Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-05-06
Tuesday.


Crawford county in the legislature, Is dead
John c. Short, former receiver of ths
Lancaster and Hamden railroad, has beer
arrested In New York for contempt of OhiC
court.
and gray, were dined by General Jane.
Wilson.
Friedlander, the portrait painter, Is
dead.
Colonel Joe Gray of Pittsburg died while
en- route to New York.
The private bank of Schaar, Kach &
Company of Chicago failed.
The people of Ottumwa, Ia, aye panic
stricken on account Of the flood.
Hon. Augustus s. Land, 63, distinguished
lawyer, is dead at Hollidaysburg Pa.
The gold Democrats who met In New
York issued no formal call for q future
meeting.
Joe johnson and three others were
drowned while fording a swollen stream al
Jackson, Mo.
John r. McKelvy and Mrs. Christian
Wilker and babe were killed by street cars
in Pittsburg.
Charles A. Rufee of Crow Wing, Minn.,
is in jail at Washington for falsifying his
naturalization papers.
Paul Holytrack and Philip Ireland, the
Indian boys, have confessed to the murder
Of the Spicer family in South Dakota.
Edward S. Farrow, ex-lieutenant in the
United States army, was arrested in New
York charged with insurance frauds In
Pittsburg.
Miss Lillian Ashley, who figured In the
AOnIDSf Miliinnatra I al Ixut, n
ago, went to the Baldwin hotel In disguise
and tried to force Baldwin to support the
child. She failed.
Saturday.
The price of aluminium will be greatly
reduced.
The New York legislature has adjourned
sine die
John Hume of South Bend. Ind, hic-
coughed to death.
The Indianapolis Scent car fare law has
been declared unconstitutional.
c. NJ. Barnese Of Guthrie has been ap-
pointed governor of Oklahoma.
Rev. Cogswell, an Indiana minister,
eloped with Belle Martin of Frankfort, Ky.
The Japs who were turned away from
Hawaii are trying to land In the United
States.
Wakeman sHaynes and Lizzie Hudson,
uncle and neice, aged % and 16, suicided
at Quincy, Ills.
Mrs. Rebecca Blakesley, whose home
was recently robbed, deposited $1,000 in a
Findlay bank which the robbers over
looked.
Jose S. Guitterez has been legally shot
for the murder Of his brother-in-law, who
was one of the wealthlest merchants Of
Mexico.
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania re-
fused to honor requisition for Jacob
Schmidt, wanted in Cincinnati for stealing
$500 from his wife.
Friday.
The paper mills at Ellsworth, Ind, were
burned.
An advance Of per cent has been de.
clared on window glass.
Baron Turkheim has left Montreal and
gone to Halifax. ....... ...,......
Colonel Trousdale, famous Confederate
journalist, is dead in Nashville.
One faction of the Democratic party has
nominated local ticket In Louisville.
Senator Allen of Nebraska offered a reso-
tuition expressing sympathy for Greece.
The Republican caucus in Frankfort, KY,
failed to agree on q nominee for United
States senator.
General Gomez has sent word to General
Wcyler that his only exchange for peace
was Cuban independence.
John Fl. Rapp, a Chicago liquor dealer,
was shot by G. w. Braunschweig, his de-
faulting clerk, who suicided.
The dance artist, Mabel Paines, obtained
a $4,000 verdict from the Normandie hotel
at Chicago for folding bed accident. \
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been barred out of Kansas by Commits
the federal courts for interfering with In
terstate commerce.
Thursday.
Tullahoma, Tenn, was almost wiped out
by fire.
Billy Vernon, the prizefghter, died at
Philadelphia.
The New York senate has passed bill to
tax inheritances.
An attempt was made to assassirate
King Humbert of Italy.
The paymaster Of the mines at Castle
Gate, Colo, was robbed of $500.
Frederick Everinghaus, wanted in Prus.
sia for forgery, was arrested in New York.
Stock Broker Chapman, recalcitrant su-
gar trust witness, will begin his term In
jail In a few days.
John Kane, president of the Ohio miners,
says the cause of the depression In mining
Is due to oversupply.
John l.. Sullivan Is not pleased with the
manner in which his challenge was dis
posed of by Champion Fitzsimmons.
Wednesday.
The Mississippi river Is steadily rising at
Quincy, Ills.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria breakfasted
with Emperor William in Berlin
Showalter Rep.) was elected to congress
from the Twenty-frst Pennsylvania dis
trict.
Insurance frauds, G. Linford Woods and
Edward T. Farrow, were indicted in Pitts
burg.
President Mckinley now rides a beauti-
full saddle horse just received from Ken
lucky.
Parnellites held a meeting at Dublin and
resolved to brook no interference of relig-
ion In politics hereafter.
Paul Leibhardt of Milton, Ind, has been
reinstated as chief of the dead letter office,
vice Bernard Goode, removed.
The United States will not support Ed
ward Ivory, alleged dynamiter, in his claim
rest.
Postmaster Hoover Of Wabash, Ind, is to
be removed on charges of juggling salaries
Of employees and uneleanliness in conduct
ing the Office.
Postmaster Sahm Of indianapolis wants
Is additional letter carriers and several ad-
ditional clerks, made necessary by the ex-
tension Of the corporation limits.
Big Estate Divided.
Dayton, O., April 26.-The will of
the late Daniel Kiefer was admitted
to probate. The estate is valued at
100000. The estate is devised equally
to each Of his four children and their
heirs.
Dresden's Newspaper.
The city of Dresden owns daily pa.
per, the Dresdener Anzeiger, which was
given to it by its late proprietor on the
condition that all profits arising there
from should be spent upon the public