Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-01-19
CONDENSED NEWS.
A Collection OF Interesting Items on vari-
Gus Subjects. Especially Prepared for
the Hasty Reader.

A Collection Of Interesting Items on vari-
Gus Subjects. Especially Prepared for
the HRsty Reader.
In Nebraska the Populists and Demo
Gratis have organized the house Of the leg
islature, leaving the Republicans without
power
Chairman Carter, of the Republican
national committee, comedies the control
of the senate to the Democrats after
March l.
A Chinese at New Orleans claimed to be
an agent for the Chinese Six companies
and got 500 from Chinese under pretext
that it would be nsed to employ counsel
to contest the law.
At Pittsburg men and women are to
form a political party for "the abolition
or suppression of the drink traffic and for
such other moral, economic, financial and
industrial reforms as are needed in the
country"
Ground for military encampment at
Chicago during the worlds fair has been
secured. The site selected Is known as the
Wentworth tract and comprises eighty
acres near the exposition grounds and the
AashO nhOlGY DCbNCth anu
Seventy-ninth streets, and Yates and
French avenues.
Ice bridge across the river at Niagara.
More trouble is threatened on the Read
ing.
Indiana natural gas companies will ask
the Legislature to prevent waste.
Malignant diphtheria at BGgdad, Pa.
Several deaths.
1t is said Cleveland wants the Sherman
silver purchasing bill repealed.
1t is stated on good authority that when
the Cleveland family removes to the White
House there will probably be four instead
of three rs at present.
1t is said the cause of all the sickness
and death among the convicts at Helena,
Ark, is due to the bad sanitary cOndi-
ton. There is no cholera or anything
like it.
The much-mooted question of Senator
Carlisle's acceptance of portfolio has
been virtually disposed of by his own
statements. To certain intimate friends
he has contlded the fact that the secretary
ship Of the treasury has been rendered him
by the president, and furthermore he has
concluded to accept the place. The in
formation is also volunteered by Mr.. Carl
isle that Ex-Governor Gray, of Indiana
will also be awarded cabinet position,
probably secretary of agriculture.
The cold snap has made the natural gas
pressure very low at Springfield, o.
Captain Anson, of the Chicago base ball
club, will forsake the diamond and back
Frank Ives in his billiard scheme.
Helen II. Gardener, the New York nov
elist, has visited Schweiufurth, the self
assumed Messiah, at Rockford, Ills She
says he is maniac.
A rich strike of gold has been made in
the Grand canon of the Colorado, in Ari-
zona. There is no longer any doubt of
the richness of the placers in the San Juan
country.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company has
declared war against labor unions and is
discharging brotherhood men. A big
strike is probable. The Vandalia will
probably do likewise.
A dispatch from Tegulicigaipa, Hon
duras, says it is rumored there that Hon
duras, Salvador and Nicaragua will enter
into an offensive and defensive alliance
designed to preserve peace in Central
America.
Professor Andrew f. Seymour, of Rock
ford, Ills, mind reader, has begun prep
arations for feat he proposes to accom-
plish next summer. He will, June 81,
throw himself into a state of insensibility,
and will be buried The grave is to be
watched by a committee day and night,
while crop of barley is sowed, ripens and
is harvested over it. Mr.. Seymour will
then be disinterred and will return to life
His feat, it is claimed, has been performed
by the fakirs of India under conditions
that prevented imposition, and Mr.. Sey-
mour says he has such control over his
mind and nervous system that he is conf
dent he can perform the same act.