The Globe-republican., 1897-04-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.

''Sound Money" Is . new Chicago
paper.
Tho free library scheme failed to
carry 1t the St Louis election.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota oppose
the Torrey bankruptcy bill
Samuel II. Dickinson of Hatfield,
Mass, gave SIS, 900 to colleges and
missions in his will.
Senators are trying to affect an
agreement for the reorganization of
the committees.
S Duncan. q white trader, was killed
and eaten by cannibals on the New
Hebrides islands.
The University of Illinois is likely
to lose $500, 900 in the Globe Savings
bank failure in Chicago.
Walter c. Sanger of Milwaukee has
challenged E. C. Bald of Buffalo for q
match bicycle race.
The President has nominated Colonel
William Rufus Shafter, First infantry,
to be brigadier general
The Mckinley excursion party was
greeted with a salute by the naval
academy at Annapolis.
A elevator in the Elliott Square
building, Buffalo, n. Y, fell five
stories and five G. A. e. visitors were
injured.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson has
created 81, 500 Office for Charles w.
Dabney. jr., Tennessee Democrat.
w. j. Bryan was rendered uncon-
scious by the collapse of piazza from
which he was speaking at st. Angus
tine, Fla
Ed Newcomb, an Indian Territory
outlaw, was mortally wounded by
Deputy Marshal Bud Ledbetter, near
Caney, Kan.
President Hill of the Great Northern
railroad asks senators not to pass q
tariff bill that will cut off trade with
Japan and China.
John Ceronie was murdered at Kane,
Pa, while asleep by Malta member
named Morasco, sent from Philadel.
phia for that purpose.
A car loaded with whisky developed
. hot box near Indianapolis, and the
resulting explosion and fire destroyed
the train Of fourteen cars.
A veteran named Dickerson, near
South Haven, Mich, drove one wife
away, then married another, but soon
shot and killed her and himself.
Secretary Alger is pushing forward
the work of relief for flood sufferers.
The Santa Fe will, on April II, adj
vance grain rates to Galveston from
points on the Union Pacific and Grand
Island to 81 cents on wheat and &c
cents on corn.
Yazoo Delta people are in serious
straits. There is great restitution.
The population of 400, ZOO, a large per
cent of whom are farm laborers, are
now left without subsistence because
of the floods.
the Rev. A. B. Morey, his pastor, and
Colonel d. P. Dyer. of st. Louis, his
attorney, that he murdered Charles L.
Hastings. lawyer and abstractor, in
Judge Kirby's Office, jacksonville, ILL.,,
April 1, by stabbing him scores of
times.
A disastrous fire occurred at Knox
Vile, Tenn. The heart of the city is
in ashes. Scores were injured by 4
dynamite explosion in the fire. The
loss is between 81, ZOO, 900 and $780,
OGO. Buildings had to be torn down
to check the march of the fire fend.
Several people persisted in the flames.
Julio Sangully has been arrested on
a charge of attempted violation of the
neutrality laws.
Secretary Sherman has received as
surances that General Rivera will be
treated as prisoner of war.
Mrs. Erncstine Dumke, held for MUIR
news that both her husband and son
are to testify against her.
Governor Leedy's delay in appoint
ing a police board for Fort Scott, Kan,
has resulted in that city being with
out authorized police protection.
The United States battleship Iowa
was given her official speed trial. The
cruiser ran seventeen knots en- hour,
earning 5000, 900 bonus fOl the Cramps.
Modoc Indians about Reading, Cal,
are suffering.
Greeks will not be satisfied until
war with Turkey is declared.
The Sultan of Zanzibar has issued a
decree abolishing slavery.
The Cuban debate in the senate has
developed much bad blood.
Sidewalks at Fargo. n. D., are afloat
and are being used as RATS
Mr.. Mckinley has decided to let
Cleveland's forest reserve order alone.
James A. Mckenzie, United States
minister to Peru. has brain fever.
John w Foster Is tn no sent fo Con-
stantiuople to demand redress for
American grievances.
Postmaster Redder of Ell Reno, Okla
was acquitted and his assistant, E L.
Gay, convicted of embezzling.
Russell Freer, "a years old Chi
cago boy, took q red hot poker and
burned out his baby brothers eyes.
A white tramp and two Mexicans
killed an cremated Charles Richards,
harl<ecDer at FL PaSo Texas