Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-12-03
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Tuesday.

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Readers.
Tuesday.
Captain John d. Hart Of the Laurada has
been Indicted in Philadelphia for filibuster-
Ing.
Star Pointer beat Joe Patchen In three
straight heats in Philadelphia, the best
time being 2:04l4.
Congressman B0utelle Of Maine, after
leaving Canton, o.. was summoned back by
President-elect Mckinley.
Ex-Mlnister Scrlggs says the 80 years
limitation in the Venezuelan treaty is fs-
vorable to the South American Republic
The one hundred and twenty-eighth an
nual banquet of the New York chamber of
commerce was the most notable ever held.
Ex-Postmaster General John wanamaker
has slgnlfed his willingness to represent
Pennsylvania in the United States senate.
james r. Sovereign was reelected gen.
eral master workman of the Knights of
Labor and John w. Hays was reelected
secretary-treasurer.
1t is said the supreme court of Kentucky
has agreed on a decision sustaining the
lower court in the cases of jackson and
Walling for the murder of Pearl Bryan.
From Feb. to Nov. 1, 1896, the United
States mints coined 1920, ,922 silver dol
lars, the governments profit being $5,051,-
430. There Is still 125O61 1853 ounces of
silver on hand.
Wednesday.
The Army of the Tennessee held their
reunion at st. Louis.
Chairman Hanna will appoint the in
augural committee.
The British steamer Memphis was
wrecked in Dunlough bay, England.
Mrs. Foley, 65, and her daughter were
murdered In their home near Liberty, Mo-,
by robbers
The Knights of Labor propose that no
one is eligible to membership who is not
in favor of free silver at 16 to 1.
Captain Harry B. McMaster was SEN
fenced to FIVE years for embezzling funds
from the Eau Claire (Wis.) National bank
Henry De Windt has abandoned his jour
ney of trying to journey on foot from New
York to Paris. He finds the Bering
straits are never frozen over.
John Harcastle Hall, one of the most
notorious swindlers in the country, was
discovered as an usher in the fashionable
st. Marks Episcopal church ut Seattle,
Wash. He fed when exposed.
Thursday.
Ii Hung Chang is disgusted with Chinese
official life and will retire.
A. H. Morse of Racine, Wis, suicided by
shooting in hotel at Windsor. Ont.
Cuban leaders in Florida have received
information of a decisive insurgent victory
The Santa Fe receivership in Kansas may
result in miniature war between state
and federal troops.
Advicaa from SOatn Waulor hac
signed as captain general in Cuba and will
be succeeded by General Prando.
II. r. Low, of Akron, thought he saw
some one in his room at the hotel in Cum
berland, Nd, and shot at a shadow.
Frank Osgood, University of Pennsylva-
MIA football player is holding a responsible
position under General Maceo in Cuba.
A Cuban junta has been opened in every
city in the United States and active work
for Cubas independence is being made.
Henry NJ. Payne, student at Lafayette
college, Easton, Pa, has had five of his
classmates arrested for cutting off his whis-
kers.
In order to test his theory that a man
of 60 Is as vigorous as a man of 30, Will
Francisco to San Jose.
Friday.
- Lewis ]. Tewksbury Of New York has
purchased John H. Gentry for $4,000.
Price Lane of st. Louis has been appoint
ed private secretary to the secretary of the
interior.
1t Is said the husband of ]. Ellen Foster
is a candidate for the governorship of New
Mexico.
Kansas Populists are talking of enactine
law making Mexican dollars legal tender
in that state.
Mrs. Rosa Gerson, fashionable millinel
of Philadelphia, confessed judgmen
amounting to $4,000.
Two witnesses in the Laurada cases il
Philadelphia said they were hired to testif!
against the fiibusters.
Judge Myers of Kansas says he will pa!
no attention to the federal courts in thu
Santa Fe receivership.
The striking miners of Leadville, Colo.
have asked the miners at other mines t.
so out on sympathy strike.
Saturday.
At Napa, Cal, W. Moor was found guilt.
of numbering Mrs. Greenwood.
An entertainment is to be given in, New
York for the benefit of Rose CogAin.
| 1t is claimed Miss Pauline Bauer Of ST
Louis was kidnapped and is held for ransom
Charles o. Kaiser of Morristown, Pa, ha
| been held OH the charge of numbering hi
wife.
Pennington Higgins, brother of ex-Ser
ator Higgins, Of Delaware, suicided a
| Philadelphia.
| Indiana cast 7,046 votes at the recen
election giving Mckinley 1S,403 pluralit
and 9,G10 majority.
| Colonel Robert G. Ingersol, recovere
sufficiently from his attack of sciaticia t
return from Chicago to New York.
Thomas Thompson, alias Tierney, ALA
/ EO'Neill, who escaped from Sing Sing Jun
| IS. 1892, has been captured in New York.
Reports from 200 railway companies an
manufacturers show that the railroad bus
iness has not picked up either in travel @
traffic except in isolated places.
The Republicans in South Dakota electe
their entire state ticket with the governo
in doubt, while the Populists elected col
gressmen. Electoral vote not canvassed.
Monday.
The wire nail trust has collapsed.
Russia desires a conference of whea
growing nations.
The steamer San Benito was wrecked {
Point Arena, Cal.
Several large new mills are building
the City of Mexico.
The treasury receipts of Mexico are III
precedentedly large.
Taylor brothers, outlaws, were capture
in Colbert county, Alabama.
The pan-American medical congress at tt
City of Mexico has dissolved.
Robert A. Whitehead, proprietor Of ii
Old Curiosity Shop in Washington, suicide'
The ST. Stanisaus Polish Catholics of Ba
City, Mich, engaged in pitched battle /
church.
The Lee line steamer City of Osceo
went down in the Mississippi at Craig
Head point.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder Neal of Han
ilton, Mo-, were at dance their house an
five children burned
Spain has notified General Weyler not
return to Havana until he has subdut
General Macco. If Weyler fails he wi