The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings Of the wide World Briefly
and Tersely Told.

Seven persons We're killed by de-
structive tornado in Minnesota on Mon
day.
Twenty thousand acres of grain in
North Dakota were destroyed by a hall
storm Monday.
Seventeen people are reported to have
been drowned by a sudden food in Ten
nessee Saturday.
DR.. James b Angel, the retiring
American minister to Turkey, left Con-
stantinople Saturday.
Isaac Fl. Bromley, editorial writer on
the New York Tribune died at Nor
wich, Conn, Thursday
The Polynesian Steamship company
with capital OF 81 500. 900. was incor-
porated at Trenton Tuesday.
The American bark c. c. Funk was
wrecked in the south Pacific ocean, and
II of those on board were drowned.
The latest estimate Of the gold pro-
duction OF the Klondike region this sea-
son places the total at about $4,000 600.
J. Addison Porter. private secretary to
President Mckinley, is announced as a
candidate for governor Of Connecticut
Rear Admiral William A. Kirkland,
commandant Of the Mare Island navy
yard, died at Vallejo, Cal, Friday even
ing.
The internal revenue receipts for the
last fiscal year were $40, ,S69, ,519, being
$24, ,24s,s25 more than for the preceding
year
Bogus bids for the government bond
issue amounting to many millions OF
dollars have been discovered in New
York city.
A monument to Francis Scott Key,
author of The Star Spangled Banner"
was unveiled in Frederick, Nd on
Thursday.
The losses by the fire whicsl, destroyed:
the greater part of the BUSINESS section
Of the city of Bismarck. N. D., amount
ed nearly to $750,000.
Judge j. M. Hobson, father Of Lieu
tenant Hobson, the hero of the Merri-
mac, was on Thursday appointed post
master of Greensboro, Ala.
In a Jersey City church Sunday an
unusual double service was witnessed
A woman's funeral was held and her in-
FAINT daughter was baptized.
Workmen on public school buildings
in New York city are likely to be called
out on strike unless contractors agree
not to employ cheap mechanics.
Embassador Hay has accepted the
office of secretary of state, to take the
place of Judge Day who retires to be-
come one of the peace commissioners.
Mrs. j. Polk Deane of Dover, Del, and
her sister Mrs. j. p. Dunning, died on
Friday as the result Of eating poisonous
candy which came by mail from an un-
known source.
President Mckinley on Monday APP
pointed Alexander Heingarten of Ohio
United States consul at Catania, Italy,
and r. C.. Nichols of Alaska land reg
lister at Nulato.
Major F. w. Reid Of Savannah was
found dead in his room at the Hotel
Marlborough, in New York, Monday, by
a messenger who bore a telegram an
nouncing his wife's death.
Walter Kelley of Mount Vernon, N.
Y. confessed to stealing 1900 worth Of
bicycles during the, last three months
Bernard Abrahamson,, accused OF re-
ceiying stolen goods, was arrested
Reports We're received in Seattle,
Wash. on Sunday that a rich gold
strike has been made 20 miles below
Lake Tagish in Northwest Territory
There has been stampede from Dyea
and Skaguay to the discovery
Fire swept the Southern Pacific rail-
road reservation at Fresno, Cal, from
Mariposa street to Mono street. dis
tance of three blocks, Saturday night,
and in little more than an hour $780,
900 worth of property went up in smoke.
Miss Emeline @. Reynolds. a book
canvassers, was found murdered in a
room in the Grand hotel, in New York,
Tuesday morning. S. j. Kennedy, a
dentist, is under arrest. Valuable jew
els and $500 which the girl had cannot
be found
Policeman Henry c. Hawley of the
West Thirtieth Street station. New
York, in a fit of frenzy following long
debauch and quarrel with his wife.
shot his entire family, killing his moth
er and two children and fatally wound
ing his wife. He killed himself just as
two policemen were about to arrest him
The sloop yacht Leona, with II men
aboard, while anchored outside of Bos-
ton light was run into by barge in
tow of the tug Honeybrook Sunday,
and FIVE men were instantly swept
from the deck by the heavy tow line.
Two Of the number. G. w. SeIiman and
Albert Nordell, were drowned another,
Augustus Casperson, was killed by be-
ing jammed between the towline and
the deck, while the other two, Peter
Nelson and John Harkinson, although
sustaining injuries. were rescued.