Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-01-05
CONDENSED NEWS.


A Collection Of Interesting Items on vari-
GUS Subjects, Especially Prepared for
the Hasty Reader.
Duluth is threatened with grain block
ade before navigation opens.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is to build palace
in New York that will cost &, ,0OO, 900.
At Indianapolis bench warrants have
been issued against Iron Hall officers,
charging them with embezzling $4,000
of the funds of the order.
At Woonsocket, r. l., Erastus Wiman
said annexation of Canada to the United
States could not come short Of revolution,
and that it would be political death to any
politician to advocate such move.
Assistant Secretary Spalding thinks the
revenue cutters on the great lakes are lit
tie less than war vessels, and he has nc
fear that England will ever attempt to
rush fleet through the st. Lawrence.
The reduction of salaries Of officers and
employees in the immigration service will
take effect Jan. next. The scaling of all
salaries above 81 600 per annum, includes,
Of course, the salaries of the commissioner
and the assistant superintendent OF immi-
grafton Mt New York.
Canada will do all in her power to en-.
courage immigration.
A Rochester Qnd.) company will probe
terra firma in search for natural gas.
1t is said the Mexican revolutionists arc
| again secretly working up an uprising.
The Sun, a paper with the ayowed OBJ
ject of annexation, has appeared in To
ronto.
An unofficial count of the vote Of the re.
cent election gives Cleveland 5,5G7, 800
Harrison, 5175,Gl1; Weaver, 1,O2j,06 and
Bidwell, 25S,3i7.
There is no foundation for the report
from Homestead that the Carnegie Steel
company had notified the mon who
worked during the strike that their serv.
ices would be dispensed on Jan. l. Secre
tary Loyejoy, of the Carnegie company
is authority for the above statement.
Speaker Crisp is not very much in favor
of an extra session of congress.
Great distress among the unemployed
miners at Elizabeth, Pa, is reported.
Representative Harter, of Ohio, says he
is not candidate for any place in the cab
met. He also says he is not anxious tc
succeed Governor Mckinley at Columbus
The estate of Suicide Foerstel, Of St
Louis, amounts to about half his indebt
edness.
Collins, the Huntington CIV. Va trair
robber was found guilty and given life
sentence.
A sensational anarchist circular il
French printed in London, is being circu
lated in France, England and America. Il
is very bloodthirsty.
The White House will be closed on New
Years day, for the third time in its his
tory.
An attempt is being made by the various
railroad employees unions, except tht
switchmen, to amalgamate to prevent any
strikes on prominent roads during tn,
worlds fair. Conservative leaders say
strike then would mean death to the uniol
attempting it.
A new religious sect, known as 9TH,
Chosen Seven, " has been formed in Coloma
Mich. About the only feature of thei
religious crankism consists in making
great noise, creating notoriety for the par
Elephants. Eccentricities are the founda
ton of their belief. The men and womer
have spells" when they tear their cloth
ing in shreds and pull the hair from thei
heads. The leader, Thurston Carter, wen
to Watervleit and held a meeting. On hi
way home he was tarred and feathered
| More trouble is looked for