The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1898-09-28
SHORT SPECIALS.

A train bearing 10000, 900 ounces of
silver bullion from Philadelphia to
San Francisco is soon to mark a new
era in the federal governments method
of transporting the precious metals
between its minis.
The naval rendezvous in San Fran
cisco has posted call for men to man
the gun boat Callao, one of the Spanish
vessels captured at Manila by the
American fleet Men to make up the
entire working staff are being signed.
The first section of the electric rail-
road TO the summit of the Jungfrau,
the famous mountain Of the Swiss Alps,
has been opened as far as the Asoi-
ger glacier, and it is expected the
road viii be finished by the year
1904.
A congress of mothers, under the
auspices of the national organization,
will be held in Omaha, October S, 9
and 10, by invitation of the Trans
Mississippi exposition. All interested
in the movement are invited TO at
tend.
Col w. J. Bryan, of the Sd Nebras-
ka, was still in Washington Sunday
awaiting an answer from the war de-
partment regarding his request for
the discharge of the sick men of his
regiment He will leave probably
Monday for Jacksonville.
Chief of Police Hayes, of Kansas
City, Sunday night received a tele-
phone message from St Joseph that
three men suspected of completely in
the robbery of the Missouri Pacific
train ont of Kansas City on Friday
night had been arrested in that city.
AT Manchester, CT, fire Sunday MORN
ing destroyed the bakery of Frank
Goetz John Leetles and a man known
as Rob" German, bakers, about SO
years old, were burned TO death. Lee
ties came from New Jersey. Financial
loss. $40, OOO
man registered as NJ Putze, 4 Sec
ond cabin passenger on the steamer
La Gascogne, from Havre, was found
dead in his cabin on the morning of
September IS, having committed sui
eide by hanging. He was So years old
and left nothing that would reveal
his identity.
Chicago viii probaly be made win
ter quarters of at least 5000 troops
this winter. Col. Jones, chief quarter
master of the department of the lakes,
has received a telegram from Quarter.
master General LuGington r, questing
information IS to available quarters
for that number of men.
An unknown soldier of the Sd Penn.
sylvania regiment was killed at
Princeton Junction Sunday by falling
from freight train on which was rid
ing. His body i now in the Trenton,
\. j., morgue. lie is small in stature,
about 81 years Old and the letters A. VI.
L. are tattooej on his arm
A statement was issued by the war
department Sunday night that the
Cuban commissioners had effected an
arrangement with the Spanish author
tiles whereby the steamer Comal, car
rying a cargo of supplies for the suf-
fering people of Cuba, would be per-
mitted to land her cargo at Mstanzas
free of duty.
1t is announced that RI. Adm. Dewey
has purchased in London, through an
agent, a Shakespearian relic in the
shape of a snuff boX made from a null
berry tree planted by Shakespe are in
his garden at Stratford. The box for
merly belonged to Gen. Sir Denis FacA
one of Wellington's comrades
The board of directors of the Manu-.
facturers, and Producers association
Of San Francisco, have passed resolu
tons favOring the retention of thS
Philippine islands as a part of the
United States. A copy of the resolu
tons will be forwarded to the presi
dent, senators and congressman.
1t is announced in Madrid that 10,
boo Spaniards, residing in the island
Of Porto Rico, have refused TO live on
/ the island under the American flag,
and have demanded that they be re-
turned to Spain at the expense of the
/ government The questi on of the re
/ patriation of the Disconnected Span,
iards has been referred to the stat.
council
The Filipino congress is engaged
in the consideration of the question O
raising funds to defray the heavy ex
| penses OF the maintenance of the army
pending a decision by the Paris con
ference. Hitherto the army of tn,
Filipinos has been chiefly supported
by public subscription, but now tn,
native government contem plates thu
imposition of various taxes.