The Globe-republican., 1897-02-25
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William l. Wilson has decided to
accept tho presidency of the Washing
tom and Lee university.
President Gates Of the Illinois Steel
company offered to guarantee rs good
armOr plate for $40 ton - that for
which the government pays $40.
Alaska is clamoring for representa-
ton in Congress
Kyle was finally reelected Senator
by the South Dakota Legislature.
John L Baker, one of the founders
OF the Republican party, is dead.
Female legislators in the Colorado
House voted for the high hat measure.
Steel rail war renewed. Nearly
$50, OO0, 900 of orders booked since the
pool was dissolved.
George w. Adams. once famous
Chicago grain Spectator, killed him
self. He died pauper.
The street railway strike at Calves
ton. Texas. was won by the employees,
who returned to work.
Preacher Goodwin of Mayfield, Nv.
had to flee from an avenging mob ON
account of domestic misconduct
The Transvaal asks 81, Co., 900 indem-
inty of England for the Jameson raid.
The Everglades have been conveyed
by the government to the state of
Florida.
More than 500 priceless documents
have been stolen from the congress
sional library recently.
Stephen c. Woodson has been nom,-
mated postmaster at st. Joseph, Mo-
Confirmation is improbable.
The President has pardoned ex- Bank
President Porterfield of Nashville,
Tenn. serving 1O-year-sentence.
The death sentence of Alexander
Allen. convicted in Arkansas, has been
committed to life Imprisonment.
Reeds policy to bar all except tariff
legislation 1T the extra session has
be en- practically decided upon.
Senator Thurston gave notice of an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priatiOn bill for the appropriation of
81 ,O05. 156 to pay unallowed sugar
bountics under the act of 1895.
Edison says telescope photography
is very simple to even a novice.
General Carlos of the Cuban junta
failed to appear in court at Baltimore.
His bond was forfeited.
Bob IDgersoll clerk attempted sui
eide. Four persons closely associated
with the agnostic have killed them
selves recently.
A bill to equip tho National Guard
with 45-caliber Springfield rifles passed
the House.
An heir to the Carnegie millions is
expected to arrive at an early day.
COngressman-elect Champ Clark is
preparing history of the war of 1872.
Forty-One days have expired and the
Oregon legislature is still unorganized-
Santa Ana river will be turned from
its course to provide electricity for
California cities.
DIR. S. Gratz Moses, one of the oldest
and most prominent physicians in st.
Louis, died of old age, in his S5th year.
John Jacob Astor's $4,000, 900 hotel.
which is in course of erection next to
the Waldorf, will be called the Astoria.
John Wilkins, a prominent farmer
of Eureka Springs. Ark, fell from his
horse and was instantly killed, while
drunk.
Frank A. Vanderlip, a Chicago news
paper man, will be Lyman j. Cages
private secretary.
Two masked man held up a local
train at Watova. j. T., and robbed the
conductor and brakeman of 50. 80 and
a revolver.
The President has signed the act
~ t1x.v
to arrange for the transportation OF
contributions to relieve the famine
sufferers in India.
Governor Retro of Oklahoma has
promised to exert his in fiuence toward
making an application of the single
tax theory in the disposition of school
lands in that territory.
The dead and severed body of JenisOn
Mcclure, son of Ex-Governor Mcclure,
was found on the Atchison, Topeka Il
Santa Fee railway track near Purcell,
Ind Ter.
The White Star steamship line is
having a new twin screw steamer built
for Liverpool and New York service.
1t is 7Of feet long, or rs feet longer
than the Great Eastern.
Governor Stephens has appointed G.
w. Jones, business manager of the
Dispatch, election commissioner
of ST. Louis.
Joseph Murdoch of Scott county,
Va. who was supposed to have been
murdered twenty five years ago. and
for which crime Bud Lindsay served
twenty-onc years in the Virginia PEN
| itentiary, has returned to his former
home. Lindsay died recently.
Governor Stephens has pardoned W.
E. Van Wye of st. Joseph from the
penitentiary. Van Wye was sent mp
| for two years for selling the Kansas
City Sunday Sun and was pardoned in
| order to testify against the proprietor
of the paper.
President Cleveland intends to veto
| the sundry civil bill and the general
deficiency bill. The first message car
| ried over S51 600, 600 as it passed the
House, end when it is returned from
| the Senate will provide for at least
| $50, 600 The general deficiency bill
"a rries more than 39. 600, 900.