Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-20
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The Norwegian steamer Eugenie, which
went ashore yesterday on Grut Island, has
5e aa T be
ing.
Ferrouh Bey, councillor Of the Turkish
embassy at 81 Petersburg, has been ap;
States in succession to Moustapha Tachsin
Bey.
The United States tug Leyden has ar
rived at the navy yard at Portsmouth. N.
H. and will leave on Tuesday morning
with the historic old ship Constitution for
Boston in charge of Commander Very. U.
Elmer NJ. Kaugh suioided by the poison
route near Boulder, Col. His father lives
at Newland, Pettis county. Mo. The sui
eide was 20 years old and left a note say
ing. he had troubles no one knew but him
self.
President Mckinley expects to visit North
Adams, Mass, reaching there tomorrow
evening. accompanied by Secretaries Long
The party will spend few days in the
Greylock mountains.
The ministerial organs assert that the
Spanish foreign minister, the Duke of Tet-
uan. will soon be gazetted as Spanish am
lassador to France. The Duke of Tetuan
had long interview yesterday with the
ford
The silver Republican convention of Min
eral county, Col. adopted resolutions re
fuSing to ratify the nomination of Judge
Hayt for justice of the supreme court by
the silver Republican state convention be-
cause he accepted the nomination of the
administration Republicans.
Fire broke out early yesterday morning
in the general store of j. F. Waldron, at
Imlaystone, about twelve miles from rren,
ton. N. j.. and before it was extinguishe'i
atout $4,000 damage resulted. The lire Is
believed to have been caused by the ex-
plosion of gunpowder in Waldron's store
George Waldron, who rode with Cardigan
at Balaklava and was one of the two re-
intf, nf hp m
of the six hundred" who lived in America,
was killed by his wife Yesterday at Mont
real. The remaining survivor in America OF
that gallant charge is a man named Har-
riS, who resides at Washington, ID. G.
Fears are expressed in we'll informed
Spanish circles that a cabinet crisis may
of Majorica, Baleric Islands. who IN de-
farce of the order of the archbishop; mas
persisted In his excommuh.fia0n 3s srshof
finance. for taking possession of the church
AT Manchester, England. the market for
warns is poor, and much overstocked. The
outlook for cloth is somewhat more PROM
ising. There is u fair business with China
and with South America. Ihe leEant ana
India continue to make inquiries. but thus
far business with those sections has not
been large. The more encouraging crop re-
ports from India, South Amerlsa ana the
Levant arouse strong hopes OIL q Detter
trade at an early date
The Ward line steamer Niagara from
SOllfh side Cuban ports arrived Ut new
York yesterday. after being ashore in San
tiago harbor for over sixty-eight hours.
On September {? on entering the harbor of
Santiago she grounded OH Colorado shoals.
An attempt was made to back of the
shoals. hut without success. The vessel re-
manned in an easy position on a muddy and
sandy bottom for nearly three days. Cap
tain Crocker and Chief Officer Hathaway
made a careful examination of the steam
er and found her uninjured.
The American clipper ship William S.
Mace arrived at New York yesterday from
Honolulu, Captain Amesbury reports that
in sailing down the Pacific ocean Juno IA.
the vessel called at Aitutaki island. one of
the Cook group. The natives put off to the
ship in their boats, bringing fruit and 9TH
er products Of the island. Captain Ames-
bury supplied them with clothing. etc. Tho
island has a population of about ,oO9 peo-
ple. among that number being several
American and British missionaries. All
seemed to be happy and prosperous.
The officials at the state department at
Washington are not disposed to comment
ON the fur sealing correspondence given
out nv the British foreign office and sum
mariZsd in the London Times further than
70 say that il shows the object sought by |
the government of the United States for |
the, past three years has been attained by |
the agreement of Great Britain to partici- |
pate in the convention to be held in Oc-
tober The British government has seen fit |
to limit its part in the conference to an
of the facts in dispute as
to seal life. |