The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-01-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
News Notes From Every Part of
the Civilized World.

t0elr nrSb new eur T6Ccpoioh oihSS
the Administration began.
The batteries across the harbor from
Havana have been delivered to the
United States representatives.
A new one-dollar note, noticeably diff
ierent from those in use now, will be
put in circulation next week.
Havana is filled with franchise-seek-
ers, and American speculators are
swarming throughout Cuba.
Middlesex county, N. ]. Jail was enc
tered by burglar, who stole S5O5 from
the trousers pocket of the sheriff.
Commodore Philip has been selected
as commandant OF the New York Navy
Yard, to succeed Admiral Bunce.
A Buffalo Court has enjoined Typo
graphical Union No. 9 from boycotting
the Express, of that city, and its adver-
tisers.
A special cable despatch from Paris
says that the Temps takes a gloomy
view of Americas future as colonial
nation.
The Spanish Cabinet has agreed to
,end more money to Cuba for the repa-
riatiou of the Spanish troops remain
ng there.
Plans are said to be making for the
organization of the Independent Sugar
Company, with S50,000,00 capital, to
fight the trust.
The Spanish Government thinks the
prospect for the release of the Spanish
prisoners in the Philippines is very dis
,ouraging.
The first narrow guage railway train
'un by electricity in Europe has been
yiven trial on a short road between
Dusseldorf and Krefeld, Germany.
The sending of Gen. Lawton to COM
nand the troops In the Philippines is
'egarded as sign that fighting with
;he natives is expected.
Casper Leon, Of New York, and
Jimmy" Barry, of Chicago, fought a
;wenty-round draw at 110 pounds at
Davenport, Iowa, Thursday night.
At the recent conference at Rome it
vas decided to form an International
Bureau of Police for the surveillance OF
Anarchists.
A special cable. from Hanoi confirms
The report that Siamese force fired
lpon M. Macy, the French agent, in
;he neutral zone.
The Navy Department has decided to
,end 400 enlisted men to Admiral Dewey
20 serve as crews for the Spanish cruis
,rs captured at Manila.
The American Newspaper Publish
sr's Association petitioned the Anglo
American Joint High Commission for
,ree paper and free pulp.
The natives of Ponape, the principal
.sland of the Caroline Archipelago, slew
The Spanish garrison and chose for a
.uler native favorable to Americans.
Micario Christofero, held in York
Vile, New York Police Court for rob-
berry, was.identified by several witness
es as Soteros Ferrantos, noted Greek
bandit.
Secretary of State Hay has practi-
,ally decided to disapprove the exclu-
live cable concession obtained from
Hawaii by the Pacific Cable Company,
,f New York.
Senior Don Matias Romero, Mexican
Ambassador to the United States, died
vt the Embassy in Washington, from
;he effects OF an operation performed
!or appendicitis.
The preliminary report OF the Nicar-
igua Canal Commission favors the Lull
route, opposes that of the Maritime
Company and estimates cost at S125,-
100000.
George Green, In his twenty-round
contest with Dan Creedon at San Fran
,isco, was given the decision on points.
While there was no knockout, Green
lid the best work by far.
Agoncillo, Aguinaldo's representa-
i've, will open Filipino junta in Wash
.ngton, and three other commissioners
ire on their way from the Philippines
10 help his work for independence Of
;he islands.
The United States Army Commits
,ioners sent to Jamaica to study meth
DDS for protecting soldiers from fatal
infectious diseases and climatic inhu-
snces have been granted all needed
facilities.
Charles Dwyer, fourteen-year-old
ooy OF marlborough, Australia, after
having been bitten by a poisonous SER
pent, chopped off his finger with a
natchet. Physicians declare that the
heroic act saved the boys life.
Cubans are indignant because the in
,urgent army has been prohibited TAX
ing part in the evacuation day proceed
Ings. 1t is reported Gen. Menocal and
his troops refused to swear allegiance
70 the United States.
Christopher Moritz Won Egidy, the
author OF a book entitled "Serious
Thoughts" in which he advocated the
regeneration of Christianity, with an
entire absence of dogma, died at Ber-
lin, Germany.
Sixty-one thousand dollars in cur
rency was stolen from the Wells-Fargo
Express Company at San Antonio, Tex,
by Charles A. Beeler, trusted driver,
who had received the money to deliver
it to the Southern Pacific paymaster.
Miss Mercedes Garcia, daughter OF
Gen. Garcia, died at Thomasville, Ga.
and her remains will be sent to Havana
On the same steamer with those of her
father. Miss Garcia was so sick that
she was not told of her fathers death.
Benjamin r. Willis, who was only
23 years of age, was hanged on the au-
tomatic gallows in the State prison at
Wethersfield, Conn.,, for the murder of
his former school teacher, David s. r.
Lambert, OF Wilton, a year ago.
Citizens of Bridgeport, Conn, pro-
hibited by the charter from issuing
bonds for public improvements, propose
to insure their lives and use the policies
as security for money to be borrowed
for new buildings, street paving and
other public works.
President Young, Of the National
League, says that 1t is an assured fact
that the twelve-club circuit will be al
lowed to run at least another year and
that il there be revival of interest in
the sport the ten-year contract will
probably not be broken before ita ex-