Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Telegraphic Gleanings From All Parts
of the World.

IT.. tore many steamers from their
moorings.
Eight passengers We're ON the Cleve-
land street car that was blown up, but
all escaped.
The yacht Conquerer, with the Van
derbit party aboard, has reached
lowa's tornado did an estimated
damage of $1,0O0000 to the wheat and
other crops.
A Chicago woman, after treatment
by a ''divine healer" died of blood
poisoning.
General Nelson Cole, Il Civil War
veteran and prominent citizen of st.
Louis, is dying.
NJ. Nicholas Xantho and his wife
crossed the Alps in an eight horse
power automobile.
The Alaska steamer st. Paul brought
100000 to San Francisco. Two pas
sengers died en- route.
James Il. Murdoch, Boston shoe
maker. hanged himself in his cellar
His wife found him dead
A special train of Mexican artillery
was rushed through southern Texas,
Il.
Mexico.
Former Lieutenant-C Colonel du Patty
de Clam has been suddenly taken i'll
and will not testify al the Rennes court
martial.
Frederick A. Belts has been appoint
ed receiver of the property in New
York State of the National Lie Asso-
citation of Hartford.
Building operations in Chicago are
seriously hampered by the brick max
ers' strike. The supply of bricks is
nearly exhausted.
The mystery of the sending of
basket of poisoned fruit to Miss Camp
bell, of San Francisco, has been solved.
She sent the fruit herself.
The Standard Oil Company has pur-
chased the business of the Mexican
Petroleum Company, thus obtaining Il
monopoly in the Republic.
The American Commission to the
Paris Exposition has planned to estab-
lish ''corn Kitchen next year to in
troduce Indian corn to Europeans.
A fund has been started in Dublin
for Parnell monument.
yellow fever epidemic over
A rich Western merchant lost $1,000
in panel game in Chicago.
Mrs. Foraker, mother of Senator j.
B. Foraker, died at Hillshoro, Ohio
Major Esterhazy says he will not go
TO Rennes to testify against Dreyfus.
Lightning twice struck the grand
stand at Princeton completely wreck
ing it,
n scheme to sell forged bonds is be-
lieved to have been discovered in De
troit.
The Turkish Minister to Washington
has left for Europe. and may not re-
turn.
The training ship Annapolis, bound
for Europe, has reached Funchal, Ma
deria
The deaths in New York State in
June Were 9.433. 400 in excess Of the
average.
\ Chicago lawyer says Teutgert
confessed TO him IL year ago that he
killed his wife.
Four negroes were executed in the
Baltimore jail yard. three for assault
and one for murder
The Alaska party sent by +. H. Har-
riman. of New York. reports success
ful scientific work
New York City was found to be one
of the least affected by typhoid fever
of any in the State.
Admiral Sampson has named Wed
nesdaN. Aug. ., for the reception of his
squadron at Newport.
The Spanish Chamber of Deputies
has voted the Government bills for re-
organizing the internal debt.
\ Nebraska Legislative committee re.
ported former Gov. IIolcomb guilty of
miSappropriation of State funds.
Gov. Roosevelt sent his military sec
retary to Lake Champlain to bear
letter of welcome for President Nc
kinley to New York State.
William c. Breed and Clifford II. Il.
Hartridge have been appointed tenn
porary receivers of the New York Ma
tional Building and Loan Association.
1t has been decided In hold the fifth
biennial convention of the Worlds Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union in
Edinburgh. Scotland, on June %. 1900.
Ht NupuH ttlSuS Will bt
in ninety days.
Large copper deposits have been dis
covered in Northern California.
Cen. Alger and Mrs Alger went to
New England for two weeks stay.
The body of Robert J. Ingersof was
cremated at Fresh Pond Long Island.
President Mckinley and his party
reached the Hotel Champlain, ut Bluff
Point, \. Y.
Senator Perkins said England's case
in the Alaska boundary dispute was
very weak.
Andrew Carnegie has offered $4,000
eonditionally for public library at
San Diego.
The striking ore handlers at Ashta-
bula. Ohio. have won their 1ignt and
gone back To work.
DR.. J G. Moore, the New Hampshire
bank wrecker has lost 155 pounds dur
ing three years in prison.
Gov Foster of Louisiana has reDOrt-