The silver star., 1897-05-13
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Birmingham. Alabama.
-Four millions Of gold were shipped from
New York to Europe on the LIST.
Big steals In the Kentucky penitcntiary
are being Investigated by legislative com
mittec.
J. Il. Doe. late assistant secretary Of war.
was removed by Lamont because Of bold
peculations.
DIR. zertuchn. Maceo's betrayer. Is under
arrest and will be deported to Spanish
penal colony.
J. r. McLeal and Tom L. johnson are can
dldates for the Democratic nomination for
governor Of Ohio.
Thoman l.. and Fred A. Lucas have Sc
cured $35. 900 from loans on fictitious lands
from Indiana investors
The Wisconsin Beet Sugar Company. of
Menominee Falls. has failed. Assets, f215-
600; liabilities unknown.
The Central Washington railroad. run
ming northwest from Spokane. will be sold
to satisfy mortgages OF s2,6S6,Q0O.
Six young negroes were iynched at Sunny
side. Texas. the other day by whites and ne
groes, for numbering three negroes.
A dispatch from Athens says that GOO
women and children died during the tor
rible retreat from Tynavo to Larissa.
A serious riot Of coolies is reported from
Shanghai. Marines from foreign war yes
sells were called upon to help suppress 1t.
The Italian Geographical Society has re-
ceived news confirming the report of the
massacre of the Bottcgo expedition.
Minister Dupuy de LONE has received an
official dispatch from Madrid confirming
the press cable that the Queen applied the
reforms to Cuba.
Mormon elders who were recently whipped
by religious partisans near Montgomery. Al
ALBANIA. have been placed under protection
of the sheriff by the governor.
All the conductors, engineers brakemen
and switchmen on the Philadelphia & Read
Ing and New England Railroad have been
notihed OF 10 per cent. reduction In wages
A universal postage stamp. not good for
domestic postage and a universal return
stamped envelope. will be considered by the
postal congress now in session at Washing.
ton.
Iwenty-nine indictments have been re-
turned against five officers and directors of
the defunct Globe Savings Bank of Chicago
and special grand jury will investigate
further.
The regents have rendered Harry l..
Hntchins dean OF the law department. the
presidency OF the Michigan University dur.
ing the period Of Dr. Angell's absence ms
minister to Turkey.
Ex-senator i. I. Dubois has been elected
president of the Fayette Hdahol Construc-
ton Company. organized to construct los
miles OF railroad from Faycttc to the Seven
Devils copper mining region.
In thirty days Oshkosh. Wisconsin Will
have in operation the first grass twine fac
tory In the world. II will employ $40 hands
w aut l.f
grass. something never attempted before.
During April the total coinage at the
United States mnts was siO.4lOasO. OF
this amount $500. I,D was in gold. s.. .53j-
Vw In silver and x1I.6sO In minor coins or
the silver coinage 81. 100000 was In standard
dollars.
n rhst to finish Is the latest thing pro-
posed In the sporting line H. l.. Kramer
OF Indiana. has issued n challenge backIu,
the celebrated faster Dr. II. s. Tanner
against all comers for $1,000 In finish con
test.
Mrs Felix II. Brunot. wealthy Pittsburr
woman. has notified the Beard of Foreign
Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church
that she Will build and cndow for them n
hospital for lepers In any part OF China
which they might select She favors shanr.
hal.
The local branches Of Boston loan and
trust company has received notice from It's
head office that hereafter ionus NAV no
taken on hrst-class property In northeastern
kansas. This Is said to he one Of the first
orders Of the kind affecting Kansas prop.
erty that had been given by loan company
In years.
General Wheaton, In command OF the
military. Department Of the Colorado. with
headquarters at Denver. will be placed on
Hat Mn
command Of the Department Of the Colum
bih. Will be assigned to succeed him. The
senior colonel In the Department OF the Co.
lumbia will command that department for
the time being.
new steamship line IL to he established
between San Francisco and japan to be
known as the San Francisco K Yokohama
Transportation Company. A monthly sery-
ice In to be established between these two
points via Honolulu. Five iirst.ciass steam
ers VIII be operated and probably u branch
line will be maintained between Yokohama
ana Seattle and Portland. The first steam.
er or the new line. the Hakusan Maru. left
Yokohama April 3. and Is nearly due at SIM
Francisco. The new company wi1l be on.
Grated In opposition to the existing lines
across the Pacific.
The bnnd Of Mexican brigands who mur
dcred and robbed Edward CaiIaghan and j.
u. Klein few days ago have committed
another daring robbery. A mule train load
ed with valuable merchandise was on its
way to Amecn from Guadaiajnra when eight
OF the outlaws made nm attack on It, The
muictccrs md armed guards were securely
bound and the bandits drove the mules into
the mountains with the merchandise. The
authorities are greatly aroused over these
robberies and murders. nnd n large force NJ
troops ana rural guards is securing the
country for the bandits. They viii be shot
as soon ns captured.
sale Of Standard oil stocks was mnds N
New York ON the 30th Mt 800. which price IL
the highest ever paid for the shares Of the
company. nnd represents rise of soipcthinp
Ike forty points within the last few months
Stnndnrd OIL stock. whci, now rules MT n
higher figure than any Of the other so.cniIc,i
trust shares. yields IN rcguinr dividends -
per cent. annually. but within the last nf.
teen months upwards Of ~ per cent has
been paid. through the medium Of cxtrn dIv.
idendS. and this fact. together with rumors
to tho effect thnt NJ the Forthcoming meet.