The true Democrat., 1899-01-07

in principle and unwise IN practice.
The war department is seeking in
formation concerning Confederate Gem
eteries near Austin, Texas.
President Kruger has prohibited the
celebration of the defeat of the jane
son raiders.
Don Matias Romero, Mexican am
bassador to the United States, died in
Washington Friday.
A ministerial crisis has been brought
about at Bellin by the emperor's in
sistency in expelling the Danes.
The Washington government pro-
poses to negotiate special CONNER
cial treaty with Switzerland.
Three men engaged in desperate
fight at Lulu, Miss, Saturday, and.
are all dead as result.
Marquis Ito of Japan says nothing
can prevent collapse Of the Chinese
Empire.
The torpedo boat destroyer Farra-
gut has been turned over to the gov
ernment.
It is said that the Louisiana troops,
now in Cuba, will form part Of the
oarrisons of Moro Castle and La Ca
banas.
The Central Savings bank, of st.
Joseph, Mo. voluntarily suspended,
owing to Withdrawals Of deposits, due
to the Gillett episode. No losses.
Henry Watterson nominates Ad-
miral Dewey for president and Fitz-
hugh Lee for president, on the
platform of "Stars and Stripes"
A delegation of Iowa negroes called
upon President Mckinley Saturday in
regard to the recent troubleNsi in the
South.
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, convicted of
the murder of Mrs. John P. Dunning
and her sister, will ask for new
trial.
The German minister says that nc
significance is to be attached to the
presence of the warship Irene at the
surrender at Iloilo.
Italy will send warship to Colon
bia to demand satisfaction for an al
legged insult growing out Of the Ceruta
affair.
The Sultan's chief eunuch has died
suddenly, leaving an immense proper.
ty, which goes into the treasury of the
sultan. Poison is hintedsat.
Gen. Otis has telegraphed the wal
department that he has not heard the
result of Gen. Miller's landing a
Iloilo.
The secretary of war has disap
proved the concession made by the
Hawaiian government to the Pacif,
Gable company for an exclusive righ
of laying cable to Hawaii.
There are serious differences be
tween the German emperor and hi
chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, and i
is believed the prince will be forced t,
resign.
Ambassador Cambon has left Lon
don for Paris bearing England's term
regarding o settlement of many Of til,
disputes between France and Britain
The terms are said to be harsh.
The case of Congressman elect Rob
erts, of Utah, may cause the hous
considerable worry should an effort b.
made to unseat him on the ground
that he is polygamist.
The worst blizzard of the winte
struck Central Kansas Saturday.
hard rain was turned into sleet. Elec
trio cars could not pull along, an
trains were hours behind.
An eruption of Mt. Vesuvius has oc
Cured from the crater formed in 1876
Two SIRENS of lava, each twenty me
tres broad, have already reached tn
slopes of Montesomma, which flank
Mount Vesuvius on the north.
Joseph Vacher, the "fend of tn
century," who is known to have mul
, dered twenty-three persons withou
any object save to destroy life, wa
put to the guillotine in Paris Satul
day.
, A noted British astronomer &C
: vances the opinion that the moo
formerly was part of the earth, an
} that the end of the world will IL
brought about. by the sea breakip
into the center of the earth and caul
: ing o volcanic eruption.
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