Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Events Of the Week Told in a Few
Words.

been chosen to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Professor Henry A.
Hazen.
A Washington despatch says that
the American shippers whose goods
were on the British ship Beatrice,
seized off the African coast by British
war ships, have had news to the ef-
feet that the vessel was released six
weeks ago; that the goods which were
landed at New London have in part
been sold.
All the mechanical departments at
the United States torpedo station
were shut down on Saturday for an
indefinite period because of the lack
of coal.
The Surgeon General of the Marine
Hospital Service has shipped to Hon.
olulu 1900 doses of Kaffkine prophy-
Tactic. This in addition to 1900 doses
of this serum that were sent about
ten days ago.
Frank Haine was taken from a ho-
tel at Fritztown, Berk county, Pa, the
other day, by whitecaps, who flogged
him to cure him of alleged laziness.
e. w. Howe, author of "The Story
Of Country Town." will write lay
Mr.. Sheldon is conducting the Topeka
Capital.
Republican leaders in Washington
are considering the proposal by Con-
gress of constitutional amendment
putting trusts under government con-
troll as means of taking the issue out
of the coming campaign.
Blue laws were enforced in Balti-
more last Sunday, even drug stores
being closed. Thousands of names of
those who were concerned in techni-
cal violation of the laws were taken
for presentation to the Grand Jury.
David MacClure, wealthy Scotch
man, died in Brooklyn, N Y, Jan. 2S,
from knockout drops, after having
been robbed.
Pensions for old city employees are
provided for in bill before the Leg
stature in Albany
Because DR.. Charles e. Woodwood
refuses to pay the express charges,
the body of his son George, who died
in Denver, Col, is lying uncared for in
the express Office at New Egypt, N. j.
Official notice has been issued by
the Diamond and Goodyear Rubber
COMPANIES VI du d5 IccncuI AhduC
with Theodore A. Dodge, of New
bicycle tires, which will, 1t is be-
lieved, result in an increase in the
price of tires about so per cent.
The transport Pennsylvania has
sailed from San Francisco for Manila.
She carries $1,500000 in gold coins
and a considerable sum in Treasury
notes for the payment of the soldiers.
Two government printers, three men
to assist in putting up refrigerating
plant at Manila and twenty men OF
the hospital service also went along.
A thousand armed men reached
Frankfort, Kentucky, Jan. 25, and
stacked their arms in the State House
grounds. A public meeting was held,
and resolutions adopted asserting
their determination to uphold their
rights and liberties. The men all wore
Republican badges, and the movement
is considered as threat to the Goe-
bel Democrats.
A despatch from Buenos Ayres, Ar
gentine Republic, says the bubonic
plague has broken out at Rosario. and
a rigorous Gordon has been estab-
lished.
d. j. Phelps, ex.Minister to Eng
land, is ill with pneum onia at his resi-
dence in New Haven, Connecticut.
At the annual meeting of the Massa-
chusetts Total Abstinnce Society, Sec
retary Of the Navy John d. Long was
elected President
A report of vital statistics OF Ha-
vana for 1899 shows an apparent eX-
cess of deaths over births of about
1000.
The Commissioner of the Internal
Revenue has decided, in effect, that
every mat extract composed OF malt
liquor, combined with drugs, may be
sold by druggists without involving
them in liability as retail malt liquor
dealer, if they sell it in good faith for
medicinal use only
William j. Bryan made journey
into New England jan "a. addressing
meetings at Stamford and New Haven,
and then hurried back to New York to
address a public meeting in Jersey
City. Thursday Jan. 25, he went to
Harrisburg. Pa.
The official census of Puerto Rico,
just completed, shows that the popu-
1ation of the island is $4,000. San
Juan has $4,000 inhabitants and Ponce
has $4,000.
1t Is said that the deinitive notes.
growing out of negotiations for the
open door" to trade in China, have
been received in Washington from all
of the powers excepting Japan and
Italy.
The Glasgow steamer Ardandhu,
from New London for Halifax, was
sunk in collision with the Metropolitan
liner Herman Winter, from Boston
|. for New York, off Robinson's Hole,
Vineyard Sound, Jan. %. The chief
engineer and second mate of the Ard
andhu were drowned. The rest OF the
crew were landed at Vineyard Haven
by the Herman Winter.
The National Board of Trade has
held it's thirtieth annual meeting in
Washington Frederick Fraley, of
Philadelphia, was reelected presi-
dent.
Owing to the prevalence of small
pox in Oklahoma the postoffices at
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