The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-19
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Chilean matter has changed little
though discussion is incessant.
Cardinal Gibbons has written a letter
denouncing the Louisiana lottery.
A bill will be pressed to stop the print
ing of request" envelopes by the gov.
eminent.
Senator Palmer says he is opposed to
free silver and in favor of Cleveland for
president.
DR.. j. w. Hardin was hanged al
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, for the murder of A.
R. Smith.
The bank of London and Mexico
earned az per cent, ON capital Of
$1,000, 600.
Minneapolis flour mills produced T..
S7S,947 barrels in 1891, against 6, 1856, S3G
barrels in 1890.
Dick Loan, farmer, left his bed neal
Platte City, Mo-, and hanged himself
with trace chain.
James Avery, thief. has made two
escapes from Jail at Scottsburg, Ind,
within fortnight.
Mrs. James Vaughn of Washington
county, KY, fell into a fireplace and
was burned to death.
Prince Abbas, the new khedive of
Egypt, arrived at Cairo, and was given
an enthusiastic welcome.
A combination of plug tobacco manu-.
factUrers against the American tobacco
trust is said to be forming.
Joshua B. Wickham, said TO be 11G
years old and to have voted for John
Adams, died at Ottumwa, Ia
By the fall of the cage in the Chatham
coal mine, near Springfield, H., four
men received dangerous injuries.
Charles w. Crawley, wife-murderer,
was saved from trial at Kansas City by
being adjudged insane after the act.
Prince George, heir presumptive to
the British throne, is said to be tired of
the navy and anxious to enter the army.
Judge Lindsey of Kentucky has for
personal reasons declined appointment
10 the interstate commerce commits
sion.
Would-be robbers shot the driver of a
mail wagon in Sioux City, 10. They
We're frightened off without getting any
booty.
Fifty-nine indictments were returned
against the railroad rioters at Linwood,
Ark, and several of the accused pleaded
guilty.
John Sheehan shot and seriously
wounded David Patton in the Cincin-
natl postoffice. Both parties We're postal
clerks
The railroad companies with one &C.
cord offer to transport all grain destined
for relief of starving Russians free of
charge.
Hon. Geo. w. Fithian carried the
Sixteenth Illinois congressional district
Democratic primaries and had two votes
to spare.
An extra session of the South Dakota
legislature on the Worlds fair exhibit OF
the state has been promised by the
governor.
People living in western Colorado are
passing through some remarkable expe.
riences incident to the intense cold and
deep snow.
An interesting review before commit.
tee was had of the question of electing
United States senators directly by the
people at the polls.
Leopold Wanderer, a German, was
arrested in New York ON complaint Of
Jay Gould. His crime was standing OF
the sidewalk and looking at the GoulC
mansion.
Mrs. Nina Hubbard of Red Bank, N
j., recently obtained divorce in Siou7
Falls, S. D., and took up with a younl
clerk. He soon deserted her and she ha
gone home.
The New York Bowery has a muir
derer for pleasure. He is known a
Jack the Slasher." Friday morning 1t
cut the throat of John Carson, once
prominent Baltimore lawyer.
Mrs. Albert Ogle of Kansas City live
! in small brick house, where, as sh
says, & ghost once a week goes through
the pantomime by which the son of it
builder hanged himself there years ago
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