The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-30
NEWS ITEMS

/ ton of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, 1922, $40, 6S9; gold reserve,
s245, 1879, S45.
Senator Morrilps desk in the senate
1t is in the front row and the position
is quite advantageous.
The twentieth annual meeting of the
Western Commercial Travellers asso-
citation is in session in st. Louis, with
many delegates present.
Mrs. Saunders. who was the claimant
for the sum of $40, 1000, 900 left by an
uncle named Leake, who died intestate
in America, died recently at Portcawl,
Wales.
Consul General Goodnow has notified
the state department from Shanghai
that the Chinese government has for
hidden dynamite and like explosives to
be landed in China.
The Sherman opera house at New
ark, N. Y, was destroyed by fire Tues
day. The building was managed and
partly owned by Stephen F. Sherman
and cost S25, 900.
Wednesday Secretary Wilson direct
ed Chief Moore, of the weather bureau,
to move the headquarters of the pres
ent West Indian storm-warning service
from Kingston to Havana.
It was said at the navy yard Tues
day that Commodore J. w. Phillip viii
succeed Rr. Adm. Francis M. Bunce,
retired, as commandant of the Brook
Ign navy yard on January Is.
A dispatch from Montevideo an
nOunces the arrival there of the trans
port Sterling, which recently supplied
coal and provisions to the battle ships
Oregon and Iowa at Punta Arenas.
A special from Milan, Mo-, says:
Walter NJ. Clark, Sullivan county's cat
tie king, has failed for nearly $500, 600.
Clark has turned over every dollars
worth of his properly to his creditors.
Part of Red Rock mountain, accord
ing to dispatch from Airolo "a village
of Switzerland, Canton, of Ticino), has
fallen into Airolo, destroying a hotel
and several houses. Three persons
were injured.
The secretary of war has received
recommendation from Surgeon General
Sternberg for the establishment of an
army sanitarium at Nagasalzi, Japan.
for the use of the United States troops
at Manila.
The Southern Educational associa-
ton, composed of the leading educa-
tors of all the southern states, met in
annual convention in New Orleans
Tuesday. There are about four hun
dred members present.
Joe Cans, of Baltimore, out-pointed
Jack Daily, of Wilmington, Del, in 25
round bout at 135 pounds before the
Lcnox Athletic club, New York, Tues
day night, and the referee decided in
favor Of the Baltimorean.
The transport Chester will have to
be dry locked for repairs. One-third
of her propeller is gone. The accident
occurred when the ship was 25 miles
out from Havana and she proceeded to
Savannah under half speed
The first squadron of the 9th cavalry
departed from Huntsville, Ala, Tues
day for Fort Leavenworth, Kan, to
occupy the army post there. The re-
mainder of the regiment will leave as
soon as transportation is secured.
The court of cessation Wednesday
examined NJ. Casimier Perier, the
former president of France, and NJ.
Barthou, the former minister of the in
terror in the proceedings attending
the revision of the Dreyfus case.
Ambassador Romero, of Mexico. Wedl
nesday afternoon was operated upon
for appendicitis. DIR. Taber Johnson,
who supervised the operation, says the
patient is doing as we'll as can be ex.
pccted. He is still, however, in very
critical condition.
II. F. Bailey, cashier of the Cole
brook national bank, of Colebrook,
n. H., was arrested Wednesday.
harged with the misappropriation OF
placed at S6O,OOO Bailey will be ar
raigned at Lancaster Thursday.
Lieut.. Col. VIM. P. Hall, who has for
several years been adjutant general of
the department of the gulf, has been
assigned to similar position in the
department of Porto Rico Col. Hall,
who will be succeeded by Capt. Allen,
of the volunteer organization, leaves
for San Juan Thursday
Thomas J. Grubbs, aged 40, and Har-
ry Roberts, aged 20, fought duel with
pocket knives at Mooretown, % miles
above Oboville, Cal. Grubbs literally
hacked his aged victim to death and
was himself shockingly wounded
about the face and neck Grubbs has
been arrested on charge of murder.
Three great thread manufacturing
companies, which practically control