The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-01-26
1E|EGRAPH|C NEWS NOTES.
Short Items From All Parts of the
Civilized World.

The New York Senate has concurred
in the House resolution thanking Helen
Gould for her services during the war.
The Spanish warship Conde de Ven
adito, with the remains of Columbus
aboard, arrived at Cadiz from Havana.
Delayed bya crack in the main steam
pipe on the starboard side, the st. Paul
arrived at New York nearly four days
late.
The fve-masted schooner John B.
Prescott, the biggest craft of her kind
af1oat, has been launched at Camden,
Me. ,.-
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has
denied Senator Quay's petition in the
matter OF his Indictment for misuse OF
State funds.
The Elkins- Whitney -Widener-R Ryan
syndicate will build an ice plant on
Staten Island, N. Y, with capacity Of
1000 tons day.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's central Office has been advised
that all press messages for Manila are
subject to censorship.
Miss Anna Schley, cousin of Ad-
miral Schley, committed suicide at her
home in Baltimore by shooting herself
through the heart
A special cable despatch from st.
Petersburg says the British and French
governments are striving to smooth
over the existing difficulties.
The duties collected at the Custom
House at Havana for one day amounted
to $l04, 900. One firm alone paid $37,-
600 duties.
The Russian budget contemplates an
increased outlay for the army of 34,-
600, 900 roubles and for the navy of 49,
900, 900 roubles.
Senator Allen has introduced reso-
luton for the appointment of commit
tee of five Senator's with plenary powers
to investigate the late war
Matanzas City advices say that Cap
tain General Castellanos and the last
Spanish troops there have sailed on the
transport San Francisco for Spain.
The revenue cutter McCulloch has
arrived at San Francisco from Homo
lulu, having completed the longest voy-
age on record of any American revenue
cutter.
Mr.. Ross, Mr.. Morrill's successor as
Senator from Vermont, has presented
his credentials at Washington and the
oath of Office has been administered to
him.
A despatch to the Paris Figaro from
Cherbourg says that an American
squadron, consisting of four battleships
and several cruisers, will arrive there
In June.
Every fire insurance company doing
business in Kentucky has been indicted
in the State Fiscal Court under the
statute prohibiting the formation of a
pool or trust
General Joseph r. Hawley was re-
nominated on the seventh ballot for his
seat in the United States Senate by the
Republican caucus of the Connecticut
Legislature.
Andrew Carnegie has bought the
steel plate mill of the Bethlehem Iron
Company at South Bethlehem, Pa The
price was not given, but it is supposed
to be close to 81, 100000.
The gunboat Yorktown has sailed
from San Francisco for Manila. She
will replenish her coal bunkers at Hon
olulu, and then go to Guam before pro-
ceeding to Manila.
sentenced Herr August Mueller, editor
Of the Socialist 'Volks Timme," to
fOrty-nine months imprisonment on
the charge of leze-majesty.
Charlemagne Tower Minister to
Austria, was nominated by President
Mckinley to be Ambassador to Russia,
and Addison G, Harris, of Indiana, was
named for Minister to Austria.
M. Emile Zola has been sentenced to
pay fine of 100f. and 500f. damages
for accusing M. Judet, writer of the
Petit Journal, of using forged docu-
ments in attacking M. Zola's father.
Aloyd's shipbuilding returns for Eng
land show that the output of English
yards in 1898, including warships, was
602 vessels, aggregating 1859, 125 tons.
This surpasses all former records.
Quartermaster Becker, of the 2O2d
New York Regiment. has been SEN
fenced by court-martial at Pinar del
Rio to six years. Imprisonment at hard
labor for shooting and killing soldier.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is
attaining great proportions. The flow
Of lava is unprecedented and streams of
fire are pouring in all directions though
as yet no serious damage has occurred.
Viscount Cromer, the British Diplo-
matte Agent, and his party, have re-
turned from Khartoum. They report
that the possibilities of cultivation on
the banks of the Blue and White Niles
are enormous.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky
will be ready to go into commission
with all guns aboard by July /, six
months before the expiration of the
time limit
Representatives of Norwegian
wrecking company, who examined the
wrecks Of the Spanish warships, think
that the Colon might possibly be float
I'd, but are doubtful in the case of the
Almirante Oquendo.
The Filipinos say that ten American
volunteers jumped overheard from the
transports bound from Manila to Iloilo.
swan ashore, and said they had not
volunteered to fight the Filipinos. The
report Is not confirmed.
Spain has reminded the Washington
Government of its undertakings In re-
gard TO Spanish prisoners, and has
asked for a prompt reply as to what the
United States intends to do to secure
the release of these captives. ,a
William A. E. Moore, who was con-
victed OF working the badger game on
Martin Mahon, the owner OF the New
Amsterdam Hotel, New York, has been
taken to Sing Sing Prison. Moore is
under sentence of nineteen years and
three months.