Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-14
1893 September. 1893
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September. 1893
CONDENSED NEWS.

A Collection OF Interesting Items on vari-
Gus Subjects, Especially Prepared for
the Hasty Readers.
Chicago is threatened with granulated
sugar famine.
Cold weather is causing much suffering
among the families of the Cherokee strip
boomers.
The government is determined to have
fair play for all boomers trying to get onto
the Cherokee strip.
The civil service commission has submit
ted to congress a deficiency estimate of
81, ,90S for clerk hire.
Frosts were reported from Sion City and
West Union, Ia, and Black River Falls,
Wis, Monday night.
It is estimated there are now 5000 men
idle in Colorado, and that 1900 more will
be thrown out Of work in the next 30 or go
days.
The smallpox guards at Muncie, Ind,
struck because their wages had been re-
duced by the council. Some of them got
drunk and the police had to be called out
to prevent a serious disturbance.
The official count of the treasury cash,
beginning May 81 last, has been completed.
The committee having this work In hand,
consisting of E. B. Daskan and A. T.
Huntington and Charles H. Noble, were
assisted by 80 expert counters and laborers
and have worked constantly since they be-
gan. Treasurer Morgan has signed re-
ceipt in favor Of e. B. Nebeker for $740,-
e17,419.782s, made up as follows: Cash,
STA, no, ,42297; treasurer's transfer account,
$31 $50, $500; reserves, $314, ,S5S, 400; unis-
sued certificates, 81, $50 900; bonds held in
trust, S21s, ,27S, ,001. .S9X. In counting and
weighing this vast sum of money not one
cent was found missing. The total weight
Of the coin counted was about 5000 tons.
There are no hard times in Mexico and
silver is expected to appreciate.
John 'Connor, ex-member of parliament
from Tipperany, now in America, says he
does not consider the prospects Of home
rule good.
Tennessee troops will soon leave Coal
Greek.
Kansas women will make the coming
campaign the fight of their lives.
Congressman Goodnight has prepared
and will introduce bill providing for the
division of the state of Kentucky into two
federal districts. The Kentucky delega-
tion is united for the success of the bill.
The line Of the division will extend from
the Kentucky river south along with its
waters to the Tennessee line.
A proposition is now before congress to
facilitate the transmittal of small sums.
Under this bill, on and after the 1st of
January, 1894, the issue of postal notes will
cease and in their stead there is to be is
sued postal fractional currency in de-
nominations Of s, 10, IS, so and Is cents.
1t is believed that the government will
have hard work to convict Haughney and
the Cof1ns of the defunct Indianapolis
bank.
The Vancouver canneries have all
closed The salmon pack is estimated at
All 600 cases, surprising all previous rec
ords by nearly 100000 cases
Carnegie's Homestead plant, which has
been partially shut down for the past six
weeks, have resumed in all departments,
giving employment to 2,000 idle men.
A number of the towns along the Miami
and Erie canal held meetings and discussed
the ship canal project. Committees were
appointed to attend the meeting of the
board of trade in Cincinnati.
The $4,000 new Masonic temple, Mans
field, o., will be dedicated Oct. 4.