Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1896 — BREVITIES. [ARTICLE]

BREVITIES.

Theodore Itunyon, United States am bassador to Germany. expired suddenly and unexpectedly at Berlin at 1 o’clock Monday morning of heart failure. At London Ambassador Bayard sent Queen Victoria a message from President Cleveland expressing sincere condolence with her Majesty on the death of Prince lieury of Batteuberg. The first assay of rock taken from (he. new Bonner District in San Diego County, California, assayed $167,250 to the ton, or $83,625 to (lie pound. The field closely resembles that of Cripple Creek. The American ship Roanoke, Captain Joseph Hamilton, which left New. York 217 days ago. has reached San ’Francisco after a season of disaster and delay. Three of her original crew were lost in the Atlantic and sixteen were left in the hospital al Rio Janeiro. lit was announced Thursday from Paris that by the terms of a treaty signed Jan. 18 the Island of Madagascar is declared a French possession. i The conference of silver leaders at Washington resulted in a decision to put,a national ticket in the field. The convention to make nominations will be held at St. Louis on July 22. The general merchandise and hardware store of J. Q. Burchfield Jr. and the residence of Murk Mcßee. at Howard, Kan., seventy-two miles south of Emporia, were totally destroyed by tire. The loss is SOO,000, insurance $40,000. Ex-President Harrison called at the White House about 3 o’clock Friday afternoon la pay .his. respects to President Cleveland, thus returning a similar call made by the latter upon him while he was tlie occupant .of the White House, and, like liimsclf, an ex-President. The interview lasted about ten minutes.