The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS NOTES.

Henry Cyril Paget, earl o. Tx
bridge, and Miss Lillian Florence Maud
Chetwynd, eldest daughter OF Sir
George Chetwynd. bart. were marriei
| at London.
kid" Mccoy has deposited $1,000
at New York city with a sporting
paper as a forfeit TO fight either Cor
bett or FitZsimmons for the heavy
weight championship OF the world.
Assistant Secretary yanderlip has
decided to require local inspectors or
nulls and their assistants and local
inspectors of boilers and their as
sistants to pass n civil service exami-
nation to test their ability. The or
der, however does not apply to those
who were admitted to the service
through competitive examinations un-
der the civil service commission.
Charles Link. wanted at Columbus,
O., for the embeZzlement of $4,000
from an estate of which he was ad-
ministrator, was arrested in Rock
ford, Ill. Link was known in Rock
ford as Charles Thopsr, and has been
employed by local insurance agency
for two years. He admitted his iden-
tity, and later made full confession,
saying he lost the money gambling
and in politics. He will return with
out recuisition papers.
The long continued litigation in
the courts Of Delaware, New York and
Massachusetts ever the control Of the
Bay State Gas company and the gas
companies absorbed by it, all Of which
are in the immediate vicinity of BOs-
ton, is apparently ended. The differ
ence between Thomas w. Lawson and
Henry NJ. Whitney and the different
gas and coke companies represented
By them were settled at Il conference
of all parties interested.
Special advices from Egypt declare
that Prince Said Ben BOussoo died
recently under mys, eriOuS circum-
stances, which have led TO the belief
thai he was poisoned. He was in per
feet health, it is said, up to the day
he married a young Amer can, union
which. caused GreG5 annoyance to the
khediVe. The next day, the story con-
tinues, the prince was suddenly seized
with mysterious malady and died in
agony few hours afterward in the
arms OF his bride.
A special to the Indianapolis Senti-
mel from Fort Worth, Ird.. says: This
evening Charles f. Everett, chairman
of the republican county central CON-
mittee, was arrested at his home on
the charge of embeZzlement. Editor
r. W. Miner of the Garret. Ind. Her
aid, republican paper, fled the
charges, and swelrs that Eve ct, as
his agent, appropriated to his own
use $50 which he sent to Everett to
take up a note. Everett furnished a
$500 bond. He is now under Il $4,000
bond to appear at Decatur to answer
the charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
State Grain Inspector Wright of
Portland Ore, has just issued his an
nual report for 1867, embracing the
transactions of the department for the
year ending August 81. The total
number OF carloads Of wheat in
spected at three inspection points dur
ing said period was 3,267, or approxi-
mately 5,4S0.3S5 bushels. Total mum
Der Of carloads of oats, 92G, o. about
$50, ASS bushels; total number OF car
loads of barley, PA. or ABOUT 1881
bushels, making grand total OF 9.5J9
carloads and G,20S.572 bushels. The
1896 crop was light and therefore the
showing is meager, compared to that
which will be made next year. MIR
Wright thinks that 14,000000 bushels
of wheat will be shipped to the sound
this season. Fully so per cent Of the
crop is still held by farmers and mid
dlemen on speculation.
A bill to authorize the secretary of
the treasury, under certain conditions
to purchase the Kansas Pacific divis-
ion of the Union Pacific railroad has
been introduced in the house by Mr..
Fleming of Georgia, member OF the
Pacific railroad committee to which
the bill is referred. It provides that.
if, in the opinion of the president. t.
shall be necessary TO preserve the Sc
curity of the United States in respect
Of his lien, mortgage or Other inter
ests in the Kansas Pacific. the secra-
tary of the treasury shall bid the full
amount necessary for the protection
of the governments lien and claim ON
that property and purchase for the
United States property subject to such
at any sale and any sums
necessary to redeem or clear off the
paramount liens aforesaid or to
make such purchase or execute any
purpose of the act are appropriated.