The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-07-06
NEWS ITEMS

Capital, $1,000
I In the senate Wednesday Mr.. Perk
ms (Cal) presented a telegraphic me.
mortal in favor of the annexation OF
| Hawaii.
| By vote of SO to 81 the senate has
agreed to an amendment reducing the
duty on white pine from 81 to 81 per
| 1000. feet.
Frank L. Campbell, of Ohio, has
been appointed first assistant attorney
of the interior, vice Geo. b. Gardner,
of Kentucky.
Wednesdays statement of the condi-
ton of the treasury shows Available
cash balance. S237, 452, 1899; gold re-
serve, $40, 754, ia.
Con Doyle, of Chicago, put out Jack
Crawford, of Canada, in two minutes
and a half of the second round be.
fore the Queen City Athletic club, Ell
mira, N. Y, Friday night
he cabinet meeting Friday was de-
voted almost entirely to the considera-
ton of pending appoin tments. Neither
the Cuban nor any other important
question came up in any form.
One of the leading exporting houses
In New York is expected to ship half
a million in gold on Saturdays steam
er. No other shipments were an
nounced up to the close of the market
Thursday
A dispatch to the Times from Con-
stantinople, dated Wednesday, says:
"Tewfik PaSha announced to the am
bassadors of the powers Thursday that
the cabinet maintains the indefeasible
right of Turkey to retain Thessally by
virtue OF conquest"
The treasury department Thursday
issued 493 Warrants representing ST.
OS5, 156 In payment of the bounty on
sugar produced in the United States
during the year 1894, for which appro-
priation was made during the present
| session of congress.
The new law prohibiting gam bling
| in Montana is being universally OBJ
served. The law even prohibits shak-
ing dice for drinks, and according to
the attorney generals. construction
makes playing cards for prizes in So
cial gatherings unlawful.
Peter Maher, the heavy weight pu-
| giliSt, was married at st. Thomas
church, Philadelphia, Wednesday aft
ernoon, to Miss Agnes Torpey. After
the marriage the couple will leave for
New York, where they will take the
steamer Lucania for an extended
European tour.
Maj. Alfred john Cham berlain Wren,
| of the Royal Welch fusileers, was mar
ried at the Scotch church, Point street,
London, to Miss Ais Theodore Briggs,
daughter of the late James Briggs, of
Cincinnati, and stepdaughter of James
Mcdonald. of Cincinnati and Cadagan
| Square, Chelsea.
At special meeting of the cham Der
of commerce, San Francisco, it was de-
cided to indorse unanimously memo
rial to congress urging prompt action
looking to the annexation of the Ha-
waiian republic upon the broad ground
of national policy, prestige and com
mercial necessity.
At St Johns, n. F., Thursday Capt.
John Bartlett completed nego tiations
| with her owner for the hire or the
steamer Hope to convey Lieut. Peary
on his Arctic expedition. She will go
into dry dock Immediately, receive a
thorough overhauling and sail for Bos :
ton on Wednesday next.
Gen. ROsecrans, president of the
Society of the Army of the Cumber-
land, authorizes the announcement
that the next annual reunion of the
society will be held at Colum bus, O.
Septem Der 23 and PA next. The ora
ton will be delivered by Gen. James
Ii. Wilson, of Delaware.
Taylor and McCoy's coal miners, at
Gallitzen, Pa, who struck a month ago
against reduction of five cents ton
on coal going into coke, and who re-
turned to work on Tuesday at the re-
duction, have again gone on a strike.
Organizers got among the men We'd
nesday, and late in the afternoon tEey
all quit work.
The excessive heat in Chicago Tues
day caused six deaths, while number
Of other persons were Frustrated. The
strong wind tempered the suns rays
to great extent and many who felt
the effects of high temperature sought
shaded spots and were resuscitated by
the cool breezes that blew steadily
from the southwest.
A number of prominent Irishmen of
San Francisco have decided to form an
organization to be called the Centen-
NAL and Monument association, the
aims of which will be to enable it's
members and other Irishmen in this
city and on the Pacific coast to aid the
celebration to be held in Ireland next
year in honor of the patriots and cause
Of 1898.
John L. Bardwell, of San Francisco,
has presented to the Golden Gate Park
museum one of the largest collections
Of delicately carved worries that can be
found in the United States. There are
700 pieces in all, ranging in value from
S25 to 81, 900 each. They represent ev-
cry conceivable kind of animal and
vegetable life, with protecting gods
and goddesses.
The steamer Manitou, bound from
Chicago to Macl.inaw with 100 passen-
gers aboard, vent ashore during fog
at 4 o'clock Wednesday morning at
Three Mile Point, Little Traverse bay.
The steamer RaZel took off the pas.