The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-08-20

Ex-PHEsrDENr HARRISON has promS
ised to open the campaign for the re-
publicans in Now York city by speech
to be delivered on the evening OF An.
gust 26.
On the 18th IS prominent democratic,
representing nearly every county In
tho state, met in Wheeling, w. Va,
and formally bolted the national demo-
cratic platform. They also, in equally
strong terms, denounced Mckinley and
protection, and called a convention to
meet in Wheeling, on the 29th. To-
elect delegates to the Indianapolis
sound money convention.
MoLLAH REzA, who on the afternoon
of May I assassinated Nazr-Ed-Deen,
shah OF Persia, by shooting the mon
arch with q pistol as he was entering
the inner court of the shrine of Shah
Abdul Azim. near Teheran, was, on
the 18th, hanged at Teheran for his
crime. Immense crowds of people
witnessed the execution Of the assasr
sin.
CASHIER w. g. PETERS of the Colum-
bia national bank at Tacoma, Wash,
charged with falsifying the books and
appropriating the funds of the insti.
tuition, was, on the 12th, found guilty.
President Henry Oliver of the Colums
bia national bank, who is under indict.
ment for embezzlement, will be tried
In February next
IT was reported, on tho 18th, that Q
British man-of-war had seized the
Mexican island of Clarion, which be-
longs to the state of Colima. and will
establish a coaling station there.
THE first regular train was run over
the Lake Superior & Ishpcming rail-
way on the 18th. The road is COM
pleted from Marquette to Negaunee,
Mich, and will soon be finished to
Ishpeming. It is primarily an ore
hauling line.
DANIEL BUFFERS, one of the oldest
members of the Chicago board of trade,
died, on the 12th, of stomach troubles
aggravated by the extreme hot wealth
er.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN and Arthur
p. Sewan were formally notified, on
the night of the 18th, in the presence
of an audience that packed Madison
Square garden, New York city, of their
choice by the Democratic national con-
vention as the nominees, respectively,
for president and vice-president of tho
United States. Gov. Stone Of Missouri
delivered the notification speech.
THE Michigan Buggy Co.'s factory
at Kalamazoo, Mich, was burned on
the 13th. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. The Kalamazoo Wagon Co. 8
factory ad djoining was saved by hard
work. The fire originated from spon-
taneous combustion in the paint shop.
On the 18th Pittsburgh, Pa. was the
center of a severe electrical storm.
which was preceded by short space
of pitchy darkness. Five persons were
drowned in Pine creek, swollen to
torrent by a cloud-burst.
1t was announced, on the 18th, that
the Lake Michigan Car Ferry Co.,
operating III connection with the Soc
line had cut freight rates cents on
first class and ~ cents on lower
classes of freight.
FIRE. on the 18th, destroyed the
original building of the Manhanset
house, Shelter Island, N. Y. Loss,
$500, ,OOO The guests lost nothing.
FIVE deaths, attributable to the OK
treme heat, were reported at Hart
ford, Conn, on the 18th, making "a in
all during four days.
DURING the display of fireworks Civ
en- in honor and in the presence Of
President Faure at Rennes, France.
on the evening of the 18th, a bomb
was premature1y exploded, killing q
girl and seriously injuring Ave other
persons.