Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-02-18
FROM ALLQUARTERS.
NEWS COMPRESSED FOR THOSE WHO
WANT 1T THAT WAY.

WANT IT THAT WAY.
Nothing of Importance TEas Been Allowed
to Escape, and Everyone May Find
Something In Which Ke IL Interested
In Some Way or other.
The Winnipeg curlIngbonsplel has been
concluded.
Waste oil on the river caused a bridge to
burn in Alexandria, Ind.
Two italian anarchists fought a duel In
Chicago and one was shot dead.
Ex-Congressman Smedley Darlington was
arrested charged with embezzlement
The office OF the Pittsburg Post was gut
ted by fire. The Commercial Gazette also
suffered.
Sir Alfred Miner has been appointed gov
ernor OF Cape Colony to succeed Sir Her
cules Robinson.
The bodies of six Of the eight men killed
in Freeman mine at Gouverneur, NY, have
been recovered.
William p st. John, treasurer of the
Democratic national committe. died sud-
denly in New York.
The insane man In jail Mt Salem, Ark, is
the Meeks family in Missouri.
Governor Stephens of Missouri refuses to
interfere in the case of DR.. Arthur Dues
tow, the millionaire st. Louis murderer,
under sentence to hang.
j. r. Sovereign, grand master workman
Of the Knights of Labor, says the Iron
Brotherhood and the Industrial Army are
organized to overthrow the government.
Saturday.
Cliff Cattell was arrested for breaking
into the postoflice at Rome, o.
Paul Wagner, 40, and his wife, GA, were
found dead in bed, asphyxiated by coal gas.
Mrs. Carrie Dimond, who figured in the
Honolulu society scandal, will go ON the
stage.
Owing to a reduction in the price Of steel
rails the wages of employees are to be re-
duced
The League of American WheeImen, in
convention in Albany, refused to allow local
option for Sunday racing.
Cashier Klingsmith of the First National
bank of Salisbury, Pa, was held up by
negro and robbed of $400.
Sam Grant, sentenced to hang at Ameri-
Gus, Ga, for the murder of George Davis,
has been granted a respite for a week.
EX-Queen Llioukalani of Hawaii, through
her press agent, Julius A. Palmer declares
her abdlcation of the throne was a subter.
fuge.
General r. A. Alger won his suit against
John +. Anderson of Chattanooga to re
cover money paid for land which was not
as represented
Friday.
= The Dolphin successfully ran the mock
blockade at Charleston.
I Andrew Pickett, II, retired merchant
of Easton, Pa, suicided
The Red Cross society has obtained per
mission to work in Cuba.
A general strike among morocco workers
in Philadelphia is threatened.
The electoral vote Of Michigan came near
being thrown out on technieality.
The method of electing United States
senator in Utah is to be Investigated.
1t is said the Bradley-Martin ball in New
York cost over $500,000, thus putting much
money in circulation.
Senator Morgan criticised the president
for trying to keep secret certain matters
regarding foreign relations.
A snowstorm struck New York ut $3.50 a.
M. and by 10 o'clock between five and six
inches of snow and sleet had fallen.
On the bourse In Berlin business opeaed
quently better on a calmer view being taken
of the situation.
William Howard has sued the state of
Indiana for $500000 damages for money
lost In the construction of the statehouse
by reason of plans being changed.
Thursday.
Chris Eckerlebe was convicted of murder
ing Nina Kiel at Clinton, Ia.
to the gold regions Of Alaska.
The waterworks at Evansville, Ind, have
been rendered useless on account of the ice
gorge in the Ohio.
Owing to gigantic ice gorge in the
Ohio it is thought the Louisville and Nash.
Vile bridge at Henderson, KY, will De
swept away.
Governor Sadler Of Nevada was among
the curiosity seekers to see Corbett ut Reno
while the champion was en- route to San
Francisco.
The San Francisco police refused to give
Mrs. Nettie Craven, the alleged contract
widow of ex-senator James G. Fair permls-
sion to carry revolver.
Philip McElhnoe and Lewis NJ Turner,
employees of the congressional library at
Washington have been arrested for steal
ing valuable autograph letters.
Solomon c. Wynn of Toledo is attempt
ing to compel the postmaster general to |
award him the contract of furnishing street
letter-boxes during the next four years.
Wednesday.
Six lives were lost In the recent overflow
Of the Hooking river.
Mrs. Kate M. Nellis Of Girard, Pa, was
of poisoning her husband
Charles Scott, an American citizen, was
arrested by Spanish authorities at Regia,
Cuba
Fire broke out in the naphtha district Of
Baku, Russia, and destroyed 100000 pools
Of naphtha.
James Cochran of Jeffersonville, KY, was
fatally shot by an unknown person while
in his store door.
A nest OF boilers in the gang mill Of
Simpson & Company at Bagdad, Fla, ex-
Dloded, killing one man and fatally scalding
another.
Miss Effie Ritchie, schoolmistress of
Long Run, o., was arrested charged with
and seriously injuring Howard
Shuman, pupil.
DR. John B. Gorrel of Tyler county, w.
Va, on his death bed confessed that he
was the murderer of Alexander Campbell,
who was supposed to have been killed by
an explosion of dynamite several years ago.
Tuesday.
A fire at Shelby, o., destroyed property
Of the value of $25,000
The Christians in and near Canea have
hoisted the Greek flag.
An attempt was made to burn the county
courthouse at Bellefonte, Pa.
Monroe Johnson was convicted of bur-
glary at Charlotte N. G., and hanged
Farmers Of Indiana have brought suit to
prevent the sale Of their land for taxes.
At Columbus, Ga, while praying, Rev.
Fred ]. Estes, a local minister, dropped
dead.
Patrick Brennan, 80, of Yardley N. j.,
was found dead from starvation and ex-
posure.
In a quarrel that,g occurred among five