Fair play., 1896-11-28
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played with the Kansas university
eleven at Lawrence, on the 14uh, wg1
injured in the last play made on the
field, tackiing a Kansas runner. who
had the ball, and being thrown on his
ilead SO that conclusion of the brain
followed. lie died before midnight
THE Manchester England Guardian II
learns that the powers have agreed
to guarantee a new Turkish loan OF
E5, oo0, GOO to assist the sultan in carry
ing out the promised reforms in Asia
Minor
PASSED ASSISTANT ENGINEER ANDRE v
MCALLIsTER, L. \, navy, has been re.
tired on account Of disa bjlity incurred
in the service. lie was attached to
the battle-ship Indiana, and was pros.
tratcd from ove-Gorl on tha. ship
during the feet maueuvers last sum-
meE.
GovERSNESr officials in Washington
are strong in their belief that the fate
OF Cuba hinges on the success or fail
rre OF Weylers expedition into the in.
terior. The outcome OF this expedition
will, It Is believed, determine the
future relations between this country
enL Spain.
RJNoas were rife in Jacksonville.
Fla, On the 10th, tina. there had been
fighting fox three days in Pinar del
Rio, Cuua- J. \. uuana, agent of the
iun:a, said he had Information that
Their had been fighting. but had no
definite news as 20 the outcome.
1HE comptroller oi the currency. on
the I6th, declared fourth dividend Of
FIVE per cent. on account of the failed
indianapolis rationa! bank, 0; Indian
aTo.is. Ind. making a :ut-l Of 81 per
cent. rs claims ocg-eEat!ng Sl,O55, 93j.
TIE supreme court oi the United
States. after rendering decisions in u
number oi cases. adjourned. on the
i5,A, fer the Thanksgiving recess, Its
next session viii De held on the 30th.
ADMIRAL S-E FREDERICK WILLIAM
HIcuAI.ns, Z lord Of the British ad-
mira. y. died suddenly. on the 10Th.
IL = hotel At Eath. !Ie Was So years
.; az.
oS the .5sh the president appointed
y. :. Esrmau, o; Illinois. commits
sioEer or Internal revenue. vice joseph
II. Miller. res.-ucd
jcIIN MIRA. aged - vas found in
his house At Cleveland. O., on the
morning Ut t.,c I1tl. unconscious from
tortuces inflicted On him some time
during the night By burglars. The
oil ml4's hand, and feet "a; portions
of his boiy had been roasted By 4 lamp
fame applet " tie burglars IN an et-
fort t. make lin disclose the hiding
place o. 4 large sGE q money which
he was supposed = possess
SEuEETAE.T TURNER u tie G. \. z.
eCccIlyIueut committee - Buffalo,
). Y. has been notified /; tae Ccutra!
Railroad association; ,;whjc.. represents
Al roads between Chicago and Buffalo,
tliat = rate - me cent = mile. u.i-a a
54-iav limit. w. be given :Cr the But-
a.o eucau. gI0eI.t EyE. year. and other
railroad traGic associations have been
asked . make the same rate.
ET II opinion handed down " the
United States circuit court Of Appeals.
a. SIX Francisco, on the I1;l. tie
ErItiatl ship Coquitlan. with c, I9J Seal
skins, which was seized by the ccrenUc
cutter C5rwiu in june. lss2, and r.
lcrgi forfeited TO the government: By
tAc district court OF A.as,sa. has been
released.
IT has been decided in Madrid to
send io.yCJ troops - the Philippine IS
lands at once, in addition to tal 600
which were already under orders to
leave for Manila.
lUE,S.a tire month 0: October there
@:ere t,i>2 deaths in Havana, 2-2 Of
which were caused by yellow fever aui
Ia 5y small p0x, wH;ci. Is Still una bated.
bY the strau..-E ot the British
steamer Memphis Ia Duuiorrh bay. on
the south cglsr 4 ireland on the 18Th,
ten Of her c-ew were lost before the
coast guard could reaca them with e
rocket aprara.Es-
IAE NJ" eri4n bark Vcgar. from
P-oEresso for Hamburg. put into Fal-
mouth, on tho 18th, her crew HAVING
become { Il ctet with bcri beri. The
captain died OF the disease October II,
tie sai!maher on November II and the
carpenter November - Five q the
crew were sent - the hos pi.al ct Fai-
mouth.
>EEATo. MARION IU-LEg's paper.
the Caucasian, published ~ Raleigh,
y. G, did hot appear on the 18th. a.
the Office was il tie sheritf's hands.
Ihe property was lcviei on under an
execution fer Judgment ct sl9l for
paper supplied. Several printers also
obtained Judgments.
WILLIAM }. LEYAS is actively en-
gagged in the preparation Of work 70
bc published about January !. This
work viii eIIboiy q thorough discus
sion OF b.met&llism and its Importance
ns an issue IL the campaign Of 1900.
CAPT. JOHN d. HART, wLcee alleged
conlcct.on with TIE steamship Lau-
rada, has made him conspicuous, was
indicted ty the grand jury il the
United states district court az Phila- !
de. phia, on the 18Th, for alleged aid
rendered TO the insurgents in the |
Cuban rebellion.
The Lucas county Chiliren's homo, |
at Toledo, O., where 200 children are !
cared for, Vas partially destroyed by |
fire on TIE 18th. AL the children es- |
capped in safety, loss, $4,000.
EIE1, on the night Of the 18th, in St |!
Georges church, Hanover Square. |
London. destroyed the tower OF the |
church. The building also was much |
damaged. St Georges is the most |
famous church in London for fashion
able weddings.
= SINGAPORE dispatch says i. is ru-
nlored that Ii Hung Chang viii retire
to private life, being eisGustei with |
the treatment lie received on his re-
turn from his journey around the |
world.
TEE Probst Construction Co., of Chi
cago, assigned on the i0th. The com.
pany is one Of the largest contracting