The indicator., 1897-02-27
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

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The Chemical and Third National banks
Of st Louis have consolidated.
Two men were killed at San Antonio,
Texas In an elevator accident.
Jackson and wnning are to be hanged at
Covlngton, Kentucky, March 2rth.
Another strong Cuban expedition Is said
to have left the coast Of Texas ON the iIth.
Arthur Deustrow, the ST. Louis murderer
who was a millionaire was hanged on the
10th.
A family OF six persons was murdered In
North Dakota. It Is thought by Standing
Rock Indians
Two prominent railroad men in Texas have
been rned $1,000 each for violating the inter
state commerce law.
The cracker war has reached Kansas City.
and the prices TO dealers, ut least. are just
half Of what they have been.
The twenty seventh annual session Of the
American Institute OF Mining Engineers
opened In Chicago on the i7th
President Kruger has demanded an indem-
nifty from Brent Britain to the amount Of
$ ld5."no on account OF the Jameson raid
At the last general public reception given
by President and Mrs. Cleveland Thursday
evening over five thousand persons were
present.
The Greater New York commission ha,
adopted the charter prepared for the consoli
dated municipality as a whole. The vote
was unanimous.
Postmaster General Wilson has announced
hat he has accepted the presidency u the
Washington and Lee University at LcSing-
ion, Virginia
Consul General Lee thinks that DR. Ruiz. a
1aturnllzcd American was murdered in
prison In Havana, The authorities say he
committed suicide.
As u result of the big cut I'm the price OF
steel rails the railroads are giving heavy
orders, and this viii materially stimulate
business In other lines
In boxing bout between two colored boys
In Cincinnati on the 18Th. one Of them was
Killed by knock out blow la the neck The
coroner Z, Investigating
It Is reported thar six negroes were
Iynched la Mississippi few days ago, They
had burned house and robbed the inmates
lfter they made their escape
The street ,1,r strike Mt Galveston was set
'lrd and rho men returned TO work at the
scale NJ wages IN eject prior to the trouble
This urrocmcut Is to last one year.
Rev W. w clark -uprc out warrants for
the arrest of Eve aldermen in Chicago.
charged with violating tho saloon law. II"
attempted TO swear nut wnrruut for Mayor
Swift but II was refused,
Scrroiury Herbert has taken with him to
Charleston gold medal 10 lie given to
uelm-mnn crccl ~ the Maine, who sprnng
overheard iu nu attempt to rescue Mdshtp-
man kloscl February 6.
Mn, Helen VI Cougar. " the Indiana
womau's suffrage Association. Will make
the argument iu the Indiana supreme Court
m the tc-t cBsc ns tu women being entitled
TO vote under The present constitution.
The eleventh annual session II tho Amerl-
ran Newspaper Publishers Association was
held In New York last week. The attend
lnce was unusually large, publishers from
all parts n the country being present.
The business of the year Just closed was
the most rcmuncratiye ever experienced by
the Sucz canal. according to United States
Consul General Peuded at Cairo and the
traffic aggregated almost sl6.ooo,orc in
value
Governor bushnell Of Ohio has announced
that he Will stand for recollection this year
and viii not be II candidate for United
States senator for the fun term, next year
This lcavcs Mr. Hanna In full possession Of
the field
CInus Doscher. who is reputcd to he worth
5000 600 and was one Of the organizers of
the Brooklyn Refining Company. which sold
profit. Ia to start new rival refinery in
Brooklyn
American bicycles are threatened with de
structlyc piracy In Germany. and United
States Consul General DE Kay. who reports
the fact to the State department. has gone
Immediately to work in the EFFORT to check
mutr the movement.
Walter McAdHms. colored, was hanged at
Columbia. Shtlhy county, Alabama, for mur-
deriug his wife two years ago, Gu the scaf-
fold he prayed for forgiveness and advised
all men present never to marry mean
woman as he married.
The Southern Pacific company has ratified
the act Of the Legislature which provides
that bicycles shall he carried as baggage, by
issuing circular TO all It's agents ON the
Pacific system, directing them to make no
charge for tn" carriage Of bicycles.
one of the most powerful combines ever
organized In the United Suites has just been
entered Into Hrtwceu probably dozen Of
the lIrsr-I manufacturers of incnndcsceut
electric lamps and seeks To regulate the price
NJ lncundcscrut lamps all over the country.
Joseph $ Mudock Of Scott county. vlr-
gtuIa. who WIS supposed tb have been mur-
derel twenty five years neo. and for which
crime Bod Lindsay served twenty,one years
Ia tho virginia pculfeutlnry, has returned
To- hi- ounc- home Lindsay ded recently.
Rather tnap sever her connection with the
Catholic convent ~ tbc Sacred Heart Do 81
Jo=ruia Missouri iu which size is novice
Miss Carrie JoNou will rclluquish her right
to Sg1u0o len Dog 10y her uncle. who made
the brIHat conditional on Miss Jewell re-
upuugiur rumI-ism-
Iast rdlay. In tHc presence of 10000 peo-
pie. fHc handsome dinner set purchased by
popuI1r subscription from oltIzous or Texas
or cost ~ S-.vn Wa- presented 70 the bat
unsIlp rpvas The exercises took place ou
thn b"noh Governor C. y. culbertson made
thr presentation speech.
Ey decision VI rhr Secretary of the In.
toriuf fle E-,Ht 'lr. NJ swamp land In
Florida known H- "Tuc Everglades l. con
vpyod t4 tho State NJ FlurIdn The tract
comurss- about 22I2 500 nrrrs, The state
takes So r Il. subject 10 The right Of occu-
paury hr about 800 Seminole Indians,
The boundary dispute hctwoen chm and
Arcrn fuu. relating 10 the line II dctnnrka-
tIou over fhc Andes Inns reached nu i'm
porfnnf pYlnt. FOR The hrst time since the
discussion of the question began It looks az
u both Sides were willing To- yield and leave
thc decision wholly to the nrblter chosen
citizens If windsor. ontnrlo. are ngltat-
Ing movement for enactment Of u law for
an export duty on natural gus as one means
Of rctnlaiing nrninst tho amendment Of
Congressman Gprliss to the immigration bill.
which is designed TO prohibit residents Of
Cnnadn from working on flr- side An ex.
port duty would shut off DetroIt's natural
gas supply
A war between the American Biscuit Com.
pany and the New York Blscnit Company, in
which both sides agree In saying that II will
be to n finish, was naugurated In Chicago.
Tho present price Of the biscuit goods
brings the figures down Ia actual cost of
production. Otilcors of both companies nc.
knowledge TINT further cut will mean
loss on every side
Gpuutor sherman said Saturday thnt h.