Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1898 — CURRENT EVENTS. [ARTICLE]

CURRENT EVENTS.

Capt. Maurice L. Langhorce, a famous figure In confederate history, is dead at his home in Kansas City, Mo., of cancer. Madrid dispatches say Spain is endeavoring to form a coalition of South and Central -American republics against the United States. Gov. Plngree, of Michigan, has arrived in Tampa, Fla. The entire Michigan regiment and band escorted him tp' Military headquarters. The volunteer troops stationed at Mobile began moving Thursday morning, the First Texas regiment leaving via Jacksonville, Fla., for Miami. Col. Henry C. Cook, late commander of the Fifth infantry, U. S. A., has been retired by the medical board, before which he recently appeared at Tampa. It was decided to turn over to the ambassadors of France and Austria, as Spain’s diplomatic agents, the noncombatanta and crews of the several prize vessels. The first mile of track of the first railway In Alaska has been laid through Skaguay. Grading Is finished for a distance of five miles beyond the city limits. King Alfonso of Spain was confirmed Thursday with great ceremony in the presence of the royal family, the court dignitaries, the cabinet ministers and the grandees. A cable from Home stated the queen regent of Spain had notified the pope of her intention to abdicate. The pope is reported as having warned her abdication would cause civil war. Martin Thorn, convicted of the murder of William Guldensuppe, a bath rubber at Woodside, L. 1., a year ago, has been condemned to be executed during the week beginning August 1. Charley Fincher, aged 13 years, accidentally shot and instantly killed Otto Covey, aged 11, at Mayfield, Ky., Wednesday while the latter was playing burglar and Fincher was playing policeman.