Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-09-21

Vienna, Sept. 16.-Scharding, town
on the Inn, in Upper Austria, is flood
ed. Maf{ persons have been drowned
The inhabitdnts ofSEbensse and steyr
rivers Ems. and Traun are falling, but
the Danube is still rising.
Bolton, Tenn, Sept. 1G.-News has
been received here that the striking
miners at the Ducktown Copper Mine
have begun rioting. The Sheriff and
thirty-five special deputies have left
here for the mines, which are some
distance from any railroad station.
New York. Sept 16-The injunction
to prevent the Ramapo water scheme
from being put through was argued be-
fore Judge Gildersleeve In the Supreme
Court. The Judge, after hearing the
lengthy arguments by attorneys and
others. reversed his decision and gave
counsel until Tuesday to put in briefs.
New York Sept 1G.-The will of the
late Cornelius Vanderbilt has been read
to the family but has not been made
public. 1t is said by those in position
to know that young Cornelius was not
cut off. but will share about equally
with other members of the family in
his deceased fathers enormous estate.
Vallejo. Cal Sept 16.-Michael w.
Owens and Richard COnrOy, who We're
marines on board the cruiser Phila-
delphia, have died from the effects of
drinking wood alcohol The men en-
listed at Mare Island. Owens, who
was formerly member of the Six
teenth Infantry, served throughout the
Cuban campaign and came here from
Samoa in the Badger. He was ma
tive of Philadelphia.
New York, Sept. 16.-New and start
ling evidence in the IolineauX- Adams
murder mystery has been unearthed
at East Hampton, Conn. a letter writ
ten by ALBERT Morgan" asking that a
patent medicine he sent to No. 13S
West Twepty-third street was discover
ed to be among batch owned by DR..
d. A. Williams. Assistant District-At-
torney Osborne has asked to have this
letter sent to him at once. He also asks
for letters signed Ronald" MolineauX.
n new signature that has not heretofore
figured in the case. This indicates that
the District Attorney has still further
evidence of vital Importance bearing on
the mystery
New York. Sept. 16.-One of the
quickest and most important turns
made in Wall Street in recent years.
and which this week has been the sub
iect of general gossip was that of Wi
liam Alexander Scott better known as
Farmer Scott. who. by spe"ulating in
the common stock of the reuncsste
Clal. Iron, and Railroad Company. has
since last December cleared up ii',le
short of 100000 with. rs he says,
'mere in sight" Not the least interest
ing fact is this stroke of good fortune
is that Mr.. Scott was Absolutely vcr-
,ant in regard TO stock slcculations
when he went to Wall Street and .c-
gan to play the market with the cap
itdl known as "a ihcri>trlug.
London, Sept. 1S-G. Lowtler. Brit
pointed secretary of the British er:-
bassy at Washington.
Madrid. Sept. 1S-Fifty-nine cases of
typhoid fever are reported here. Since
the outbreak of the disease the pro-
portion of cases resulting fatally has
been small.
Lockport, n. Y, Sept. 1S.-Assembly
man John II. Darrison and Jay S
Rowe We're renomnated by the Repub.
licans of the First and Second As.
sembly districts, respectively.
Paris, Sept. 1S-Dreyfus is to he
pardoned next Tuesday. This semi
official announcement has been made
In consideration of Dreyfus's health
which is daily weakening. Premier
Waldeck- Rosseau has invited the pris-
fa nniIy tn yyitI,Ipo l,iS oI =
San Francisco. Sept. 1S.-The trans
port Belgian King has sailed for Ma
Mia. She carries the field and staff OF.
ticers of the Thirty-fourth Infantry and
several companies. On Monday the
transport Grant will follow the Bel
gian King.
Paris Sept. 1S.-The concierge of the
house of As Ruede Chabrol has received
letter written in red ink, asserting
that rs the Government is afraid to at
tack the headquarters of Jules Guerin
and his followers in the Rue de Cha
brol, the Anarchists will do it. They
will burn the adjacent houses, if neces-
sary, to blow up Guerin's with dyna-
mite.
Houghton, Mich, Sept. 1S-Mandan
and Medera Copper Mines, in Kewee-
nav county, were bid in at receivers
sale by Fred II. Begole, of Marquette.
who had been prominently identified
with several of the big copper mining
deals put through in this district dur
ing the past eighteen months. The
price paid was $4,000, and purchase
was made preliminary to the reorgan-
ization and reopening of the mines.
Oswego, n. Y, Sept 1S.-At the Tio-
ga County Republican Convention.
Daniel F. Witter was nominated for
member of Assembly for the fifth term.
Mr.. Witter is chairman of the com
mittee investigating the question OF
tuberculosis in cattle. +. A. Darrow
WAS chosen as a delegate to the iudi.