Fair play., 1899-03-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The Staats Zeitunr Co.. of chicago,
WAS reorganized on the 21St Judge
Theodore Erenna was elected president
and treasurer: Wm. Kapp. vi,p-pry-i
dent: Wm. II. Lee. secretary; She d.
rcctors are John C. Eichbr and Ed
ward O. Raster.
Francis II. Bawo. head nf fhc great
china and glass exporting house of
Eawo d Deter. New York. died n
Germany. on the 2l>t. OF anoplcNy,
aged 65 years.
Newton Dexter. the wel.-known
newspaper man. died IN New Nork
city. on the night of the 2l>t, of CON
sumption. aged 80 wears. He was for
n."rly editor of the Rocky Mountain
News, of Denver. Col
In anticipation of the passage of a
General army reorganization bill Il
great number of civilian applications
are being filed in the w.!T' department
for appointments as second lruten-
ants in the army.
The Paris police have seized 10000
medals bearing the head OF the duke
Of Orleans. and FIVE mclds for striking
them.
The greatest wave of prosperity that
has swept over Pittsburgh. Pa. for
Years has just struck that place. and
there is not n mill. factory or WORT
shop that can be found with idle men.
all being ovcrcrowdcd with orders.
The executive committee OF ;hr Mi
so1ri Press association met Al .lctTor-
son City. on the I'D. and decided 90
e hold the annual meeting in 81. Louis.
September ! and :. next.
The statement of thecoTjlition of the
treasury issued on the 2id showed.
Available cash balance. S21I.ii2. .G2@;
gold reserve. S22- .2t2!i.27S.
The funera! of the late Felix Faur".
president of France. who died sudden
ly OF apoplNey. on the 10th. took place
in Paris on the 23d.
Isaac ID. Smead. the wril-known
furnace manufactures Of Toledo O.,
who recently failed for = .50O.GC0. WIS
discharged, on the 23d. by the court
There was found TO he no assets with
which to meet the liabilities
Articles Of incorporation wet fiyi
ut Trenton. y. j.. on the 23d. by the
New York Electric Vehicle Transpo"-
r&tiOn Co., with an authorized capital
OF S25.O00.O0
By mysterious explosion follow
iag fire discovered in the Dick brriI,l-
ing. at Hartford City, md. on the I'D /,
four persons lost their lives and three
we're injured
President Loubet presided at TIE
French cabinet council on the 9th. He
ecmplimented the minister of war VI.
DcFreycinet, on the soldi"rly appear
ance of the troops which took part in
the Faure funeral ceremonies.
The first authentic and official re-
port on the damage throughout Geo
pia bv the recent cold wave shows that
the loss on crops in that state win
amount to several million. of dollars.
Daniel O'ConneIl. poet and play
wright. died at his suburban home in
Sausalito. Cal, On the 2ith. Of pnc!.
Inonia. He was of the same family as
tlc famous liberator OF that name.
The Grant family association. Of
which Ulysses s. Grant. .Ir., is prcsi-
dent. will hold a reunion of all the DE-
scendants of Matthew Grant. in Old
Windsor, Mass. October % of this
year.
The governor of California signed
th,. anti-cartoon bill on The 24th.
There was n notable demonstration
il the national house OF representa-
rItcH. on the 23d. when the senate bill
'reatin" the grade of admiral in The
ravy was offered as an amendment 30
the naval appropriation bin. 1t was
adopted amid rousing cheers. and
without 4 dissenting vote.
TIL" Norwegian steamship Suldal ar
rived at New Orleans. on the 23d. and
reports that she LEFT Biucticlds, Me
aragria, on the 18th. after having been
rared from seizure by Gen. Reyes and
his insurgents by the vigorous and
prompt action of Capt. Simmons Of
the United States gunboat Marietta.
The president. on the ed, sent TO
the SENATE the nomination of Judgt
Christian {. holislat. of Chicago, for
district Judge OF the northern district
Of Illinois. to succeed Judge Gros =
cup. Senator Mason says the judge will
not be confirmed by the present CON
gress,