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tween Tom Tracy and Joe Walcntt of
Chicago lost $4,000 on the venture.
One hundred 500 line stevcdores.
loading ferryboats at Marquette.
Mich. for Frankfort, are on strike
for higher wages.
The six-story type foundry of \. ID.
Farmer < Son on Bergman ana Goiu
streets, New York. was damaged py
fire to the extent of S5o,OOU.
The knittcrs and top hands employed
ut G.. Ill. Tiltons hosiery mill ut III
ton, y. H., are on Il strike against Il IL
per cent reduction in wages.
According to the averages, computed
by President Young. Amos Rusie of
the New York team, is the leading
pitcher of the National league.
Another Tichbornc claimant has APP
peared. He is named Croswell ana
he is an inmate Of the Paramatta,
Australia. lunatic asylum.
Rain is still badly needed in Austria
liza. 4 sydney newspaper estimates
that the loss of stock in the last three
years amounts TO S5O,0OO,oOo.
The courts took possession Of the
stock of l.. y. Brochon Of West SUI
pcrior Wis. under n writ of execution
issued TO Wilson Bros. of Chicago for
S2.:22O11.
These transfers have been made in
the Fourth cavalry: Capt. Joseph I'll.
Dorst, from Troop VI to Troop ID:
Capt. WILDER T.. Wilder, from Troop ID
t, Troop NJ.
The steamer Topeka has sailed from
Tacoma for Alaska with Il full cargo
of freight and POO passengers, many
of them tradeSmeu bound for the i'll
terror.
The STORES lecturer in the Yale law
school course this year will he cN-Post-
master general William l.. Wilson.
president of the Washington aud Lee
University Of Virginia.
The Ashley Hardware and lion com
Iany at Ogdensburg, y. Y. has been
closed by the sheriff on three eXccu-
tiOnS amounting to $4,000. The stock
is estimated ut $4,000.
Barney Schrcibcr has decided To race
Charnion again. He bought her for Il
brood-marc hut she is doing SO nicely
that he will campaign her for n short
time.
Receiver Trumbull of the Gulf ana
the South Park railroads, announces
that the earnings ,estimatedD of the
two lines in 1897 were 14.3I per cent
over the earnings of 1896.
Max Arnold, editor of the Budget, Il
weekly society publication at Me
Kcesport. Pa. was horsewhipped at
riS office by Mrs. Wolf wife of Eman-
uel Wolfe, proprietor of hotel.
Superior Judge Grey of Visalia. Cal,
has decided the question of the legal
ity Of the bonds OF the Alta Irrigation
district, Tular county, holding that the
bonds, amounting TO $500 900. are void.
as they have been illegally issued.
II is stated on high authority that
Manager Twitchell. of the Yale foot
ball association. had his report of the
Yale Princeton game almC st completed
and that it will show the receipts OF
the game We're not far from S23. 200.
At the boxing match before the Ma
tiCnal Sporting club of London, in
which Walter CrcOt received injuries
that resulted fatally, every spectator
wore Il dress suit, and the lowest adj
mission was SD.
Mickey Peach Of Australia. regarded
aS the best of his country's feather
weights, may come To this country to
meet George Dixon. y San Francisco
club has sent for him. Peach whipped
Tim Haggerty in four rounds.
EX-Statc Senator Reuben W. Coon.
who has been in Washington several
days seeking office. has returned 70 his
home at Waukcsan. Ill. He is suffer
ing from severe attack Of intiamma-
tory rheumatism. and is quite sick.
Mai. \. G. RosenkranZ. n prominent
manufacturer of Evansville. Ind, and
his wife are To- give Il completely
equipped industrial and technical
school to that city and place il under
the supervision of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Gov. Black of New York has APP
pointed ex-senator &. l.. Macarthur of
the Troy Budget, Il delegate to repre-
sent the state i'm the national fishery
congress which will meet at Tampa,
Fla, Jan. 10.
George r. Mayhem, one OF the best
known shoe merchants Of Grand Rap
ids. Mich, has filed trust mortgage
for amounts Of about $4,000. naming
the Perinsular Trust company as trus-
tees.
Commodore George Dewey has ca.
Dled the navy department from Ne
gasaki, Japan, that he has assumed
command of the Asiatic station. reliev-
ing Admiral McNair, who is returning
to the United States.
The increase of this years gross
earnings Of the Canadian Pacific rail
road over last year is officially stated
TO be S3.461.19G The increase OF
gross. earnings of the Grand Trunk
railroad during last month. over the
same period last year, was $111,13
\ NNuur man nnmnl Frank kucnnc-