The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-05-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
"wednesday, May 20.

wrote the alleged will.
/ A serious financial crisis has resulted
! in Baltimore from the fight between May
or Hooper and the city council.
The subcommittee of the Republican
1 state committee has made report review
1 ing the work of the late legislature at AL
bany.
George W. Holt, wealthy Brooklyn
| fire adiudicator, and Harry n. Vaughn of
New York were arrested charged with col
| lecting a false insurance claim In Brook
lyn.
! A dispatch from London states on the
highest authority that movement is on
foot in London. Paris and Brussels to eff
feet reconciliation between the Arme-
mans and the sultan of Turkey.
General opinion among tobacco dealers
| in Florida is that many manufacturers
will be compelled to abandon business by
reason of General Weyler's edict prohibit
ing the expectation Of tobacco leaf from
Cuba.
Thursday. May FL.
The New York State Association of
Savings Banks unanimously adopted reso-
lutions in favor of maintaining the gold
standard.
Thomas G. Platt and Hamilton Fish
consulted with Governor Morton in AL
bany, but Mr. Platt declared his visit was
not of political nature
Nicola Tesla has perfected his vacuum
tube light and with three inch tube
produced an illumination of 250 candle
power and took perfect photograph with
only two seconds exposure.
In New York, Tillie Lock. 19-year- old
girl, whose clothing became ignited from
gas stove, ran across a five story fire es-
cape into neighboring fat, which her
burning garments set on fire. She died
later In Roosevelt hospital.
Freshman Otis Of the New York uni
versity was "hazed" by sophomores. His
comrades in revenge "duoked" Sophomore
Griggs and attempted to break into the
room of Sophomore Bayliss. Sprinter
Remington leader of the freshmen. was
knocked out with an Indian club
Friday, May 22.
Chief Justice Snodgrass of Tennessee
was acquitted of assaulting Colonel J. r.
Beasley with intent to kill.
The British yachting season opened off
Grayesend. The Satanita badly whipped
the Britannia and, the Ailsa.
There will be a fight in the national
Prohibition convention, to be held in
Pittsburg, over the currency question.
The czar of Russia, in most gorgeous
procession, made his official entry into
Moscow, preliminary to his coronation.
General Silverio Martinez, one of the
most celebrated army commanders of Mex
ico, died In San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Many advocates of free coinage repudi-
ate the demand of ex- Representative Bel
ford for q revolution in the west if silver
is not placed on an equality with gold.
Lieutenant Craighill adjutant of the
army post at Willets Point, N. Y, admit
ted that he ordered Private Abel Wallace
dragged over the ground by the heels to
the guardhouse.
A Washington dispatch states that a
high administration official who sees the
president daily said that Mr.. Cleveland
has no idea of seeking third term, and
that if any Democratic state convention
had instructed for him he would have de-
olared himself not candidate under any
circumstances before this.
! Saturday. May 23.
4 The funeral of the Archduke Charles
Louis took place in Vienna.
The police of Richenberg, Bohemia.
! fired into mob, killing two persons and
seriously wounding five.
The eighty second anniversary meeting
of the American Baptist Missionary union
began at Asbury Park, N. j.
| Samuel Coeharan, former servant at
| the Players club of New York, was found
| floating in the East river with his skull
fractured.
There are grounds for the belief that
the body recently washed ashore on Staten
Island was that of Mrs. Charles Cant of
Toms River, N. J.
The German American Sound Money
league was organized and will support,
independent of political parties, the candi-
date who declares for gold.
dispatch from Madrid says, on the
authority of the minister for the colonies.
that General Weyler' order restricting the
expectation Of tobacco from Cuba affects
only the better class of tobacco.
Monday, May a5.
Severe storms have done much damage
in Kansas and Iowa.
General Lucius Fairchild formerly gos-
ernor of Wisconsin, died at his home in
Madison.
1t is reported from Mexico that arms are
being supplied to the Yaqui Indians from
the United States.
Henry Seelig, who Is supposed to be the
/ head Of the swindling firm of "B. Blank,
brokers' was arrested in New York.
Moderator Withrow's sermon before the
Presbyterian general assembly in Sara
toga was a strong plea for peace in the
! church.
/ Spain has yielded to the protest of the
United States, and all existing contracts
between Americans and Cuban tobacco
growers will be respected.
Bob Fitzsimmons, the prize fighter, was
arrested at the Hotel Bartholdi, in New
York, on warrant sworn out by tai
lor, S. Rosenberg with whom he had a
quarrel. He is charged with assault.
Tuesday, May e6.
General Franz Kuhn, distinguished
Austrian soldier, is dead.
The Cuban American fair was opened
successfully in Madison Square garden.
New York.
Henry Seelig, Franz Seelig and William
Matzner OF 20 Murray street, New York,
arrested for imposing on merchants as
B. Blank" were held for examination
in 81 900 bail each.
The supreme court of the United States
handed down decision upholding the va
lidity Of the sugar bounty appropriations
by congress and setting aside the decision
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