The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-12-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
News Notes From Every Part Of
the Civilized World.

1sn,,tn,e send the peace treaty to the Senate on
Mr.. Knaak, an American accused Of
slandering the German Emperor, was
acquitted in Berlin.
The awful secrets Of Cabanas and
MORO at Havana have been destroyed
as far as possible.
L. e. Wardner, editor Of the Boston
traveller has been sent to jail for con-
tempt of-court.
The battleship Oregon will be ordered
TO Manila, while the Iowa will go to
San Francisco for repairs.
BY the explosion of a powder maga-
zine at Hang-Chow three thousand sol.
diers are said to have been killed.
Three prominent business men have
been summoned to court in Dsrien, Ct,
charged with playing golf on Sunday.
The damage to the battleship Massa-
chusetts will take six weeks to repair
and will cost between $50, 600 to s40,0
The American Federation of Labor
reelected Samuel Gompers President,
and adjourned to meet in Detroit next
year.
The Director of the Mint has report
ed that the United States Government
now has more gold than any nation on
earth.
Liliuokalani has formally protested
| to the Senate against assumption Of
sovereignty over the crown lands OF
| Hawaii.
| In its preliminary report the Mica
| raguan Canal Commission places the
cost of building the waterway at s135,-
900, 900.
Congress will authorize partial i'm
provement of New York Harbor, leav-
Ing the full work to be provided for in
the future.
Cubans have been warned by an
American proclamation not to molest
Spanish troops after evacuation next
Sunday noon.
Multiplex telegraph apparatus cap
| able of sending ten messages over
single wire simultaneously will be test
ed this week.
The report that the British Ambas-
sador was ordered to negotiate for the
abrogating of the Bulwer-C Clayton
treaty is untrue.
An employe OF the Standard Oil Com
pany in Cleveland testified that he had
assisted in burning large number of
the company's books.
Rear-Admiral William T. Sampson
has arrived in Washington from New
York, in response to orders from the
Navy Department.
Captain General Castellanos has in.
formed the Commissioners in Cuba that
the evacuation of Havana would be
completed by January l.
The donation of $40, 900 worth of
property by Mrs. Fuller, Of Bayonne,
N. j., to the Salvation Army will be
fought by her half brothers.
The Pope, on receiving Christmas
| greetings, said 1t was time for Europe
to unite to stop unhesrd-of outrages
and savage determinations.
John w. Bookwalter, who has Just
spent three months in Russia, says we
will make woful error IL we fail to re
tain that country's friendship.
A special cable despatch from Havana
says that Major-General Merritt was
offered the post of Governor General of
Cuba, but declined to accept.
| The announcement was made at the
annual meeting of Keely motor stock
holders at Philadelphia, Pa, that the
inventors secret died with him.
A special cable despatch from Manila
says that minor insurgent officers have
revolted against Aguinaldo and at
tackled towns held by his troops.
Percy M. Jaffray, centre rush Of the
Harvard University Football Team,
died suddenly at Cambridge, Mass.,
from an attack of spinal meningitis.
Negotiations are reported to be In
progress for the consolidation of all the
Missouri lead companies with the inten-
tion OF forming one large corporation.
Rear-Admiral George Dewey Is now
the ranking officer Of the United States
Navy, having attained that position by
the retirement OF Rear-Admiral Bunce.
President Mckinley returned to
! Washington from his trip in the South.
He expressed great satisfaction with
the reception everywhere given to him.
Adjutant-G General Corbin testified be-
, fore the Investigating Commission that
no preparations We're made for war un-
til Congress passed the official declara-
tion.
1t is stated that Secretary Of the Navy
I Long has decided to resign at an early
day, although he has not formally
made known his intention to the Presi-
. dent.
Messenger boys have been robbing
the United States Government by using
, cancelled revenue stamps instead Of the
ones given to them by Wall street, New
York, brokers.
The Navy Department has sent gen.
=. eral order to all of the nine naval stations
that the strictest economy is to be ex-
ercised In all expenditures OF public
money until further orders.
The State Department has not vet
Y haen advised of the reDOrtad naoofia-
D tions of an eXtradition treaty between
= the United States and Mexico. The
present treaty is about to expire.
: The Scorpion has arrived at Tomp-
kinsville, N. Y, the Boston at Manila,
the Marietta at Port Limon, the Lob
anon at Havana, and the Mayhower has
-. sailed from Santiago for Manzanillo.
Klondike mail to Nov. q, the first
: received in six weeks, was brought to
g Seattle by Jack Carr. He reports that
!. 25O0 miners are on their way out Of the
diggings, 500 being at the foot of the
chain Of lakes.
a Representatives OF many Now York
business firms, alleging that they had
Q been swindled by Mrs. Louise Vermeule
! appeared to prosecute her. and her al
legged accomplice, Henry p. Crosher
has been arrested.
The New York delegation which ap
peared before the House Rivers ant
Harbors Committee to urge tho Inn
- provement of New York Harbor ha
!. been given assurance OF the support O
the committees by its chairman