Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1898 — Ordered to Samoa. [ARTICLE]

Ordered to Samoa.

The United States gunboat Bennington has been ordered to Pago Pago bay, Samoa, according to Mare Island reports, to make a survey for a coaling station. Upon finishing the survey she will proceed to Manila and relieve the Concord, which will go to Mare Island and go on dry dock, the English docks not being available. * Fatal-Work of a Windstorm. The first gust of wind that preceded a recent thunderstorm blew down the heavy iron superstructure of new pier 50, at the foot of West Twelfth street, New York, killing two men and injuring ten others. There were ninety men at work on this iron superstructure on the pier when it fell in on them. Mtmphis Closed to the World. Memphis has quarantined against the world on account of yellow fever. That is, no passengers will be allowed to leave the trains there, although they may pass through if so ticketed in closed coaches. Freight moves as usual. LI Sheds H ■ Yellow Jacket Li Hung Chang has been dismissed from power. It is presumed it was done in accordance with the demand which it was rumored the British minister at Pekin, Sir Claude M. MacDpnald, yras jnstnictc d to make.