The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-24
LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
CONDENSED PARAGRAPHS OF GENERAL
INTEREST FOR HASTY READERS.
Assassination in Tangipahoa Parish, Lac.
Contract for Havana Sewerage Let..'
Col. w. j. Bryan in New York City.''
Collision of Trains, Etc.

Four brick buildings at Winchester,
ILL.,, were burned Saturday.
Leading German statesmen are OF
opinion that the Dreibund is doomed.
The Havana ayuntemiento awarded
the $12, 100000 contract for sewering
the city.
Fire at Alton, ILL.,, damaged several
stores and their holiday goods Satur-
day.
Coal, miners of Northern Illinois
fields have made demand for in
creased pay.
Mrs. Murphy was killed at her home
near Ridgway, ILL.,, by q falling ceiling
Saturday.
The dead body of Emma sappington
has been taken from q well near st.
Catherine, Mo.
DR.. Frank Taborcek and J. B. Col
Inns of Dallas, Tex, were assassinated
by unknown parties Saturday.
Superintendent Kirk of Missouri has
pronounced the New York public
schools the worst he ever saw.
American peace commissioners be-
lieve that congress will ratify the
treaty with Spain.
The Socialists were utterly routed
at Saturdays session of the American
Federation of Labor, at Kansas City.
The rank and file of the English
Liberal party denounce Harcourt for
his resignation of the leadership.
President Mckinley was given q
cordial reception at Tuskegee Univer'
sity, Alabama, Friday.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt re-
signed his leadership of the Liberal
party of Great Britain.
The new Cuban tariff, based on com
missioner Porter's recommendations,
will go into effect Jan. /, 1899.
One Cuban was killed and five
wounded in fight with Spanish po-
lice at Cerro, a suburb OF Havana.
Saturday.
Admiral Dewey says that now thai
the monitors have been added to his
feet, he can hold his own against sh'
earth.
Col. W. J. Bryan says the Philip
pines should be held only long enough
to establish stable and Independent
government.
Congressman Rixey Of Virginia ha
introduced bill in congress providing
for the admission of Confederate sol
diers to National Soldiers Homes.
Secretary of State Hull of Arkansas
in his biennial report presents som
interesting figures regarding the Stat
debt.
Three well-known citizens of India
Territory have been indicted in con
nection with the $4,000 Creek wal
rent fraud.
Philippine insurgents may be pal
for their services at Manila. McKir
ley hopes to bring them into harmon
with American forces.
Friday night one woman was kille
and two other persons may die as n
suit of a robbery near Josie, Pix
county, Ala.
, The long dispute over Newfoun'
8 land may yet result in serious troub
t between England and France. Thel
| is every probability Of an amicab
a settlement of African questions.
, A great foreign power. said to
Russia, has agents in New York wi
!. are endeavoring to negotiate loa
I This is said to be the first instance
q foreign power trying to borro
: money in this country.
+ William J. Bryan is in New Yo'
q city. He was found Saturday night
n the Bartholdi Hotel. Col. Bryan d
y clared himself an uncompromising o
q ponent of the Mckinley policy of G
8 pansion.
The west-bound passenger train
- the Southern railway collided with t
J. Mobile & Ohio freight early Saturd
y night at the crossing of the two roa
u at West Point, Miss, completely c
, molishing the rear coach, and severe
u injuring number of passengers.
10 Jabe Conerly was assassinated in
9. extreme northern part Of Tangipah
" parish, La, Friday, by an unkno
person, who shot him in the ba'
Conerly was connected with the rect
troubles at Kentwood, and the mur(
may have had its origin in tn
re troubles.