The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-10-22
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

Col JOHN JUMPER. ex-chief of the
Eepin.,les and at the time of his
death representative of his people in
congress, died at Guthrie, Okla. ON
the 1Ith. He was 73 years old, and
worth nearly sl00, 200. Jumper prob.
ably was the FIRST real Indian that
President Cleveland ever met. During
Cleveland's FIRST term Jumper acted as
Interpreter for several parties of
Creeks and Seminoles who visited
Washington.
THE Frankfurter Zeitung says that
The sultan has signed an trade pro-
posing state reforms for the whole of
Turkey.
THE treasury gold reserve declined,
on the 18th, TO S1a3, ,9e6. 116. the days
Withdrawals being SaIs. 100
A DISPATCH from Constantinoples says
: that. on the 18th, Nemet Pasha, an inn
perial aide, was shot at the Yildiz
palace on suspicion that he was impli-
cated in the Young Turkey agitation.
BERTHE TRIP. whose right name is
supposed to be Helen Forsland, mem
Der of the Salvation army, committed
suicide at Butte. Mont. on the 18th, by
taking poison. The girl was % years
of age, and the daughter of farmer
living near Spokane.
An unknown man jumped into the
water at Prospect Point, Niagara Falls,
Y. Y. on the 12th, and was swept over
the American falls. The only wit
nesses, two hackmen, described the
stranger as n short man about 35 years
old, weighing perhaps 135 pounds, and
wearing a cinnamon-colored overcoat
A eABLEGRAN from Vienna. on the
18th, announced the death of Herr An
ton Buckner, the noted musical COM
poser. He was born September 4, 1924,
at Ausfeider. Austria, and received his
earliest musical instruction from his
father. village schoolmaster.
A SERIOUS subterranean disturbance,
very muclS like an earthquake on a
small scale, took place at Dumbarton,
Scotland, on the 18th. The steamship
Circassian, which was lying off quay.
was suddenly shaken and violently
moved 80 feet by comnotion under
her stern. The bank was heaved up
for distance of 100 feet and the ship
yard was considerably damaged.
THE president denied the application
for pardon in the case of f. S. Hard
ing, alias Sam Harding, sentenced in
Alabama to two years imprisonment
and S1O fine for making counterfeit
coin.
The International Association of
Fire Underwriters convened at the
Clifton house in niagara Falls, Ont,
on the 18th. There were about forty
five representatives in attendance.
Important questions regarding fire un.
derwriting were discussed.
OWEN MCCARTHY, ex-city treasurer
and ex-chief of police of Chicago, died
In that city, on the 12th. of old age.
He had lived in the city 60 years. and
had been one of the leading politicians
of Cook county.
AT several of the large coal mines in
Ohio the men have voted to accept the
proposed reduction in wages, and it is
almost certaia that the operators
proposition will be acceded to.
THE city of Great harrington, Mass,
was visited, on the 12th. by the most
destructive conf1agration in its his
tory. About sixty firms. representing
all kinds of business, were burned out.
The loss was estimated at from $780,
Z 0CO to $500. 900.
A DELEGATION composed of snearly
400 members of the Early Settlers So
eiety of Cleveland and Cuyahoga coun-
t., O., called upon Maj. Mckinley on
the 14th. There were a great many
very old people in the delegation, and
there was touch of pathos IN the
spectacle they made when they
marched slowly up with their white
locks and halting footsteps. Maj. Nc
Kinley's venerable mother was at her
. sons residence, and assisted in the re-
ception of the visitors.
COMPTROLLER EcKELs received dis
patch, on the 18th, stating that the
First national bank of Eddy, n. NJ,
had suspended.
A SERIOUS battle occurred between
the sophomore and freshmen classes
of the State university at Madison,
Wis, at the close of class meeting Of
freshmen on the 14th. As the latter
class emerged from the gymnasium,
they were set upon by the sopho-
mores, and a severe struggle ensued,
8 IN which many were severely wound
ed. The victorious freshmen ducked
several of the sophomores in the lake.
THREE men attempted to rob the
bank at Meeker, COL, on the 18th.
They succeeded in holding up the
clerks and cashier and looted the
bank; but when they reached the
8 street in their effort to escape they
were confronted by a crowd of citi-
sens and hot battle ensued. After
the smoke had cleared away, the three
robbers and one clerk were found ly.
isS dead.
LONE train robber held up a Union
Pacific train, about eight miles from
Ogden, Utah, on the 14th. He caused
the train crew and passengers to be-
hcve that he had confederates in hid.
ing. and thus prevented resistance.
After some time spent in an attempt
s % blow up the express safe, he con-
tented himself with looting the mail
ear and carrying off 6 load of regis
tered letters.
Al Columbus, Ga, on the 14th. j. A.
White, shoemaker, and Henry White.
his SON, foully murdered two police.
Aen in that city and fatally wounded
s smother. There was no cause for the
eommission of the crime other than
sae fact that both men had been sum-
s honed to appear before the recorder
8 g some trivial offense.
I'd HE special postal delivery service
made an increase of IA per cent in bus.