The Globe-republican., 1896-01-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
Liliokulani may be set free.
In battle with Turks IL, 900 Druses
were slain.
Cubans have forced Spain to increase
her army, navy and debt.
Cincinnati Knights of Pythias are
forming regiment for war.
Eight prisoners sawed their way out
of the Louisville, KY. Jail Christmas.
The bill to remove disabilities from
all ex-Confederates passed the Senate
without dissenting voice.
At Berea, KY, in q shooting fracas
between drunken men, Will johnson
and Less Mitchell were killed.
Mexican press is UNANIMOUS in sup
port of President Cleveland's Venezu-
elan policy and the Monroe doctrine.
Henry j. Newton. millionaire spir-
itualist and inventor, was killed by q
cable car at Twenty-third and Broad
way, New York.
G. A. r. and Confederate camps
held joint meeting at Charleston,
Va, and offered their services to fight
England.
Professor Charles Orchardson mar
ried Minerva Merrick at Quincy, ILL.,
securing $65. 900 thereby. Her will in
his favor has been set aside and the
marriage annulled, because he won
her through fraud spiritual seance.
Thieves robbed the Harvey, ILL.,,
postoffice of s., 500 in stamps and $500
cash.
william J. Connor, SON of a British
member of parliament. obtained q
divorce at Oklahoma City from his
wife, the actress, Maud Avery.
Men and women about Wagner,
Ind. Ter. spent thirty-six hours in
tree-tops. Grand river continues to
rise and is doing much damage.
Ship building companies could turn
out thirty war vessels in ten months
and could protect the Great Lakes alb
solutely. in case of war, says w. L.
Brown of the Chicago Ship Building
Company.
DR.. Joseph Robbins, candidate for
Governor of Illinois, and Mrs. Julia
Pratt, editor of the Sunday Optic,
were married at Quincy, III.
It is positively denied by all parties
in interest that the Southern and the
Baltimore & Ohio contemplate any
consolidation. It is also denied that
there is any danger of a receivership
for the latter road.
Russia again comes to Uncle Sans
rescue and renews her offer of two
years ago of s2OO, 900, 900 gold loan.
Love Henderson and John Bailey,
young Kentuckians, fought over a
girl at Elkton. and Bailey was killed.
Henderson's mother and brother were
wounded.
E. A. Billiard was arrested for steal
ing freight from railroad cars at East
St. Louis and made a confession to the
effect that he and three other men
held up and attempted to rob the Mo-
bile & Ohio express at Forest Lawn,
I'LL, two years ago. His confederates
are now in jail.
Jack Sheldon and Albert WaSer,
from the Missouri penitentiary by
Governor Stone.
Richard Hungerford of Sedalia was
badly burned while representing
Santa Claus. His costume caught fire
from a Christmas tree candle.
The widow and mother of Walter
Scott. who was murdered by his
father-in!law in Des Moines, are dam
gerously i'll as result of the tragedy.
The British ambassador has demand
ed the recall of the Kadi of Moosh,
accused of melting Moslems to murder
Armenians.
The gold reserve has got down to
$50, O0O, 600.
Secretary Morton gave each member
of the cabinet big apple as Christ
mas gift.
President Cleveland gave each of the
White House domestics a turkey for
Christmas.
The Populist Senators have prepared
free coinage bill to be substituted
for the House bond bill when it
reaches the Senate.
Mexican papers commend President
Cleveland's policy.
Mrs. Lease condemns the Presidents
Venezuelan message.
The Venezuelan situation has az
fected the Henderson, KY, tobacco
market.
English authors have appealed to
American authors to help avert war
between the two countries.
A Wall street broker has sent q Cir
cular to congressman attacking Pres
ident Cleveland's Venezuelan policy.
Two boys named Russell rescued
thirteen persons from the flood near
Smithfield, Mo-
w. B. Bright, president Of the City
National bank At Corsicana, Texas,
committed suicide
At Bowie, Texas, Will Oliver, aged
IS years, stabbed to death Jack Nc
Daniels, II years old.
Hugh Mitchell of Memphis took Of
tense 1t q joke, wounded two men and
then committed suicide.
A livery stable at Burlington, Ia,
was destroyed by fire and forty horses
were burned to death.
A train on the NJ X. 4 T. was
wrecked by . landslide near Roche
port, Mo- Several persons were in
jured.