Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1898 — SHORT SPECIALS. [ARTICLE]

SHORT SPECIALS.

Eben Brewer, who had charge of all poet—al arrangements of the United States tn-. Cuba, died near Santiago Saturday. Advices from Honolulu indicate that the= coast defense vessel Monterey win taka* possession of the Caroline islands beforereaching Manila. Five frame buildings, a part of the carahops of the Central railroad of New Jarsey, at Elizabeth, N. J., were burned, causing a loss of SIOO,OOO. M. Emile Zola returns to the attack Ira the Dreyfus case by publishing an opera letter on the subject to the premier, M_ Brisson, In the Aurore. There is no truth in the announcement that Clara L. Ward, formerly of Detroit.. Mich., the divorced wife of Prince Joaepix of Chimay and Caraman, is dead. The leading members of the new Qhtnas. pisrty are assembling from all parts of the world to aid in the rebellion against the present government of.Chlna. The president has appointed N. O. Murphy to be governor of Arizona, to succeed! Myron W. McCord, who resigned to accept the colonelcy of an army regiment. A special dispatch from Washingtoni states that Jefferson barracks, south of BL. Louis, probably will be selected by the waxdepartment as the rendezvous for Ha* troops under the second call. Details of the sinking of the Chinese cruiser Fu Ching oft Port Arthur on Jun* 8 confirm previous reports that the craw of 130 men were drowned, only the chief officer and three sailors escaping. Surgeon General Wyman, of the marine hospital service, says there is not a J single case of yellow fever in this country so far* as he knows, and no preparations are making to receive yellow fever patients. Most Rev. Archbishop Salpolnt, of the diocese of Santa Fe, died at Tucson, A. T.„ after an illness of several weeks trona paralysis. He had been in ch’krge of the diocese for more than 30 years. The British tank steamer Lucllene hae been bought by the government to carrywater to Cuba and elsewhere. The pricepaid is said to be $200,000. The Lucllene la built of iron and steel. She can carry 1,000,000 gallons of water. Lieut. John J. Blandln, who was officer of the deck on the Maine when she was destroyed In Havana harbor, died at Baltimore, Md. His death was the result of the shock to his nervous system sustained, on the fatal night of the explosion. The work of classifying the new bond issue has progressed sufficienly to enable the treasury department to announce last all subscriptions for $4,380 and less will be awarded. A considerable balance will be prorated among the $5,000 subscriptions.