The news boy., 1896-09-12

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nESToN. MISSOURI,
MA Aaxxs Hrrr, Of Indisuapolis.
was, on the 4th, elected president OF
the Woman's Relief corps at ST Paul,
MINI.
MAJ. THADDxus & ClARxsos. Of
Omaha, Neb., was, ON the 4th, chosen
oommander-in-ehief of the Grand
Army of tho Republic for the ensuing
year.
THE public debt statement, issued
on the LIST, showed . net increase In
the public debt, less cash in the treas
ury, during August, Of sle,S42,6s
Net cash in the treasury, Se4s, s4e, 400.-
TIE American steamship Lauradx,
said to be Cuban Alibuster, and er.
ronsously reported wrecked by treach-
cry on the Jamaica coast, cleared from
Port Antonio for Philadelphia on the
night Of the Cd.
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The Utah commission, ON the list,
submitted to the secretary of the in.
terror its annual report, detailing its
work from July, 1895, to January 1,
1895, the date Utah was admitted to
the Union as state.
ON the 1st Secretary of the Interior
David r. Francis bade farewell to
st. Louis aud departed by the fast
mail train for Washington, there to
assume the duties of his new Office in
the cabinet of President Cleveland.
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The Pennsylvania board of pardons,
on the 4th, recommended a pardon in
the case of John Beardsley, ex-city
treasurer of Philadelphia, who was
sentenced on July /, 1891, to 15 years
funds
On the I'd the president appointed
Charles F. Amidon, of North Dakota,
United States district Judge for the
district of North Dakota, and John E.
Garland, of South Dakota, United
States judge for the district of South
Dakota.
THE Reading (Pa.) Foundry Co., en-.
ploying $50 men, suspended operations,
on the slst, owing to ostaguation in bust.
ness. The Reading railroad also issued
orders for the suspension of ten per
cent. of its employees in the machine
and car shops in Reading and along the
road.
VERMONT held her state election on
the 1st. The entire republican state
ticket was elected by majorities rang
ing in the ueighborhood of 40, 200, or
10000 greater than any majority ever
recorded in the state. The ticket is
headed by Josiah Grout, of Derby, for
governor.
KATE FIELDS will has been found
and probated in Washington city.
Miss Field died some months ago in
Honolulu. The will directs that in
case of death her body be brought to
this country and cremated, the ashes
to be deposited at Mt. Auburn, Cam.
bridge, Mass.
AMONG the distinguished callers on
Maj. and Mrs Mckinley, at Canton,
n <1,4
P. Bland, of Missouri. The time spent
at the Mckinley home by Mr.. and Mrs.
Bland was apparently very agreeable
to both the callers and to Maj. and
Mrs Mckinley.
GEN. JOHN NJ. PALMER, Of Illinois,
was nominated by reclamation, on the
3D., as the candidate of the sound
money democratic convention at In
dianapolis, Ind, for president. Gen.
Simon B. Buckner, of Kentucky, was
also unanimously chosen as vice-presi.
dental nominee.
The eighteenth annual Toronto
(Ont.) industrial exhibition was inau-
gurated, on the 1st, the opening cere-
monies being performed by Hon. A.
3. Hardin, premier OF ontario. The
exhibition will last for two weeks and
promises to exceed in every respect all
former exhibitions.
ADvICEs received by the Spanish
government from Manila, ON the 4th,
stated that force of 500 Philippine
rebels had been defeated and routed
by the Spanish troops at Baccore
Fourteen of the rebels were killed and
12 taken prisoners. The insurgents
were led by German settlers.
The treasury official statement, is
sued on the I'd, showed that for Au
gust the deficit was $40, 139, $50 and fol
the fiscal year to date S2a, lOs, 739 TIL,
receipts for August were SIS, 562. O06, o.
100000 less than for August, 1895
The expe nditures for August wer,
S35, 20, ,676, or SO. .OOO, 900 more than TO
August, 1895.
LII HUNG CHANG, his suite and tn,
governments representative, Maj.
Gen. Ruger, arrived at Philadelphia
from New York over the Pennsylvani
railroad, on the I'D, on q special trail
of six cars. He was met by reception
committee of prominent citizens an,