The western recorder., 1898-03-03
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An unsuccessful attempt TO nssassi-
nate King George OF Greece was made
Saturday.
Nine persons lost their lives In ten
ement house fire nt Charleston, South
Carolinn. on the 26th,
Ten men were killed at Kalamazoo.
Michigan. on the 26th, by an explosion
that occurred during n fire.
A big force OF men worked last Sun
day Mt Philadelphia on the vessels In
the League Island navy yard.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. y. Stevens OF Maine
VIII succeed Miss Willard ms president
OF the Woman's Christina Temper
ance Union.
The Cache Valley Canal Company
is preparing to construct n canal
which will irrignie 100000 acres near
Logan. Utah.
The trial trip of the New Holland
submarine boat nj Elizabeth. New
Jersey. demonstrated that 1t was
complete success.
Jimmy Michael. the Welsh bicyclist.
is thinking of turning TO the cnreer of
n horse Jockey. He is experimenting
Mt Dryers stables.
The work OF Congress is being hur-
ried forward rapidly so that the two
houses VIII he rcndy for adjournment
or war measures very soon
The work of naval construction and
armament is being pushed by the
Spanish government with the greatest
activity at the arsenal and dock
yards.
The board of Inquiry which IL invcs-
tigatlng the causes OF the Maine disas-
Ter went over To Key West from IIa-
vnna on the 2sth TO hold two days
session.
The Thor. Iowa. savings bank was
robbed Tuesday night. The vault and
safe doors were blown open and the
thieves made away with over $500
in money. All valuable papers were
saved.
The Italian claim has been settled
by Hnyti paying the full amount de-
The French government IN
now pressing claim for damages for
of the treaty rights of French
Mayor Carter II, Harrison of Chi
cago. announces that he will write Il
prove his devotion TO the white metal.
The book VIII be issued within six
There is an appalling scarcity of
food In many provinces OF Spain. The
price of wheat Is unprecedentedly
high. Bread riots are of daily occur
renee Mt Salamanca. and 1t Is feared
that martial law will be proclaimed.
The twcnty-sccond annual conven-
tion of the Cattle Raiscrs' Association
of Texts, which viii convene In Fort
Worth March Sth. promises to be by
FAR the largest and most enthusiastic
gathering OF cattlemen of the state
ever held.
John Il. Willsie OF Chicago, an oper-
ntive In the secret service of the
Treasury Department has been pro-
NOTED to he chief of the bureau. vice
w. p. IInzen. who has been transfer
red and placed In charge of the SER
vice Mt New York.
The benefit given Mt the Metropoli-
tan Opera House at New York for the
and orphans of the Maine vie
Tins was thorough success. finnn-
cially and professionally. Every avail
ablc spot In the theater was occupied.
The receipts were more than $4,000.
The United States monitor Terror
has reached New York from Hampton
Roads. Her commander. Captain
Nicoll Ludlow, received instructions
from Secretary Long to remain in New
York harbor until further orders,
which is taken to mean that the moni-
tor will be on hand until the final set
tlement of the Maine question.
The grand jury of Valencia county.
New Mexico. has indicted Nyuche.
Keensi. the five Zuni Indians charged
with torturing an old woman of the
Zuni Pueblos by the name of 'Maur
oirita last February. She was report
ed ms witch. and the society of the
priests of the Bow ordered her tortur-
ed until she confessed.
The United States minister, Mr..
Woodford, gave n banquet ON the 25th
In honor of the new Spanish minister
at Washington. Senor Polo v Bernabe.
The guests included the Austrian,
French, German. Italian, Turkish.
Dutch and British ministers and the
Duke of Ncrngiia, the premier. Senor
and the stafr of the United States le-
CATION.
The War department has telegraph
ed to General Merriam mt Vancouver
Barracks. authorizing him to enlist
100 Alaskan Indians for service ns
scouts TO the government relief expe-
dition. General Merriam has tele-
graphed the department that Colonel
Anderson. with four companies of the
Fourteenth Infantry. sailed on the
26th from Seattle for Dyea. to main
tain law and order ut that and neigh
boring points in Alaska.
The Cnrlist organ. lei Coreo. of Ma
drid. in its issue of February 22nd. just
received by mall says: '.rhere is no
doubt whatever that the loss of the
Maine was due TO lack of discipline"
and cites the ease of United States
cruiser which was lately mt Venice. de-
scribing her crew as being rather pi-
rates than sailors of Il civilized ma
ton" Continuing, El Coreo says:
'Drnnknrds, insuborlinates. thieves
and lighters, the sailors OF the United
States never set foot ashore without
creating riots
AT the eleventh annual negro con-
ference held at Tuskogee. Alabama,
last week. about 1000 colored farmers
representing nearly every Southern
state were present. With them We're
many prominent men and women en-
gagged in the various branches of ne
gro education. The meeting was en-
thusiastic. The speech of Bishop
Grant OF the A. NJ. L. Church was
greatly appreciated. Booker Il. Wash
inston presided. TO encourage gar
dening n free package of seeds was
given TO every one present.
Thomas a. Edison has brought in
fringement suits against large num-
ber of exhibitors and manufacturers