The indicator., 1897-02-20
rEIEORAPHIC ITEMS.


fed.rst, died MT Adrian, Missouri. on the
18th.
Madame ModJeska has been forced 10
abandon the stage ngain on account OF III
health.
Philadelphia will make n fight to secure
the capitol which will he erected In place of
the one burned at Harrisburg.
REPORTS coming to the state department
from Europe show that the American apple
made nm enormous market for Itself there
last year.
Ex- Minister I.orin A. Thurston of Homo
lulu il In san francisco. lie says the sent'-
ment in Hawaii Is Overwhelmingly In favor
Of annexation.
John e. Sheehun, the Tammnny LEADER
says that II Richard Croker would accept
he would get the Tammany nomination for
mayor of New York.
Postmaster General Wilson has been
chosen president of Washington and Lee
University at Lexington. Kentucky. He
will probably accept
Marion. the youngest daughter of fresi-
dent and Mira Cleveland. was christcncd
the other day at the White House by Rev.
Byron S. Sunderland.
VIM. L. Mason. the newly elected senator
from Illinois. hnd n fainting ut on the 18th,
which was ut first thought 10 be apoplectic.
He has gone south to recuperate.
Governor Stephens of Missouri has signed
the fellow servant bill making railroad COM
pancs responsible for accidents resulting
from the carelessness OF employees.
America is this year to be invaded by an
Australian base ball tenn, and the admirers
of the national game will have Il chance to
witness series of international contests.
The House of Representatives has passed
the Senate hill relating to the carrying of
obscene matter lay express companies, and II
has gone TO the president for his signature.
Commerce at nio Jnneiro Is practically nj
4 standstill, owing 10 the political situation
There are fears in some quarters. 100 lnhl
President Moraes VIII reassume power on
March l7th
Baron Won Kettlcr, German minister to
Mexico, arrived in Detroit recently, TO be
married February - to Miss l.edynrh'
daughter of the president Of the Michigan
Central railroad.
President John A. Knott Of the Missouri
Association Of Democratic Clubs Will prob
ably soon call convention OF the Missouri
Democracy with the Idea Of starting ma.
tional silver league.
Warren X Moorehead, archacologlst Of
the Ohio State University. has received for
the university an Aztec manuscript dug up
September = last at Fairfield Iowa. There
are only five In the world
Ea.Queen LiIiuokalani of Hawaii. who has
been confined to her room ln Washington by
influenza for several days, has suffered II re
lapse. Her physicians say that she Will not
be able to remain in this climate during the
winter
The Senate committee ON foreign relations
has agreed to report favorably Senator
Frye's amendment to the suudry civil appro-
priution bill appropriating Sl"VC for the
improvement of Pearl harbor Sandwich
Islands.
President aud Mrs. Cleveland gave their
last annual reception on the llth TO the
army aud navy OF the marine corps. The
crowd present was the largest of the sea
son, and was as large as any since Mr.
Cleveland has been In office.
Cardinal Gibbons hns received from Rome
official advices confirming the Associated
Press report of the appointment OF the Rev,
J. J. Monaghan of ST. Patrlck's church.
Charleston, South Carolina TO he bishop Of
the see OF Wilmington, Delaware.
Sir George Goldie. commanding the royal
Niger compnny's expedition against the
emir OF Nupe, cables from the palace of the
smlr at Bida on January -. saying that the
palace has been captured aud that all the
members of the expedition ARE well.
The Kansas S.nnt. has, by u strict party
resolution, submitting the proposition OF
changing the constitution as to include
that principle to a vote of the people. The
silver forces voted solidiy for the resolution
and the Republicans against 1t.
The government OF Colombia has voted
5000, 900 francs for the purchase OF more
warships. The navy now consists Of only
one cruiser, the Cordoba. which was recently
atted out In New York and which turned out
4
Bayaca, and the revenue cutters Narino and
Hercules.
Robert Kneebs. the American horse own
or, who on February | WIS sentenced To
nine months imprisonment md fine Of
1000 marks In Germany. after having been
convicted of trotting Bethel under the name
Of Nellie Kneehs. has decided not TO appeal
against his sentence He has less than two
months to serve
At the meeting Of the Epworth League
Board Of Control at New York the election
Of officers for the ensuing four years resulted
as follows: Rev. Edward A. Schell of Chi
cago, general secretary. Prof. Il. Garland
Penn Of Lynchhurg. Virginia. assistant sec
-etary for the colcred work; Charles Il.
Piper, treasurer,
Secretary Herbert has been obliged 10 re.
fuse the request OF number of California's
leading citizens for the assignment OF a
naval vessel for the transportation of n
cargo of wheat and corn to the famine
stricken natives Of India. Naval vessels of
the modern type are totally untitled for the
purpose Of carrying cargoes
The big battleship Texas sailed from New
York for Galveston. Texas. after being tied
up In the navy yard for several months, In
which time extensive repairs and alterations
have been made. AT Galveston the silver
service gift from the Lone Star state. will
be presented To the officers Of the battleship
The ceremony will take place February 20.
The old Western department building at
Ottawa, Ontario suffered damage to the
extent of s1O0.UO by fire on the 18th. The
upper floors. with the Mansard roof were
completely burned out. but the main Offices,
OH the second and third floors. are all safe
the fire not having gotten through the con
crete floor, but much damage was done by
water
Burglars entered the Office OF Secret Serv-
Ice Agent Murphy in the Federal building
In st. Lonis and captured all the counterfeit
money in possession OF the department
Two gangs OF expert counterfciters are in
jail there awaiting trial. The capture of
counterfeit money robs the government of
Its chief evidence and practically prevents
the effective prosecution OF the cases
peculiar epidemic. In some respects sim.
liar TO the bubonic plague in India, is
alarming the people OF the upper Rio Grande
villages. The disease attacks people with
pain In the henh. then quickly goes to the
stomach and death follows in n few hours
At Velnrde. Mexican town on the river.
sixty-hve miles north Of Santa Fe. seven peo.
pie have died within the past three days
Knowing from authentic sources of the
destitution existing in Cnbn. the American
National Red cIoss society offered Its serv.
lees ms an organization. Some international
flaw presenting itself. Miss Barton lmme-
diateiy offered herself aud her officers for
individual service in Cuba provided Spain
acceded and the American people desired
to place their contributions OF money or ma
teriais in the hands Of Miss Barton and her