Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-14
NEWS OF THIS WORLD
HAPPENINGS GREAT AND SMALL
FROM EVERY SECTION.
Items of Interest Carefully Collected and
Condensed From Day to Day Concern
ing Persons and Things In All Countries
Under the Sun.

A freight train jumped the track and ran
into a store at Empire, KY.
The Wyoming Insane asylum caught fire
and one patient died from fright.
Belle Morgan, who committed suicide in
Cincinnati, was an expert diamond thief.
The verdict of $4,000 against the Phila-
delphia Times for libel has been set aside
G. ]. De Juster, the alleged Roumanian
count, is wanted in Brooklyn for swindling.
Congressman Money has returned to Ha-
vana after a mysterious absence Of two
days.
The Standard cordage works Of Boston
started up after shutdown of nearly three
years.
| Corbett and Fitzsimmons have signed ar
| ticles to fight on March II for purse OF
$4,000.
| 1t is said all the Cubans on the wrecked
| Commodore are esafe, but the Americans
| are missing.
There is a shortage of $4,000 in the ac-
counts of ex-County Recorder Samuel B.
Chase Of Chicago
Wednesday.
Armor plate costs the United States $5S3
per ton.
| Cornelius N. Bliss of New York is slated
for secretary of the navy.
George G. Perkins retrns to the United
| States senate from California
| Indiana Republicans will elect Charles w.
Fairbanks to the United States senate.
| A representative of the Cuban junta had
| n long conference with President-elect Nc
| Kinley.
A so per cent dividend has been declared
in favor of the creditors of the National
Bank of Illinois.
| The New York legislature Is to be asked
| to limit the height of buildings in New
York to ITS feet.
Money in the Hanover National bank of
New York belonging to the Ger lania bank
Of St. Paul has been attached.
Governor Atgeld of Illinois pardoned 20
desperate convicts in one day, IL of whom
were murderers of the anarchist stripe.
StateSenator Boise Penrose, Quay's man,
will succeed J. Donald Cameron in the
United States senate from Pennsylvania.
Thursday.
]. H. johnson & Company, New York,
jewelers., assigned.
Fifteen persons were drowned in wreck
Off Catshead Rock.
Lady Scott and her pals will be heavily
sentenced for libel.
Eight Spanish and italian anarchists were
expelled from France.
The American National Bank of Colorado
has been resuscitated.
The house passed the Loud bill relating
to second-class mail matter.
Lawrence Brown, negro, was lynched at
Orangeburg, S. G., for burning a barn.
At Plckens, S. c., the residence of Rev.
NJ L. Jones was burned and his two chill
dren perished.
Congressman Ray Of New York has pre-
pared bill providing for trial by jury in
contempt cases.
Senator Allison of Iowa refused to accept
cabinet portfolio rendered by President
elect Mckinley.
The schooner Bonnell burned In the vicin-
ity of Greenwich. She was. laden with
cartridges and oil.
| Friday.
Arguments in the Thomas E. Watson con.
test have begun in Washington.
An x-ray machine is being constructed
with which to inspect armor plate.
Governor Matthews of Indiana recon-
mends compulsory education law.
The trocha in Cuba has been almost COM
pletely demolished by the insurgents.
Horace Cook of Corning, N. Y, is charged
with attempting to murder his father-in-law.
General Gomez has raised the black flag,
Z and no more Spanish prisoners will be
taken
|
dresses at the silver celebration of Jackson
day at Chicago.
The Times-Herald Oh. H KohlsaaD of
Chicago is opposed to Martin Madden for
United States senator.
Daniel Flanagan, who was knocked out
by William Katskill in New York, is dying
of concussion of the BRAIN
There is a strong suspicion in Washington
that Spain paid the Mora claim under prom
ise that the United States would not inter
fere in Cuba.
Saturday.
The Usage river is on the rampage.
Pittsburg miners are quarreling among
themselves
A Des Moines teacher whipped Harry Oil
yer to death.
Thousands of people are dying weekly at
Bombay owing to plague
The Hawaiian people are still anxious to
be annexed to the United States.
Simon Cooper, the bloodthirsty desper-
ado, was shot near Fort Sumter, S. G.
The Central National bank of New York
has voted to decrease its capital stock one
!, half.
Lady Scott was sentenced to eight
months for libeling her son-in-law, Earl
RUSSELL
w. G. Creede, the millionaire miner, and
his wife, separated at Los Angeles, she ac-
cepting $4,000 cash.
pne United States notified Spain that the
massacre of women and children in Cuba
must STOP
Rt. Hon. Rev. Frederick Temple was en-
throned archbishop of Canterbury and pri
mate of all England with imposing cere
monies.
Monday.
.
!, Senator Wolcott has reached Liverpool.
A duty on lead and nickel ore is desired
. Ex-Governor Davis, 72, Of Maine, was
: found dead in bed.
In Kentucky IL votes were cast for Nc
Kinley and one for Bryan.
The plant Of the American Tobacco com
pany at Danville Va, burned.
The bank of Dreyer & Company of Chi
cago proved to be an empty she'll
Rev. John p. Scott, former pastor at He
bron, o., died at Monticello, N. Y.
Oklahoma settlers drove across the Amer
can desert to Santa Ana in wagon.
The London Globe thinks the arbitra
tion treaty is ridiculous and disgraceful.
Taylor Brent, bookkeeper in the Coving
ton (Ky) German National bank, suicided
Senator Proctor of Vermont called OIL
Chairman Hanna and President Mckinley
Robert Laughlin was hanged at Brooks
} Vile, KY, for numbering his wife ant
! niece
. Martin w. Duffy, former member Of tn,
Pittsburg poiiee force, was arrested at Chi
cage.
A banking concern with q capital stool
, Of $5,000,00 has been organized ut Chi
! caRo.
, A stranger who pretended be desired t
. see priest stole valuable gold and silve
chalice from the Catholic church at lobo
| ken, N. J.