The indicator., 1897-01-09
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Senator Wolcott sailed on the Cam
pania for Europe Saturday

pania for Europe Saturday.
Pasadena. California held its annual
tournament of roses ON the list.
senator Perkins has been renominat-
ed by the California Republicans.
The new mining stock exchange nt
New York began business on the 9TH.
The final count gives Bryan al,h5l
plurality in Ttah's total vote of IS
OlO.
Governor Bradley of kentucky has or
tlercd out the militia 10 suppress the
toll gate raiders.
The Illinois Steel company has cut
the wages OF all of Its employees owing
to a fall in prices.
The Merchants National Bank of
DEVILS Lake. South Dakota, closed its
doors on the 18th II had only $1,000
deposits
The price of pick mining has been
reduced at all the mines of the Mas
sillion district from 81 cents TO II
cents per ton.
The Helena council has made n
sweeping reduction of expenses. cut
ting the police and fire Departments
down one-half.
The republic of Colombia, having
prepared to seize Corn island. Nlcara-
qua has landed force of troops to pro
rect her rights
-Four more men from the wrecked
,,.f,-.. ,.,...u,.1 an the Flor
ida coast ON the 4th. 1t is believed
that eight perishcd.
The Railway Times contains let
ter from Eugene V. pcbs in which he
announces that he has left the Peoples
party to become socialist.
Hereafter the island of Iuln Frrnan
dez will be known rs Robinson cru
soe's island. 1t las been decided by
Chill to give 1t that name
Bedros Ehiui, the Armenian who
was recently appointed Suhkaikaman
! of the Scharsandiak. was nssaSSinated
two days after his arrivel there.
! The South Dakota Legislature could
not organize ON the first day of the
session because many of the members
were snowbound on ihrir way 10
| Pierre.
George q. Cannon says that the new
Z Utah and California will build iN
miles from Milford io Los Angeles ~
soon as the oregon Short Line Is fore
| closed
Governor Pingrec of Michigan was
! indicted into office on the 7St without
any ceremony whatever His course
toward the railroads is watched with
much interest
/ A Chicago tailor named krauSc wad-
ed into the lake 10 drown himself the
other day. A policeman ordered the
! would-be suicide to come out or he
would shoot him. Krause came out.
The newspapers state that the uncle
of the Princess of Chimay and Cara
man has stopped all supplies Of money
! til affairs are settled in regard to her
elopement with the Hungarian gyp-
~, Rigo.
| There is strike Of marine engin-
eers at Melbourne owing to the refusal
of stock owners 10 recognize union
rules as binding. The strike will
probably extend over the whole of
| Australia.
The Westminster Gazette gives
prominence to a report that Queen
the fact hat she has enjoyed the long
est reign In English history by abdicat.
ing In favor of the Prince Of Wales
General Francis \. Walker, presi.
dent Of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. and widely known ms a
politician. economist and lltteratcur,
WAS stricken with apopleNy at his
home in Boston Tuesday morning and
died soon afterwards
The annual report Of Dennis I.
Swecnie chief of the Chicago fire de-
partment. shows that during the past
year j,GT4 fires have occurred. They
caused a total damage of 81 ,9sO.92u.
which is S993,Sio less than the dam
age done by fire in 1885.
At a meeting of representatives of "A
large number of savings bank of Mas
sachusetts resolutions were adopted
10 the effect htat there were too many
national banks in Boston and thar
consolidation. liquidation or reduction
Of capital stock by one-half was no.
cessary.
The Pail Mall Gazette, referring to
the report that Mr.. Wilfrcd I.aurier.
the Canadian. had declined the honor
Of knighthood, says that this distinc.
tion was offered Mr.. Laurier for the
new year, and his answer left the
matter so that he could accept the hon
or at a future date
The supreme court has granted Ell
verton Il. Chapman, the New York
broker, convicted for refusing To an.
swer questions put to him by the Sen.
ate sugar trust investigating commit
toe, leave to make application for a