The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-19
NEWS ITEMS.

Horatio David Davies, has postponed
| his projected American tour indef
initely on account of the illness of his
wife.
The expedition to explore the east
coast of Greenland, under Lieut.. Am
drup, sailed from Copenhagen Tuesday
morning on board the steamer Godt-
Haab.
The New York board of aldermen
Tuesday killed an ordinance introduce
ed providing punishment for swearing
in public places by laying it on the
table by an almost unanimous vote.
According to information received
by Adjt Gen. Corbin Monday, arrange
ments have been practically completed
for the abandonment of Camp Alger,
near Falls Church, Va.
Until the war department hears
from Maj. Gen. Merritt, now at Ma
Mia, that he requires additional
troops, no more transport ships will
be sent from San Francisco
The 6th Illinois arrived at Santiago
Tuesday forenoon and will garrison
dead Spaniards continued to be Gre
mated. Over 700 have been burned so
far Tuesday afternoon 20 were to be
burned.
The state department received no.
tice late Tuesday night of the, arrival
at Hong Kong of the dispatch boat
ZafirO with advices from Adm. Dewey
and Gen. Merritt. Up to l o'clock
am. Wednesday no message from
| them had reached the administration.
The transports Grand Duchess and
Matteawan arrived at Montauk Tues
day, and are now at Quarantin there.
Those on board will have to be fumi-
gated before being landed. The Grand
Duchess carries Gen. Bates command.
Gen. Wheeler came to New York Tues
day.
Tommy Ryan authorized the state
ment Tuesday night that in the event
OF James j. Corbett being unable tc
appear in the ring with Kid Mccoy in
Buffalo on the afternoon of September
10, he will take his place and fight the
kid at the middle weight limit, weigh
ing in at the ringside
The strength of the navy will not
be precipitately reduced on account of
the cessation of hostilities, but on the
contrary the administration has de-
termined that very large naval force
is necessitated by the increased obi
cations the United States has under
taken or had forced upon it.
The Spanish steamer Isla de Luzon
sailed from Santiago Monday morn
} ing for Spain, having on board ?, 13G
: Spanish soldiers. The Isla de Panay
will probably sail Tuesday, and she
will be followed by the p de SatruSte-
gui The Montevideo arrived Monday
morning and will begin loading al
once.
Acting Secretary Allen has ordered
the Prairie and Badger, now at Guam
tanamo, to report to Gen. Shafter al
Santiago to be used for transporting
troops to Montauk Point. They will
each carry about five hundred men,
Gen. Shafter has asked for these yes
sells in order to hurry the mbarkatior
of his troops.
During ball game at the Old Set
tiers reunion at Cissna Park, Ill.
Tuesday, a portion of the grand stand
collapsed carrying down a number OF
spectators. Ernest Cunningham, o.
Danville, and Mrs. Ira Kirtley, OF
) Hoopeston, each sustained broker
, limbs Half dozen others were Sc
} verely bruised.
, The Rough Riders are home. With
; Col Theodore Roosevelt and Fighting
3 Joe" Wheeler, they have reached Mon
! tauk Point. They came on the Miami
, which. with the Gates City, the st
! Louis, the Vigilencia and the Mattea
> wan, lie at anchor off shore Monday
t their rigging lights plainly visible
from the camp.
Gen. Wilson. chief of engineers
D Tuesday issued orders to all the Off
l GERS of that department in charge o
, Notifications and works of defense t.
p remove all mines, cables and elec
5 trical apparatus connected therewitt
q in the harbors and rivers of thu
+ United States as rapidly as the wOrl
r can be performed with regard t.
a safety.
Within the past few days gold BAR
valued at nearly $780, 900 have been re
ceived at the United States mint il
- Philadelphia from the government as
" say office in Seattle. The gold is ligh
> in color and came entirely from TIL
KlOndike. 1t was stated at the min
l. that about ST. 500 900 in gold bars vii
s. come from Seattle within the mex
j." few days.
At Staunton. Ill, eX-State Senate
II, W. Wall, a wealthy banker and rea