The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide world
briefly ana Terseiy Told.


Gus sections of Virginia, North caro-
lima and Tennessee Friday.
DR.. E. H. Pierce of Christiansburg,
Va, was found dead in the Morton
House. New York, Thursday
Colonel Roosevelt was snewbound in
New London, Conn, on his way from
Boston to New York Sunday.
Two replevin suits against Cattle King
Gillette of Kansas have been tiied in To-
peka. They aggregate $4,000.
Kansas has been suffering from Sc
we're blizzard. Train service Is delayed
and cattle suffer from the cold.
The trial by court martial of Naval
Constructor Hanscom began at the
League Island navy yard Tuesday
The people of Olympia, Wash, will
present a commemorative tablet to the
flagship Olympia Of Admiral Dewey's
fleet.
The Ohio supreme court has affirmed
the decision of the lower courts in the
Hooking Valley case against Judge
Rurlxe.
The trial of Mrs. Margaret Cody, who
is accused of trying to blackmail George
J.. and Helen Gould, was begun in Al
bfny Tuesday
Rev. DIR. Parkhurst assailed President
Mckinley in his Thanksgiving day SER
mon in New York, and several persons
left the church
A burglar in jail at Bridgeport Conn.,,
vowed he would not eat until set at
liberty Friday a stomach pump was
used to feed him.
It is reported that Is persons who
were shipwrecked at the mouth Of the
Kuskokwinn river, in Alaska, were muir
dered by Indians.
The Earl of Strafford. who is to marry
Mrs Samuel j Colgate, arrived in New
York Wednesday. The time Of the we'd
ding is not yet made public.
Justice Gray on Monday published the
new bankruptcy rules formulated by
the United States supreme court, which
are to take effect Jan. 2, 1899.
Two laborers were killed and four se-
riously injured by the caving in of a
sewer excavation in Berrian avenue,
Kingsbridge, New York. Monday.
Five lives are reported to have been
lost and many ships grounded along
the coast Of Long Island as result Of
Saturdays and Sundays terrific Storm
A soldier and nine other men were ar
rested Sunday in New York on account
of the death of Joseph Fitzgerald, who
had been killed in saloon by blow
on the head.
Senator Platt has assured President
Mckinley that the selection of Joseph
III. Choate for ambassador will be agree
able to him, and the appointment is re-
garded as probable.
Ex- Congressman William J. White Of
Cleveland bought Star Pointer, the
fastest harness horse in the world, for
SIS, 600 at auction in Madison Square
Garden, New York.
1t was reported in New York Monday
that the syndicate headed by William
r. Grace was seeking to obtain control
of the Maritime Canal company, which
has concessions in Nicaragua
Owing to a quarrel with his brother
over a little strip of oyster bed, George
Washington Davis says he is about to
turn his mother and father out of the
home which they have occupied in Ca
narsie, N. ", for 40 years
Edward G. Assay, who was in former
days one of the great criminal lawyers
Of the country, died Thursday in Chi
cago He defended the leaders in the
Camp Douglas conspiracy during the
war and was prominent in the whisky
trials in 1875.
Samuel J. Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, had an
interview with President Mckinley
wednesday for the purpose of securing,
IL possible, the presidents Endorsement
in his message Of labor measures pend
ing in congress.
The naval court of inquiry that has
been Investigating the cause of the
cruiser Buffalo's detention has absoived
Commander Hemphill and Chief Engi-
neer Beig from blame. Three subor-
dinate mechanics have been dropped
from the service.
A band of White Caps at Black Rock,
Ark. who had captured a negro accus-
ed of stealing, were fired upon by the
mans friends. One member of the
band was killed, another mortally and
a third dangerously wounded. A race
war is threatened.
The Pullman Palace Car company,
through its California attorneys, has
commissioners and taken exception to
it to make annual reports of its OPP
erations in that state.
After hard struggle for legislative
and executive approval and after vary
ing success in the lower courts the SO
called antisca1pers law has been de-
clared unconstitutional by the court OF
appeals Of the state. of New York and
is therefore imperative.
Edward Burns, boatman, of Glens
Falls, N Y, was drowned at pier g.,
North river, New York city, Thursday.
He was attempting to board the canal
boat Hercules, when he missed his foot
ing and fell overheard. His body was
recovered an hour after the accident.
The western football championship
goes to Michigan university. On field
that was simply perfect for fast foot
ball and before a crowd of fully 1900.
the Chicago university eleven were
beaten by the Michigan team Thurs
day afternoon by a score of IL to IL.
A letter received from Lieutenant
Robert E. Peary by DR.. j. F. Hill of
WaterviIle. Me-, states that in all prob
ability no message will be received from