The silver lance., 1898-03-25
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Prairie fires have been sweeping the
country about Springer. New Mexico.
Mayor McKisson of Cleveland will
contest Mark Hanna's seat In the SEN
ate.
The secretary of war has established
another department composed Of the
Gulf states
Governor Leedy of Kansas fiercely
oenounces the Supreme Court decision
IN the Nebraska maximum freight rate
case.
A Dervish force has advanced 10
within ten miles south of the River At
bara, which enters the Nile at Ed-Da-
mer.
The comptroller of the currency has
appointed John r. Hanna of Denver
receiver of the Cheyenne National
Bank of Cheyenne, Wyoming, in place
Of ]. w. Foster.
The British war office, the Daily
Mail announces, has issued a hundred
rounds Of ball cartridges 10 every vol
unteer In the kingdom, in addition to
the ordinary provisions.
The AetDa Powder Company at Mil
Ter station, Indiana, has received an or
der for 100 tons of powder and 200
tons of dynamite cartridges from the
War Department The works will be
run day and night.
Mrs. Thurston. wife of Senator
Thurston of Nebraska, died of heart
disease on the yacht Anita of the
coast Of Cuba on the 14th. She, with
her husband and party of congress
men, was on her way to Cuba.
Charles e. Hooper, advertising agent
n ha e. nd
with headquarters in Denver, has been
appointed travelling passenger agent of
the Oregon Short Line and also of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany.
The first step to the consolidation Of
the American and Pacific Express Com
panies has been taken. J. A. Brewster
of New York City, late head clerk of
the accounting department of the
American company, has taken charge
of the auditing department of the Pa
cific.
The President has signed the bill ap-
propriating $2SS. 200 to be paid to the
book agents of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, as full compensation
for the property of that corporation
used, taken away, injured, consumed
or destroyed by the United States or
its army at Nashville, Tennessee, dur
ing the war.
The bitterest Republican municipal
fight waged in Cleveland for years ter
minated last week at the primary cleo
ton in a sweeping victory for the Nc
Kisson administration and defeat of
the alleged street railroad candidates
for places on the councilmanic tickets.
The McKissOnites captured ten out Of
the eleven councilmanic districts.
Horse meat was served at the annual
banquet of the Kansas City Veterinary
College, held last week. Though the
Spread was elaborate, not a morsel of
meat other than the flesh of the horse
was served. From soup to roast 1t
was all horse. The students AMI facul-
ty Of the college who gathered around
the board made merry, and insisted
that 1t was appetizing.
William ]. Calhoun Of Danville, IL
| linois, has been appointed interstate
commerce commissioner by President
Mckinley. Mr.. Calhoun succeeds Col
Onel william r. Morrison. For some
| time 1t has been understood that the
Danville lawyer might have the place
whenever he wanted it, and that the
delay came because Of his hesitancy in
giving up his lucrative law practice to
accept the position.
Hereafter on the Woonsocket street
railway, no car is to be propelled with
| In 100 feet of any bicycle proceeding
on any part of the highway, and cars
must be stopped until bicycles moving
In the opposite direction have passed.
The reason for this Is a verdict against
which a man was awarded $1,000 for
injuries received by being struck by a
car while riding bicycle.
The Senate committee on immigra-
ton has reported adversely on the
nomination of Hon. T. v. Powderly to
be commissioner of immigration. The
nomination has been held up in COM
| mittee for several week on account of
| the absence of Senator Chandler. He
having returned to Washington, the
matter was brought up and the vote
being taken, Mr.. Chandler united with
| the Democrats to secure an adverse re-
port
william J. Bryan spoke at Atlanta
| on the 18th, to an audience of 10000
people. Though his main discussion
was devoted to the financial question
he referred to the readiness of Ameri-
cans to stand as a unit in the defense
, of their common country. He also
strongly eulogized Fitzhugh Lees con-
stancy and courage and his allusion to
the fact that Lee was an ex-confeder-
ate officer drove the audience wild,
and for several moments pandemOnium
reigned.
Representative Newlands Of Nevada
has introduced a bill creating a pub
lie land commission, to consist Of the
commissioner of the General Land Of
fee, the director of the Geological Sur
vey and three other persons, whose ap-
pointments are made subject to con-
firmatiOn by the Senate. Its duties