Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-21
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Tuesday, November IL.

The annual convention of the
Knights of Labor opened in In
dianapolis. Ind, today.
The forest fires near Marietta. Pa.
have been extinguished. after burnin g
over five square miles.
Minister WI denies that he has been
offered the chair of Chinese at Colum-
bia University, New York.
1t is estimated that the United
States will ship 100000 bushels OF
wheat to Mexico before January 1.
George F. Peabody, of New York.
has donated $4,000 to the Montgom-
cry, Ala. Young Mems Christian AS
sociation.
Wednesday, November. 13.
The Southern Surgical Association
met in Richmond, Va, yesterday
Queen Alexandra, of England, is
sending Christmas gifts to the British
troops in South Africa.
Brigadier General Henry G. Mer-
riam was placed on the retired list
today on account of age.
Bishop Sbarretti. of Havana, special
apostolic delegate to the Philippines,
arrived in New York.
The secretary of the treasury drew
a warrant for $1,S56 as salary due
President Mckinley to the day of his
death.
Thursday, November "a.
President Roosevelt has been elected
vice president of the Long Island Bible
Society.
An American lawyer is endeavoring
to have Aguinaldo released by habeas
corpus proceedings.
The delegates to the Pan-American
Congress have agreed to end the con-
ference before Christmas.
The annual convention Of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy is in
session in Wilmington, N. G.
The General Assembly of the Par
sons faction of Knights of Labor met
in Plttsburg, but adjourned without
doing business.
The American Iron and Steel Asso-
citation has notified Chairman T. c..
Search that it will not be represented
at the reciprocity convention at Wash
ington.
Friday, November is.
Brigader General Robert H. Hall
was placed on the retired list today.
Swift & Co., packing house owners,
will build big plant at Laramie, Wyo.
The annual convention of the South
ern Cotton Spinners Association con-
vened in Atlanta. Ga.
The Fauquier White Sulphur Springs
Hotel, at Warrenton, Va, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
Miss Helen Gould was rendered a
jubilee dinner by international commit
New York
Saturday, November is.
The First National Bank of Spring
Lake. N. j., was robbed of $1,000 yes
terday.
Mayor-elect Seth Low of New York
was the guest of President Roosevelt
last night.
Admiral Schley has been invited to
attend a banquet in his honor at Bing-
hamton, N. Y.
The war department at Washington
announces that vacancies in the grade
of brigadier general will not be filled
until congress meets.
The transport Grant sailed from San
Francisco for Manila yesterday with
two battalons OF the Twenty -ei ghth
Infantry and 100 recruits.
Monday, November 10.
New York's annual horse show
opened In Madison Square Garden to.
day.
Ey-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii,
arrived in San Francisco Saturday, on
a trip for her health.
A match in bale of cotton caused
an $4,000 fire at the Culber furniture
factory, at Lock Haven. Pa. ...
John G. Leishmann, United States
minister to Turkey, arrived in New
York Saturday evening, on his annual
visit.
Elmer Null, Philadelphia and
Reading brakeman, was killed near
Lebanon, Pa, by being run over by
train.
Santiago Iglesias, organizer of the
American Federation of Labor. under
arrest in Porto Rico, was released on
bail today.
Governor William H. Hunt and DR..
M. B. Brumbaugh, commissioner OF
education, arrived in New York from
Porto Rico.
Farmers Strange Accident.
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