Fair play., 1898-10-15
CURRENT TOPICS,
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Anything in the nature of a dona-
tion is sure to strike the Spaniard ia
vorably. The offer of the government
to give free transportation to the fam
liiesof officers form Porto Eicoto Spain
has resulted in an avalanche of we'd
dings over the island.
The yield of cotton this year will, it
is estimated, be 100000 bales larger
than ever before. 1t might he well
next year to withhold the cu.tomary
advice to the southern farmer to di-
rersify his crops. The formula seems
TO be-more advice, more cotton.
1t is stated that United States Sc
cret service officers, aided by Chief
Lees, have discovered that large num-
bcrs of counterfeit 500 silver certiti-
Gates have been produced in san Fran
cisco. The operators are reported to
bc under police surveillance.
bishop Earl Cranston. of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. now on an
episcopal visit to the mission of that
denomination in eastern Asia, sent a
cable message from Pekin, China. on
the Sd. saving "All safe. which indi-
Gates that all the missionaries We're
safe.
Gen. Wheeler completed his tcSti-
mony before the war stigation
commission. on the 5th, and was fol-
lowed by Gen. II. V. Eoynton.
Brighten. Ernest. with the Six
tecnth Pennsylvania, and the Third
Wisconsin regiments, has been or
dered TO leave Ponce for TIE [ nitcd
States. Both regiments have n num-
her of sick.
The United States cruiser BOSTON
and the gunboat Petrol. accompanied
by the collier Nero, have gone from
Manila to China.
Hohson's success in his work among
the Spanish wrecks is shown by the
fact that the guns so far recovered
from the wrecks of the lnfanta Maria
Teresa. the Nizcaya and the Almirante
Oquendo are valued at S4O0.0n0. Hob
son is now confident that he will not
only be able to save the CriStobai Co.
Ion. but also the Rcina Mercedes,
which was sunk by the Spaniards.
On the 9th 367 900 acres of land on
the Red Lake reservation, in Mime
sofa. WAS thrown open to settlement
under the Nelson act. which requires
five years residence and a payment of
S125 an acre at the end of that pc
riod.
In spite of the official hospitalities
which are being lavishrd upon the
American peace commissioners in
Paris. the general tone toward thcII
continues distinctly unfriendly. and
society is giving the delegates Il wide
berth. reserving all their attentions
for the Spanish representatives.
Diplomatic circles in Madrid con-
tipuc to be agita'cd by the develop
ments at luris, and il is noticeable
that the public is awakening from
the signing of the protocol. The
Philippines is the aIl-absorbing qucs-
ton.
The official reports of the trouble
with the Bear Island Indians ascribc
il to differences between the United
States authorities and the Indians
over the cutting of timber on their
reservation. The United States au-
1horities prescribed certain limits
within which timber could be cut.
The Indians ignored these regulations,
and undertook to cut timber whcr"Scr
they pleased.
A detachment of the Third infantry,
with Col. Bacon in command. had a
battle with Pillagcr Indians on Bear
island. Leech lake. Mimi. on the 5tlA
REPORTS say that there are dead In
diaus all over the island. On our side
three or four men were killed and 10
wounded. including a number of civ
iIian offers. who had made the arrest
of Chief Maquod.
Vim, ii. Lennon. whose bank in
Flora, Ind. was robbed on September
81. has received a letter, purporting to
have been written by one of the rob-
bers. and warning him TO cease his ef-
forts to have them captured or take
the consequences, which, the letter
saws, will be repetition of the occur
renccs of the night of the robbery,
when Lennon was shot and seriously
wounded.
The Bridgeport Comm grand jury
returned "A true bill, on the 9th,
against Mrs. Rosannah Drayton, the
colored servant who is believed to have
been connected with DR.. Nancy Gull
ford in causing the death of Emma
Gill.
The 600 men of the Indian congress
now assembled in Omaha are much in
terested in the reports of fighting
among the Minnesota Indians. Some
of the braves at the exposition
grounds are considerably excited over
the situation.
Prof. W. a. Woodruff and Prof. c.
L. CIenhorn, of Washington, ID. e.,
sailed, on the 7th, for Samoa. They
are heading a government expedition
10 collect rare plants, shrubs and 9th
rr specimens in the interior OF the Sa-
moan islands.
Hon. Sherman Hoar died at Concord.
Mass. on the 7th.