The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17

stead of Grover, Jr., as at first report ed
 A German warsnip has been sent to
 Hayti to enforce the payment of $53,- 900 in gold as indemnity for the
 wrongful imprisonment of German
 subjecs.
 Estimates by Generl Niles for sea
 coast defenses have been approved by
 Secretary Alger. The plans submit
 ted call for an expenditure of over Sl5, 900, GOO.
 Two Indiana farmers went into court over the ownership of four ducks So far the ducks have cost each of them over $500 and the owner ship is not settled yet.
 Robert T. Lincoln's youngest daugh- ter, Jessie, grand-daughter of Presi- dent Lincoln, eloped with Walter Beck with, base ball player, and her father refuses to forgive the couple.
 The Minnesota supreme court has decided It unlawful to sell whiskey to any Indian, even if tribal relations have been discarded and he has be- come citizen of the United States.
 
 The California supreme court has granted further respite to Theodore Durrant who was to have been. hanged last Friday for the murder of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams two years ago.
 A careful poll of the United States senate shows that there are plenty of votes in sight to fatify the annexation of Hawaii, and no complication to de- feat that end is feared, though Japan is expected to scheme for delay.
 A tarmp entered the home of a St. Joseph, Mo, banker last week, took a hot bath, left his dirty clothes piled in the middle of the floor and dressed himself completely in the apparel of the banker. The family was absent.
 The United Daughters of the Con- federacy closed their fourth national convention at Baltimore on Novem Der 10 Mre Eata C. hali r,,r,,- of nolt.e Tex, was elected president for the ensuing year. The convention will meet at Hot Springs next year.
 At Columbia. S C., Detective w. H. while looking after violaters Of the liquor law, ordered Rev. J. w. Turner, Baptist preacher who was driving to the city in buggy to hall. The preacher not halting promptly, was shot and killed and the detective fled to escape lynching
 General Blanco is taking prompt to alleviate the suffering of the non batants in Cuba caused by the baroarities of Weyler. He has further destruction of fields and huts, is encouraging the raising of crops and providing food for the starv- ng It is said there are now 33.OOo Spanish soldiers sick on the island.
 An outrageous assault was commit Jed on man named J oe Wyatt near Noble Lake, Ark, last week by J. B. Bartlett, warden of the convict farm, md three convict guards. Wyatt was n his own yard when assaulted and 'ays that he gave them no cause but hat they were all drunk. He was ierribly beaten up and went into Pine Bluff to make complaint to the attorney.
 James R. Sovereign, for over four Tears general master workman of the Knights of Labor, was removed from office at session of the general as- enbly held at Louisville, Ky., last week., and Henry A. Hicks, of New York was elected to fill the vacancy. The change was made with the full of Sovereign, who desired est after years of hard work in be- lalf of the Knights of Labor and or ranized labor in general.
 John Carmain, clerk at lola, Kan, vas discharged by his emnlnuar q M 1