The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-07-16
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

The costume of an up-to-datc woman
showed it's practical benefits at Rock
land lake, near Congress, n. Y, on the
18th, when Carrie T. Sawyer, Of New
York city, threw off her skirt and, clad
in u pair of black knickerbockers,
Jumped into the water and saved e
Dine-year-old boy from drowning.
UNCLE JOHN North died at Columbus,
O., on the 4th, aged II years, and be-
loved by all A negro who could
neither read nor write, he was the
product OF the Virginia black belt.
After being hanged and left for dead
by the kukluX, and being cut down
and <resuscitated by colored friends,
he settled in Columbus IS years ago,
where he resided till his death
The national celebration of the
Daughters and Sons of the American
Revolution was held at Saratoga, N
y. The patriotic societies held a re-
ligicus and choral service in conven-
ton hall on the 5th. An able and pat
'riotic sermon was delivered by DIR.
David r. Burrell, pastor of the Collegi-
ate Reformed church of New York
city.
CHARLES z. LELoop, professor emeri-
fus at Mount st. Mary's college, died
at Emmitshurg, Md, on the 5th. Prof.
Leloop was born in Baltimore in 1870
He studied law, was admitted to the
bar and filed many important posi-
lions of trust in that city before he en-
tered upon his career as an educator.
For some years he filed the chair of
French language at Loyola Jesuit col
2egc, Baltimore.
No IatpnpTADcu &c otf,oha1 Of <},a
papal delega tion in Washington to the
report from Rome that Bishop Fal-
COMO will replace Cardinal Satolli as
papal delegate at Washington.
DANIEL ii. YoUMANs, of New York
city, the well-known halter, and his
wife were drowned in lake near Ber-
gen, Norway, on the 4th.
The work Of the National Council of
Education, at Buffalo, n. Y, on the
9th, was along practical and interest
ing lines. At the morning session DIR.
aYro. A. Mowrey, of Hyde Park, Mass,
chairman of the committee on school
sanitation, read a report on "School
Room Hygiene" In the afternoon the
council listened to a paper by DIR.
Aaron Cove, of Denver, Col, chairman
of the committee on city school sys-
TENS, on 1.-The business Side. of City
School Systems"
ALOSzO j. WALLING, convicted of
participation, with Scott jackson, in
the murder of Pearl Bryan, was SEN
fenced at Newport, KY, on the 9Th, to
be hanged August :.
On the 9Th Gen. Pierce NJ u. Young,
United States minister to Guatemala
and Honduras, died in the Presbyte-
rian hospital, New York city. The
hospital authorities were undecided as
to the nature of Young's disease. They
defined it as medical case" He was
native of Georgia, and had distin-
guished record in the confederate
army.
THE fifty-second annual convention
j. of the Sons of Temperance of North
America began in Washington, D. c..
on the 9th, with a large number of
delegates present, mostly from the
New England and the middle Atlantic
states, and from Quebec, Prince Ed
ward island. NSva Scotia and Ontario.
WHILE the immediate collection of
the fleet of United States war ship on
the Atlantic coast is for the purpose
OF tactical training, it is we'll under
stood that it is also intended as a USE
ful object lesson to those European
countries which believe that tho
United States navy exists largely on
paper.
A TRAMP was taken before Judge
Crutcher at Nicholasville, KY, on the
5th, and fined one dollar and costs.
This provoked the prisoner to upbraid
MS honor, who resented the insOlence
oy knocking the tramp down with
Chair. The judge then increased the
nne to $1O and sent the wounded pris-
oner to the work house.
Hon. GARRETT a. HOBART, repub-
hcan nominee for vicc-president, was
formally notified of the action of the
national convention, on the 7th, by the
committee chosen for that purpose,
headed by Charles w. Fairbanks, of
indiana, who made the notification ad-
aress, to which Mr.. Hobart made fit
nng response. Paterson, N. j.. Mr.
aooarts home, was gaily decorated
Tor the occasion
IHE Democratic national convention |
Nbegan its sessions in the Coliseum
building in Chicago on the 7th. The |
Event OF the day was the brushing |
aside OF Que of the traditions of the |
oratlfy the choice of the national |
sommittee for temporary chairman.
senator Hill, of New York, and Sena-
~ l Daniei, OF Virginia, a pronounced |
suserite was chosen instead.
FRANK Ross and VIM. Lacl<e, of New |
lancaster, Ind, became involved in |
quarrel over game of croquet, on
ne sth, when Ross struck Lacke on
sae mead with mallet, killing him in
stantly.
4, HERE was but little news from the |
.ated Twin shaft at Pittston, Pa,
= 'ae 7th. The same slow progress |
being made by the rescuers, but |
- further trouble was feared from |
~ ~, or danger of any kind. The Off
MI .s were considering the question of |
g dynamite. which, it was expect
would greatly aid the work. !