Times-promoter., 1898-11-26

At the annual meeting III st. Paul oi
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union Mrs. L. NJ. y. Stevens, of Maine
was elected president.
The strike of coal miners in the Vir
den OlL) district, which has been the
cause of rioting and bloodshed, has
been brought 10 an end.
Chase, sherwood d Co.. the oldest
tobacco firm in Ohio, has gone out OF
business.
The Tioga national bank at Owego
y. y, which suspended recently, has
resumed business.
The union coal miners returned TO
work at Nirden. H., after a lockout
since April /.
The Missouri supreme court decided
the law by which cities are compelled
to sell franchises to corporations to be
unconstitutional.
Prairie fires in Gregory, Tripp and
Todd counties. S. D., caused the ruin of
thousands of acres of range and the
loss of many cattle.
Robert McFadden. William Hender-
son, John Kell and George Morgan
were caught in the bottom of a shaft in
Butte, Mont, by an explosion and ia
tally injured.
The First national bank OF Ernporia,
Ran, was closed by order of the comp,
troller of the treasury, and an hour
later Charles S. Cross, the banks presi
dent, committed suicide.
Ethel Marlowe, a young and hand
some actress. dropped dead on the
stage in New York.
The report of Gen. G. N. Lieber, judge
advocate general, for the year ended
August 81, shows that there have been
a total of 1.1SO courts-martial during
the year.
Bishop Fowler announces that the
Methodists are preparing to establish
churches in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
The government has decided to inveS-
tigate the race troubles in South Caro-
lima in respect to the interference with
the duties of federal officers.
Mayor Ziegenheim has vetoed the cur
few bill passed by the St. Louis city
council.
The thirty-second annual meeting OF |
the National grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry, began in Concord N. H.
At the closing session in St Paul of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
Mrs, NJ. B. Carse, of Illinois, one of tn"
most prominent members. withdrew
from the organization, saying she
would not return until the. temple fund
was raised.
The worlds gold product for 1898 is
placed at $275,000,0O0, against $237 ,0o0,-
300 in 1897.
The total imports of gold in the ten
months ended October 81, 1898, were
S143,65S,095, exceeding the exports by
S129 30G.246.
The total money in circulation in the
United States at the beginning of the
present month was $1,s66,575 1852.
against $1,706, 732, ,9O4 at the correspond
ng date last year.
Two battles took place between union
White miners and negroes in Springside,
suburb of Pana, ILL.,, but no one was So
'iously injured.
Secretary Long in his annual report
ecommends the construction of three
battleships and five tirst-class
rmored cruisers and recommends an
ddition of 5000 men to the navy.
At citizens mass meeting in Om.la
was decided that the trans-Missis-
ippi exposition should be continued
ext year.
Col. F. C. Ainsworth, chief of the
ecotd and pension office. war depart
lent, in his annual report says that
3,29G cases were received and dis
osed of during the past fiscal year,
ct increase of 43,4S9 cases over TIE
revious year.
AT Newport, r. l., the torpedo boat
'upont made over 80 knots an hour,
rowing her to be the fastest boat in the {
nited States navy.
Timothy Dwight, president of Yale
ollege at New Haven, Conn, for 12 {
ears, has resigned.
Seidenberg, Steifel &, Co., cigar deal
RS in New York, failed for $5OO,OOO. 6
1t is said that Secretary Alger. in his
nnual report, and President Mckinley,
his annual message to congress, will
commend that the standing army be
aced on permanent peace basis of
'0,0OO men.
G. W. Schmidt, wholesale liquor deal
in Pittsburgh, Pa, filed his petition e
voluntary bankruptcy with liabil- /
les of $31S,OOO. S