The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
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Thomas b. Reed and Richard Croker
arrived at New York from Europe tue
other day
Admir-t Dewey will not visit Eng
land. He expect, TO reach the tniteu
States October LIST
The cable ship Hooker went aground
near Maniin the other day and mt last
accounts could not be hauled on
TyeDty-four OF the crew OF the
steamer Warren mutinied Just before
sailing from Manila and were sent 10
prison.
The Lake Carriers Association has
raised the wages OF all men employed
on the boats. from second mates dowh'
10 per cent.
Cleveland business men have organ
lied to suppress the street car men
boycott. and now the street car men
will boycott them.
General Gomez says that he thinks
the future independence of Cuba Is Sc,
cure. and advises tie Cubans to attend
strictly to business.
A plant for the manufacture af the
Manchester oil motor, 10 cost S4Oo,ooo,
and to employ about GOO skilled me-
chanics, Is to be built In Pitfsburg.
Richard Croker. the Tammany boss,
says since his return from Europe
that he has become converted to the
view that the Philippine war is all
wrong.
Active military operations are IN
progress in the Transvaal. 1t Is re-
ported that the Beers are arranging
with the railways for the mobilization
OF the burghers.
The Arctic whaling season. 1t Is stat
ed, has been II complete failure. The
captains of the whalers Jeanette, Kar-
LUX and Alexander report 1t the worst
during the past twenty years.
Colonel Mulford, First Nebraska,
who has just returned from the Phil
ippines with his regiment. has accepted
n captains commission In one OF the
volunteer regiments, and VIII return
to the Philippines.
News has been received from Con-
stan.inople of the discovery of mill
tary conspiracy to dethrone the Sultan.
The leaders in the plot, General Akh-
met Khalil and four of his officers,
have been secretly drowned in the
Bosphorus.
The steamer China from Yokohama
and Honolulu arrived on the 14th.
Among the passengers was President
J. G. Schurman of the Philippine ISL
ands commission, and president of
Cornell University. Mrs. Schurman
accompanied him.
1t is reported from Pekin that the
empress dowager, fearing poison, has
discharged her former cooks and serv-
ants and has appointed one lung LII
major-domo, with the understanding
that he is TO be responsible with his
life for the servants he employs.
Gov Theodore Roosevelt. Of New
York, is to open the political campaign
in Ohio this fall for the Republicans.
He and Judge George X. Nash, Repub-
lican candidate for governor of Ohio,
are to speak from the same platform
in Grace Park, Akron, September %.
Mrs. Lily Langtry, the actress, has
been married to Hugo Gerald de
Battle. IS years OF age. the eldest son
OF Sir Henry Percival de Battle, a re-
tired general and Crimean veteran.
The ceremony was private, the only
witness being Mrs. Langtry's daughter.
The China Merchants Steam Naviga-
tion Company, with headquarters in
Shanghai, is discussing the necessity,
daily becoming more evident, of turn
ing It's magnificent fleet of steamers
over TO Japanese register in order tc cs-
cape the oppressive royalties exactcd
by the Chinese government.
An English missionary has accom-
plished the feat of entering Chang
schaf. the capital of the province of
Hunnn, selling religious books to ti,s.
natives and departing unmolested. The
missionary's security, however, was
OWING to the presence in the river of
the British gunboat Woodlark.
Chancellor Tristram of the diocese
of London, has decided that the dis
playing of the crucifix in st. Ethel
burgas church is illegal. and has order
ed that the table of the ten command
ments be restored. This decision Is
In favor of Kensit the anti-ritualist ag-
itator who brought the action.
The police of Ostend are Mt their
wits end in consequence of another rob-
berry. AS in the case OF Congressman
Lowering, the thieves got booty TO the
value of $4,000, but Coverings loss
was largely in banking paper on which
payment could be stopped, while the
woman residing Mt the Hotel des An
glais, who is the latest victim, has lost
n 10000 franc necklace of pearls.
IL rs sstlu tliut tnt
Is hesitating TO sign the arbitration
protocol framed by the peace confer
ence at The Hague. desiring first to see
published the Pope's views on the
scope and elasticity of the arbitration
scheme. II there seems to be any pron-
pect of the Vatican's nvailing itself "
the establishment of an arbitration
tribunal to try to reopen the question
OF temporal sovereignty, Italy's course
with reference to the protocol will be
seriously affected
The Cleveland business mems anti
boycott committee, appointed as re-
snlt of the meeting held the otbey day,
has decided to hire lawyers 10 prose-
cute merchants and others who vio-
late the civil rights law in compliance
with the demands of the boycotters
and to hire detectives to hunt down
and arrest the dynamiters who have
been placing explosives under street
cara The fifth week of the strike op-
, cncd to-day. The company regards the
strike as ended, but President Bryan
says it has just begun. The boycott Is
still in force but its effect IL weak
ening.
Packers at the Chicago stock yards
have announced another Increase in
the price of meats. They say there is
no prospect for n return Of lower
! prices, but on the contrary. further
advances may be expected. Steaks
that sold at retail for IS cents "a pound
three months ago have been pushed
up 10 II and - cents and retail dealers
complain 1t is difficult to get the
amount of prime meat their trade de-
mands. Two reasons, but both of the
same nature. are given by the packers
/ for the advance in prices. More meat
is eaten in this country they say. than
ever before, and the demand for export
I is unprecedented