The silver star., 1897-10-28
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Count TolstoI is quite i'll.


Alaska.
Leading brewers of Chicago and Mil
waukee have organized to oppose dicta-
ton from the English brewing syndi-
cate.
The municipal council Of Paris has
passed a resolution asking the govern
ment to make reduction of four francs
IN the customs duties on grain.
A naval rendezvous is to be establish
cd in San Francisco for the purpose of
facilitating the shipping of sailors to
man the war vessels of the navy.
An organization known as the Cana
dian Independence Club has issued
manifesto stating that the time has
come for Canada to throw of its con-
nection with England.
General Weyler has granted amnesty
to twenty-six more political prisoners.
including several women who have
been incarcerated Oh the island of
Pines
Cardinal Richard. Archbishop of
Paris. has issued pastoral announcing
the institution at Saint Sulpice, in the
department of Tarn, of brotherhood
for the conversion of England.
The King of Corea has declared him
self to be emperor. This action would
seem to indicate that Corea will not
hereafter be subject in any way to
China or other adjacent countries.
Reinforcements of Spanish troops for
Cuba are being hurried forward by the
military authorities. About 5000 ad-
ditional soldiers will leave Spain for
that island before the end of the present
month
Thirty-three thousand dollars Is what
1t cost the Atchison railway company 10
pay for the lives of the three engineers
and three firemen killed in the wreck
near Lang station on the evening of
October Sth.
Saturday. October 10th, was the
fourth and last day of registration in
New York City. The total registration
is 324 ,SO6, as compared with 330,619
last year. The total registration of
Greater New York is 3I0,749.
The Minnesota Presbyterian synod
has appointed a committee to act as
bureau of information to counteract the
pernicious doctrines of Mormonism,
which are being quietly and very per-
sistently taught in that state.
The Indiana Presbyterian synod has
accepted the report of the committee on
temperance. recommending that the
general assembly investigate the report
that liquor is sold at the Princeton Inn,
the resort of the students mt Princeton
University.
DIR. Jordan, American delegate to the
sealing conference, says that 'if ma
tions were as honest and just in their
dealings as private citizens are forced
to be- the whole sealing controversy
could he settled in day. And it must
be settled
Abram Garfield and Sarah Granger
Williams We're married at Cleveland on
the 14th. Abram Garfield is the young
est son of the late cx-Presidcnt Gar
field. Guests of national prominence
were present. Irving Garfield, brother
Of the groom. was best man.
Francis Sealy, government tea in
spector. has condemned $50 chests of
tea which arrived from the Orient on
the steamship Monmouthshire. Sew
eral days ago he condemned 40 chests
consigned to II Chicago firm. The en-
tire lot was found to he old trashy tea,
unfit for use.
Edward Langtry, husband of the not
ed Jersey Lily" died in an asylum
for the insane on the 18th. 1t is sup
posed that Mr.. Langtry was suffering
from conclusion of the brain. due TO
falling down the gangway of the steam
er on which he Travelled from Dublin
10 Holyhead.
The Wells-Fargo Express office ut
Quincy, California, was robbed come
time during Friday night, the robbers
taking the express box. which was
awaiting the outgoing stage. and car
ried 1t to a field half a mile distant and
broke 1t open. They secured coin, gold
dust and n gold bar amounting to $4OO
and $500 in checks.
Another remarkable shipment of tur-
quoise WAS sent east from Santa Fe by
Wells-Fargo Express n few days ago.
1t consisted Of five cut stones, the
weight of which respectively were 73
30, 30, % and % carats. The combined
value being $500. These gems came
from southern New Mexico. but the ex-
act location of the mines is a carefully
guarded secret.
The sessions of the International lep-
rosy conference closed at Berlin on the
10th with the recording of the conclu-
sions unanimously reached. They We're
as follows: "Thc leprosy bacillus is the
true cause of the disease. Man Is the
only animal In which this bacillus ex-
lists. Leprosy is contagious but not
hereditary. The isolation of patients is
desirable. and, under circumstances
such as exist In Norway. should be com
pulsory."
The Central Wyoming News sizes up
the situation about as 1t Is when II
says. There seems to Ike no end to
the profits in the sheep business. 1t
was exceedingly remlncrative without
a tariff. but now with the added stim-
ulris VI II. as one prominent sheepmnn
says: II is Just like drawing pen
sion to be the owner Of n band or two
Of sheep: the size Of the pension vary
Ing according to the number Of Sheep
Another shecpinan IL Of the opinion
rhat prosperity has struck the sheep
man sure enough. II wns a paying
business before. but now II In simply
immense. last year I paid $50 a
month for u herdcr. and this year I
have n flrst-clnss man at S25 month.
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