The Globe-republican., 1895-07-12

can silver dollars.
DIR. w. Is. Taylor, . negro, was Civ.
en- seven years in the pcnitentiary at
Little Rock. Ark, for forgery.
The proba BILE successor of Chief OF
the Weather Bureau Harrington, will
be Prof. w. B. Moore of Chicago.
The United States consul at Saa-
tiago dc Cuba reports yellow fever to
be increasing alarmingly In Cuba.
Mrs. Leland Stanford will sell her
jewels, valued at $50 600, to maintain
the Stanford university in California.
The Exchange bank at Sturgeon,
No, has closed its doors. Cashier
Wincott confessed that he appro-
priated IS, 500.
The number Of steam and sail YES
sells built and documented in the Uni
ted States last year was 6s2, against
776 the year before.
Griffin Hubbard, Bob Purvis and
Grant Mitchell, who murdered D. r.
King at Carolina Landing. Miss, were
hanged at Mayersville. Miss.
Heavy rains all over Illinois are re-
ported as doing much good to growing
crops and drowning out the chinch
bugs. which were getting numerous.
Mrs. Annie Keely was pronounced
insane at Jacksonville, Ind. She
says that her dead husbands ghost
haunts her for marrying soon after his
death.
Last weeks West Point cadet ap-
pointments contained the following:
James L. Fitzpatrick, Concordia, KAN;
Christian Kenny, alternate, Manhat-
tan, Kan.
The speaker of the Illinois house OF
representatives. John Meyer. promi-
ncnt Republican politician and well
known lawyer of Chicago. died Wed.
nesday at Freeport, Ill
The wife murderer, DR.. Robert w.
Buchanan, whom it cost the State OF
New York $4,000 to convict, was
electrocuted at Sing Sing Monday
morning. The execution was sue.
cess
The Order of the Supreme Temple,
Silver knights of America, a secret
organization, has been incorporated
under the laws of Virginia, with Sen.
ator VIM. NJ. Stewart, of Nevada, az
president.
The lumber camp, Winona, Mo-, in
the southeast part of Shannon county.
was totally destroyed by cloud-burs,
Friday night. Eleven lives were lost
and eight are missing. The camp con
sisted of 80 buildings, the loss OF
which is 100000.
Guatemala's purpose to build sys'
tenn of railway at government expense
is being looked into by the bureau OF
American republics at Washington
with vlew to giving American CAPT.
talists an opportunity TO participate
in the investment.
]. II. Marley was arrested in Chi
cago, charged with selling United
States army positions. He wears
United States army uniform and q
said TO be an ex-officer. He was rep
resented himself to be lieutenant in
the regular army.
Mrs. Roe, who is walking with hei
hus band, Charlie Roe, from Denver tc
Philadelphia or a wager of $1,000
was taken i'll at Laporte. Ind, last
week. They are walking on an aver
age of 80 miles per day, and have beer
on the road five weeks and five days.
At Salzach, Switzerland, the Pas.
sion Play is being presented by
troupe of German-speaking peasants
There are so tablcaux, representing
Bible scenes from the Creation down
TO the Crucifxior. Persons who have
seen the play declare it to be most re-
markable in execution. rivaling in in
terest the famous Oberam.nergzu pro
ductiOn.
Several farmers have been victim
lZeO III tuC iCiuiCy VI SICSsOus AO's iO
Gently, by smooth gang of piano
A salesman calls at
house and offers to leave a piano al
the house fo- four months on trial,
and if focr are sold in the vicinity,
will present the instrument to the par
ties free. They ask no money, but re-
quest the farmer to sign card de.
scribiug the piano, etc. 1t turns on:
to be 4 promissory rote for $3.50. The
piano is not worth over S15O. Several
farmers have been caught
One of the force of workmen en-
gagged in painting and decorating the
vast interior OF the pension Office build
ing at Washington created sensation
at noon. The men are now
engaged in painting the roof and pill.
lars, and use ladders slung by ropes
from the roof braces. A dummy"
was toppled of of one Of these lad
ders. in the presence of a thousand
clerks, causing horror and fright ut
the sight OF what they supposed was
human being falling from that terri.