The Globe-republican., 1897-05-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.

! partially wrecked east OF lamar, Col.
Engineer Madigan killed
Ex-vice President Stevenson. Cen
oral Paine and Senator Wolc0tt sailed
| for Europe In the interest of an inter.
national bi-metallic conference.
Monroe Salisbury. the turfmAn, has
been declared insolvent
Tarrytown. N. j.. has qua dru pie
the Gould heirs taxes.
Governor Pingree of Michigan wants
railroad taxes increased.
Julian G. Hedrick. city treasurer of
Sherman, Texas, killed himself.
|. The Arkansas Senate has defeated
Governor Jones' Railroad commission
bill
George Harris lost his damage case
against the Modern Woodmen at Du-
buque, Iowa. for injuries received dur
ing initiation.
Milwaukee and Chicago brewers pro-
pose to fight the increased tax on beer.
Editorial staff of Ell Continent Ameri-
cano. City of Mexico, has been ar
rested for insulting Spain.
The Itasca Warehouse Co. s building
b. fire. LOSS, $s50.c0O.
The Standard Oil trust has just de-
clarcd q 3 per cent quarterly and Z
per cent extra dividend.
Judge Birdsen cf Iowa holds that .
railroad has the right to compel pas.
sengers to show tickets before enter
ing trains.
Harry Stout and E-uest King fought
ten round prize fZht in the Delaware
state house. Members of the legis-
lsture who promoted it were repri-
manded.
The Senate added to the sundry civil
bill an amendment abrogating Cleve-
lands forest reserve proclamation.
Tho House adopted a resolution pro-
viding for only Monday and Thursday
sessions until otherwise ordered.
Payment to Cherokee freedmen by
Agen' Dickson has been stopped. An
army OF Ger will disburse the rest of
the money.
Senator Bacon of Georgia has intro
duced joint resolution declaring that
the policy of the United States is in
favor of the arbitration of interna-
tional differences.
Dr. j. H. Hollander has been APP
pointed secretary of the International
Bimetallic Conference commission. He
is professor of economies at the Johns
Hopkins university.
James N. Tyner of Indiana has been
appointed assistant attorney general
for the postoffice department
Colonel Hopkins, manager of Dan
CreedOn, has deposited a forfeit of
81, 900 to bind a match with Kid Nc
Coy.
Ecuador has revolution now.
Governor Black has signed the
Greater New York charter.
Indian troops are not a success and
the company at Fort Sill is to be aban-
d0ned.
Ona Melton and other Competitor
prisoners are to be tried at Cnce at
Havana.
There is more talk of Justice Field
of the United States supreme court re-
signing.
Albridge Gerry Spaulding, ''father
of the green back, is dead at Buffalo,
n. ", aged SO.
Mayor Strong of New York is dis
tributing 1,OOp bricks from Grants old
tomb to q. A. r posts.
Chicago building strike is spreading
to St. Louis, Columbus, O., Syracuse,
n. Y, and Worcester, Mass.
A. q. Fontani, who ran an Italian
savings bank in New York. has alb
seconded with all available assets.
Jacob s johnson. colored preacher,
was hanged at Somerville. n. j., for
the murder of Annie Beekman.
James Monroe Haskell. grandson of
President Monroe attempted suicide in
New York by inhaling gas.
Hawaiians in Washington are kick
ing at the Senate tariff bill for abro-
eating the reciprocity treaty with
Hawaii.
During the month of April there
were $50 deaths from smallpox in
Guira De Melra, a town Of 1880 in
habitants in Cuba.
In addition to his shortage of about
$50, 900. it is found that County Clerk
George HObson of Cincinnati is also
guilty of forgery.
Gustave G. Pabst. Margaret Ma
Cncr s former husband, IS I'd marry
Miss Hulda T. Lemp, daughter of the
millionaire st. Louis brewer.
Dan Bailiff of Lima, Ohio, knocked
out Gus German of San Francisco in
the fourth round in prize fight in =
church yard at Muncie, Ind.
The proposed 10 cents tax ON tea
will add millions to the revenue and
give the consumer better tea for his
money, saws James r. Davies, New
York tea expert,
The Senate refused, ~ to &c. to rat
ify the arbitration treaty with Eng
land. Only Vest Of the Kansas and
Missouri Senators voted for the treaty.
England's recent policy is responsible
for the treaty's defeat.
Webster Davis Of Kansas City has
been appointed assistant secretary of
the interior.
1t is said to be probable that . de-
partment of commerce and manu-
features will be esta blished.
Actor Edwin +. Thorne is dead.