The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-16
GENERAL NEWS

the Post-Dispatch caused him to bring
suit against the paper for alleged
libel, and he also instituted proceed
ings for criminal libel against the
papers editors. 1t is thought that his
mind became unbalanced by these
troubles. He left note saying he
had determined not to kill f. ID.
White, the chief editor of the paper,
preferring suicide to murder. There
were four other suicides in st. Louis
shortly after the Judge killed himself.
Mr.. Ballard Smith, editor-in-chief
of the New York World, has resigned.
and his resignation has been accepted
by Mr.. Pulitzer, the proprietor of the
World. The cause of Mr.. Smiths
Withdrawal is said to be his editorial
policy regarding the Homestead strike.
Under his leadership the World took
ultra grounds in defense of the
strikers.
A telephone message from Grosi, in
the foothills, twelve miles from Reed
ley, CAL, says the Visalia train robbers
are on Niger Creek, ten miles from
Grosi, surrounded by posse of over
fifty armed men. The officers are
confident of capture of the despera-
does if they get no further in the
mountains.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by the Chicago Musical Union to Sc
cure the arrest of the members of the
famous Thirteenth Battilion Band, of
Hamilton, Ont, as it passed through
that city EN- route to Denver, on the
allegation that it had come into this
country in violation of the alien labor
law.
In published interview Director
General Davis, of the Worlds Column
bian Commission, is quoted as saying
that Congress had really given the
Fair So, 2S3,000, or $4,000 more than
it is generally understood the bill
called for.
The name of Marshall Cushing, the
Private Secretary to Postmaster Gen.
eral Wanamaker, is prominently
mentioned as probable successor to
First Assistant Postmaster General
Whitfield, soon to retire.
A horrible accident happened in
County III, west of Guthrie, c. Il. A
man, his wife and four children were
en- route in wagon when their team
ran away, and, dashing over preci-
pice, killed every one of the six.
Copies of President Harrison's proc
lamation, calling Oh armed men to dis
perse, have been shot to pieces where
posted in Wyoming. This is supposed
to be the work of "rustler" sympa-
thizers.
VIM. Stuering and Miss Annie
Stuering, first cousins, who reside in
st. Louis, after unsuccessful attempts
to marry in three States, came to
Louisville, obtained license, and were
| wed.
At Winslow, thirty miles north OF
Van Buren,, Ark, an unsuccessful at
tempt was made to rob the Frisco
passenger train. 1t is believed to
have been the Dalton gang.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners in National Convention at ST.
Louis, adopted resolution demand
ing that the Worlds Fair be kept
open on Sunday.
The house over the vault at the
Jewish cemetery, at Preston and
Woodbine streets, Louisville, was sci
on fire and burned.
| AL Howard, of Chicago, won $4,000
from the pool rooms. He accepted s
l odds ON Louise, Kentucky filly
who ran at Garfield Park.
The Fort Payne Coal and Iron Com.
pany, of Fort Payne, Ala, has been
placed in the hands of a receiver on
the application of minority of the
bondholders.
| About forty high-salaried and orna.
mental officers of the Geological
Bureau will be dropped on account Of
the reduction of the annual appropria.
ton.
Representative VIM. I. Ellis was
unanimously nominated by the Demo.
cratic Convention of the Second dis