Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-15
TELEGRAPHTC BRIEFS.

Grnoh h1oEfAAA-
Deaths caused by heat in the GENITAL
and eastern states the past two weeks
will approximate a thousand.
Terry Simpson was nominated by the
populists and democrats of the seventh
Kansas district for Congressman.
Bryan's tour through the east began
ON the 9TH. Everywhere he was met
with denominations in his honor.
Gen. Daniel Sickles (dem), ex-mem-
Der of Congress, has issued an appeal
to vetarans to vote for Mckinley.
More than 10000 applications were
made for seats in Madison Square Gar.
den for the Bryan notification meeting. |
All the candidates for president and
vice president will attend the Old Sol
In September.
Senator Butler has called a meeting of
the national populist committee to de-
eide on the immediate opening of
headquarters at Washington.
Riots are reported from the province
of Valencia, Spain, by symPathizers of
the Cubans, intended 10 prevent the
departure of more troops.
The Stark and Amoskeag mills of
Manchester, N. H., have closed down for
an indefinite period, throwing 96so per
sons out of Employment.
Serious floods have caused much dam
age on the coast of Columbia. Several
villages were destroyed, and telegraph
lines to Graytown are down.
!
to open the campaign for the republi-
cans in New York by speech to be de-
livered on the evening of August 2sth.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
declared first dividend of 80 per cent.
In favor of the creditors of the Mer-
chants National bank of Seattle, Wash.
A race war is threatened near Texar-
kama, caused by railroad contractors
working negroes In Polk county, where
none have been. allowed for two years.
The national Democratic committee
will take legal steps to compel the bolt
ing (gold) democrats to christen their
organization some other than national
democrats.
At meeting of the general executive
committee of the Boot and Shoe Work
ers' union at Lynn, Mass, 1t was voted
to declare a general strike. There were
about 500 members present.
William M. Singerly, who heads the
fist of electors nominated at the demo-
cratic state convention at Allentown,
Pa, has forwarded to Chairman Wright
his withdrawal from the ticket,
Senior Marcel de Azcarraga, Minister
ofWar. is considering scheme to intro
duce CONSUMPTION in order to facilitate
the recruiting of the force of the Span
ish army for services in Cuba.
The suns elipse was clearly visible at
Yokohama and Toxic. Northward,
however, in which direction the astron-
omers had proceeded, the sky was
clouded and observations impossible.
The Lehigh Valley Coal and Iron
company's mammoth Logan colliery
breaker at Centralia, Pa, valued at
100000, burned. About 600 men and
boys were employed in the mine.
Cho'ery again shows an increase and
anxiety is felt on account of the absence
of reports from the camp of the Egyp-
tian forces on the Nile. 1t is feared
that a serious condition prevails these.
A B. 81 NJ. wreck, not reported at the
time, occurred near Sheridan, Wyo.
the 9th, Every coach was derailed and
badly anaashqds 81 no one was seriously
injured Property loss was quite heavy
The Stan&ara Bank of Ottawa has
given notice that Ameaican one-dollai
bills or silver certificates will be dis
counted at the rate of 10 per cent. The
other city banks will adopt the same
rule.
The Oregon gold standard democrat,
have issued cali for convention to be
held in Portland Angus 22nd for The
purpose of electing eight delegates tc
the national convention to be held ir
indianapolis.
Rev. J. G. Hull, of St. Paul, is helc
without bail on charge made by hi,
wife of trying to poison her by repeat
eddy administering poison in small
doses. Hull charges that his wife il
insanes
The gold standard democrats met a
snalanapolis the 9TH, and decided to holC
zccavehtion the first week in Septem
Der and name a new ticket. The,
christened their party the Nationa
Democratic party.
Fifteen hundred trousers-makers a
New York, have gone on strike, throw
ing three thousand men out of EN-
pioyment. The strikers claim tina
their wages have been cut so per cent
and working hours increased.
The view of the SUMS total eclipse
visible in northern Japan and Russia
and for which great preparations ha,