The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-09-24

go, Indiana & Eastern railroad, has
stopped all trains and indie einitely sus-
pended the operations of the road,
which has been running at a loss. He
has asked for a court order to sell the
rolling stock and pay pressing claims.
A ROME dispatch says that peace has
been concluded by Italy with Abys-
sinia. The Negus Menelik demanded
2,0l6,O 900 Ira about S4O0, ,00O), not as
ransom, but as compensation for the
cost of maintaining his prisoners. The
restriction of the limits of Erythria
was also demanded.
By the arrest of Harry Larraway, a
railroad porter, in Detroit, Mich, on
the 18th. the post office authorities
claim to have stopped pilfering of the
Canadian mails between Chicago and
Detroit, in which thousands of dollars
were extracted from the Bank of
Montreal and other letters.
''ToM" MANN, the English labor
leader, was arrested at Hamburg, Ger
many, on the 18th, where he had ar
ranged to address several meetings to
be held in connection with the pro-
posed simultaneous strike of dock
workers throughout the world.
THE United States cruiser Bancroft
sailed for Constantinople on the 18th.
She will touch at Glib, altar for orders
from Secretary Herbert before pro-
ceeding to her destination.
THERE is rumor afloat that Mr..
Sewall will retire as the democratic
candidate for vice-president, and that
Chief Justice Clark, of North Caro-
lima, will be placed on the ticket by the
democratic national committee.
THE new law enforcing the use of
the metric system of weights and
measures in Mexico went into force on
the 10th, the anniversary of the declar-
alton of Mexican indepe endence, which
event was celebrated in the City of
Mexico with great splendor.
THE jury in the case of o. w. Win
throp, charged with kidnapping and
robbing Millionaire Campbell. of Hon.
olulu, in San Francisco, some weeks
ago, returned a verdict of guilty, on
the 10th, after a consultation of five
minutes.
FRANK A. MORRELL, the proprietor
of the Harlem hotel, White Plains, n.
Y, was found dead in his room in the
Colonial hotel, New York city, on the
10th, having committed suicide by in
haling gas.
The secretary of the interior, on the
10th, approved list of lands selected
by the Central Pacific Railroad Co.,
containing 3s,s95 acres in Susanville,
Maryville and Sacramento land dis
tricts in California.
The annual reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Potomac met in
Burlington, VT, on the 10th, for two
days session.
The new British armored battleship
Illustrious was successfully launched
from the Chatham dockyards on the
nth. The Illustrious is of IA, 900 tons.
Her engines will have an indicated
horse power of $4,000. and she will
carry 16 guns
A STRONG shock of earthquake was
felt at Bale st. Paul, Que, on the 18th.
The shock was of about a minutes du-
ration.
The United States cruiser Cincin.
natl sailed from New York, on the
18th. bound for the Bosporus. She is
expected to overtake and consort the
Bancroft which left a few days be-
fore bound for the same destination.
WHILE acting as marksman during
rifle practice at the District Volun-
teers' camp at Niagara, Ont, on the
nth, Private Hatton, of Owen Sound,
was struck on the head by a stray bull
let aud instantly killed.