The indicator., 1898-12-31
TELEoRAPHIC sREVITIEs.


ington. Ky, nine men were badly in
jured.
The gunboats Buffalo and Helena
have reached the Suez canal on their
way 10 Manila.
There WAS n serious riot in n suburb
of Havana the other day that was
with difficulty suppressed.
Importatlons of manufactures from
Great Britniu INTO the United States
seem likely Ia show an unusually
small-total in the year lS9s
Russia has successfully negotiated
loan of SljO,uuO.Opp win the Rotlis-
childs. II is proposed 10 use one-half
of this sum TO rcalm and rcorganize
the artillery branch Of tile service.
1t is asserted that the French police
have seized several bundles Of letters
whose contents prove that military
plot is in thorough working order.
Burglars tackled the county jail nt
New Brunswick. New Jersey, last
Tuesday night, and relieved Il sleeping
sheriff, George l.iiterst- of 500 in
cash.
Colonel William Jennings Bryan will
he present at Cincinnati ri the jackson
bay banquet of lhc Duckworth club.
The date of the banquet llIS been
changed TO Friday, January 9th TO
meet his convenience.
Adytccs from Bolivia say that the
condition Of affairs there is serious
Young mon belonging To the best su-
ciety are Joining either side, the banks
have lost nearly all their clerks and
civil war is inevitable.
\ special from Dawson city. dated
November lJtll. says: Reports from NIL
creeks in The vicinity of Dawson city
Indicate that the winters product of
gold will exceed that of last year by
more than 100 per cent.
The American National Bank of
Lima. Ohio. was robbed last Sunday
night of SIS. lG2. The money was talk
On from the bg vault, The robbery
was perpctrntcd in 81 skillfnl manner,
no damage being done 10 the vault.
The American Newspaper Publish
crs' Association has presented 10 the
Anelo-American joint high commission
ers il carefully prepared argument in
favor of free paper and free pulp. They
urge it because Of the existence Of tile
paper trust.
Bishop William T.. McLarrn of the
diorese of Chicago will accept the mis-
sion To Porto Rico to Investigate the
field there for promotion of the Epls-
copal church interests aS delegated to
him by the Episcopal conference in
Washington.
Petersburg. cHbled he secretary Of
Ii pt Iut
fed that contract for 10000 tons of
rails for the Eastern Chinese railroad
has been awarded to the Pennsylvania
X Maryland company
News has been received from Vienna
that the committee appointed to decide
tlI" disposition of the prizes for the
most brilliant games paycd in the re-
cent International tournament at vi
enna, has awarded the first prize to
Pillsbury for his game against Hal
mn.
The movement recently set ON foot
among Mcth0diSts Ia celebrate the in
coming of the twentieth century by
raising Il thank offering fund to the
amount of S2n,UOU.OOO is meeting with
favor. OF the proposed sum $4,000
900 will be devoted 10 educational pur-
poses.
General Guy V Henry the military
governor of Porto Rico. reduces the
budget for next year from i.nnO,OOO
pesos. as under the Spanish regime 10
1,TOO0O pesos. He asks for authority
to apply the custom house revenue 10
the Improvement Of roads and the
cleaning of cities.
Miss Mercedes Garcia, daughter of
the late CIliXto Garcia, the Cuban
lCndcr, died at Thomasvillc. Georsia.
on the 2Tth. of consumption. The body
will be cmbalmed and taken To Cuba
on the warship which the United States
has designated to convey the remains
of General Garcia back To his native
land.
Sir Thomas Upton. challenger for
the America cup. has offered To come
to the relief of the distressed English
colony of Barbadoos. lie is prepared
to invest SJ.o0poOO in the sugar in
dustry of that island and has named
to the English government a few
easily filled conditions
An Italian paper asserts that n Ger
man syndicate has promised Don Car
los Il loan of 30,0nO.oOU francs in three
installmentS-thc first when he has
10000 men under arms; the second
when he has captured ! Ihna. capital
of the province of BiScay. and the
third two months after operations are
commenced.
General Merritt. in an interview at
Chicago. said of the Philippines: "Thc
best we can do is to give them good
military government. give them what
civilians are necessary To administer the
civilian functions of government, and
when they are ready to form a gov
crnmcnt of their own, give them our
blessing and let them 20"
President Peck of the Lafayette Me.
mortal commission. acknowledging rr-
ccipt of contributions from ohio for
The Lafayette monument fund. writes
To State School Commissioner Bone
brake that the total contributions from
Ohio up to dIte amount 10 SI.2S39l
the largest amount contributed by any
single state except Illinois.
Reports of southern railways show
that the development of new industries
that section of the country
is rapidly increasing. More than 500
new factories have been located along
The lines of the Illinois Central since
ana tlie lnluSlrlll uclaft-
mcnt of the Southern railway reports
almost as large number.
The conference based upon the dis.
proposal of Emperor Nicho-
las has been fixed for st. Petersburg
about the beginning of May next. prior
10 which tlns. Russian government Will
submit officially to the powers n def
mite plan Of disarmament, in order 10
enable them to formulate moditica
tions or counter suggestions.
w. A. l.. Moore. convicted of the rob