People's voice., 1897-02-11
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

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Hereafter every tramp found beg
ging in New York is to be arrested
and locked up. Old offenders are to
be sent to the "island' and made to
work.
The Michigan supreme court has
refused to take up the petition for
mandamus to compel the ousting of
Governor Pingree as mayor of De-
trOit.
The Nevada legislature which
passed bill legaliziDg prize fights,
also fixed the price Of admission at 81.
Persons with passes will be strictly in
it now.
The Chicago authorities have weari-
ed of giving indiscriminate relief.
Hereafter all applicants for charity
will be carefully Investigated before
relief is given.
At Cambridge, Mass, Luther C.
Rood accomplished the feat of lifting
a 2ll-pOund dumbbell with one hand,
thereby establishing a new amateur
worlds record at dumbbell lifting.
c. c. Cunningham, who has been
under Arrest 1T lola, Kas., on the
charge of robbing the Moran, KaS.,
bank, January l3, secured his release
under writ of habeas corpus Thurs
day.
MunkacSy, the famous Hungarian
artist, is very i'll in a private insane
asylum near Bonn, Germany, where
he was placed some years ago. He
will never be able to work at his easel
again.
A mixed train, while standing on a
sidetrack at Arlington, SD, was run
into by an engine, and the conductor
aud brakeman and two passengers
killed. Three other passengers were
injured.
Judge Andrew of the supreme court
of New York, has decided that baby
shows are illegal and that the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren has the right to prevent such ex,
hibitionS.
Mayor Swift of Chicago, has tele
graphed to the Nebraska legislature
that its offers of relief for Chicago.
poor are appreciated, but that Chi
cago can take care Of her own poor
thank you.
A. W. LinderstrOm, a farmer livin!
on AnderSOn'S island, near Tacoma
Wash, went home angry Monda,
night and blew out the brains of hi
5-year-old son with gun, fOllowin,
this by blowing cut his own brains.
Charles Willard, an eccentric bach
elor who died at Battle Creek, Mich.
recently, left $4,000 for a librar
building for the city schools, s4O,O
for Y.M.C.A. building ard $4,000
for the Baptist college at Kalamazoo
The United States court of appeal
at st. Louis has granted a writ O
error in the case Of 0. E. Miller. c
h. Dow and S. B. McClarkin. con
victed of wrecking a Denver bank
This writ releases the prisoners unde
bond of $4,000.
The Chinese Six Companies, tn,
most powerful, richest and most far
reaching Chinese organization il
America, went out of ex!stenc,
Monday, the beginning of tn,
Chinese New Year. 1t had been
power for years, and went to piece
because of dissensiOn among the sew.
eral companies composing it.
The senate committee on election
has recommended for passage Senate
Benson's bill making it incumbent OF
the government 20 appoint commits
siOners of elections in all cities of tn
first class and providing for the es
tablishment of free bureau of en-
ployment in connection with th
! office of commissioner of elections.
Remarkable reports are curren
about a new kind Of steel invented b
! Samuel Maxim at his experiments
laboratory at Wayne, Me. The il
ventor believes it to be Identical wit
the ancient steel Of India, which
alleged to have been .ar superior I
any steel known to metallurgists il
modern times. 1t is said that a sma
blade made from the maxim steel no,
sesSes the power of cutting glass wit
as much ease as if it were chalk.
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