Warren sheaf., 1897-11-04
TEE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.

OOlup1lou fOlu AdCo D1Spealcues'
DOMESTIC.
The Army and Navy Union of the
United States held it's eighth annual
meeting in Kansas City.
The Lake Shore road will fight to the
bitter end the two-cent mileage law in
Michigan.
Thomas A. Edison has succeeded in
recovering by electrical means the iron
contained in low grade ore.
Mob law was severely condemned by
Gov. Atkinson in his message to the
Georgia legislature. which convened in
Atlanta.
The will of the late George NJ. Pull
man, of Chicago, left an estate valued
at $7,6oo,ooo and it provides that 81 $780,
900 shall be devoted to education, hos
pital purposes and institutions having
in view the cause of humanity.
A cablegram was received in Wash
ington from United States Minister
Woodford at Madrid transmitting the
answer of the Spanish government to
bis representations in the interest of
Cuba, but the correspondence was not
made public.
The Woelfel Leather company's tan
merry at Morris, ILL.,, was destroyed by
fire, the loss being $2oo,o0o.
A stage was upset near Grand En-
campment, Wyo., and three men were
fatally hurt and 10 others were injured.
Snowdrifts 20 feet deep in the vicinity
of Denver, COL, blocked all railway
trains. -. ....m
Juan MADEIRA, who murdered two men,
was lynched by mob at Morenci. A. T.
Two distinct earthquake shocks were
felt at Charlottesville, Mo.
Adolph johnson, while digging fish
bait on Beaver island in the south part
of Clinton, Ia. found an iron box that
contained $5O,o00 in money.
The grand jury at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
returned true bills against Sheriff Mar
tin and his deputy for the Lattimer
shooting.
During the blizzard in Colorado Mrs.
Laura Hunter was frozen to death ten
miles east Of Elbert. So -.r -
In Philadelphia Eddie McDufie broke
the worlds two-mile, paced, flying start,
bicycle record, going the distance in
1924.
The home of Johan Kuhns was burned
at Miltona, Mimi, and his two children
were cremated. ~ #@&
At the twenty-ninth annual meeting
milwaukee of the Society Of the Army
of the Tennessee Gen. G. M. Dodge was
reelected president, xrs n. III
All railroads, save one, entering Kan
sas City, Mo-, have agreed to erect $3,.
100000 union station. .., .
The National Pythian Press associa-
ton in session at NASHVILLE, Tenn, elect.
ed H. Croneheim, OF Atlanta, Ga, presi-
dent. s.~
Morton Allen, of Sioux City, Ia, died
from swallowing the composition fill
ing in tooth.
Two unsuccessful attempts were
made to- wreck passenger trains in
Texas, one near Boyd and the other near
Waco.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 2sth aggregated
$1,193, ,497, ,46s, against $1,3o6, ,993, 1884 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week Of 1896
was 800.
There were 21o business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 2sth, against 221 the week
previous and 27O in the corresponding
period of 1896. ~ .
President Mckinley issued procla-
nation naming November Is as Thanks
giving day. Fr>-& I. z f. : ssa@
The president has appointed James
Lcngstreet, of Georgia. commissioner
of railroads, vice Wade Hampton. re-
signed. s..! "a
The Union Trust company building
in Pittsburgh, Pa, was burned. the loss
being 100000. "-.'. >'a"@ '
Ii Walter Houghton, postal clerk run
ming from Cheyenne TO Ogden, was ar
rested at Cheyenne, Wyo.. on charge
Of stealing registered package con-
tanning $4,000.
The twenty-fourth annual convention
of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance union began in Buffalo.
n. Y, Miss Frances Z. Willard presid-
ing. ~es
In prize fight in San Francisco for
the worlds lightweight championship
George Lavinge knocked out Joe VOL
colt (colored) in the twelfth round.
Chief Moore, of the United States
weather bureau, asks for $1,O44,050 for
the next fiscal year. VI