Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-15
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Members of the Democratic Nation
al Committee expect that the Kansas
City Convention will finish its work
in three days.
Manila advices show that seven
Americans were killed recently in
fighting with the Fillpinos in Panay.
A funeral service for ex-Minister
Phelps was held in Battle Chapel at
Yale Sunday, ex-President Dwight de.
livering the address.
The Prussian railways have ordered
165 locomotives and LOO freight and
baggage cars, but the pig iron syndi-
cate at Berlin announces that it can
meet only seven.twelfths of the orders
for 1901.
Queen Victoria's progress from
Windsor to Buckingham Palace was
made the occasion for a remarkable
Outburst of enthusiasm and loyalty on
the part of the people of London.
There are rumors in Berlin that the
Reichstag is to be dissolved, and that
the Government will yield to the
Agrarians on the Meat bill, as the EN-
peror has become convinced that their
votes will be needed for the Naval
bill.
1t is stated by intimate friends Of
General Harrison that he is chag.
rined that his name should be so free
ly used in the newspapers Of the coun-
try in connection with public ques-
tions now under consideration, and es-
pecially that he should be made to ap-
pear as an opponent Of the Admins.
tration.
A Chinaman at San Francisco died
of what is thought may be bubonic
plague, and the whole of Chinatown
Is now under quarantine.
1t has been decided that Queen Vic
toria will visit Ireland next month,
staying at the Vice Regal Lodge in
Dublin.
General Corbin has turned over to
Mrs. Lawton, widow of Major-General
Lawton, the fund subscribed by the
people of the country. 1t amounted
to $9S,43207.
The Pennsylvania State Shoe Manu-
facturers' Association has adopted res
olutions protesting against the duty
on hides and leather
Ex-President Cleveland has left
Princeton for New York on pleasure
trip to Florida.
The National Convention of the So.
cial Democratic party mentions Eu-
gene V. Debs as the Presidential nom-
inee.
Creditors of the firm of Pulsifer,
Cook & Co., paper dealers, have met
at Boston. A committee reported
that the firm should pay % per cent.
The report showed assets $143,9S5;
liabilities, $259,567; contingent liabili-
ties, S24,010.
The Postoffice Department has an
nounced that on March Is fifty-seven
additional cities will begin the sys-
tenn of registration of letters by car.
riers.
Paul Blouet MAX ORelD at Mem.
phis, Tennessee, has been attacked
by catarrh of the stomach. He will
bring his tour to &C lose and go to
Paris for treatment.
The cruisers Detroit and Marble
head have been sent to Central Amer.
lea on the account of the occurrence
of a disturbed state of affairs.
The British cruiser Hermes, report.
ed off Cat Island, Bahamas. with her
shaft broken, has arrived at Nassau.
Her boiler was also damaged.
The United States transport Grant
has arrived at San Francisco from
Manila with POI sick soldiers, twenty
seven discharged men and twenty
seven cabin passengers. Six deaths
occurred during the voyage.
Police Magistrate Mott has held
Olga Nethersole, Hamilton Revelle,
Marcus Mayer and Theodore Moss for
trial, on the charge of presenting an
immoral play, "Sapho," at Wallack's
Theatre, New York Bail was fixed at
$500 each.
The Comptroller of the Currency
has declared a dividend of 20 per cent.
in favor of the creditors of the Globe
National Bank, of Boston, Mass.
Another death from bubonic plague
has occurred at Sydney, New South
Wales.