Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-29

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and Tersely Told.

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Friedrich Max Muller critically Ill.
The steamer Bertha reached Seattle
with $4,000 from the Copper river.
The Spanish government was reported
much alarmed over y recrudescence OF
Carlist activity.
Two men were killed and three hurt in
an accident on the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Central railroad in South Chicago.
All the members Of the British parlia-
ment have been elected but seven, and
the Conservatives have made Il net gain
of one.
The supreme court advanced the cases
involving the extension of the constitu-
tion to Porto Rico and the Philippines to
the second week in November
King George Of Greece has arrived in
Paris to attend the exposition.
Incoming transatlantic steamers all re-
port heavy weather and high seas on the
Atlantic.
Hope of the return of the Peary steam
er Windward this fall is practically
abandoned.
Registration in Greater New York fol
the first two days is reported ut the rec
ord breaking figures of 100000.
Mexican troops in the field against the
Mayi Indians have been ambushed sew.
eral times recently and suffered consid
cradle losses.
An extra freight train on the Yves,
Shore railroad run into landslide two
miles north of the West Point tunnel
The fireman was seriously hurt.
Fire destroyed the car sheds of the
Cleveland and Eastern Electric Railway
company at Gates Mills. 0. \ number
of ears and other property was burned;
Oss, 100000.
The Hispano-American congress will
meet in Madrid Nov. II.
Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the
America cup arrived on the Germanic.
Quiet was reported restored in Santo
Domingo The recent outbreaks were re-
garded of small Importance.
While boring for water on his farm
near Oswego, y. Y, Martin Brotherton
struck gas in large quantities.
1t was stated in Rome that the Vatican
securities whose loss was recently an
nounced were really stolen in February
last.
1t was announced in Philadelphia that
the Pennsylvania Railroad company had
awarded contracts for 100000 tons of
steel rails at $25 Il ton.
Connecticut's population was announc-
ed by the census bureau as 9OS.353.
1t is announced that the plague al
Glasgow has been completely checked.
An excursion party was overtaken on
Pixies peak by blizzard and for Il time
was in great peril
The Liberals gained two and the Con
servatives one seat in the British eec-
ton returns yesterday.
Tradespeople bound to New York
buy goods exhausted the supply of ex.
cursion tickets at Syracuse.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff as act
ing governor declined to honor the Tex
m requisitions for Standard Oil officials.
Governor Savers OF Texas has left
Austin for New York to open the bazaar
for the benefit of the Galveston sufferers
Sir Thomas Upton confirmed the re-.
port that his new yacht would also be
named Shamrock and would be com.
manded by well known amateur skip
per
!Ae Idaho Soldiers home at Boise was
burned and one life lost.
Three persons were burned To death in
an early morning fire in Boston.
The torpedo boat Somers arrived Il,
Philadelphia. having made the outside
trip in safety.
Professor :. &. Shortlidge has begun
suit in Philadelphia to recover insurance
on the life of his wife, whom he murder
ed in 1893.
Warrants were applied for at Boston
for the arrest of Congressman Fitzgerald
and other Democrats on charges Of VIC
lating the caucus law.
Sir Thomas Lipton announced in Lon
don that his challenge for the America
cup would arrive in New York on the
White Star liner Germanic.
Maximilian Shinburn. the king OF
bank burglars" was released from Dan
nemOra and al once rearrested on the
charge of breaking out of New Hamp
shire State prison in 1865.
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-Se president and Mrs. Mckinley
have arrived in Washington.
ne total hummer Uf SCHOOLS uhuef
American control in Porto Rico this year
will be 1876.
Seventeen fishing vessels operating n,
the Grand Banks during the September
gale are still missing.
Returns from the British elections
show u Liberal gain of two and II Minis
terislist gain of one seat.
The annual meeting of the sharehold
ers of the Grand Trunk railroad in Lon
don was n very stormy one.
A proclamation was ISSUED announcing
the dissolution Of the Canadian parlia
msnt and the holding Of the general elec
tion ON Nov. I.
Summaries OF the Protestant mission
aries known or supposed 10 have been
killed by Boxers show total Of IFS
or the death ~ IL Of these no doubt IL
possible.
Baseball season Closed.
NENV work n..f ~ ha final ua.na