The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-09-17
IGURRENl TOPICS.
THE NEWS II BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

/ HuUDIEu, w.. NtS SaOl Iit tuS jtit STOtuy
on the night of the 9th, and will die.
| He tripped on the string of trap that
he had arranged 10 his store for bur-
glars
Nh. II. c. TOWNSEND, a member of
| the United States fish commission, re-
furned to San Fra ncisco from Unalaska
on the 9th. lie declared that pelagio
ealing would soon eXterminate the
areat heards.
sOS The 7th the reichsbank of Berlin
Increased its rate of discount from
three to four per cent
0S the 18th, Secretary OF the Treasury
Ind Mrs. Carlisle left Washingt ton for
sshort sojourn at Bar Harbor, Me-, as
the guests of Comptroller and Mrs.
Bowler.
ISAAC CARYL, Of New York, a guest
OF the Wandell family at Allendale, n.
j., was shot down in cold blood, on the
4 7th, by VIM Doing, who has been a
c,aehman in the service of the family
nr 10 years. Cary1 was killed and
roIing. failing in an attempt to muir
der Frank Wandell, took his own life.
REV. PHILIP p. PHELPS, d. d., one of
the most prominent clergymen of the
Reformed (Dutch) church. died, on the
eth, at the residence of his sister in
I Albany, n. Y.
THE Smithsonian institution at WASH
fngton cele ebrated, on the 7th, so years
of existence. While there was no pub
lie dem ustrati ton, the regents ordered
an issue of valuable work containing
the achievements and history of the
9 great seat of science.
CosCoRRo, Cuba, is in ruins, and an
other step has been taken toward the
ultimate expulsion Of Spanish troops
from the island. The forces of Rosa
and Pena have laid waste the entire
heart of the town, leaving the occu-
pants of the forts in a precarious posi-
tion.
~ ALLEN SIX, travelling veterinary
surgeon, charged with having seven
living wives, was arrested at Fort
Scott, Kas-, on the 7th, on complaint
of Mrs. Six, No. 6, from Frontenac,
kas., who charges him with bigamy.
THE warden of the Provincial Fish
and Game club at Montreal, Can, on
.-,the 7th, caught four wealthy residents
of New York on board train bound
from ST. Faus tin to Montreal with 400
pounds of fish taken in Lake Bullrush.
St. Faustip. They had no license.
Z Ex-UNIrED STATES SENATOR HENRY
B. PAYNE, of Cleveland, o., who re-
Gently suffered a stroke of paralysis,
has been unconscious most of the time
since. Little hope is entertained for
his recovery. He is nearly so years
old. and one of the wealthiest men in
Ohio.
~ int dos
Union congress of Great Britain opened
its sessions at the assembly rooms,
George street, Edinburgh, on the eth,
with about $50 delegates IL attend
.Ance.
PARTIAL returns from the election
In Arkansas, on the eth, indicate the
success of the democratic ticket by
ina jority in the neigh borhood of
65.GoO.
81 TEE Consolidated street railway of
Fort Wayne, Ind, was thrown into
the hands of receivers, on the Sth, on
motion of the president, John J. Shep-
ard. and Director T. DeHass Robson,
of Cleveland. The NJ. j. Degnon Con-
struction Co. filed lien of $4,000
+ against the property. j. II. Bass and
NJ. S. Robson, director and general
manager, respectively. were named as
receivers.
Two MEN on Wards Island. New. York
harbor. on the night of the sth, saw a
big balloon, in the basket of which was
IN unknown man, burst into flames
/. and then drop into He'll Gate, near
Nigger rock. A strong tide was run
ming, and the balloon was smashed
against the rocks.
The stockholders of the Columbus.
Hooking Valley & Toledo railroad
have authorized the issuing of $50, eco,
900 in bonds to replace existing bonds
and cover outstanding Indebtedness
+ OF all kinds; the bonds to.be secured
by general mortgage covering all
the property of the company.
L. W. ASHLEY & Sons. a large plug
tobacco man ufacturing firm OF Mount
Airy, N. c., have assigned. A mer-
eontile firm in which they are inter
ested, at the same place. has also
1ailed. The assets and liabilities have
net been given cut.
HE czar and czarina arrived at Kiel
on the eth Their majestiss were re-
ee;ved at the station by Prince Henry
s Of Prussia, and his wife, Princess
1rere.
J.5T. SCHARFF, the Chinese agent at
Isl tne port of New York, arrested seven
sainamen. on the 9th, at the Grand
central station, charged with having
sieiated the Chinese exclusion act by
eoming TO this country from Canada
on fraudulent permits.
Id HUNG CHANG's special train over
ne Canadian Pacific reached Winni-
Res, Man, on the 9th. The mornin 6
as spent at Rat Portage and Koewa-
san where the Woods
ourlng mill was inspected. The stay
aere was very brief
HON. HENRY 3. PAYNE, ex-United
4 !s55S etstes senator. died at his home in
O. on the eth, as the result
= Ste e : stroke of paralysis Sustained a few
previous. He WAS 50 years of aye.