The Republican journal., 1900-02-08
NEWS NOTES.

ton of 800 miles of trolley lines in Ha-
wall.
Illinois monument dealers want a law
enabling them to seize tombstones for bad
debts.
In consequence of Russian usurpations
there is a great exodus of the people of
Finland.
The wages of Pullman car conductors
are to be cut. some to the extent of 20
per cent.
The bubOnic plague was introduced into
Honolulu by means of merchandise from
the Orient.
Requests made to priests for saying
masses for the repose of the soul are liable
to legacy tax.
The War and Interior Departments will
combine to keep order among the Indians
of Western Colorado.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has given $50. 900
apiece to York, Pa. and East Orange, N.
j., for public libraries.
The first winter batch of United States
mail from the Yukon to Eagle was brought
out by Carrier Holcomb.
United States ships are still bringing
home from Cuba the bodies of soldiers
who fell in the war with Spain.
The production of prunes is increasing
rapidly IN Oregon, the annual shipment of
the dried fruit now amounting to 500 cars,
In the arrangements made by Director
Merriam for securing industrial statistics
he has constantly in view ''quick' CEN
sus.
st. Paul is having difficulty in securing
material for an ice palace during the win
ter carnival, owing to the unreasonable
weather
The Maryland House of delegates, which
is overwhelmingly Democratic, practically
killed resolution asking W. j. Bayan to
address it.
A British agent stationed at New Or
leans has been notified to cease at once all
purchase and shipment of mules for his
government.
The remains of forty-six soldiers re-
Gently brought to this country from San
tiago will be buried at Arlington with full
military honors.
The buildings of Fort Bayard. New
Mexico, will be used as a sanitarium for
officers and soldiers suffering with pull
monary troubles.
Jay 8. Barrows, principal organizer
OF the Farmers Alliance and the Populist
party in Nebraska. died at Omaha, Neb,
aged 81 years.
Cleveland authorities expect to COM
plete, during the year, a tunnel bringing
water to the city from point five miles
out in Lake Erie.
The Mississippi Legislature has elected
ex- Gov. McLaurin United States Senator
Tor the long term and w. V. A. Sullivan
for the short term.
In future vessel captains arriving at
Pacific ports from the Orient will be fined
80, 600 unless they can show properly
vouched bills of health.
At Nickolasville, KY, Alexander WYATT
colored, in fit of jealousy, killed his wife
and then turned the weapon upon himself
and blew his brains out.
The fund for the Mcclellan monument
at Washington now amounts to $40. 600
and the committee will ask Congress for
SoO, OOO for the pedestal.
Half million dollars is the estimated
cost of repairing the Olympia, according
to the reports to the Board of Naval Con.
struction. The work will occupy about a
year.
An important case is before the Supreme
Court OF Indiana to test the validity of
criminal trials on information. If decided
adversely fully $50 prisoners will be re-
leased.
The Post Office Department will allow
the star route system, wherever possible,
to supplement the free rural delivery sys-
TEN. The star route carriers will be asked
to leave mail at farm houses wherever
they can. The system will be first tried in
South Carolina.
Lieut.. RomanOff, of the Russian navy,
predicts in an interview at Chicago. that
war is fast approaching between Russia
ana Japan. Both countries are pushing
work on their navies. He thinks England
will back Japan, while Russia will have
Germany's support, and that all of Europe
will be involved,
Inc American OfhclalS who have been
engaged in making census of Cuba re-
port having found in the mountains of the
interior tribes of Indians whose existence
was unknown, and they ran across intelli-
gent white persons who were unaware
that the United States Government had
taken control of the island.
Admirals Dewey and Sampson and their
officers and men can not get their naval
prize money for the captures of Spanish
vessels at Manila and Santiago without
fully and in detail proving their claims.
Attorney General Griggs has thus ruled.
and has filed his ruling in each case in the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia
Miss Estelle Reel, superintendent of the
Indian schools in the United States. is at
work on bill to be introduced in Con-
gress having for it's object the compulsory
of all indian children. She is
firmly of the opinion that these wards of
the nation should be taught useful trades
in order that they might be enabled to
earn their own living.
Washingtonian Johnny "Pan, ;fa go,