Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

lH 100 years old. who was the slave
OF President William Henry Har-
rison, was burned to death ut New
Albany. Ind.
\ dispatch from Bulawayo. Mata.
beleland. reported an engagement
Oct. II between an arInored train sent
from Buawayo toward Mafeking and
Il party of Beers. The latter lost
eight killed.
Gen. Lawton has established II civ
IL government at San Isidro. in the
Philippine Islands.
brinton Rounds, thirty-siX years of
age. died at Foster. II. l., from knife
wound inflicted by Jarvis Smith
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to rob the private bank of Robert +
Spencer ut HaZardville. Conn. on Fri
hay.
Admiral Dewey has declined Chi
cago's invitation on account of the inI-
pending meeting of the Philippines
Commission.
Hawaii will ask for space to exhibit
It's products at the Paris Exposition.
Gen. Guy Y. Henry. former COVER
nor general of Porto Rico is dead
BY Il decision at Syracuse, y. Y,
Boyd Thatcher was permitted to re-
tain the Indian wampum belt over
which a legal battle had been fought.
Captain Ernst Andree. brother Of
the Polar explorer, in letter to Eve
lyn b. Baldwin. expressed confidence
in the safety of the missing balloon
ist
1t was stated at Washington that the
United States could not look with in
difference on any Intervention by The
powers in the Transvaal which would
bring about serious international COM
plicationS.
Five hundred descendants of Mat
thew Grant. constituting the family
of American Grants who were promi-
ncnt in founding the old town of Win
dSor, Conn, held Il reunion in the old
home of their fathers ut Windsor.
Generdal .Ioubert. the Boer com
mander, has sent Il message of SYM
pathy to Lady Symons, widow of the
late Gen. Symons. who was fatally
wounded in the engagement with the
British troops ut Glencoe. The fun
eral of Gen. Symons was held ut Dun.
dee. Thursday.
IA / tr-li 4 l.
lance, from Fmchal, September %,
has reached st. Thomas.
General Otis says that the former
Spanish "nnboat .Arayat sunk in
the Pasig River has been raised
and will I've repaired.
The death of Gen. Symons has
been announced in the House of Com.
mons. Gen. Jubert sent the news to
General White from Dundee.
The Alaska territorial convention
ut Juneau. adopted Il memorial t0
congress asking for Il delegate &c
congress and other privileges.
The New York State Bar Associa-
ton has urged its members to help
pass the constitutional amendment
for relief of the court of appeals.
The report of the conmissioner-gen
eral of immigration shows that the
total arrivals for the year exceeded
those of the previous year 36 per cent.
En- -Seuator G. f. Henderson has
written Il letter in reply to what Mr..
Bryan has said in regard To militarisn
in connection with the standing army.
Frank A. Nauderlip, chairman of
the Dewey Home Fund Committee.
has received letter from the Admiral
acknowledging the receipt of the
deeds. and expressing his thanks.
Receivers of the Walter A. Wood
Moving and Reaping Machine Com
pany. nj Troy, y. ". have paid of
30 per cent. Of the debt and will in
short time have the concern on Its
feet again
The 1agal congress in the Philip
pines. has selected a commission of
native priests TO go to Rome and ex-
plain to the Pope the abuses and ini-
quities OF the friars and ask for cor
recting intervention.