Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, November 2e.

Border outlaws murdered Leamo
Fiena, Judge Of the Alamo district. At
San Diego. Cal.
The convention of the International
Seamea's Union of America began in
Buffalo yesterday.
The heavy gale continues unabated
along the New England coast, but no
disasters are reported.
The Bradley Fertilizer Works, at
North Weymouth, Mass, were de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, 100000.
John Best. proprietor of Best's
Boiler and Engine Works, of Lancas-
ter, Pa, died last evening, aged 81
years.
General Arthur Macarthur will
speak at the annual banquet of the
Kansas City Commercial Club on De-
cember 10.
Wednesday, November 27.
Ex-President Cleveland, who is ill
at his home at Princeton, N. j.. will
be able to leave his room in q few
days.
General Joseph Wheeler has pre-
sented to the state of Alabama the
first American flag that floated over
Santiago.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
says he favors the Chinese exclusion
act, and will introduce bill for its
extension.
The switchmen's strike on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road was officially declared off at
New York last night.
Captain Bennett, of the British ship
Vera, which arrived at Philadelphia,
rescued the shipwrecked crew of the
schooner Standard owned at Manas-
Quan. N. J.
Friday, November 29.
Philadelphia's third annual Dog
Show opened in Horticultural Hall on
Wednesday evening.
Admiral Dewey will attend the An
napolis-West Point football game at
Philadelphia tomorrow.
The Thanksgiving dinner of the
American Society in London was at
tended by over 800 guests.
Fire in Michael Doyles evaporated
fruit establishment at Rochester, N.
Y, caused loss of $4,000.
1t is announced from Washington
that the Twelfth Cavalry will be sent
to Manila in the near future.
DR.. William Rainey Harper, of Chi
cago, has accepted the offer to be di-
rector of Educational Congress at
Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
Saturday, November 80.
The north part of the village Of
Waukee. Ia. was destroyed by fire last
night.
The Clear River Mills, at Burrill
vile, R. l., were burned, causing a
loss of 100000.
Tom Jenkins, champion wrestler.
has turned pugilist and challenged
James ]. Jeffries.
1t was announced yesterday that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company
will issue s75,OO0,OOO of bonds for i'm
provement.
Governor Stone appointed DR.. Geo
M. Stiles, of Conshohocken, Pa, a
trustee of the Norristown State In.
sane Hospital.
At meeting of Pittsburg Republi
cans last night resolutions thanking
Governor Stone for appointing J. O..
Brown recorder were passed.
The operation performed on Gov
ernor Taft, at Manila, yesterday morn.
ing was successful, and he will start
for Washington December 10.
Monday, December ?.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt left Phila-
delphia for New York yesterday.
Sousa and his band played last
night before England's royal family at
Sandringham Palace.
Senator Hanna has given $4,000 as
his subscription to the National Nc
Kinley Memorial Association.
Arthur w. Soper, president of the
Pintsch Comprising company, the
safety car lighting company, died in
New York.
The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany will spend $2O,O0O,OOO to abolish
grade crossings between Philadelphia
and New York.
Former Canadians residing in
America are again trying to have Mrs.
Florence Maybrick released from her
English prison.