Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1898 — Notes of Current Events. [ARTICLE]

Notes of Current Events.

Spaniards in Cuba claim the insurgent leader Rnbi has surrendered. Ex-President Cleveland now says that he has always been opposed to annexation of Hawaii. Fire destroyed four stores and half a dozen offices and smaller buildings at Somerset, Ky. Loss, $100,000; insurance, $65,000. A receiver has been appointed for the W. F. Swards Lumber Company of Bridgeport, Conn. The liabilities are said to be $150,000 and the assets $200,000.