Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-04-06
CONDENSED NEWS.


Gus Subjects. Especially Prepared 70
the HAsty Reader.
Il Is said that Abraham Lincoln's tom
At Springfield, Ills. is being shameful
neglected.
The worlds fair $4,000 appropriate
has passed the New York assembly an
the bill now goes 10 the governor.
1t has practically been decided to keel
the worlds fair open every night until
o'clock.
The Pennsylvania supreme court re
fused TO grant the petition to admit u
bail Hugh Dempsey.
Mayor Washburne Of Chicago wants tn
council to recognize Emperor William
birthday as legal holiday.
Every ice company in Cincinnati anG
Covington, KY, have formed combin,
with a capital stock Of S3,000,OO0 On,
hundred and fifty delivery wagons will b,
disposed Of, throwing $50 men out of em
ployment.
Concerning the offer of the presidency O
the Bloomington university to Genera
Harrison, X. S. Mckee said: 81 have moi
talked with Mr.. Harrison, but you car
quote me as saying that he will not takt
the presidency Of any state university HI
Is going to Leland Stamford to become
law lecturer"
The New York board Of aldermen ha:
granted to the East River Bridge compa
ny a franchise to build two monster
bridges over East river connecting New
York and Brooklyn. Each structure will
be suspension and heavier in every way
than the now famous Brooklyn bridge
Each will have four railroad tracks. The
spans will be 1,670 and / 1,45O feet.
The great strike by the Monongahela
river coal miners, which has been waged
so bitterly and at such tremendous cost on
both sides for the past seven months, will
no doubt reach crisis in the next few
days, as q conference Of the miners is to
be held to discuss the situation. Delegates
from 60 mines will be present, and every
one will be fully instructed, thus leaving
little or nothing to do except to take vote
whether general strike is to be declared.
They may fight among themselves.
Mail advices from Honolulu state that
,he situation is practically unchanged.
j. X. Dodge, statistician of the agricul-
tural department, resigned Wednesday at
the request of Secretary Morton, the res
tgnation to take effect April l. Judge
Henry A. Robinson of Detroit was ap-
pointed in his place.
The plan of using the postoffices for the
collection of gold by exchanging the gold
Of the merchants for legal tenders, and
sending the gold to the national treasury
at Washington to avert any deficiency
has been called to the attention of A. D.
Hazen, the third assistant postmaster
general, and he views it with approba-
tion.
Mgr. Satolli may build a residences in
Washington near the White House.
The movement to establish an Indiana
state soldiers home will not be abandoned
because the legislature failed to make an
appropriation for it.
All the briefs in the famous Iron Hall
cases at indianapolis have been filed in the
state supreme court. Oral arguments
will begin March 90.
AT Chicago the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road gained condemnation suit, which
gives it entrance to the worlds fair
grounds. The privilege has heretofore
been monopolized by the Illinois Central
railroad.
1t is claimed that many of the hotels in
Chicago, which have been erected especial
ly to accommodate worlds fair visitors,
are but little more than firetraps. Land
lords are now asking very high rates, but
will, no doubt, come down to moderate
terms by June1.
1t has been extensively published that
Harrison was engaged in
writing book. He states positively that
there is no truth in the statement. and
that he has no idea of writing book on
any subject
1t is stated that the wheat crop of nli-
nois will be very short.
President Cleveland has asked Secretary
Gresham to prepare statement of the ex-
lst1ng negotiations of this government,
under the Mckinley tariff law, with Ven
ezuela, Hayti and Colombia, and he is
likely soon to modify the proclamation of
President Harrison, imposing discriminat-
ing duties on coffee and hides from those
countries
Mgr. SatolG addressed Philadelphia
in English Sunday after
noon. 1t was his first effort in this Ian
guage
Ohio penitentiary officials are in posses
sion of almost conclusive evidence that
is being done inside of that
Institution.
st. Louis has $500 whcelmen who are
making themselves felt in the municipal
now in progress They have
pledged themselves to support only men
Who advocate better roads.
The great Mormon temple at Salt Lake
City, which has been in course of construc-
ion nearly 40 years, and which has cost
nearly 100000, will be dedicated April 6 |
With appropriate ceremonies, 1t is expect
ID 100000 Mormons will visit the city, and
he dedication exercises will be repeated
laily for 10 days.