Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1898 — EASTERN. [ARTICLE]

EASTERN.

New York parties are forming a cooperative brewery for hotel men and saloonkeepers, who alone are to be permitted to subscribe for stock. Capital will not exceed $500,000. Mayor Van Wyek refused to speak to Captain Eulate of the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya when the latter formally called upon him as the official head of the New York City government. John W. Griggs, Attorney General of the United States, was the guest of honor at a complimentary dinner in the Wal-dorf-Astoria, at New York. He was presented with silver service of twentyseven pieces. Howard Gould, the owner of the $500,000 pleasure craft Niagara, which was launched at Wilmington, Del., Saturday, says that if necessary he will gladly turn It over to the Government in case of war with Spain. The new White Star line steamer Cymric, Capt. Lindsay, arrived at New York from Liverpool after a passage of eleven days, two hours and forty-nine minutes. The Cymric iS the latest addition to the White Star fleet of steamers. A bad wreck occurred at the crossing of the Pennsylvania and the Bittsburg, Akron and Western near Bueyrus, O. A passenger train on the latter road was pulling over the crossing when it was hit "by a fast freight on the Pennsylvania. The day coach was. struck in the center and completely demolished. All but a' half-dozen passengers jumped. All of the six were badly injured, two internally. The story told by Gen. Lew Wallace at the Lincoln day banquet in Lebanon. Ind., Feb. 12, in effect that Lincoln had on one occasion told him confidentially that he (Lincoln) was waiting for a boat to take him to Harrison’s landing to prevent Gen. McClellan from surrendering the Union army, has been pronounced ridiculous by George B. McClellan, a son of Gen, McClellan, a member of the House of Representatives from the Twelfth district of New York.