The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-07-23

s. ftary post at Little Rock, Ark, Fort
Elkins, after Senator Steven Elkins,
In honor of his services as secretary of
war.
GOLD Withdrawals from the treasury,
,n the 10th, amounted to S449, 900, leav-
ing the reserve at the close of business
81 SOC. 166, 2s2. None of the gold with
drawn was for export.
GOLD Withdrawals from the treasury,
on the 18th, amounted to 81 ,ls4, 900,
S leaving the reserve at the close of
business at S97, 355, ,27S. OF the with
drawals on the 18th 5000, 600 were in
coin for export.
The democrats of the Fourth In
diana congressional district met in
convention at North Vernon, on the
10th, and nominated Hon. William
Steele HOLMAN, ''the watchdog of the
treasury" for congress.
TIE Christian delegates in the Cretan
assembly, sitting in Canea, withdrew
from that body, on the 14th. stating
that they had resolved to formulate
adeclaration setting forth their claims
and demands, and TO unite in special
excluded from membership.
The Miners union ordered strike
of all members of the union in Cripple
= Creek, Col, to take effect on the 18th.
The demands of the union upon the
operators was that they sign an agree
ment to employ none but union min
ers, and that the wages paid be three
dollars per day for eight hours work.
A PANIC prevails in the Spanish army
In Cuba in consequence of the terrible
Increase of yellow fever there. 1t is
estimated that fully 80 per cent. of the
cases prove fatal. In Santiago de
Cuba there are 4, 500 soldiers in hospi-
tails. The physicians and nurses are
utterly incapable of coping with the
disease.
GEN. MILES has directed Gen. Mer-
ritt, commanding the department of
q the Missouri, to detail Light Battery
E, First artillery, stationed at Fort
Sheridan, and Troop A, Third cavalry,
stationed at jefferson Barracks, to en-
camp with the Ohio national guard at
Cleveland, beginning July 20 and end.
ing August 26.
THE Christian Endeavor celebration,
at Washington's tomb, on the 14th,
drew a great crowd of visitors, dele
gates and Washingtonians to Mount
Vernon. President Clark, Secretary
Baer and u number of trustees of the
united societies attended. A great
chorus was on hand. also, and a service
of song and praise was held before the
tomb.
PRINCE LOUIS PHILIP ROBERT, due
d'Orleans, son of the late compte de
Paris, and head of the French house
of Bourbon-Orleans, was formally be-
trothed at Alosuth castle, in Hungary,
on the 18th, to the Archduchess Marie
Dorothea Amelie, daughter of Arch
duke Joseph of Austria. The due
d'orleans is 2T years of age and his
6ance %.
THE youngest membe of the class OF
50 at West Point has just celebrated
his sixty-third birthday. This is Gen.
Craighill, chief of engineers, and he
and Assistant Adjt.-Gen. Vincent are
the only members of this class now in
active service The roll of the class of
'53 is the one that contains the names
of Generals Sheridan, Schofield and
MCPHERSON.
AN order has been issued from the
war department with intent to dc
honor to the memory of brave man.
The order says that by direction of the
president. the military post and forti-
fcations on David's Island, N. Y, will
hereafter be known and designated as
: Fort Slocum, in honor of the late Maj
Gen. Henry w. Slocum, United States
volunteers.
WILLIAM EUsrIs RUSSELL, thrice gov
ernor of Massachusetts,, and promi.
nently mentioned for democratic can.
didate for the presidency before the
silver feeling became SO pronounced
In that party, died suddenly in a little
fishing camp in the woods near the
settlement of Little Pabos, Que, some
time during the night of the 18th.
Heart failure was the cause of death,
which came without warning to him.
self or friends.
RALPH VISION, the Portsmouth (O.l
man who had been reported as doing
valiant service in Cuba on behalf of
the patriots, turned up, on the 14th,
at the Ohio state prison under the
name of John Ray, from Knox county.
He was at once recognized at the
! prison as Wishon, who was discharged
September IA last. He robbed store
at Beck's Mills, in Knox county, two
months ago and when officers tried te
arrest him he shot one of them.
The report. of Col VIM. B. King,
corps engineers, on the improvements
OF the Mississippi river between the
mouth of the Missouri and Minneapo.
lis, Minn., during the fiscal year ended
3 June 80, 1896. was made public, on the
10th, by the war department. There
was expended during the year S772,-
792, and uncompleted contracts aggre-
eating S163, OIL were yet outstanding.
The available balance July 1, was
A15, $50.
OWING to the fact that the amour,
Of silver dollars in the treasury avail
able for the redemption of treasury
notes has become reduced to $40, ,659,-
z bSs and will be still further reduced |
ey redemption during the current |