Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-18
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
TUESDAY, July 8.

Messrs Griscom and Bowen, the re-
Gently appointed Ministers to Persia
and Venezuela, respectively received
their commissions and final instruc-
tions yesterday.
The property of the Maryland Brew
ing Company was sold at public auc-
ton in Baltimore yesterday, to the
Gottlieb Strauss s-Bauernschmidt Com
pany for $3,500,000
Traffic through the Union Tunnel on
the Pennsylvania railroad in Baltimore
was resumed yesterday, after being
suspended for more than a week as
the result of the cave-in which occurred
Friday, June 28
Wednesday, July 10.
The presence of the North Atlantic
squadron in Nantucket waters has at
tracted hundreds of visitors to the is
land.
An operation for cancer was per-
formed upon Rear Admiral Francis M
Bunce, u S. NJ, retired, of Hartford
Conn, in Boston yesterday, entailing
the removal of nearly the whole of his
tongue.
Thursday, July II.
Maria A. Curtis, wife of Samue
e. Curtis, an actor, better known as
Samuel of Posen," filed petition In
bankruptcy yesterday at st. Paul.
The wages of the puddlers at the
Harrisburg rolling mills will be in
creased from $3.50 to 1915 a ton be
ginning July 16.
At meeting of the Lehigh Valley
Traction Company, held in Allentown
yesterday, Robert E. Wright of Allen
town was chosen president, to succeed
the late Albert L. Johnson. Loftir
E. Johnson. son of Tom L. Johnson
WAS elected vice president.
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania yes
terday announced the following ap
pointments: John H. Brown of Grape
Vile. controller of Westmoreland coun
ty; William c. Minnich, of Allegheny
member of the state pharmaceutical
board, vice Louis Emanuel of Pitts
burg.
Friday, July II.
Harry Mann, the theatrical manager
of New York city, died at Saratogs
yesterday of bright's disease.
Robert L. Hayes, formerly sheriff
of Chester county, Pa, died yesterday
at his home in West Chester, from
heart disease. He was 65 years old.
A resolution was offered at the con
vention of the Retail Clerks in Buffalo
yesterday calling on all members be
longing to state militia organizations
to withdraw from them.
John H. Bacon, Milwaukee news
paper man, and a veteran Of the Span
ish war, has accepted an appointment
as vice consul general and clerk tt
Consul General Rubles at Hong Kong
Saturday, July 10.
Cardinal Gibbons has received a let
ter from the Pope praising the worl
of the National Catholic University a
Washington.
Colonel John Wallower, who found
ed the first individual freight line from
Harrisburg to Philadelphia and New
York, died yesterday in HARRISBURG
from paralysis.
The freight engineers on the Pitts
burg division of the Pennsylvania rail
road We're yesterday granted an ad
vance in wages by General Superin
tendent j. NJ Wallis.
Hon. Richard B. Hubbard formerly
governor of Texas, and during Presi
dent Cleveland's administration Uni
ted States minister to Japan, died a
his home in Tyler, Tex. Yesterday.
Monday, July is.
Andrew Carnegie has offered e. ,00'
for the erection of free public library
in Amman, Scotland.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, who has beer
in poor health has fully recovered anC
is about the house as usual
Charles T. Becker, wealthy re
tired diamond broker of Brooklyn
shot and killed himself yesterday Ii
health is given as the cause
General Baden-Powell is sufferint
from overwork and fever and his med
ical advisers in South Africa have or
dered him to take complete rest ant
proceed to England.
Emperor Nicholas. according to ;
dispatch from ST Petersburg. has is
sued an order that 308,500 men shall
be recruited for the Russian army ano
navy during the present year.
Paid Mexican Money, Refuse to Work
Eagle Pass, Tex, July 15.-The en-
gineers and firemen on the 1nterna