The indicator., 1897-02-13

ming the German market and reducing tue |
Swiss exports by more than one half.
According to Colonel Brewer of the Sal
vation Army. Chicago is to he made the
center of n vast system Of social settlements
similar to that in operation in England
made famous by General William Booth,
Judge McKcnna Of the United States Cir
cult court has authorized the statement that
he has been invited to accept a position In
the cabinet of Psrcident- Elect Mckinley.
and also that he has signhed his accept
ance
Gnme Warden Henry has instructed ex
Judge Claiborne to apply for warrants
against $50 game dealers and restaurant
keepers In ST Louis who. It is alleged, have
violated the law by selling game during the
closed season.
If all Of the present plans are successfully
carried out. Chicago will have in April on"
Of the largest military and athletic carnl-
walls ever attempted in this country 1t Ia
proposed to eclipse the recent carnival given
in Madison Square Garden. New York.
A dispatch from Athens says that the situ-
atiun at Canca has reached n crisis of blood
and fire. The Turkish troops have Joined
hands with the native Mussuman cut
throats. The consul has sent telegrams to
the effect that the situation is hopeless.
United States Consul Fowler at Chez Foo,
China, has supplied the state department
with number of samples Of beautiful hand
made silk lace made at that place The
product is said to be not only OF the best
quality, but also of remarkable cheapncss,
Secretary Oluey has received from Prcsl-
dent Eliot of Harvard University an invita-
ton to I'LL the chair Of international law at
the institution after the expiration Of his
term Of office in the state department. The
secretary has taken the oIer under consid
Grafton.
The warm rain which has been falling
since Friday at and around Cincinnati has
SO swollen the Ohio as TO carry out the lee
obstruction and navigation Is now open
from Poneroy to Cairo. 1t is expected that
the river from Pittsburg to Pomeroy will be
open in short time.
A grand ball on luxurious scale In
honor of President and Mrs Dinz given
at the City of Mexico on the 9TH, mt TIN.
palntal residence of Pablo Escandon OF
the opulcnt family by that name 1t was. in
point of Importance, taste and display, what
the Bradley Martin ball will he In New
York
Thes daily sessions Of the Republican
members Of the ways and means committee
| Of the House. which have been In progress
| foi about two weeks have brought the tarIfr
| BILL which is TO be laid before the next Con
| gress. to n stage where the character of the
| Measure can be somewhat gagged and where
certain of the most important schedules are
definitely fixed.
Almost 800 nominations of President
| Cleveland for postmasters are pending un.
| decided In the Senate. Republican sen
| ators have declared their purpose to have a.
| many OF these nominations as possible un-
acted upon, so that Mr.. Mckinley may have
| the chance of putting In Republicans. The
| gold Democrats are much dispeased with
| this programme.
| Dwight l.. Moody, the famous eyangelIs,
! observed his sixticth birthday on the 9th and
| hundreds of his admirers In many plnces
| not to mention his Boston friends. united
| to make the occasion II memorable one
| Friends of the distinguished lay preacher
have collected $4,000 with which will be
erected II chapel for the use OF the Mount
| Vernon school for boys, of which Mr. Moody
| is now the chief patron.
The Portuguese cabinet resigned on the
| 9th. 1t appears that Premier Ernesto X.
| Hintze Ribcrio asked the king TO appont
| number of life senator's for the purpose of
| enabling him to carry on the government
| This the king refused TO do and the cabinet
| Mt once resigned. Luciano de Castro WIN
| has undertaken the task of reforming the
cabinet. Will select purely Progrcsslst min.
istry. Parliament has been dissolved.
| A special from Guthrie, Oklahoma, saws:
| Crime has become so prevalent in Washita
county that 80 farmers have met at Cloud
| Chief and organized law and order leagu.
Every member agreed not to 20 on the bond
of any person charged with felony; to helm
officers hunt down all criminals; to protec,
all witnesses for the state, and to prosecute
any person who attempts to intimldate wilt
| nesscs 1t also is tacitly understood tim
| they Will hang the first cattle thief or mur
| derer caught.
| Colonel Robert $. Crofton Fifteenth in
| fantry. has been arbitrarily relieved by orde,
Of the president. 1t WAS been the desire OF
| the war department that this officer should
leave the active service. and efforts hay,
been made during the past two years IL
attain this end, first through intImation I,
the friends of Colonel Crofton that his re
trement would be granted IL applied for
| and, this falling, through that law whicl
| 0bliges an officer to retire II found nbvs
icaily unfit for service by medical boa rd
This last course was adopted about min,
months ngo, but also without success. tn,
bonrd finding that the officer was In good
condition physically. Finally recourse ba,
been had to the law which permits thu nros
ident to remove an officer arbitrarily wber
he shall have reached g. years Of aye
| Colonel Crofton passed this milestone Ia.
month, and the law has been applied to hi,
case. This unusual course was taken he
cause of Colonel CrOfton's unfitness
A congress of those Interested in root
roads met In Orlando, Florida, last week
The convention adopted n serles of resoIu
tions fnvorng the following propositions
The enactment Of laws by which all classe
and interests shall bear the burden of tax
alton for road Improvement; the employment
OF convicts In rond work: placing the con
trol Of such work In the hands of boards O
county commissioners; the creation Of thu
office OF co-engineers; authorizing countie
to Issue bonds for road improvements upoi
vote OF thrce-fifths OF the freeholders II
such county; allowing a county or city I,
hire its convicts to another county undo
proper conditions; providing for the ap
pointment Of a state highway commissio,
to superlntend the distribution and az
penditures Of the state road fund, such stat
aid not to exceed third the cost Of suci
permanent improvements. and the remain
der to be borne by the county or divided be
tween the county and the people dirsctI,
Interested,