Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-02-23
CONDENSED NEWS.

! Collection Of Interesting Items ON vari-
Gus Subjects. Especially Prepared for
the Hasty Reader.
Governor Northen, OF Georgia, issued a
PECULIAR proclamation. setting forth the
Iravery OF two men who had saved a ne
gro from lynching. He concludes; "Ad-
Iquate praise should also be awarded to
he officers Of the law as well As those
patriotic and law-ahiding men who reso
lutely stood by the great bulwark of social
order, and sternly set their faces against
the unauthorized taking Of human life"
There is considerable protesting es-
pecially among the Women's Christian
Temperance union, because the Willard
fountain, which is to be gift to the city
of Chicago from the temperance children all
over the world, is 10 come from the studio
of a young London artist, George Wade,
on the ground that there are many tai
ented woman sculptors in this country.
The Washington house mas passed bill
making it unlawful to buy, sell or give
away, or manufacture cigarettes or cigar
cite paper.
The leading merchants and manufac
turers of Cincinnati will make no display
at the worlds fair because the space al
lotted is too small.
Judge Gresham says: "It was purely
duty that prompted me TO accept so oner
Gus place as that of secretary of thu
state. have had all care for in politics
know its shallowness and intrigues, ant
it was not the glamor that prompted mi
to accept / had no desire to return t.
Washington tG live, and whatever may b.
said, l can say that accepted simply be
cause it was urged upon me by friends a
a duty that | owe to the American peo
pie"
Otto Faulkenburg. upon charge of as
Saulting John Underhill in the form o
White Gaping near Branchville, Ind, OF
Feb. Is, 1892, pleaded guilty in court. H
duplicates four others, including Marsl
Land, local lawyer, us well as two cous
ins and brother-in-law. The evidence o
Linton Carr, the defendants brother-in
law. agreed with Underhill and the state
witnesses that Faulkenburg was the lead
er. Underhill displayed his arm in whicl
shot is still lodged. The defendant wa
sentenced to five years in the state
prison.
The king of the Gilbert Islands wants
protectorate.
Floods succeed drouth in the states 0
Durango and Coahurla, Mex.
A series of earthquake shocks were fel
in Yellowstone park Saturday, and on
was of violent character.
The ENJOYS of the deposed queen of tn
Hawaiian Islands declare that no struggl
will be made against annexation.
Now the story is out that the house i
which Mr.. Blaine died in Washington
haunted and that the family will neve
live there Ggain.
Saturday the United States senate will
out dissenting vote confirmed Judg
Howell L. Jackson to be a justice of tn
United States supreme court.
Princess Kaiulani, of Hawaii, has az
dressed letter to the American peopl
protesting against taking her prosperity
throne from her, and asks: Have | dor
anything wong that this great wron
should be done to me? Closing her pr
test she exclaims: 81 am coming to Was
ington to plead for my throne, my natio
and my flag Will not the great Anne
lean people hear me?"
The first trial of the pneumatic tube fl
mail transit IA America was made at Phi
adelphia Saturday. The tube was a Ii
tie over half nile in length and the te
was declared success. A Bible wrappt
in an American flag was the first artic
sent through and reached its destinatit
in one minute and three seconds, or at ii
rate of As feet per second, with pressu
of six pounds to the square inch.
A number Of wealthy friends of Go
ernor Mckinney have dubbed together al
raised sufficient money to enable him
pay all the notes bearing his indorsemer
in the matter OF the failure of the Young
town stamping works and the Gira
stove works, of which Robert Walk
was the president. Governor Mckinley
liabilities, it is thought, will foot up
least SG0,009 His fortune is various
estimated from &70,0J0 to $l00000 ~
money raised will be loaned the govern
on his personal notes, and his friends ho
and believe, by thus relieving the strai
the governor can get in a position to liql
date the Endorsements that have be-
piled on his shoulders. Governor NJ
Kinley refuses to talk on the subject 9th
than to say all his liabilities will be pa
dollar for dollar