The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-12-15
THECRAPH|C NEWS NOTES.
Short Items From All Parts of the
Civilized World.

thO DtCy itHuatt Nucts
Connecticut is planning curfew law
to restrain juvenile criminals.
The Druce coffin is to opened soon to
decide who is the rightful Duke of
Portland
Senator Hale has introduced bill
to revive the grades of Admiral and
Vice-Admiral.
All Spanish troops have left Havana
province except those in the city, and
they leave soon.
Twenty new trusts have formed
since May l last, with total capital
stock of $629, $4,000. .ft.io
Spain's protest against our peace
terms was vigorous, especially the part
referring to the Maine.
The Senate has refused to confirm
Senators Cullom and Morgan as Ha-
waiian Commissioners.
William travis, the gentleman burg
lar, was sentenced to prison for nine
years in Connecticut.
1t is stated positively in Washington
that Joseph I'll. Choate will be the next
Ambassador to England.
heslueutS VI JERSEY tOWuS are uSHt-
ing the Government scheme for pow
der storehouse in the Palisades.
1t is reported that the Filipino forces
beseiging 1loilo have captured all but
the last of the Spanish trenches.
Britain has plans to make Jamaica
Island the Gibraltar of the Caribbean
to command the Nicaragua Canal.
J. B. Berthoff, Western Union Man.
ager In Jersey City, has been charged
with aiding "green goods" swindlers,
Joseph Chamberlain said in speech
that this Republic is the greatest OF
civilized states in potential resources.
John Sherman has written letter
against ratification of peace treaty and
advocating independence for Philip
| pines.
"Chris" Mdgee and "Dave" Martin,
1t is said, will stay out Of the Pennsyl-
| vannia Republican caucus. This would
| defeat Quay.
The Hawaiian Commission has re.
| ported and submitted bills providing
for the establishment of the islands us
a Territory.
| The 202d New York, the first Am
erican regiment to land in Havana,
marched through the streets Of the
| Cuban capital.
Citizens of Chicago at a monster
mass-meeting determined to deal with
street-railway stockholders who are at
tempting to steal the streets.
The Madrid press chuckles over the
indications In McKinley's message and
elsewhere that American colonizing
will be fraught with difficulties.
The battleship Massachusetts,, which
grounded near Governors Island N. Y,
will 60 into dry dock as her injuries are
believed to be of serious nature.
Assistant Secretary vanderlip, in a
report on Porto Rico's currency, said
much property had been destroyed in
Senator Vest has introduced a reso-
luton against the appointment on a
Government commission of any person
holding judicial or legislative office.
Gen. Rios, Governor of the visaya
Islands, cables that the troops at Minas
rebelle6, and that the mutiny was
suppressed after six of the soldiers had
been shot.
The report that the Prince of Wales
contemplates attending the centennial
celebration of the City ofWashington
as the capitol of the United States ia
denied officially.
Forty-ive of the crew Of the aban.
doned steamship Londonian were land
ed at Baltimore by the steamer Veda.
more. The remaining twenty-five Were
lost with the ship.
According to Senator Morgan, Chair.
man of the Senate Committee on the
Nicaragua Canal, the outlook for def.
nate action by the United States In
making it Government enterprise Is
very bright.
AS part of the movement started
at Topeka, Kan, for the colonization OF
100000 negroes In Cuba, Porto Rice
and Hawaii, Congress will be petition
ed to appropriate $100,0O0,OOO to carry
out the scheme.
} william H. Lynn, brother-in-law OF
President Iglesias, of Costa Rica, was
arrested in New York City and gave
$4,000 cash bail, suit having been en-
tered against him in connection will
n q railway scheme.
A telegram was received at the Nav,
Department at Washington from Por
D Royal, s. c., reporting the return t;
o that place in a damaged condition o.
the United States gunboat Scorpion
Lieutenant Commander w. RI. Turner
i, A Jury in the Circuit Court of Ken
). ton county at Coyington, KY, in tn,
case of the Commonwealth against tn,
= city of COyingtOn for falling to nroner
n ly maintain the Court House, returne,
4 a verdict Of guilty and fixed the fin
at $1,000.
A special cable despatch from Manil,
says that while the rebel forces, largel,
4 composed of the lowest types of FIJI
ipinos, are opposed to American rule
the better classes are disgusted witt
[. Aguinaldo's followers and want al
,. honest government.
- At a meeting of forty preachers Il
the rooms of the National Temperate
n Society, New Yor- Jity resolution
q was passed petitioning the Presiden
and Congress to prevent the introduc
y ton of the canteen saloon" into Cuba
3, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
q In keeping with her checkered caree
the steamer Laurada, formerly Of tn
p Atlantic coast and famous as Cuba
J. filibuster, has again got into trouble
!. She was seizedIat Seattle, Wash, b
United States h.arshal Ide on a charg
q Of having smuggled liquor into Alask.
In the Senate a resolution was O,
fered by Mr.. Hear (Rsp., Mass.), an
r was adopted, for the appointment q
n committee of seven Senators tn coy