Fair play., 1896-11-28
The rev Armstrone-Slater Memo

HE rev Armstrong slater memo
rial trade building at the Hampton
IVA, Normal and Industrial institute,
was opened on the 18th, with appro-
pirate ceremonies, in the presence of
an audience which thoroughly tested
the seating capacity of the spacious
chapel.
The body of W. ". Ingram. q we'll.
known resident of Chicago, was found,
on the 18TH, in the woods near Michi-
CANINE, Mich. lying beside the body
of deer which the deceased had evil
dcatly shot. Both man End animal
were covered with snow. Mr.. Ingram
was about 81 years of age.
TIE child Of Washington Mckinley,
who lives at Sparta, O., was killed in 4
curious manner. She was walking
from school with lead penal in hsr
hand, when She ;ripped and fell, the
point pf the pencil pentra,ing the
chest and probably striking the hear:.
MAJ. WINFIELD d. 0sGooD, of the
Cuban insurgeut artillery, with Gen.
Maceo, 4 Boston boy, and not long ago
q famous half back on the rcnusylvaa
MIA foo, ball eleven, has at last been
heard from, and the repor. OF his death
at the hands OF the Spanish forces is
proven false.
On the 18th a dispatch was received
in New York city, from Madrid, TO the
effect that Gen. Weyier had resigned
As cap,ain-geucral Of the Spanish army
in Cuba, aud that Gen. rraudo had
been named by the government as his
successor.
Portsmouth. y. H., is at last goiag
to get protection IL case Of d war. The
harbor. which has been entirely with
out protection. as well as the nav
yard, is all to be changed, and il is ox-
pected that before year has gone by
Portsmouth harbo- will be impregaa-
bic to foreign battle-snips
The work of preparing coas. de-
tenses for Boston larbor and navy
yard is 20 tie ,commenced at once. i
battery, consisting of two eirat-;uea
disappearing guns, Will be placed al
Point Constitution. on the site OF the
old liga: house. Il is expected .ha: The
fort ticatious will bc finished by Jauu-
ary !. i-9-.
(. ". CUEGY. chairman of the Iowa
Democratic state central committee,
died, on the 18th. n, the Savoy hotel.
in Des Noincs. where lie had been SEX
for two months. MIR. Cuyry's death il
reported to have been the result OF in
;u-ics received while being initiated
into I Des Moines lodge OF E.lcs.
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jumped from 2 rapid Gly.n0vinE train
between Erie and Pittsburgh, IA. on
the 9th, and was fatally INJURED. lie
was followed by Thos. NcCrea, yyar-
den OF the Erie peniien,iary, Lis guarI,
whJ was killed.
TuE fedora grand jury At Chicago
returned iG indictments, on Ike l9:h,
c: which scven we're against counter
teiter, and passcrS of counterfeit coins.
The other nine We're against small vio-
lators # the internal revenue q rs in
the sale % ,:qnors.
GEORGE \ MORRISON, the defau.tins
couu:y treasurer q Rcr>saiae- conn
-. New York, began his ten years and
SIX months sentence in Clinton prison
on the 10Th. Morrison was also cashier
OF the Eationa. bzn.; o: Troy. vet he
leaves his wife and family without L
cent.
HoS. JOHN ". FOSTER and wife ~
rived in Honolulu on the q, and mas
since held frequent conferences with
gorernmcnt officials AMI leading roy-
a..sts, Indicating that ha is studying
Hawaiian affairs with reference u an
nexat:on. He has stated 10 German
planters who oppose anuexatiOn that
!; Il IS defeated he believes the reel.
p-ocity treaty will De araul.ed.