Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1898 — BREVITIES, [ARTICLE]

BREVITIES,

Abner Cheney Goodall, who invented the first perfecting printing press, is dead at Salem, Mass., aged 93. Anton Seidl, the famous musician and orchestra leader, died suddenly at New York of ptomaine poisoning. Commander Browmson, United States navy, has gone from England to France to inspect warships in course of construction there. Princess Marie Amclie d’Or'enns, the Princess do JoinviUe, daughter-in-law of •the late Louis Philippe, king of the French, is dead. Commander Eugene D. F. Ileald, TJ. S. N.r in command of ships at the naval academy, died suddenly at Annapolis, of Bright's disease. All the officials of the Detroit, Toledo and Milwaukee road, including General Manager Down, have resigned and their places have been filled by the Brice syndicate. Louis Burgess, a young Frenchman, stabbed and instantly killed Will C. Gates in a Louisville bnrroom because Gatos resented some remarks he had made relative to the Cuban question. The Straits of Mackinaw were opened by a southwest gale, which rapidly drove the ice into Lake Huron. This is the earliest opening for the sixty-three years of which records have been kept. Five tollgates were destroyed by raiders near Danville, Ky. Near Perryville a battle took place at a tollgate between guards and raiders, during which two of the guards were seriously wounded. Physicians who performed the autopsy on the remains of Mrs. Sophia Fnrgher at Denver found that death was caused by concussion of the brain. The suicide theory and the poisoning theory have been given up by the police. Dr. A. M. Gardiner of the Napa, Cal., insane asylum has gone East to secure in various localities in New York State affidavits of a number of people as to the sanity or insanity of Salter I>. Worden, the train wrecker now at Folsom under sou fence of death. The failure of the St. Lawrence route tc capture even a moderate share of tlu American grain trade from the West has led to a determined movement for the immediate construction by the Canadian Government ol' the Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay Canal. The report of tin* United States naval court shows clearly that the Mainb was destroyed by a submarine mine, hut fails to fix the responsibility. A report prepared by a Spanish commission presents directly opposite conclusions. ' Negotiations ure understood to lie pending between Spain and the United States looking to a peaceful solution of tin 1 present troublesome problem, and "cabinet officers declare the outlook is most promising. All members of the Salem, (>., Wire Nail Company were present or represented by agents at an important meeting the other day. The matter of consolidation was placed before the officials by Frank Bnackes, recently elected general manager of the American Steel Wire Company. Mr. Bnackes stated the object of the consolidation to be mutual protection.. The meeting resulted in the Salem company entering the combine, which is now completed. At Fairfield. Cal.. Frank Belew lias announced his intention of pleading guilty to-the murder of his brother and sister. He has signed a statement in writing that he committed the crime, declaring that lie does not know what motive prompted it, and ndding that lie will provide for his children unci throw himself on the mercy, of the court. James W. Buchannn. a grandnephew of the late ex-President Buchanan, was run down by a train and killed in the Pennsylvania ItaiJrond yard at Altoona, Pa. The mangled remains were discovered by JJuehnnun’s wife. «