The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-01-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
News Notes From Every Part OF
the Civilized World.

C1t1ZenS OF Paterson, IN. J., ndNo
framed stringent bill against trusts,
and expect 1t to become law.
Official advices received in Washing
ton show that Mataafa has been elected
King Of Samoa.
Rudyard Kipling, with his wife and
family, will start from London for
America on January 20.
Richard Croker gave out statement
favoring expansion and saying that the
'16 to l" was dead issue.
Judges of the New York Supreme,
General Sessions and Special Sessions
courts now wear long black gowns for
the first time.
A despatch from St. Michaels Azores,
says that the American steamer Catania,
from Glasgow for New York, has put
into that port.
A bill to prohibit six-day bicycle
races will be introduced in the New
York Assembly. 1t has the endorse
ment Of the L. A. w.
Protests have been made by the
Chamber of Commerce against tall
buildings and the restriction of Ameri-
can interests in China.
According to Chinese reports secret
treaty exists between Great Britain
and the United States to prevent any
further alienation of Chinese territory.
Chief Joseph Ripley has instructed
the Chicago police to shoot to kill"
when it becomes necessary in dealing
with highwaymen and notorious thugs.
Two packages of registered mail ad-
dressed to West Virginia and sent
from the New York Post Office have
disappeared and are thought to have
been stolen.
Mrs. Florence Ritchie, a member OF
Frank Daniels company, now playing
at the Broadway, Denver, tainted while
taking q bath at the Albert Hotel and
was drowned.
Larney Laurence Dennis, a colored
boy evangelist" drew turbulent
crowd to Mount Olivet Baptist Church,
In New York City, and panic was
narrowly averted.
A plan is working to bring "Jim"
Corbett and Peter Maher together in
six-round contest. Corbett is willing
and Maher says he is, provided that the
guaranteed money is sufficient.
Pope Leo favors the occupation and
control of the Philippines by the
United States, and the influence of the
Vatican will be invoked to expedite the
ratification of the peace treaty.
Counsel for the Standard Oil Com
pany has defied the Supreme Court OF
Ohio, saying no more of his clients
books would be produced than have al
ready been placed in evidence.
Gen. Ludlow has caused several pri.
vate houses in Havana to be searched
for arms. Twenty-six rifles were seized.
The searches were made in the middle
of the night and were submitted to
quietly.
Gen. Leonard Wood, Military Cover
nor of the province of Santiago, will
leave for Washington on board the
transport Mississippi, having tele-
graphed to Washington for leave of abb
sence.
Baron Banffy, Prime Minister of
Hungary, and M. Horensky, a member
of the Hungarian Diet, fought a duel
were fired by each, but neither was
hit.
The Paris Figaro says it is informed
that the recall of Sir Edward Monson,
the British Ambassador, has practically
been decided upon. The Foreign Office
authorities refuse to confirm or deny
the report
The London st. James's Gazette says
that the firm of Kynochs, of Birming
ham, has begun making cartridges un-
der an American contract to supply
10000, 900 at the rate of 100000 a
week.
The new fast mail train from the
East arrived at Portland, Ore, over
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company's line, making the run from
New York in ninety-five hours and fifty
five minutes.
Well informed quarters in Paris re-
gard it as probable that France and
Great Britain will reach an agreement
on the Newfoundland shore question
which will be satisfactory to Great
Britain.
The Letter syndicate has secured
control of the Rhode Island Locomotive
Works and will operate it as one of the
plants of the International Air Power
Company. Letter and the Rothschilds
are In control.
The late Colonel Warnings report on
Havana declares that unless the most
thorough sanitary reforms were inn
mediately instituted in the Cuban capi-
tai there would be an epidemic of yell
low fever in this country.
BY decision of the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals, the residuary
estate OF Daniel B. Fayerweather
amounting to nearly %, 900, 900, was re.
leased for distribution among twenty
five educational institution and hos.
pitfalls.
Edward Thimme, Secretary of the
Druggists League for Shorter Hours
declared that upward Of one hundred
New Yorkers die every year from fatal
substitutions in prescriptions, and that
dealers "hush up" many cases by pay.
ing cash damages.
Important evidence in the Adams
murder case was discovered by the New
York police in Newark, N. J. 1t Il
believed an arrest may be made at 4
very early date. The body OF Henry
G. Barnet will probably be exhumed Il
ascertain II it contains traces of cyanide
Of mercury.
Vast corporate interests, including
many In New York City, are to bt
brought together by new trust known
40 the Electric Company OF America
which was incorporated at Trenton
and Of which Messrs. Whitney, Wide
ner and Elkins are the controlling
spirits.