The Globe-republican., 1898-11-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NAVY ~ 0sbtebe
Washington = The movement a
United States troops to Havana prov.
ince will begin within ten days
Des Moines, lathe Grant Club. OF
this city, banqueted Osborn w. Deig.
nan, of the Merrimac crew.
.Paris-La Petit Republiquo says
that during the recent trial of NJ. lola
for libel Count Esterhazy was over.
heard to remark that General Billot.
former minister OF war, gave him eO,-
coo francs for forging the bordcreau.
st. Joseph. Mo.-All railways enter
ing this city are experiencing a car
famine. The agents say they could do
twice the amount of business they are
doing if they had the means of trans.
portation.
Santiago do Cuba.-Lieutenant Lu.
Glen Young of the Hist reports that 10
is practicable to raise the former Span
ish cruiser Reina Mercedes.
Columbia, Motive years in the
penitentiary for forging check for
only s.. so was the sentence received by
Jacob Samucis il the Boone county
circuit court.
Fresno, Call. A. Brandreth, who
claimed to be nephew Of the million.
aire pill maker of that name, was
found dead in his cell at the county
Jail, having been arrested on charge
of vagrancy. Alcoholism is supposed
to have caused his death. lie was .
graduate of Yale college and had ira
vcled all over the world
New York-John Brisbane Walker
has issued an address attacking Rich-
ard Croker as n man who has gained
complete control of the Democratic
party, both in the city and state, aid
who is unworthy of trust" In his
address Mr.. Walker urges the forma-
sion OF . new Democracy.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 19-At the
meeting of tho corporation of Yale
university. President Timothy Dwight
presented his resignation. The resig-
nation is to take effect at the end Of
the university year. Among tho
friends of DR.. Dwight it has been no
secret for some time that the pres
idert contemplated his resignation
before age weighed too heavily upon
him.
Columbus, Ohio.-There was des-
perate attempt made by two convicts
to escape from the penitentiary, as .
result of which Guard Charles d. Lauy
terbach of Noun. Vernon was shot and
killed, while Convicts O'Ncill and At.
kinson received injuries of serious
nature and both are now in the prison
hospital.
Havana.-Of late Havana has been
almost overrun with Americans, who
have arrived here quite without means
of support, bu. in hopes of getting
lucretive employment. Scores of them
arc now begging on the streets of tho
city. There is really no inducements
whatever for outsiders at present, and
begging will be the almost inevitable
fate of nine-tenths of those who come
here in search Of work.
New York.-A dispatch from Ha-
slna says: The news from Topeka
That John T. Veny, Baptist clergy.
man, is about to send to Santiago
thirty negro families as nucleus for
a large negro colony, has caused an
exceedingly bad impression among the
Cubans, who arc anxious that only
white immigrants shall come to Cuba.
The more rabid predict race war
should many negroes come from the
United States. A strange feature 70
that the Cuban negroes are even more
bitter than the whites in denouncins
the movement.
ATLANTA, Co., Nov. 49, The house
Of representatives has passed . bill
providing for a test of the constitu}
iioniality of the federal 10 per cent
FAX on state bank issues The bill pro-
yides that c commission consisting q
treasurer, comptroller and governor @
the state shall issue circulating cass
rency notes to the extent of IS pGo
cent of its capital stock to any ban1p
applying for the same. These notes
will not be used as ordinary legal teaS
der. and if the government prosecuteo
the bank or attempts to collect tho u
per cent tax the attorney general a
state is to appeal the case to the sa>
preme court of the United States.
Washington.-The adjutant general
of the army has furnished the war in
vestigating commission q statement
showing the authority upon which The
camps occupied during the war Will
Spain were selected. It shows that
General Miles located the camps q
Chickamauga, Ca. Fernandins and
Miami. Fla, and Camp Alger, Vat
that General Lee selected that at Jack
sonville, and General Merriam that q
Camp Merritt, and the other camps
except that at Tampa, were located b.
boards Of officers. The report says tha4