 of fifty-yeal
2 per cent. bonds, to be used exclusively
in securing the circulation of national
banks.
The steam yacht Alva, having on
board William K. Vanderbilt and guests
has started on her voyage to Madeira.
The Alva's first stop will probably be al
Gibraltar.
N. Barnett, Georgia's Secretary oi
State, aged 80 years, died at Atlanta. He
had been Secretary of State since 1843
and was one of the prominent figures OF
Georgia politics.
Poole, the real estate speculator of st.
Louis, who was in Jail at Hillsboro, Mo-,
for swindling, broke jail, went to St.
Louis, visited his wife, returned to Hills
boro and surrendered.
Peter Wise, the labor leader, jointly
charged with Powderly with conspiracy
by Callaghan, was given a hearing al
Greensburg. Pa. and bound over to the
court in the sum of $500.
Thomas Mulrooney, a recruit In the
depot detachment at Columbus, O., com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself. He
is supposed to be the son OF wealthy
Chicago family under an assumed name
Williams has introduced bill direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to pur.
chase at the market price $4,000, ,0O(
worth of silver bullion per month and
have it coined as fast as purchased into
standard dollars.
The Committee on Naval Pensions hal
reported back the Senate disability pen
81 n bill with substitute making tie
rate of total disability $i2 per month ane
partisl $50 per month. The bill al
amended passed.
Secretary Noble has accepted the resig
nation OF Hiram Smith OF Missouri
Deputy Commissioner OF Pensions
Smith became notorious as one OF Tan
ner's rerated subordinates from $36 t
$72 per month, with 5000 arrearages.
The steamer Lake Ontario, arriving al
Boston from Liverpool, brought Captain
o Wathre and the crew, ten in number
of the Norwegian bark Rosedale O
Pbares, bound from Mill River, Jamaica
to Glasgow. She was abandoned in 9
sinking condition.
John McGilligan, letter carrier, be
came intoxicated at Philadelphia, and in
stead of delivering his pouch full of let
ters took them home and threw them II
the stove. His landIady rescued most oi
ths m, but some were destroyed: ne
was committed to Jail in default OF bail
Something of sensation was caused
in the Capitol at Washington by The
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