Show IMPORTANT EVENTS rosiew of important events of home and abroad the twenty eighth annual encampment of the G A R was held nl at pittsburg and colonel thomas G lawler of illinois was elected corn com mandir mander in chief after a close contest with I 1 IN WaIt kaitcer Wa liter wi winning anky y by eleven votes resolutions condemning de colonel ainsworth for discharging veterans from liia his bureau 0 were tabled commander in id chief adams report criticised criticized the pension policy of the government governor stone and other officials of mississippi were arrested arr eted for is suing state warrants in likeness of united states notes the denver cable company has defaulted on interest on a mortgage morl gage and the central trust company of new york has filed a bill asking for an order for its sale the new york constitutional convention adopted a resolution providing for reducing the term of the governor from three to two years governor markham of california appointed a military court to investigate the alleged insubordination of the state militia at sacramento during the recent railway strike twenty acres in the heart of dalton ohio were swept by fire link an outlaw and murderer was shot in his bis cell by it ft mob of armed men at winden la secretary carlisle decided that he could not pay any bounties to sugar planters several german lodges 0 of the knights of pythias surrendered their charters the use of the german lan geaga in the ritual having been in ted at the recent washington encamp encampment ament the republicans carried the election I 1 in maine by over plurality a much greater victory than they ex peeled pecked ex speaker reed was returned to congress by over majority peter jackson the pugilist declined to accept the offer of the sioux city athletic club for a fight with corbett and with his forfeit there seems to be small prospect of a light fight ferdinand ward formerly of grant and ward attempted to have his son kidnapped from the boys unc lewith whom he be has been living livina for four years at Thom thompson pion conn the boy was rescued however colonel thomas J dylan a leading chicago p politician oil t cia a was wai declared insane it is stated that bill dalton of the dalton gang of outlaws is not dead hut but is living in seclusion thousands of sheep have hae been slaughtered by masked men in colo rado lousiana sugar planters decided to bolt the democratic party mckees port penna celebrated its center centennial there has been more fighting in corea chinese reports state that the native in the south of the peninsula attacked a japanese expedition on its way to seoul and caused great slaughter it is said that the expedition is surrounded reports report come of great incompetency on the part of t the e Chine chinese tse commanders A chinese transport was wan wrecked in die cite tung pass but no lives were lost the remains of the count of paris were laid to rest at weybridge Wey bridge england after funeral services attended by a distinguished gathering the young duke of orleans announced to ills his followers that he accepted the heritage of aspirant to the french throne prof brugsch a distinguished philologist P bil died at berlin arld arid baron edinger Erling cr a leading german banker died at genoa rioting between and me ma hamm edans has occurred near pannah india a mosque was sacked the revolt in the Tran transvaal vaal has bas collapsed the leading kaffits having surrendered japan and corea have effected a treaty providing for reforms in the latter country the government liberals were successful in the spanish provincial provincia pro vincia elections election IPA |