Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-17
THE COUNTRY IN GENERAL
A Summary of Happenings at
Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS CONDENSED

THE NEWS CONDENSED
A Review of What Has rranSpired
of Public Interest.
Albany. Aug. 12-The Canal Ad-
visory Commission has appointed G..
W. Rafter, of Rochester consulting en-
gineeI.
Springfield, ILL.,. Aug. 12.-The West
ern Electric Company of Chicago has
filed a certificate with the secretary
of state certifying to the increase of
capital stock from $3.50O.OOO to SS.-
0OG 900.
Jackson. La. Aug 12-Five Negro
children were burned to death on Nc
Kowan's plantation, near this place.
The parents locked them up in their
house and went to church. On their
return the charred remains of the lit
tie ones We're found.
Washington. Aug. !2.-Thc State De
partment has received from Governor
Foster certified copies of the naturall-
zation papers taken out by Frank. Joe
and Charles Difata. three of the men
knched in Talulah. and who, ii is said
by the italian authorities, We're Italian
citizens.
Rome. y. Y. Aug l2..-The man
found dead in Il box car in North Tona-
wanda with several bullet holes in his
head. undoubtedly is Thomas Il. Davis
of Rome who left here on last Satur-
day for the West in company with Ed
Pmnkett Davis had $50 in money
when he left.
St Thomas. u. w t.. Aug 12.-Tbe
Island of Monserrat British West In
dies, was dcvasted by the hurricane
All The churches. estates and villages
were DESTROYED and many persons We're
killed In addition many were injured
and rendered homeless and terrible dis
tress exists among the sufferers.
New Haven. Conn Aug. 12.-Work
has been begun on the Yale Memorial
Arch which is to he erected in memory
of the Yale men who lost their lives
in the Spanish war. The arch will
span the passage between Rattell
Chanel and Durfee Hall. The fund
has been raised entirely by subScrip-
ton
Baltimore. Aug. 12-Whcn T.. f..
Brooks left the state prison here he
carried silver-hea,led cane. The gift
of his admiring fellow convicts. He
was II college man from England who
ran out of money and c:iShed Il forged
chcck for $50 He repcnted. aud his
example of chccrfulneSs and helpful
ness in prison inspired the convicts.
Plattsburg y. Y. Aug. l2.-Col. l..
V. W. Kennon had n long talk with the
President regarding the situation in
Cuba. Col. kennon has been on Gen
Brookc's staff 1T Havana as adjutant-
general for civil affairs. Smith NJ.
Weed. of platlSbrrg. also called on
the President in relation Ii affairs in
the island of Santo Domingo. where
Mr. Weed has property interests.
which are endangered by the revolu-
ton
Brooklyn. ~ Y. Aug. II A crowded
car of the BROOKLYN Elevated Railroad
swung off the track at High and
Adam streets and the car slowed
around until when it stopped it lay
rear end of il hung suspended over the
street. At that point the elevated
structure is very high. and if the ear
had not stopped Just when it did much
loss of 1--we might have resulted. AS
it were there WAS Il panic among the
passengers Womcu shr!eked and men
rushed pell- TO the front of the end
of the car. which wassdirectly over the
dawn nf
tracks. The passengers We're reassured
by the trainmcn and bundled out of the
car in haste All trains on both tracks
were stalled for over an hour and all
brooklynites that do business in New
York via the elevated road were COM
PEELED to walk long distances and were
greatly delayed in reaching their places
of business. No one WAS injured.
London Aug. 1i.-Among the pas
sengerS who sailed for New York from
Southampton on board the American
line steamship New York were w. A
Boal and +. j. Quinlan. the Harvard
athletes.
bloomington. H.. Aug. 14.-E. H.
Hartman. president of the Chicago
and Alton Railroad Company. passed
through here on Il special train for
Chicago with his party of forty scien-
lists. who have been investigating
Alaska.
Washington. Aug. l4.-NIaio ior Charles
Kilbourne. Paymasier of the Army,
has been appointed IL duty as Treas
lrer of the Philippine Islanus and the
Island of Guam. All moneys of the
civil government Of the islands will be
placed in his hands.
Madrid Aug. 1.-THE Gazette"
publishes the verdict of the supreme
court martial. which. in addition to
acquitting Generals Toral and Pareja
of s,ilrendering Santiago de Cuba
without having exhausted all means of
defense. orders an additional inquiry
to discover the responsibility for the
lack of means of defense, which neces-