The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-08-20
NEWS ITEMS.

parting Be1glca'
In a quarrel between deputies at
Camp Isolation, near Pittsburgh, Mon
dav afternoon, Deputy Sheriff Carr
was fatally shot by Capt. Anderson
Anderson fled after the shooting and is
still at liberty.
A special from Rome, published Mon
dav. saws it is reported there that the
pope will excommunicate Prince Henry
of Orleans and the count of Turin, as
dueling is prohibited by the Roman
Catholic church.
At New York Rev. Henry Van Rens-
selaer took the VOW of the society OF
Jesus, giving all his property to the
Jesus brotherhood. He is a son OF
Gen. Henry Van Rensselaer, and IN
herited one-fourth of the generals vast
estate.
The will of Jacob u. Davis, who died
in Philadelphia a few months ago,
which disposes of an estate valued at
over 81, 900, 900, was Tuesday admitted
to probate at San Francisco, Judge
Coffey overruling the objections of the
unsuccessful contestants.
The Peruvian government has order
ed the banks of Peru to withdraw from
circulation within 80 days and to stop
the further emission of irregular
checks, payable to bearer, which are
classed as being nothing more or less
than banking notes in disguise.
At meeting of Decatur coal miners
Monday night proposition to quit
work was carried Sc to So As about
400 miners were at work Monday, it is
uncertain how much effect this will
have. Committees were named to no
tify men not present and get them out
The Yellow Jacket Coal Mining Co. s
property, Salmon, Ida, consisting of
stamp mill, AZ mining claims and other
property, was sold Monday at sheriff's
sale under an execution from the dis
trict court, to j. S. McChesney, of New
York, the Judgment creditor, for S175,-
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James O'Leary, of Cincinnati, knock
ed out Peter Peterson, of Boston,
1.-The Terrible Swede," in two rounds
before the Metropolitan Athletic club,
Wheeling, w. Va, Tuesday night The
first round was very lively and the
Swede broke his hand with a blow on
O'Leary's head.
The wage question between George
B. Lessig, proprietor, and the employees
of the Universal mill has at last been
settled and this plant together with
the 65-inch mill will resume work Tues
day evening with 800 men. The men,
it is understood will receive almost as
much as they demanded.
Edward B. Rambo, Pacific coast man
ager for the Winchester Arms Co., San
Francisco, died suddenly in his Office,
on Adams street. the specific cause be-
ing valvular disease of the heart. He
was SO years of age and a widower. He
was one of the foremost advocates of
theosophy in the United States.
Suicide and grief caused the death of
husband and wife in Danville, III.
Henry Hammel, an aged and respected
citizen, died from the effect of an OPT
ate, and his wife, Frustrated with woe,
expired three hours later. Ill health
was the caused assigned for the sui
eide. Hammell was 81 and his wife 50.
The first annual meeting of the Ma
tional Railway Agents association was
called to order in Cleveland, o., Tues
day morning. President A. j. HamOn,
of Pittsburgh, presided. Mayor Nc
Kisson delivered an address of welcome
after which the association finished the
morning session with reports of Off
GERS.
The Alaska Commercial Co. s schoOn-
er j. NJ. Weatherwax has sailed for
Unga with a cargo of supplies ami six
miners who are to work in the cam
pany's gold mines on that island. The
Klondike excitement struck Unga with
full force and many of the miners who
had been working there have gone to
the new fields.
Charles B. BREEDER, former cashier of
a national bank at New Bethlehem,
Pa, was arrested in st. Clair, Mich,
Tuesday by Deputy U. S. Marshal
Large. The charge against BREEDER is
that of embezzling funds of the bank
to the amount of $50, 900. Since leaving
New Bethlehem BREEDER has been in the
bicycle business in ST. Clair.
The post office department has pre-
pared advertisements for contracts for
all star and steamboat mail service in
all of the states west of the Mississippi
river except Minnesota, Iowa and Mis-
souri, These contracts, embracing
about ZOO routes, will run for four
years beginning July 1, 1898. Bids
will be opened in the second assist
ant postmaster generals office Deem
Der l.
Henry c. Hansbrough, United States
senator from North Dakota, and Miss
Mary Berri Chapman. of Washington,
ID. c., were married at the Hotel Bur-
ingtOn, New Y DIRK, Monday The cere-
mOny took place in one of the parlors
of the hotel, which was decorated with
white aZalzas, maiden hair ferns, palms
and pink roses. Rev. Lester Bradner
Officiated, using the Protestant Epis-
cOpal service.
An official of the Colonial Trust Co..
of New York, authoritatively denies
the report, sent out from Washington
that Controller of the Currency James
I'll. Eckels, upon the expiration of his
time a q federal Offioo1 x1,O,,1J ,.o,o1ooo