The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTlES.

The Spanish ministry is much graft
fed over the tone of McKinley's mes
sage.
Miss Aggie Kirkpatrick of Philadelphia
has been reported missing. She is said to
Gnave about $4,000 i'm government bonds
on her person. She does not trust banks.
IA Bramber, a murderer, was taken
from the county jail at Carson, New,
stripped of his clothing and hanged. His
body was riddled with bullets.
Herr Scherer, German consul at Shang
hal, has been ordered to go to Kiao Chou
and establish a regular German admin
istration.
The Republique Franchise, Paris. says
the tone of President McKinley's mes
sage 10 congress is conciliatouy, but not
exempt from ambiguity.
The Journal des Debats, Paris, regards
the essage as little assurance to Spain,
who has THE worlds sympathies.
President McKindey's message ITO con-
gress was received quietly in Berlin.
Walter Csoot, thu Newcastle, England
pug, who was knocked out by Jimmy
Harry. of Chicago. in London, is dead.
The principals and others interested have
been arrested.
No progress was made In the selection
of a jury in the Lueltgert case. and there
is no immediate prospect that the full
number of men will be secured.
The subcommittee off the house PEN
sions committee have agreed upon $141,-
21S,SSO as the sum of NEEDED appropria
tions for pensions.
The Southern cloak works, New Or
leans, was destroyed by fire. Morris, Nc
Graw & Co., and Henry Locke & Co.,
wholesalers wera damaged. Loss, $780,,
900.
Michael Spangler, was instantly killed
today in the Crown Point and Virginia
mine at Central City, Col, where he was
working.
Seventeen of the forty4two cities of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts, held
their municipal election. In ma jority
of cases the republicans We're successful.
Miss Chr.stins Brady has accepted THE
honor off christening the battleship Ken
>tucky.
The army bill carries an appropria-
tion of $23,130,044; increase $1,050, 1896 over
the last appropriation. For the academy
$396S2S increase $45,756.
Emperor William has ordered the
number of volunteers for the China ex-
petition to be increased to 1000 men.
The Figaro declares: president Nc
Kinley's message is an act of war;" and
says, "if 1T passes from words to deeds
it is possible Spain would not sustain
the fight alone"
Five Chicago men are imprisoned hun
dreds of miles beyond civilization.
They had started for Klondike >but were
overtaken by winter
Kurtz notified forty-two employees of the
Philadelphia mint nhat their services
would not be- required after Dec. 15.
! The fight between Buck Stenzer, of
Columbus, o., and Jack Williams, of
New Orleans, lasted about IS seconds,
Williams being put out in quick order
by the famous solar plexus blow.
A German expedition consisting of six
white officers and 200 natives recently
met with severe reverse ait the hands
of the Mboules. to the south of Batanga,
which divides French and German Ter
ritories. A German warship with troops
is en- route for the -Cmeroons.
Fred Gilbert of Spirit lake, Ia, ait
Chicago, defeated j. A. r Elliott, >of
Kansas City, by the decisive score of
81 to 81. The birds lost by Gilbert fell
dead out of bounds.