The Penn's Grove record., 1900-01-26

domestic.
At a special municipal election In Hell.
ena, Mont, it has been decided to buv an
electric light plant at cost OF $50 600. and
to bond the city for 4600, 900 to buy or build
water works plant
Sidney G. Hawson. OF Arlington, Ore.
member ofthe Oregon Legislature, commit.
ted suicide by shooting himself in the
head. 1t Is said that domestic troubles
were the cause.
No more enlisted men OF volunteer regi
ments are to be sent to the Philippines.
There is Federal position at Chapel
It is the postofflce. Nobody could be
found to take charge Of It. and SO 1t will be
closed up.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Gilbert, OF Can
non, Conn.,, celebrated their golden we'd
ding at their home. Relatives and friends
from Bridgeport, New Haven, Danbury and
other places called on them.
The statement OF the state Dispensary
in South Carolina for the year 1899 has
been completed. During the year the
amount Of profits going to the counties,
towns and cities was $22o, ,4s2. The net
profits to the State which go to the credit
OF the school fund are 3193 ,689, making the
total net profits SAL, ,181. The total gross
profits for the year were $485, $40. The
total receipts for the year were 81, ,638. .9S9.
Two daughters Of the Rev. G.. N. Day
we're dro wned in Skaters fork OF Cheat
River. ". Va. They were crossing the
river on horseback. The horse fell down,
throwing them from his back. The father
saw the accident, but his skin sank before
he could reach his children.
A church in Leavenworth. Kan, has OBJ
tanned q Circuit Court judgment against
a p..ty
Company for disturbing Sunday services
by working trains near the church.
Marshal O. Wagner, OF Toledo, Ohio.
the infldel whose conversion to Christian
ity was recently announced, has burned
his fine library, consisting OF the writings
Of infldels.
The British bark Inverlochy arrived at
San Francisco, CAL, 14S days from Swan
sea. and the British ship Kilburn, $50 days
from London.
William Hummell, held at Williamsport,
Penn, under the charge Of quadruple mur-
der OF his family, has confessed. He re-
fused to give any motive for the crime. He
will be tried next March.
The Evening Post. Of Louisville. KY. has
a sensational article declaring that trea-
son and revolution are In progress. It says
that loo, 900 men would 60 to Frankfort u
the situation was understood.
Foreign.
DR.. I. NJ. Cline, Chief OF the Weather
Bureau OF Texas, is In Mexico establishing
observations in all the Mexican Gulf ports.
Major Lallande, Chief OF Police OF Qua.
temala, former resident Of Michigan, has
been murdered while trying to make an ar.
rest in mining village in that country.
The Emperor Of Germany is convinced
that the present educational system is not
practical enough, and he has formulated
plan for reforms in the nigh schools OF the
empire.
The iron and steel manufacturers Of
France have lodged protest with the
Commerce COMMITTEES Of the Chamber
against the ratification OF the commercial
treaty with the United States.
The Royal Commission appointed to as.
certain the cause of railway accidents In
the United Kingdom recommends that all
railways be compelled to use automatic
car couplers.
The Provincial Government OF British
Columbia has declared its intention OF sc
amending its alien exclusion law as tt
hereafter permit Americans to hold claims
purchased from Canadian l0cators.
The oflcials Of the Bank Of Peru, a
Lima, received from their branch bank In
London two boxes, each OF which was sup
posed to contain $25, 900. but upon being
opened one OF the boxes was found to bt
filled with bags Of shot.
= It Is stated semi-bfficiaily that the new
German Naval bill will ask for e150, 900 600
The expenditures will extend over sixteen
years.
The Mexican Government is taking strIc'
means to prevent the Introduction of th. !
pubonic plague, and has forbidden vessels