The state capital., 1891-10-17
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Eventa
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


Gov. CAMPBELL of Ohio has sued the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette on two
counts, claiming $50, 600 damage in each
count. The suit grows out of the pres
ent heated campaign.
Mr. A. B. FRoMAN and Miss Emma J.
Michael. of Colorado Springs, Col,
were, on the 8th, united in marriage on
the summit of Pixies Peak, 14,147 feet
above the sea-
THE Georgia legislature has passed a
bill to prevent mbinations among in
surance companies.
IT is probable that the new railway
track laid in the United States this year
will aggregate about 5000 miles.
The New York police are looking for
Mrs. Yancy, who is accused by a Chi
cago diamond-importing firm of alb
sconding with $50, 900 worth of dia-
monds, which she snuggled into the
country for them. 1t is said that in her
career as smuggler she has defrauded
the government of duties on 81, 600, 900
worth of diamonds. The diamonds are
said to have been concealed in the
d
woman always had with her ostensibly
as pet.
IN marriage at Cummings, Kas., the
groom was 16 and the bride Is years of
age.
The report of the formation of a to-
bacco trust is denied by the New York
men who were alleged to be interested.
THE Adams Express Co. has lost s3,-
900 by robbery at Springfield, Mo.
AN immense democratic mass-meet-
ing in Cooper Union, New York, on the
evening of the Sth, was addressed by
ex-President Cleveland and Gov. Hill.
LIEUT.. SCHwATKA, the explorer, has
returned from trip to Alaska, in which
he explored a great extent of heretofore
unknown country.
THE business failures occurring
throughout the country, during the
seven days ended on the 9th, number,
for the United states, 24O, and for Can
ada 30, or total of 270; as compared
with total of $50 for the week pre-
vious. For the corresponding week of
last year the figures were els, repre-
senting 1856 failures in the United States
and 20 in the Dominion of Canada.
THE stage between Lickville and
Lakeview, Ore, was held up and
robbed by two men, near Lakeview, on
the Sth. The amount of the Doodle
secured by the robbers is not known,
but they did not modest the mails.
ADvICEs from Panama are to the eff
feet that government affairs in British
Honduras are in troublous condition.
After a struggle between the govern
ment and the popular element of legis-
lation, the representatives vacated their
seats in a body. Matters have been
placed before the British government
for settlement.
THE reports from the wheat fields of
North Dakota and northwestern Min
nesota are more encouraging. The
weather is charming and threshing is
progressing in many places. Less than
half the crop has been threshed, and
fears are still expressed that much of
it may be lost.
THE Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Cos Septem Der statement for
the entire system shows gross earnings
Of "a, 266, 334, an increase of S514, 037s
A PERFECTLY organized band OF
thieves and counterfeiters has been
broken up in Pulaski county, Ky.
The Oliver & Roberts Wire Co., OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, has failed, and has
asked for an extension. The other in
terests in which Mr. Oliver is concerned
are not affected.
The American Episcopal mission at
Ichang. China, the Roman Catholic
convent and other missionary buildings
were looted by mob of well-known
Cinnamon on September 6, in the pres
ence of a number of Chinese officials,
who did nothing to prevent the COM
mission of the outrage. The foreigners
had to flee for their lives, their build
ings being burned.
THE Argentine Republic has appro-
priated 800, 600 to pay the expense of it's
representation at Chicago in 1898 This
liberality was unexpected because of
the financial depression in that coun-
try. and indeed it was feared that for
motives of economy the republic would
decide not to take part in the exposi-
tion at all.
On the 18th, while going to a small
fire in the suburbs of Denver, Col,
Horace knight, a pipeman of steamer
No. was thrown from his wagon and
instantly killed. He was about 25
years old and unmarried.
THE most severe shock of earthquake
felt in San Francisco for long time
occurred at 1927 o'clock ON the night
Of the 11th. It iosted fully half min
ute.
THE output of the Temescal tin
mines at San Bernard dino, Cal, is forty
tons of ore daily, which yields about
5, 500 pounds of block tin.
New ENGLAND survivors of southern
prisons at their late annual reunion in
Worcester, Mass, appointed commit
tee to frame resolutions denying the
published statement of Jefferson Davis
that northern prisoners in southern
prisons were treated no worse than the
exigences of war demanded
INVESTIGATION shows that more thar
100 so-called physicians are practicine
in the city of Washington without
licenses.
ANTICIPATING a raise of the blockade
in Behring sea Nova Scotia ship-own
ers are forming a syndicate to sene
thirty four vessels around the Horn the
coming winter to engage in sealing
next spring. British Colum bian seal
ers say the Nova Scotians will kill the
industry if they send out the fleet pro
posed. The Canadian government de
clines to give any assurance that these
vessels will not be seized.
MRS. FERNANDEZ, Mexican woman
left her three younger children in the
upper room of a building in San Fran
cisco. in charge of the eldest daughter
Mercy, aged 10, who locked them in the