Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09

Miller broke his rlgnt leg. He drove
the ball across a stream and then at
tempted to clear it himself. He land
ed on the opposite side, but struck a
stone.
San Francisco, Nov. 6.-The whal.
ing bark Charles W. Morgan has ar.
rived here from Okhokzt Sea. During
her years cruise she obtained 200
barrels of sperm oil, 1900 pounds of
bone and sixty pounds of ambergris.
The ambergris is worth $3.50 to $4OO
pound.
Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 6.-This city
has female butcher For over Jwo
years Miss Daisy Stevenson has kandl.
ed the clever and carved out steaks
and chops in her market Oh Plymouth
avenue. She took up the work when
her father became sick and unable
to carry on the business Under her
management it has prospered. She
opens the market herself every morn.
ing.
Altoona, Pa, Nov. Cleft hand shot
off: relieve me soon as possible" was
the message that came over the wire
Friday afternoon to the superindend-
ent of the Cambria and Clearfield Rail.
road from Howard Lowman, operator
at Garway. Asked by the supern-
tendent whether he could take care of
the trains until help could reach him
Lowman replied that he would stick
to his post until relieved. With or
hand torn to shreds he kept the 9th
on the key of the instrument w
assistance reached him he fell j.
faint. He had bound his arm at
wrist and stopped the flow of bl
The accident resulted from the exI
sion of an old gun.
Manila, Oct. 6.-Four thousand
American troops are occupying folio
and the adjoining towns of Jaro and
Holo. This force is made up of the
Eighteenth and Twcnty-sixth regi.
ments, two battalions Of the Nine
teenth Regiment, detachment of the
Sixth Regiment and battery of the
Sixth Artillery. The Filipino force is
now supposed to be between $500 and
5000 armed men and many more un-
armed. Their lines are about 500
yeards from Jaro, which is occupied
by the Twenty-sixth Regiment
Manila, Nov. 6.-Chases troop of
the Third cavalry and Rivers's troop
of the Fourth cavalry swan the river
and surrounded the garrison at Bong
bong, entering the town. The enemy
escaped. Six Rifles and a quantity of
ammunition were captured. Cashiers
scouts had a skirmish with Filipinos
near Aliaga killing five.
San Francisco, Nov. civilian H.
Moreland, bishop of Sacramento, has
left for tour of the eastern and west
ern states in behalf of his diocese. He
will also give lectures in all the larger
cities in behalf of the great general
convention of the Episcopal Church.
which is to be held in October of 1901
in this city.
New York, Nov. 6.-It has been de-
cided by the director of the Mint to
post pone coming the Paris Exposition
Lafayette souvenir dollars until the
beginning of the new year. The de-
sign has been decided upon. On the
reverse of the coin are the faces of
Lafayette and Washington in double
profile.
Albany, Nov. 6.-The Brokers' Dis
trict Telegraph Company of New
York, has been incorporated with
capital of $4,000, to supply messeng-
ers for the purpose of delivering mes
sages and other property and to de-
liver messages by telegraph or tele-
phone. The directors are Samuel M.
Richardson and George H. Vandewalk-
er, of New York City and Henry d.
Kuck, of Tompkinsville, S. /.
Syracuse, N. Y, Nov. 6.-W. w.
Teall, prominent financier and the
father of Oliver Sumner Teall, of New
York, is dying from an attack of hic-
coughs. The doctors say that there is
no hope of his recovery. Mr.. Teall,
who is more than so years old, was
taken with an attack of hiccoughs q
week ago, and in spite of the efforts
of the physicians it has been found
impossible to stop it.
New York, Nov. 6.-Fire late Friday
afternoon destroyed the seven-story
building at Nos. "a, 96 and SO Mott
street, which was occupied by the
Manhattan Iron Beadstead and Spring
Company, causing a loss of about
100000. Three persons employed in
the factory are missing and several
were injured in escaping, while en-
gagged in attempts to rescue the in
mates and in managing the Fire De-
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