The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Republicans fear that tho t1ri6 bill
may not b passed before August I.
Claimants for Creek citizenship will
appeal from the Dawes commission to
the courts.
Fire destroyed two piers. three YES
sds and ting at Newport News. Va
Loss. 81. OO0, 900.
The St Louis Union Elevator COM
pany's five elevators in st. Louis are to
be sold by order Of court
The Hearst estate has bought the
Pinos Altos gold mines near Silver
City, n. NJ, for $3.50, 900 cash.
The French fishing vessel valiant
struck an iceburg and all but four Of
the seventy-four fishermen ON board
were lost
England talks of imposing . 10 per
cent tariff tax. the proceeds to be nsed
in establishing homes for people over
Is years of age.
John Forepsugh, the circus man.
and two SpaniarL; were killed at Tam
pa in q collision between . passenger
train and . street car.
Weyler has ordered tho destruction
of Guasimal, Zaza, Jabaco md other
towns on the Tunas railroad line, all
in Santa Clara province.
By carefully planned explosion at
the Aldersgate station of the under
ground railroad in London one man
was killed and many injured
II. s. Goldberg of Houston. Texas,
was killed and thirteen others injured
in an accident on Houston 4 Texas
Central. caused by wreckers.
The AvoA. Mimi, school district and
its teacher have been enjOined from
teaching the Roman Catholic catechism
or giving any religious instruction.
Cherokee Indians have abandoned
the fight against the Indian bill, which
carried with it a clause practically de-
molishing tribal courts and govern
ment.
Turkish authorities have condemned
to death the murderers of the agent
who was distributing the British and
American relief funds at DiarbelSir,
Asiatic Turkey.
W. w. Blanchard, Newton Hanson
and an unknown young lady were
killed by an electric car at Portland.
Ore, running away and plunging
through a bridge into a slough.
James Nelson, one of Gods Ameri-
can Volunteers, deserted a wife and
two children in Topeka and run away
with Mrs. Mary Coates, wife of
brewery employee in Leavenworth, the
fool woman furnishing the elopement
money.
The bribery investigation at Topeka
has been stopped until the courts can
decide if the committee Is legally con-
stituted. Representative T. C. Davis
of Wilson county claims it is not and
refuses to answer questions, although
he knows of boodling.
Jews are barred from Roumania.
PHILIPPINE rebels are not yet sub
dued.
Chill and Brazil have formed . peace
alliance.
The Iowa elevator burned at Peoria,
ILL.,. loss $2OO,OOO.
The Goth was Confederate Memorial
day in mississippi and Alabama
Peter Maher knocked ont Steve
O'Donnell in the sixth round in Phila
delphia.
Isaac n. Hounsel, a Trenton. n. j..
merchant. died while praying over his
sons grave.
Democrats refuse to allow the tariff
bill to be reported direct from the SEN
ate subcommittee.
The Maher-Sharkey battle is to come
off in New York between May % and
June 10 for $4,000.
General Weyler's war policy is caus-
ing the greatest distress and misery
and starvation in Cuba
A baseball revolt is brewing The
Chicago players are heading move
ment against the magnates
John A. Dittman killed his mistress.
Nellie Berg, in Detroit, and then
crossed to Windsor and killed himself.
The case against Lieutenant Eloff,
President Kruger's grandson, for
slanderiny Queen Victoria, was dis
missed.
Arnold Hallen, a Chicago book
keeper, shot himself and then jumped
out of a window, being determined to
end his life.
Rev. DIR. Pullman of the Second
Universalist church of baltimore has
retired after twenty years pastOrate.
He is a brother of the car magnate.
Banker Charles w. Spalding Of Chi
cago was offered bond If he would re-
nounce Sarah Louise Erwin and return
to his wife, but he preferred Illicit love
to liberty.
When Grants tomb was dedicated
over 900, 900 people turned out, SIS, 900
soldiers were in line. President Nc
Kinley, members of Congress. and the
diplomatic corps took part in the cere-
monies and all states and all govern
ments were represented at the unveil-
ing.
Presidential nOmina tons: c. NJ
Barnes, governor of Oklahoma; w. r.
Day of Ohio, first assistant secretary
of state; Bcl.amy Storer of Ohio, min
lister to Be gum: Asa c. Sharp of Ma
ryland, to - agent at the Ponca,
Pawnee and Otoe agency.
Paul Holy Track and Philip ireland,
Indian boys, have confessed the muir
der of the Spicer family in Emmons
county. North Dakota. and implicate
Black Hawk and Cadotte. The fiends
got but SCI.