Mower County transcript., 1898-08-03
NEWS lj CONDEN
W1anssday, July 81. N

I A12mps took pooeoo0on OF q 1relGn,
train In Wisconsin with ssrious results
to some Of their number. Il.
| Evan McCull, the Scottish. Canadian
poet, ID dead. ! He was the author o1
many poems. both in English and in
Gaelic. He was 80 years Of age.
A news agency says the Russian
admiralty has oountermanded tho pro
jeoted extensive naval maneuvers iu
the Black sea 'tin order to avoid en-
croaohing on the coal stores. ..M,
1t is reported at Yokohama that Ha'
waii has agreed to pay e40, 900 in set
clement of the dispute which arose out
OF the exclusion OF Japanese emigrants
from the HawaiiaS islands. @:4.e~ .
| Thursday, July 49,
The Prince of Wales is progressing
80 favorably that it has been definitely
decided to remove him to Cowes on
Saturday. :
Wednesdays statement of the oondi.
tion of the treasury shows available
cash balance, &S6S, 967, 977;, gold reserve,
$l89, ,SS9, ,SO1.
Spanish troops in Porto Rico are
being Withdrawn from the outlying
towns and are concentrating upon San
Juan. The defenses of the capital. are
being strengthened. -
Mrs. Albert Bowker,,> for % years
president. Of the ;Woman's Board of
Missions, is dead at her home in New.
ton, Mass. Mrs, Bowker was the
originator Of the society of which she
was president. SI@'5' = J.: - ..<@ - e. ~
z Friday, July 30. se.>
The steamer Hum boidt brought down
81, 0oo, 900 in gold and $1,000. 900 in
drafts. s~@ 81 ,s-.... y
A severe hailstorm in the vicinity of
Bradley. s. D., completely knocked
out thousands Of acres of grain.
Louis Kempuer has been made post
master OF Santiago. Army and navy
mail to Cuba, Porto Rico and Manila
will pay the 2-cent rate. General mail
will pay cents.
Congressman ]. A. T. Hull, chair
man of the house military affairs com.
mlttee, was renominated BY acclama.
ton at the Seventh Iowa congressional
district Republican convention.
Lord Herschell, P. G., G. @. B.. for.
merly lord high chancellor, the head Of
the British commission to settle the
differences between the United States
and Canada, has arrived in New York.
Eddie Dufie Of Boston and Jimmy
Michael, the Welshman, have been
matched to race 25 miles for purse of
$4,000, winner to take all: The race
will take place at Willow Grove on
Saturday, Aug. +.
Saturday, July 80.
The Populist state convention at
Austin, Tex, has nominated Barney
Gibbs of Dallas for governor.
Spain is reported ready to cede Cuba
to. an American :protectorate, give up
Porto Rico and Al coaling station il the
Philippines.
Miss Jessie Sohley, who went to
Madrid in the hope of an interview
with Premier Sagasta in behalf of
peace, has returnedto Paris.
The United States revenue cutter
Gresham has been successfully raised
and put together, and will leave for
Boston as soon as she ships coal and
supplies. -: .,
Spain will not be allowed to unduly
delay peace negotiations. She will be
made to find such course expensive,
as she must bear the cost of uninter.
rupted war operations.
News has been received at Victoria,
B. c., Of a collision between the steam.
ers Hamlin and Mcconnell on the
Stickine river. The Hamlin was com.
pletely wrecked and the Mcconnell
sustained serious injury.
Monday, Aug. 1.
A tally.ho was upset in Chicago,
badly hurting 10 young people.
The British. American international
conference will open at Quebec Oh
Aug. 23 next. -.
A Milwaukee judge has decided that
the new national bankruptcy law in.
validates state laws.
Statistics for the year show the ball
ance of trade to be in favor Of the
United States.
Opelika, Ala., has deadly political
fight and race war in one, colored Pop.
ulists being the alleged aggressors.
A Madrid dispatch says that a band
of 300 Carlists recently appeared near
SEQ du Urgel, in Catalonia, and troops
are pursuing them.
The London Times announces that
the Royal Ulster Yacht club has ar.
ranged to challenge for Americas 8 cup.
The New York Yacht club will be mott |.
fed of the decision Immediately.
Tuesday. Aug. x.
The Swiss. American Saengerbund in
session at Columbus, o., has selected
Toledo as the place of meeting in 1901.
Martin Thorn was put to death in
the prison at Sing Sing, at 11:l7 a. m..
for the murder of William Gulden.
suppe. =S&.ss# @# - z.
The St. Paul and three other Amer
ican liners which have been used as
auxiliary cruisers will now re-engage
in peaceful traffic.. ,, l s7%