Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-25
CONDENSED NEWS.

a Collection of Interesting Items on vari-
GUS Subjects, Especially Prepared for
the Hasty Reader.
1t has not yet been decided whether or
not Italy will be represented at the worlds
fair.
The president has transmitted to con-
gress a special message on the subject of
better protection for miners.
Gus Smell, a Louisville barber, was
married to his niece, Miss Annie Smell, of
Cincinnati, in Brooklyn He is forty-fve
and she fourteen.
All sorts of schemes are being resorted
to along the Detroit river for smuggling
Cinnamon across from the Canadian
shore. Last Sunday night a pine box
was shipped across the river at Detroit,
bearing the Legend "Handle carefully.
This box must be stood on end" I'm
fastening the cover of the pine box there
was discovered a grinning Chinaman, who
yelled out: me velly hungly.n
This weeks Farmers Review, of Chi
cago, says: winter wheat has not yet
passed beyond the critical state, and the
next few weeks may make considerable
changes in the situation. In Illinois the
outlook is at present encouraging From
AZ per cent cf the correspondents come re-
ports that the crop is in first-class condi-
ton. In an additional 80 per cent of the
state the condition is very fair In In.
diana and Michigan the condition is
somewhat better than in Illinois, and in
Kansas, Iowa, Ohio and Kentucky not so
good. Missouri reports 42 per cent as
poor, 80 fair and 2S good.
The Bossick mine at Silver Creek, Colo,
has been sold to New York and San Fran
cisco parties for $1,O00000.
Berry TurAer, one of the leaders of tho
Turner gang in Kentucky, was capture
by number of his enemies and strung
up to tree.
The people in Johnstown, Pa, and vi
Russian peasants. The Johnstown people
remember how contributions pouredin to
them when they were in need.
Sarah Berlhardt was refused accommo-
dations at the hotels in ST. Louis because
she refused to part with her pets-a
number of dogs, several birds and two or
three snakes. She is living in her private
car.
The president has issued the usual
proclamation prohibiting the killing of
seal in Behring sea.
Waiter B. Earl, of New York, died in
sane after taking the Kelley cure. His
friends will bring suit for 100000 dam
ages.
Near Texarkana, Ark, Ed Coy, negro
ravisher of Mrs Henry Jewell, the wife
of respectable white farmer, was burned
at the stake in the presence of between
1000 and 5000 witnesses. At her own re-
quest the brute's victim applied the
match.
Anti-lottery Democrats in Louisiana
agree to the compromise proposed by the
two central committees, and will vote On
both state tickets at the primary elec bon.
All the street car men in Indianapolis
struck Sunday.
Washington's birthday was generally
observed throughout the United States.
The Parker ice gorge in the Allephepy
river broke without doing any serious
damage.
Ex-senator Henry w. Blair, of New
Hampshire, announces his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the presi-
dency.
The national laborites are in session in
St. Louis. They will probably arrange
for a convention to nominate national
ticket. F1,tf 2Esr
In Crawford and Bourbon counties,
Kan. over 5000 men, women and chill
dren engaged in monster wolf hunt.
About 300 wolves and 1900 jack rabbits
were killed Another hunt will be held
Judge Claiburne, of St, Louis, is wrest-
ling with novel and knotty legal point.
1t is, whether or not electricity can be
stolen. One Gustave Temple is Grimm
ally charged by the Municipal Electric
Light and Power company with having
stolen their electricity by bridging wires
entering his store before the wires entered
the meter, thus losing 80 per cent. of the
current to the company.