Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-12-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Senator Chandler has written an open leeter, in which hescores Gage's currency and barking bill, the pass age of which by the Administration, he says. would show the insincerity of the bimetallism sop thrown into the Republican platform promises. Italy and Brazil have settled their differences over the killing of some Italians in Brazil
 The London press urges England to sail in and scoop Il slice of Chinese territory.
 There is trouble between Sweden and Norway and there is prospect that Emperor Bill will get into the game.
 There is talk of schism in the Federation of Labor because Ratch- ford was turned down, but Ratch- ford does not encourage that kind of talk.
 The Union Pacific has reduced the hours of labor and ordered Q lay-off equal to a 30 per cent reduction in wages.
 Forty lamp chimney factories near Pittsburg announce there will not be the usual fortnight close down this winter.
 The plate glass strike at Kokomo is at an end.
 A passenger train crashed into a freight on the Chicago S5 Alton at Pontiac, H., and half Q dozen per sons were more or less injured.
 A defective fiue in 0 locomotive on the Bear Creek logging road in Ala bama exploded, killing four men.
 A locomotive jumped the incline of the Merchants bridge at St. Louis, killing and badly iniuring the engin- eer and others.
 Several persons were killed by an explosion aboard the British steam CT Southern Cross, Buenos Ayres to Liverpool.
 There is no doubt that the Spanish officer Ruiz was shot by order of the insurgent commander Rodriguez, while negotiating for autonomy, he having visited the insurgent camp upon invitation. The act of sayag- cry is taken to indicate the fear en- tertained by the insurgents that the plan of autonomy will be accepted.
 Guamo, Santiago, was besieged for several days by the insurgents, who were finally routed with loss of 200 men, according to the Spanish account.
 Blanco says he has no fear of ad- verse legislation in the United States under the Mckinley regime.
 All college and athletic associations are invited to suggest notifications of football rules to eliminate the rough features.
 The cracker trust is assured. The capitalization will be $55, 10000.
 Any Indian offering to preside over q tribunal court in the Indian Terri tory after January l will be arrested. . Many Indian officials have threaten cd to ignore the law which elimi- mates the tribal courts.
 United States Consul at Shanghai warns Americans against seeking employment there. Railroad men particularly have no show there. Foreigners canngt compete with na- tiyes for low wages.
 Two unknoW Wn robbers got away with a $2,OO0 tray of jewels from a Charleston, s. C., ieweler.
 The captain and five sailors of the sloop Ranger were picked up off San Diego, Cal They had been without shelter and but little food for seven days.
 The Mermod & Jacquard Jewelry Company of St. Louis, burned out yesterday, with a loss of $335, ,0O0 fully insured. A family on the fourth floor were dragged out unconscious.
 Organized labor at Boston con demns the proposed wage reduction In New England mills.
 The Ingdaran copper mines of Mexico have been bought by the Rothschilds. Railroads will be built to them.
 Mexican railway earnings show large increases.
 Homer Smith, victim of heart dis ease, was found frozen stiff in the street at Paducan, Ky.
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