The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
NEwsY CONVERSATIONS.

Alphonse Daudet, the famous French
author, died very suddenly while din
ing with his family at Paris.
been shipped to Argentine Republic by
the Saginaw Salt 81 Lumber Co.
Theodore Durrant was sentenced at
San Francisco to be hanged on Jan. 7
for the murder of Blanche Lamont.
The date of the national encamp-
nent of the q. A. r. at Cincinnati has
been fixed for the week beginning
September 5, 1898.
Washington Hesing, ex-postmaster
of Chicago, and one of the most popu-
lar Democrats of the west, died sud
denly at his home at Chicago.
In the count of the silver dollars in
the U. 5. treasury at Washington over
600 lead dollars have been found and
the count is not half finished
One of the interesting items in the
agricultural appropriation bill before
congress is provision for $4,000 for
an agricultural experiment station in
Alaska.
Notice was posted in the majority of
the 40 lamp chimney factories that in
stead of the usual two weeks shut down
there would be only one day of idle
ness for the holidays this year.
According TO special dispatch from
Shanghai the German government con-
templates colonizing the province of
Shan-Tung with German families and
making Kiao-Chau an open port.
A special dispatch from Hamburg
says: Prince bismarck has relapsed
into a state of weakness, dependency
and persistent insomnia. Mentally
and physically Prince Bismarck is rap
idly declining.
The first definite announcement of
the progress of the big drainage canal
to connect Lake Michigan and the
Illinois river states that il will be com
pleted in the fall of 1899. So far it
has cost S25, 900, 900.
Prominent American women at
Washington held a meeting and planned
TO raise $3.50, 900 for George Washing
ton memorial building TO be devoted to
the administrative Offices of the pro-
posed University of the United States.
Capt. Gen. Blanco reports TO Madrid
that negotiations with several influen
tial Cuban insurgent chiefs are pro-
crossing so favorably that he hopes to
detach from the rebellion important
forces, which are willing to accept
autonomy.
The convention of business men
which met in Indianapolis last January
and authorized the appoin tment of the
monetary commission, will be called to-
gether again at indianapolis, Jan. 25,
for the purpose of considering the COM
missions report.
The residence of Patrick Leahy at
Ottawa, Ont, burned at an early hour
and Leahv and five of his children,
Thomas, Marie, Katie, Maggie and
Patrick, the eldest but years of age,
persisted. Mrs. Leahy and one boy,
Frank, aged ;, escaped.
Patrolman Russell caught pair of
footpads holding up citizen at Chi
cago. The crooks started TO run when
Russell shot one dead. He was identi-
fed as Chas. CASTER, of Buffalo, n. Y.
The chief of police promoted Russell
within an hour after the shooting.
Two or three attempts are alleged
to have been made to blow up the U. S.
consulate at Havana, the latest occur
ring last week when an internal ma
chine filled with explosives was found
in the building. The consulate is now
guarded by Spanish soldiers and police.
A dispatch from Christiania, Norway,
says the political situation since the
failure of the united committee on for
eign affairs has become critical, and it
is feared that Sweden will seek an oc-
casion for armed intervention in Nor
way. The Swedish press hopes for as
sistance from Germany.
While plotting heavy train up the
Merchants bridge incline at ST. Louis,
Mo-, an engine of the Terminal rail
road jumped the track and plunged to
the ground below Fireman AL PEN
singer was crushed to pulp, and En-
gineer Mccullough and another rail
road man were seriously injured.
The British ship Roby arrived at
San Diego, CAL, with five sailors and
the captain of the sloop Ranger, who
had been drifting about for seven days
in an open boat without food, drink or
shelter, their vessel having been
wrecked in storm. They were nearly
dead when the Roby picked them up.
A force of river men dug into a sand
bar in the Missouri river near Park
vile, Mo-, and unearthed the steam
boat Arabia which sank 40 years ago
with cargo of 165 barrels of whisky
and large quantity of crocl1ery. The
whisky is now of great value and the
finders will have TO pay Uncle Sam
81. 600 revenue tax on it. The barrels
are well preserved.
1t is reported that Lieut.. Col. Ruiz,
who was sent by Capt.-Gen. Blanco TO
urge the insurgent chiefs of Cuba to
surrender and accept autonomy, has
been executed in consequence of the
orders Gen. Gomez. Col Ruiz had
l,.,a,, ,,,arnad nv, tho inSuruonte oF tb.