Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
THE country IN GENERAL
A Summary of Happenings at
Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS CONDENSED
A Review of What Has Transpired
of Public interest.

A Review of What Has Transpired
of Public interest.
Berlin, Dec. 9.-The Reichstag has
passed the third reading of the bill re-
realing the law prohibiting workmen's
associations.
New York, Dec. 9.-Miller and Wal
Ter still lead in the sixday bicycle race
at Madison Square Garden. They have
covered upward of 1855 miles are only
one lap ahead of Maya and McEachern.
Attleboro, Mass, Dec. 9.-Ernest w.
Meyers who was drum major of Gill
rnore's Band, of New York, during the
civil war, died this morning. He was
seventy years of age, and was known
in all Grand Army circles throughout
the State.
Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 9.-Mrs. c. A.
Burling, mother of Mrs. William T. e.
Sampson, wife Of the Admiral, died at
her home on Park avenue, in this city,
aged seventy-four years. She had been
in feeble health for some time past
and her death was not unexpected.
Chicago. Dec. 9.-Mayor Harrison has
revoked the saloon license of Sol Van
Praag, the well-known politician of this
city. When Mrs. Van Praag was re-
Gently convicted of robbing an Oregon
man and sent to the penitentiary the
Mayor concluded that it was time to
close the saloon.
Nnl ohIlS - 70, =, a
afternoon Peter Sells, one of the pro-
prietors of the Sells-Forepaugh circus.
and millionaire by reason of his in
vcstments in other concerns, filed a
sensational petition for divorce In it
he charges his wife, Mary A. Sells, with
infidelity, extending over a period of
ten years.
New York, Dec. 9.-Ffre in the build
ing 577 Broadway, occupied by Spei-
gle & Co., manufacturing chemists de
stroyed property to the amount of half
a million dollars About half of this
amount was on the stock and the bal
ance on the building and fixtures. The
loss is only partially covered by insur-
ance.
Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. "a railway
train crashed into vehicle at the
Martindale avenue crossing of the Lake
Erie Thursday, and w. II. Morley, the
ageG watchman, was SO Illustrated that
when the next train came along he
stood between the rails waving his
danger signal until he was run down
, and crushed to death.
Santiago De Chill, Dec. 9.--The Su-
preme Court has confirmed the deci-
sion of lower court. allowing the Uni
ted States forty days, the time expiring
December 25 in which to present docu-
ments to prove the identity and guilt
of Frederick T. Moore, arrested here on
the charge of embezzling $4,000 from
the National Bank of Commerce of
Boston.
Oshkosh. Wis, Dec. 9.-John SchalI-
kopf, a talesman drawn in the trial OF
John Campfield, of Rushford, for the
murder of Alphonse Sander, an old
French hermit, died suddenly in court
while sitting in the jury box. Apo
pleXy is thought to have been the
cause. Schallkopf, who was a well-to
do contractor. was apparently in ro-
bust health.
present year John Wysong, of Markle,
died of pneumonia, and ever since the
family has been supported by public
charity. A month ago the eldest son.
Emmett, was seized with pulmonary
trouble, and, though his life was saved,
he became violently insane. The young
est girl, Cora, aged z, died of a bron-
chial affection Saturday. and Thursday
the eldest daughter, aged II, passed
away.
Indianapolis, Dec. 9.-Evans Woolen,
secretary of the Commercial Club, has
proposed to leading hotelkeepers a plan
to bring the Republican national con-
vention of next year to Indianapolis.
The hotel men approved the plan, but
it was decided not to make 1t public
before Mr.. Woolen should have gone to
Washington and consulted with Sena-
tors Fairbanks and Hanna.
Trenton, N. j., Dec. 9.-These compa-
nies have been Incorporated here. The
Atlantic Iron & Steel Company, capital
stock s10,000,000. The company is en-
powered to mine, produce and manu-
facture iron and steel. The Lehigh
Power Company capital 100000, TO fur
nish water and construct and operate
plants for furnishing electric light. heat
and power. The Consumers Tobacco
Company, capital 100000
Austin, Tex, Dec. 9.-ColoneI Juan
Euochio, who went to the City of Mex
leo on mission Of peace from the re-
bellious Yaqui Indians, has completed
his mission and will Immediately re-
turn to the Yaqui country with the
answer of President Diaz. 1t is under
stood that Diaz declines to consider the
peace proposition until assured by the
Indians that it is unanimously sane
toned by them.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 11.-Captain
J. c. Ayres, United States Army, of
the Ordnance Department, was killed
here Friday afternoon by a fall from
his bicycle. being afterward run over
hy n wagon