The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
News Notes From Every Part or
the Civilized World.

Assembly, convicted OF bribery, has
resigned.
Thousands Of head Of cattle are being
shipped from Cartagena to Cuba Inc
freight is $40 head.
The Dreyfus bill has been referred
to q standing committee OF the French
Chamber Of Deputies
Albert Sutter, employed In Bridge |
port factory, set fire to the building 90
he could secure vacation.
Miss Margaret Astor Chandler win
try to have 1900 nurses provided Tor
in the bill increasing the army.
The British Consul at Colon cabled
for warship to protect his countrymen
In danger on account Of the strike.
Thomas Reynolds became suddenly
insane In Belleville, N. j., and struck
down several persons In the streets.
Wholesale bribing Of jurors by ball.
ifs in Chicago's courts has been dis
closed by a Grand Jury investigation.
The resignation of John II. V. Arnold
as Surrogate of the county OF New
York was filed with the Secretary OK
State.
1t is understood that copper mine
combination is contemplated by Stan.
dard Oil men, with capitalization OF
$780, 900, 900.
A sub committee Of the War Investi-
eating Commission finds that under
some circumstances the beef furnished
to the army was palatable.
Senator Spooner urgently advocated
the ratification of the treaty In the
Senate, but announced his opposition
to Philippine annexation.
Low temperature is general through
out Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska,
and considerable damage will be done
to stock In consequence.
The United States transports Ohio,
and Senator sailed from San Francisco,
with the Twenty second United States
Infantry for the Philippines.
The Standard Oil Trust is believed
to be back of the bill to grant extraor-
binary franchises to the Astoria Light
Heat and Power Company.
A special cable from Berlin states
that the civic government of Berlin 10
upset because the Kaiser will not con-
firm the election of the Burgomaster.
Maior-Gen. Wheeler, Col. Colson, and
Major Robbins were declared by the
House Committee to have lost their
seats in Congress by joining the army.
Provisions for widening and deepen
ing the entrance to New York Harbor
is made in the River and Harbor bill
passed by the House OF Representa-.
tives.
Through O sudden drop in the
price Of Standard Oil liquidating GER.
tificates, John ID. Rockefeller lost &c..
100000 at the rate of 81 100000 q min
ute.
The steamer which went ashore four
miles north OF Fenwick's Island life.
saving station in the Rhynland, Capt.
Hannah, from Liverpool for Philadel.
phia.
The Union Tobacco Company has COM
pleted the purchase of the Ligget 81
Myers Tobacco Company, of st. Louis,
scoring big victory over the Tobacco
| Trust.
Gen. Zurlinden, Military Governor OF
| to the city garrison regarding its cons
duct in the event Of q coup 'etat being
attempted.
The Senate Committee on Naval At
fairs has decided to report favorably
| uEe iOllU EceOluUlOu ECNltllH pliC idhR
OF Admiral in the interest OF Rear ADJ
miral Dewey.
| British Government Leader Balfour
says there could be no greater guaran'
tee of peace and prosperity than the
firm friendship Of the British and
| American nations.
A special cable from London says
that the Spanish are circulating wild
stories about American doings at
Manila, charging the licensing Of gam
bling, blackmail, etc.
The government, by admitting that
the Dingley tariff law did not go into
effect until the moment President Mo.
Kinley signed it, will be obliged to pe.
fund $30O,O 900 to importers.
The cruiser Philadelphia has sailed
from San Diego, for Samoa. She Is
fully equal in offensive power to the
combined force of the two warships
now in the harbOr of Apia.
A special cable despatch from BARGE
Iona says the Chateau Laffitte has ar
rived from Cuba with three hundred
and fifty repatriated soldiers, all seri
ously Ill, fifty-six having died on tn,
voyage.
; 1t is expected that many valuable
manuscripts and papers left by th'
late Nelson Dingley, will form the basil
for book, partly autobiographic, deal
ing with the last twenty years OF Con
gress.
Consul Halstead, OF Birmingham
Eng, reports to the State Department
that there is a great awakening goinl
on among English manufacturers owe
the disastrous possibilities Of American
trade competition.
Officials OF trust companies are trou
, bled over decision by the Interna
Revenue authorities that eompels pay
= ment OF tax upon bonds given TO
loans and upon mortgages held as so
, curity for the payment OF such bonds,
w. n. Truesdale general manager Q
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifi
Railroad has been asked to 60 to Ne,
York by the directors OF the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western, and Is likel
= to succeed Samuel Sloan as president.
The newspaper America, publishes
: at Manila, has been suppressed by Gen
, Otis, upon the complaint of the Germa
Consul, for publishing an article alleg
] ing that the German residents Of Ma
! aiIa were giving pecuniary assistanc
70 the Filipino cause.
, The Sixty,pipth Regiment returne
, TO New York afteP nearly nine month
Q spent In camp In the South. The RI
turn OF the Irish Regiment was mad
: the occasion for the display OF muc
;, enthusiasm by many thousands OF tn
, friends Of the volunteers.
The Paris police here now arreste
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