Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1898 — News of Minor Note. [ARTICLE]

News of Minor Note.

Virginia negroes object to white officer* in colored regiments. Halifax dock yards are very busy in getting British warships ready for service. Repairs on the cruiser Chicago are nearly completed; she lius been practically rebuilt. Many Spanish officers in Havana have applied for positions in the United State* army. The danger of further outbreaks of ths black plague in Vienna has been greatly diminished.