The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-03-12

nun NHARLE0 CHARLTON COFFIN the
war correspondent. widely known In
literary and political circles, died sud.
denly OF apoplexy at his home In
Brookline, Mass, on the I'd. He was
In his seventy-th ird year.
The United States ship Alert arrived
at Acapulco, Mexico, on the I'd. where
her commander found orders directing
him to return at once to Corinto, Mica
ragua, on account of the insurrection
In that country.
BERNARD j. FORD, ex-superintendent
OF the statehouse at Trenton, n. j
convicted of embezzling moneys of the
state and official misconduct, was, on
the Sd, sentenced to pay fine of
$1,000. A heavier punishment to the
old man, perhaps, was n long and Sc
we're address to him by the Judge.
The trades reported to have been
granted by the sultan to the members
of the Red Cross society enabling them
to go into Asa Minor for the purpose
of distributing relief had not been de.
livered up to the Sd.
The fruit growers of southern Ohio
and West Virginia report that the re.
cent cold weather has damaged the
peach crop from 40 to so per cent.
A DISPATCH from Constantinople, on
the Sd, stated that Mr.. Hampson,
British consul at Bitlis, telegra phed,
on the list, that Is families in the
Guendij district in Armenia who had
embraced the Moslem faith had re.
canted and returned to Christianity,
whereupon they were all murdered.
SALOoN-KEEPER BLEDsoE, of Center
vile, Ind, was converted at revival
meeting in progress. Heheaded pro-
cession from the church to his saloon.
where he emptied all of his liquors in.
to the streetand burned his license.
AN explosion, followed by fire, oc-
Cured in the Cleophas mine at Katto-
WITT, Prussian Silesia, on the oath.
Rescuing parties were Immediately or
ganized and succeeded in taking out
alive 80 of the entombed miners, and
also brought to the surface 81 corpses.
There then remained in the pit 80 men
whose fate was uncertain.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania.
on the 4tb, affirmed the verdict of mur.
der in the first degree in the case of
Herman w. Midget, alias III. III.
Holmes, found guilty in tire court of
oyer and terminer of Philadelphia of
the murder of BENJAMIN +. Pitezel.
AN oil well with a capacity of ZOO
barrels daily was struck near Bradner,
O., on the 4th. This is said to be the
biggest producer in the Ohio fields
since 1893.
WILLIAM EVANS, the Welsh poet of
America, died at Lockport, ILL.,. on the
4th, aged II years.
THE grand jury at Greencastle. Ind,
adjourned, on the 5tE, without return
ing an indictment against Will Wood
as an accessory to the killing of Pearl
Bryan.
On the 5t!l Lieut-Gov. Wolcott of
Massachusetts issued an official proc
lamation announcing the death of
Gov. Greenhalge and his own assump-
ton of the duties and powers of the
Office of governor. He recommended
that the people of the commonwealth
take steps to properly observe the event
of the governor S death.
RAY VAN TAssEL was found guilty
of murder in the first degree at Mason
City, Ia, on the 5th. and sentenced to
life imprisonment at Anamosa.'He poi
soned his wife in June, 1895.
THE treasury gold reserve at the
close of business, on the 5th. stool at
Sl24, 500, ,42I The Withdrawals fo.. the
day amounted to 1929, 200.
Ex-STArE SENATOR w. c. GEAR. on
trial at Columbus, o., charged with
bribery, was on the 5th, acquitted by
the iury