The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-08-01
NEWS ITEMS.

ord for the track.
At Newport, r. l., the Columbia and
Defender will race Wednesday and
Friday of this week for the Newport
Yacht Racing association cup.
Elaborate celebrations were held
throughout Bulgaria on the occasion
of the fiftieth anniversary of the death
of the national poet Sander Petorf.
The newspapers at Cape Town hail
with delight the assurances of unanim-
ity on the imperial parliament which
they consider as presaging an effective
settlement of the crisis.
The Paris Matin announces that
there is no case against Col. Du Patty
De Clam, and this announcement has
since been confirmed by M. MenOrd,
Col. Du Patty De CLAIMS counsel.
Pitcher Killen was given his ten
days release notice by President Soden,
of the Boston baseball club, Friday.
Killen won out of II games during
his connection with the champions.
Almost the entire German press is
sued memorial editions Sunday, the oc-
casion being the anniversary of the
death of Prince Bismarck. The Vor-
waerts, the social organ, however, was
silent.
The Universalists' summer meeting
atSaratoga, n. Y, was addressed Sunday
morning by Rev. H.W. Thomas, of Chi
cage, on THE Things that Abide, " and
Sunday evening by Rev. 1. NJ. Atwood,
of Clinton, n. Y.
At Mount Pleasant, Ia, the two Ne
groes who murdered Fred Bennett, a
white railroad employe, while he was
resisting their attempt to rob him,
were captured Thursday by the sheriff
after a four days chase.
The rumors regarding the formation
of China-Japanese alliance are semi
officially denied, and it is asserted that
the ENJOYS recently sent to Toxic were
appointed simply to prove the friendly
relations between the powers.
Buffalo outplayed the Milwaukee
brewers Sunday at Franklin park,
Buffalo. The players were arrested
but not until the last half of the ninth
| inning. All were admittt to bail, Pres
ident Franklin going on the bond.
Prof. Orlando o. Blackman, who for
"a years was superintendent of music
in Chicago's public schools, is dead at
his home in Glenview of paralysis.
Prof. Blackman was born in Chenango
county, New York, in 1885, and came
to Chicago in 1860.
A telegram from Rennes announces
that an ARRAY occurred Sunday be-
tween Dreyfusites and nationals, who
were prevented by the police from car
rying out the plan of marching to the
house of Maitre Labor, counsel for
Capt. Dreyfus.
The United States cruiser Newark
will, it is announced, probably remain
at Callao for fortnight and then pro-
coed to San Francisco to receive Adm.
Kautz. Afterwara she will proceed to
Honolulu and, according to some ru-
mors, may ga to Manila.
There was a revival of rumors in
Newark, n. j., Thursday of the con,
solidation of all the trolley interests in
eastern and northern New JERSEY and
the electric light and gas interests I'M
der the single control of the Philadel
adelphia Gas Improvement Co.
Gen. Otis has informed the war de
partment of the arrival at Manila OF
the transport Valencia. The Valencia
sailed from San Francisco June 2!
with headquarters, B. and NJ, 4th cav
airy and E and Hath infantry, in al
10 officers and 454 enlisted men.
At Spokane, Wash, Superior Jud ge
Prather Thursday night granted {
stay of execution in the case of Geo
Webster who was to have been hanged
Friday for the murder of Mrs. AS
plund. Webster will probably live an,
other year at the expense of the coun
ty.
| ~ gill Vic lI1SIs SdlASN
for Southampton in the Fuerst Bis
marck Thursday. Jeffries and hi'
brother John and Ross O'Neil, who
accompany him on his trip, were
obliged to elbow their way to the
ships gangplank through the throne
which pressed around them.
The Chicago Tribune says every
guard on the penitentiary walls a
Joliet is armed with a new Mause
rifle and the rifles are loaded will
''dum dunn" bullets. This bullet is tn,
, one that was denounced in the peac
conference at The Hague as a barbar
. GUS implement of warfare.
jealousy and rage following a quar-
rel, led Giovanni Chellino, an Italian
: to shoot his wife, Isabe la and himsel
I in their home, 1872 Forquer street, Chi
o cago, Sunday. Four shots were free
o into the woman's head and she died