Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-22

~ s5;OOo.ooU wortz OF STATE was mined In
1896.
A cyclone passed over Dale county, Ala,
destroying much property and killing one
person.
Mrs. Leland Stanford has insured her life
for s1,0O0.000 for the benefit Of Stanford
university.
The circuit court at Toledo has refused to
give the Arbuckles exclusive control Of the
coffee trade.
Mrs. Sophia Yogel threw her children and
herself in the Mississippi at st. Louis. The
children were rescued.
Rev. s. NJ. Martin has been ounced from
the pastorate of West Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church, Chicago.
| The body Of Pauline Bauer. telegraph op.
orator who disappeared last November from
! st. Louis, was found In the Mississippi
river
The Poughkeepsie glass works were
burned.
The Australian ball players have arrived
| at San Francisco.
Cincinnati soap manufacturers want tai
low placed on the free list.
Secretary Wilson has issued a bulletin,
"How to grow mushrooms"
L. G. Matelene, a Chicago politician, was
decoyed into lonly spot and shot.
President Spaldlng and other officers Of
| the defunct Globe Savings bank of Chicago
were arrested.
William A. Kinney, attorney of Honolulu,
is representing Hawaii at Washington as
special commissioner.
ii. J. Sanford was arrested at James,
town, N. Y. He is wanted at Lima, o., for
passing bogus drafts
m
| (2:001a), was sold to Brook Curry of Lex
ington, KY, for $500,
Some excitement was caused in Frank.
| fort, Ky, by some wag writing Hon. NJ. A.
Hanna's name on hotel registr.
Colonel Frederick Arthur Wellesley OBJ
| tanned divorce in London from his wife,
Kate Vaughan, the actress, on the charge
| Of adultery with a stage hand.
Thursday.
The King of Siam is coming on q visit to
| the United States.
The Canadian government will retain the
duty on United States coal.
Several Chilean army officers are to be
| suspended and courtmartialed.
The battleship Iowa made II knots an
hour and earned bonus OF 100000.
Japanese sailors receive about one-twelfth
the wages that are paid American sailors.
Colonel Bliss was elected department
commander of the Michigan Grand Army.
The Illinois steel works closed to avert q
strike and 1000 employees are out of work.
| Big Four freight train containing a
| carload of whisky burned near Indianapo-
| lis
Only one bid was received for supplying
5000 tons of armor plate for three battle
| ships.
| Miss Ida Catherine Gary and Mr.. Francis
Edward Pegram were married in Balti-
| more.
| Governor Pingree of Michigan says he
notices a reaction in politics all over the
| country.
| Ratification of the arbitration treaty by
| the Venezuelan congress is verified by
United States Minister Thomas at Caracas.
| Wednesday.
The New York senate has passed the anti
cartoon bill.
| w. II. Gage and wife of Chicago COM
mitted suicide jointly
violent thunder, hail and rain storm
passed over New Orleans.
| The total vote cast in Milwaukee this
spring was 9605 as against 10000 last fall.
| The anti-Hunter men broke n quorum in
the Kentucky legislature by refusing to
| vote.
The next convention of the Republican
| National league will be held at Detroit
| July Is to Is.
| The latest scheme of the spring promoter
is to catch sparrows, paint them yellow and
| sell them for canares.