Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-26
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Events Of the Week Told In Z Few
Words.


Events Of the Week Told In a Few
Words.
The British steamer Sir Garnet
Wolseley, from Philadelphia for Cork,
which has been beating around the
ocean disabled for two weeks, was
'towed into Halifax yesterday by the
British steamer Ruuo, from Sunder-
land for New York and Baltimore.
Marie Rosalie Nnse, who jumped
into the East river from the Brooklyn
bridge. WAS practically uninjured by
the jump.
1t Is reported from Constantinople
that the Porte has replied to the Am
erican demands, stating that Turkey
will compensate American mission
aries under the same conditions as in
the case of other foreign subjects"
The eight hour law has been re-
pealed by the Territorial Assembly
of Winnipeg.
The Trinidad Legislature has for
mally ratified the second reciprocity
treaty with the United States.
A train bearing structure in Sec
tions and the workmen to put 1t to.
gether has been sent from Chicago to
the Paris Exposition by the American
Forestry Association.
Major General Miles has announced
that certain land, comprising about
LAB acres, on North Point, near Bal
timore, recently purchased, has been
set aside as a military reservation.
The will of the late Samuel Howard
leaves practically his whole estate,
valued at upwards of 100000, in trust
for the support, maintenance and edu-
cation of orphan children at Milwau-
kee.
A competitive examination OF en-
listed men for promotion to the grade
Of Second Lieutenant, U. s. A., will
be held in each geographical depart
ment June 1 next, in lieu of the usual
examination in September.
Ex.Congressman David G. Colson,
who has been on trial at Frankfort,
KY, for the last four days for the
murder Of Lieutenant Ethelbert Scott
and Luther w. Demaree, has been &C.
quilted. The fury was out only eigh-
teen minutes.
The will of the late United States
Senator Philetus Sawyer Of Wisconsin
leaves an estate estimated to be worth
over 100000 to the family with the
exception of $1,000 left to the Ladies'
Benevolent Society Of Oshkosh.
Chief Justice Gordon, Of the Eu.
preme Court, at Olympia. Washington,
has rendered his resignation, to take
effect August 1.
There is talk Of a book trust IN.
volving a consolidation of the Har.
pers, the Appletons and other large
publishers, but it is said to be all "in
the air" as yet, at any rate.
The Presbytery Of Milwaukee has
petitioned the General Assembly to
formulate creed, appropriate to the
needs Of the present time"
Half million dollars damage 10
estimated to have been sustained by
fruit raisers in the vicinity of Canon
City, COL, from the late heavy storm
and frosts. 4
The Postmaster General has signed
parcel post treaty, with New Zeal,
and, which will go into effect July I
next.
An agreement has been signed for
the cutting Of the long projected canal
from the vicinity of Lake Washington
on the upper st. Johns River to In.
dian River, Florida.
Work on the setting up of the steel
construction Of the new auditorium
building at Kansas City has begun.
Six hundred employees Of the Brook.
lyn Sugar Refinery have returned to
work. The refinery was shut down
in March. and many rumors were cir.
culated as to the cause. Now, how
ever, 1t is being operated by the full
force, and 1900 barrels of sugar are
being turned out daily.
Amelia Smith jumped from q Penn
slyvania express train running q mile
minute. near Atlantic City. She
landed on soft earth and survived.
Miss q. Dawson, who has been
baked in Sprague thsrmostat at
296 degrees. in New York. says she
likes 1t, and three Ueeket kreatment
has helped her rheYWSH4m,