Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Gathered From Various
Quarters.
There is great suffering among the
farmers in Western Kansas and relief
is needed to keep them from starving.
John Seamon, of Wiltshire, Ohio, has
skipped, taking $4,000 belonging to
town, township and school district, of
which he was treasurer.
Memorial services in honor of ex-
President Hayes were held at Kenyon
College last week, the institution of
which he was an alumnus.
A question has been raised as to the
citizenship of Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois.
paramount" Blount has refused to
make Fourth of July speech to the
Americans in Hawaii.
5. D. May, cow boy, who attempted
to hold up a train in Texas, was cap
tured by the conductor and engineer
after the fireman was killed.
The little town of Augusta, Mich, was
totally destroyed by fire last week. Loss
$150,000.
The Prohibitionists nominated the
following State ticket: For Governor,
Rev. Gideon p. Macklin, of German
town; for Lieut. Governor, S. H. Ellis,
of Warren county; Treasurer, Abraham
Ludlow, of Springfield; Attorney Gen.
eral, s. E. Young, of Portage; Supreme
Court Judge, j. A. Gallaher, of Bellaire;
Dairy and Food Commissioner, 5. II.
Todd, of Wakeman; Member of Board
of Public Works, F. H. Brosius, of Stark
county.
a chance will be given at the Worlds
Fair to vote on National Flower.
The Peary expedition to the North
Pole has sailed.
Secretary Carlisle will not attend the
Democratic State Convention at Gin
cinnati.
A train robber in Kansas was out
witted by the conductor and captured.
The Junction Iron and Steel Company
at Mingo and the Brilliant Iron and
Steel Company will consolidate.
Russell Meachem, pro,.:-art farmer
Of Portage county, fell from a 1auurr
lIrId rus killed.
Larry Neal has said he w0u1u not run
on the Democratic ticket for Governor
if nominated.
An extra session of Congress has been
called for August to take action on
the silver question.
The Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western
Railroad has gone into the hands of
receiver.
C. S. McClelland was killed at Canton
while stealing ride on train.
A. ]. Drexel, the Philadelphia banker,
is dead.
The liabilities of Ex-Governor Foster
are over 100000.
Fred Volkman committed suicide in
an ice-house at Akron.
Mrs. Laura Osborne died at Phalanx,
Ohio, from drinking poisoned coffee.
The Duke of Versgua and suite sail
I'd for Havre.
The Queen City bank, of Baffalo, has
resumed business.
The public debt statement for June
shows reduction of $l.216,25S.
All foreign insurance companies are
being driven out of Tennessee by OPP
pressive laws.
E. P. Adams and S. N. Roark were
ined 5000 each at Owensboro, KY, for
1 violation of civil service laws in So
letting campaign funds.
The Ohio Democrats are talking of
the date of their convention
10 as not to conflict with the special
session of Congress.
Ex-senator John II. Henderson has
written letter to Sec'y Carlisle, favor
ng gold standard.
The thirtieth anniversary of Gettys-
,urgh was celebrated Sunday.
The Madison, H., Car Company has
There has yet been no agreement be-
.ween the iron men and employees as to
'cale of wages for the coming year.
The Republican state executive COM
nittee will meet next Saturday in CO.
umbus.
In disinterring the body of Mrs.
Charles Moger, of Luzerne county, Pa,
t was discovered that she had been
buried alive.
Henry Starr and Kiel Wilson, bank
obbers, were captured at Colorado
springs.
The Sabina and Gloucester bank will
esume.
A suit for 100000 has been begun
against the B. s. o., at Mansfield, for
INJURIES received by brakeman.
Speaker Crisp has declared for the
'epeal of the Sherman law.
The iron and steel scale Is about
'ettled for the coming year.
For Summer underwear, straw, fur
and stiff Hats, goto
6.i5 st CHARLIE the Clothier.
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