The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-20
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS IN BRIEF

annexation of the Hawaiian islands
Fire in st. Paul, Mimi. caused the
loss of property amounting to 500. 900.
The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail-
road Co. advanced Pig IRON % per cent.
1t is believed that Germany and Rus
STA will have IA set-to in the coming
spring.
Charles Arnold. secretary of the
Piedmont exposition at Atlanta, Ga,
is dead
The German parliament has voted in
favor of admitting Jesuits into that
country.
There is now in the national treasury
81 100000 set apart To pay certain cot
ton claims.
Alderman Swift of Chicago has been
nominated by the republicans of that
city for mayor.
tramp Shot and instantly killed
No cause known.
The free silver bill members of con-
gress declare they are going to keep up
the fight for free coinage.
The Torrey ban llrupt bill has been
killed in the national house OF repro
sentativcs by a vote of lOl to o.
1t is said that new negotiations are
pending between the United States and
Spain regarding the duty on sugar.
White Fortcuberg, prominent far
mer of Cherokee county. Ala, was as
sassinated near his home from ambush.
The ear has recently suppressed
several newspapers in Russia tor speak
ing favorably of Germany and her en-
peror.
In the Virginia legislature the demo
cratic members in caucus nominated
Gen. Eppa IIunton for the United States
senate.
The usual criticisms by the press,
both foreign and domestic, have been
INDUCED in regarding the presidents
message.
La grippe is seriously interfering with
| the work in the factories at st. Louis
| There have been 600 cases there in the
| last few days.
The amount estimated to carry or
| the government for the fiscal year is
| S41l. S79,0 41, against estimates for 1896
of 1921 GIBBS.
| Joseph Deitsch. an aged Hebrew at
indianapolis, Ind. died recently, anc
| S94. 900 in gold was discovered concealed
| in his bedroom.
| A snow slide at mining camp fifty
miles west of Butte, Mont, caused TIL,
death of five miners and seriously in
| iured several others
Fire caused by a defective llue de
stroyed the steam engineering and gen
eral stores buildings in the navy yarc
at Norfolk, Va. Loss S25o,oOo
Queen Victoria has telegraphed thu
king of Siam congratulating him npol
his jubilee and expressing a desire TO
the prosperity of his kingdom.
Robert and William Mitchell ant
Mrs. Duff of Louisville. Ky, have fallel
heir to fortune of 5000 by tn,
| death of relative in Australia
The government of Buenos Ayre
! has decreed amnesty to all political eX
lies and prisoners, with the exception
of those on trial in the federal courts.
Thos. Axworthy. defaulting treas
urer of Cleveland. o., died in Hamilton
Ont, of Bright's disease. Axworth.
left Cleveland in September. 1883, tax
ing 5000, 900 of that city's money.
The United States revenue cutter
Tom Corwin, has sailed from San Fran
cisco, no one knowing her destination
but it is supposed to be to the Hawaiian
group.
The SD national congress convened
in Washington on Monday, the At
inst, members of both houses listenin,
to the presidents message with dee
interest
The Merchants Exchange at ST. Lou
is has adopted resolutions favoring tn
passage of the Torrey bankruptcy lay
and the repeal of the interstate com
merce law.
The Kansas farmers alliance and in
dustrial union as an organization of
non political character is dead, the por
ulists have captured it and turned
into political mill.
In the United States district court a
Omaha, Neb., Judge Dundy denied tn
application of the receivers OF the Ur
ion Pacific for an order fixing the sa
aries at SIS, 1000 each
Senator Morgan of Ala bama does no
indorse the free list in the tariff bill a
promulgated by President CLEVELAND
The senator says it is inconsistent wit
the principle for revenue,