Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-09
CURRENT EVENTS.

| Queen Victoria has left Nice for Eng
land.
The pope will decide the boundary diff
| eerences between the republics of Hayti
| and San Domingo.
to Washington Tuesday morning, reaching
the white house at 7:4O O'clock.
The executive council of the National
Brickmakers' alliance began its fourth an
1ual session in Springfield, Wis.
A report Is again current in Paris that
the French government is about to release
Dreyfus and will award him money COM
penSation on condition that he leaves the
country.
j. w. McAndrews, at one time one of the
best known MINISTRIES in the country. and
Haverly's Original Watermelon Man.
has been committed to the insane hospital
at Elgin, Ill.
The Third United States volunteer i'm
fantry Qmmunes), Col Patrick Henry Ray,
was mustered out at Macon, Ga, Tuesday.
The men were recruited mostly in the
southern states.
The steam yacht Niagara sailed from
New York Tuesday on a summer cruise to
northern Europe. On board of her are her
owner, Mr.. Howard Gould, his wife and a
party of friends.
The torpedo boat Somers, which was
oou6HI ny lHe OLlleu otdleS III SIeIHldHy
previous to the war with Spain, arrived
In New York Tuesday on board the Allan
tic transport liner Manhattan.
Authority has been granted Admiral
Dewey to make such changes in the per-
sonnet of the Asiatic fleet as he deems
proper, advising the navy department sub
sequently for the purpose of record.
Rev. Thomas G. Carmen died at Bradley
Beach, N. j., from the effect of poisoning,
a
month ago. He was pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal church at that place.
Two men were killed and one injured
while excavating for the foundation of a
new building at Broadway and Warren
street, New York. A cave-in occurred and
several other workmen narrowly escaped.
A special from Ottawa. Ont, says the
withdrawal of Great Britain from the CO.
partnership arrangement with the colonies
In the Pacific cable scheme is regarded
there as effectually killing the project.
Prominent amateur musicians from diff
ferent parts of the country are in st. Louis
In large numbers to attend the first bien-
NAL convention of the National Federation
of Musical Clubs, which met there for a
six days session
A severe epidemic of influenza is prevail
ing at Simla, India. The viceroy, Lord Cur
zon, of Kedleston, was attacked with the
disease, but is now convalescent. The
vicerine, Lady Curzon, is now suffering
with the same malady.
Before sailing for Europe Tuesday, Sem
ator Jones addressed letter to Mr.. ]. G.
Kansas, designating him to act for the
democratic national committee during the
absence of the chairman.
Postmaster Edward Smith, of Otisville
N. Y, was knocked senseless and robbed
in his office Monday night. Two hundred
and seventy-six dollars, which was lying
on his desk when he was attacked was
stolen by his assailant.
The third annual convention of the Good
Citizenship league began in Cincinnati
Tuesday with preliminary conferences that
committee meetings The first regular ses-
sion on the programme began at the Odd
Fellows auditorium Tuesday night.
A large number of the sea lions at the
Point Reyes rookeries in the Pacific ocean
have been killed since last Friday by sub
ordinates of the California board of fish
and game commissioners. 1t is hoped to
SO reduce the herds that they will no longer
be a menace to the fisheries of the coast.
The United States revenue cutter fleet
will leave San Francisco for the north. The
vessels will rendezvous at Seattle, where
they will receive orders from the treasury
department. They will proceed to I'm
alaska in company and then sail for va
rious points in accordance with their in
structions
The contract to furnish the silver service
for the battleship Kentucky was given to a
Philadelphia firm at cost of $1,000. The
service will be composed of more than 70
pieces, and, next to those of the battleship
Indiana and the cruiser New York, will
be the handsomest on any ship in the Unit
ed States navy.
A remarkable degree of public interest
was manifested In the farewell benefit to
Lydia Thompson at the Lyceum theater.
London, Tuesday afternoon. All the lead
ing actors and actresses in the city particle
pated in the performance, many celebrities
of the stage taking part as walking gentle-
men and leading ladies'.