The Republican journal., 1899-02-23
News Notes

Alabama coal output Increased GIL, $50
tons in 1898.
The Chinese New Year began Thursday,
February 9th
Miss Helen Could has read law, and
conld practice ia the courts.
The Kentucky State executive mansion
at Frankfort, the historic old building,
the foundations of which We're laid in
1880, has been totally destroyed by fire.
Gov. Bradley 5 library and few personal
effects only We're saved.
Fifty walnut trees in Cass county, Mich.
We're recently sold for $40 600 cash These
Trees have now been felled and shipped to
English buyers. The largest tree was !
feet in diameter at its base, and will yield
lumber worth from 500 to 81 900.
shortage of the vanilla bean crop is
reported from Mexico, where the finest
quality If this fiavoring product is grown.
AS a consequence the price of the best
beans at the source of supply has jumped
to figure nearly three times greater than
in 1894,
A telegram has been received in Wash
ineton announcing that Lieut. Castner,
United States army, and two enlisted
men, who disappeared in the frozen will
derness OF the klondike last August.
have arrived safely at Weare, at the mouth
of the Tanana River.
Gen. Eagan will 90 to Hawaii to live
next spring. His son has a plantation
there, and Gen. Eagan wants to get away
from Washington, He will ask to be
placed on the retired list to clear the way
ion the promotion of his friend, Col. West
on, as Commissary General.
Mai Gen. Miles will be refused brevet,
suggested by bis friends for his services
in Porto Rico by the War Department
board Gu brevets and promotions, because
there is no higher rank now in the armN
than he now holds and no procedure for
making bTevet in such cases.
Representative Underwood of Alabama
has introduced in the House a Joint reso-
luton recognizing the heroism of Lieut.
Hobson at Santiago, and authorizing the
President to transfer him from the con
struction corps to the line of the navy.
and to promote him to such position as he
may desire.
| The Massachusetts Society of the Sons
OF the Revolution is making preparations
for proper observance of the anniversary
of the Boston massacre, which event oc-
CURED on March 5, ITO. The principal
feature OF the celebration will be his
torical address bearing upon the massacre
TO be delivered by Prof John Fiske
| A man is in custody at Fort Scott, Kan.
on charge of making and passing counter
| &c hot In, ,nlo
all over Missouri and ''broke'' every slot
machine he came across, playing spurious
COINS In them. 1t is not certain, however
that he can be convicted, as it is doubtful
whether playing spurious coins against al
illegal device constitutes 'passing'' in the
eyes of the law
A natural cave has been opened by min
ers at work on the property of Gift 4
Weatherman at Crystal, Colo, which
gives promise of proving a great natura
wonder. They We're running a tunnel
and suddenly broke into cave filled will
hot air. Going farther, they found tina
they had opened into cavern so feet il
length. There was an opening from thi
INTO another cavern, and their investiga
tons revealed no less than five of thes
rooms, aggregating 800 feet IN length ant
varying from IA few feet to 80 feet in width
They are reported to be filled with beauti
full stalacttes and stalagmtes and othe
forms of brilliant color.