The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-04-30

OUtlO6Es Olcu, Oh tIt0 Sl0t, NJ AllS ICSA
dence in Philadelphia, aged 70 years.
He helped to construct the first steam.
boat used on the great lakes, and some
of the principal grain elevators in Buf
1alo. n. Y, were built by him.
THE members of the Bourgeois min
istry proceeded to the Elysee, the res.
idence of the French president, on the
23d, and formally rendered their res.
ignations. NJ. Faure was awaiting
their, coming, and accepted the resig.
nations as soon as they were present
ed
! THE unveiling of the statue Of Gen.
Hancock on Pennsylvanla avenue in
Washington city will take place on
May 1e. The orator will be Maj
Gen. John NJ. Palmer, senator from IL
linois There will be grand military
display in connection with the unveii
ing of the statue.
/ The New York assembly, on the ed,
passed the Greater New York bill over
the vetoes Of Mayor. Strong, of New
York, and Warster, of Brooklyn, by 3
vote of % TO SO. The senate had al
ready passed the measure over the
setoes. and it was believed that Gov.
Morton would sign the bill.
I The bimetallic conference, calico
with the view of paving the way to i'm
ternational negotiations on the sub
ject, assembled in Brussels on the goth.
Delegates from Germany, the United
States, Great Britain, France, Austria,
Russis, Belgium, Denmark, Holland
and Roumania were present
THE French senate, on the 2lst,
adopted a motion to defer discus
sion Of the Madagascar credit until .
new ministry should be formed. Tho
ministers left the senate chamber
when the vote on the motion was an-
nounced, and assembled at the foreign
Office 10 discuss the situation.
On the 21st the house judiciary com.
&hoeixing the erection of a penitentiary
On the military reservation at Lcaven,
worth, Kas., the structure to accom-.
modate ! 200 convicts and to cost moi
more than $3.50, 900, of which S50, 600 il
Appropriated for the coming year.
On the 2Oth Ex-Consu1 j. L. Waller
paid his first visit to the state depart
hent since his return to America. He
aid not see Secretary Olney, but had
talk with Assistant Secretary Adee
sbout his claim for damages on ac.
count of the treatment alleged to have
been given him while en- route to Mar.
seilles as q prisoner of war.
THE municipal council of Paris held
meeting, on the ed, at which NJ.
Eourniere introduced resolutions de.
manding that the chamber of deputies
defend the rights of universal suffer.
age against the encroachments of the
senate; expressing regret at the deter.
minati0n of the cabinet to resign and
proposing an Immediate revision o.
the constitution.
PosTMAsrRR-GENERAL WILSON. on the
Ed, denied the privileges of the mails
to three firms sending circulars
thr0nghout the country Offering to sell
marked cards. loaded dice and other
gambling devices to defraud. They are
Ogden q CO.. 1S5 Clark street, and
George Mason & Co., 125 Dearborn
street, Chicago, and the American Nov
eity Coz. of Columbus. O.
THERE Is great deal of interest in
Wan street circles over the Cotton Oil
trust management The trust is no
longer trust with any control of the
snerkct. and the officials and large
shareholders have awakened to the
: fact Instead Of Laughing at the ap-
9earance Of opposition, as formerly,
sney arc now striving to get business
enough to pay to keep going.
~ 1Lkssns. O'LEARxsand Darby, respect
weiy correspondents Of the Philadel.
eh1a Bulletin and Harper's Weekly Of
S NeW York. were, on the cad, arrested
the authorities at Matanxss. Cuba.
asRed with maintaining relations
1th Alfonso Lopez, who was also ar
1 yseeed On suspicion Of being rebel
kepg. They were subsequently, released
- - 4Edered TO leave the island within
g PA1Nor's day, commemoratino, sthe
.ttie oe Lexiheton. was appropristelv