Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-06-24
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Boston this year In much the usual holi-
day manner, suspension of business,
decoration of buildings, aquatic, ath-
letic and other sports, services at the
monument, and military parades, and in
the evening fireworks.
Six boys from ID to 16 years of age
were drowned at Algiers, La, Sunday;
five men and two children were drowned
at Quebec Sunday.
AT Cleveland, Ohio, a train convey
ing workmen was stoned, but no dam
age was done. One hundred and fifty
women strikers at Cohoes, N. Y, have
received notice to quit the house where
they have been boarding.
The business failures in the United
States for the past week show decrease
OF twenty-six on the preceding week,
but an increase of thirty eight as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year.
During the month of May there ar
rived in this country IA, 035 immi-
grants, as follows: From England and
Wales, 3,404; Ireland, 1871; Scot
land, 3.015; Austria, 1890; Belgium,
100; Denmark, 200; France, CAS-;
Germany, Al, TAI; Hungary, GAG; Italy,
5,141; Netherlands, 1,947; Norway,
7,16I; Russia. 1856; Poland, LBS;
Sweden. 1892; Switzerland, 1,S49;
Dominion of Canada, 1892; China,
1861, and from all other countries 664.
Ten negro men and one white
woman employed on the railroad and
occupying cabin in the bed of Two
Mile Greek, were drowned, the cabin
being swept away by swiftly rising
flood.
"A terrific explosion of gas occurred
in the Stanton air shaft at Wilkesbarre,
Pa. Five men were descending in
bucket, with naked lamps upon their
heads, which, coming in contact with
the gas, caused the explosion. One man
was killed and four so badly burned
that their recovery is doubtful.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
I'm the House on Monday Mr..
O'Neill, under instructions from the
Committee on Appropriations, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the Pen
sion Appropriation bill, which appro-
pirates 500, 100000. After a protest
from Mr.. House Tenn. against passing
measure of such magnitude under a
suspension of the rules, the motion was
agreed to and the bill passed without
division.
The bill reported from the
Senate Judiciary Committee at
Washington to make a new pro-
vision for succession to the Presiden-
tial Office in event of removal, death,
resignation or inability of both the
President and Vice President. does
not touch the important questions
raised last year about the manner
of determining the fact of inability.
1t merely shifts the succession from
the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives to the holders of the Cabinet
offices in the following order State,
Treasury, War, Attorney General, Post
master General, Navy, Interior. This
is assumed to be the order in which
these offices are ranked by original ar
rangement in President Washineton's
first administration.
The Naval Appropriation bill which
passed the House Committee on Appro-
priations appropriates S15, 351, 1896. of
which the principal items are as fol-
lows: For pay of the navy-active list.
81. 044, 500; retired list, S697, 925: petty
officers and seamen $3.50 in ALI, 81
10000. One million dollars are to be
applied in building and fitting the tur-
rets and pilot-house of the iron clad
steamer Miantonomah; in launching
to the best advantage-the monitors
Monadnock, Puritan, Amplitude and
Terror.
The River and Harbor bill passed
the House. 1t appropriates S17, 900, 900
of which S., 100000 is for the Missis-
sippi River.
The total product of gold in the
United States for the year was S34, 7OO,-
600, and of silver, S43, 900, 900. Colorado
takes the first place among the produc-
ing States with yield of more than
500. 000, 600; California follows with
yield of nearly S13, 900, 600, and Nevada,
which at one time ranked first, is now
third, with a product of less than
$4,000, 900. A number of important
papers relating to mines and mining are
appended to the report, among them a
careful review of the present condition
of the principal geld and silver mines
in the United States.
Mr.. J. G. Bigelow, counsel for Ser
geant Mason, visited the White House
and submitted for the Presidents in
spection review of the case of his
client and his reasons for believing that
the sentence of the court martial is
void. Private Secretary Phillips prom
ised to lay the matter before the Presi-
dent at the earliest opportunity, and
assured Mr.. Bigelow that it would re-
ceive due consideration.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate of the Tariff
Commission: John l.. Hayes, of Massa-
chusetts (chairman); Henry ". Oliver,
Jr., of Pennsylvania; Austin NJ. Gar
land, of Illinois; Jacob Amber, of
Ohio; Robert p. Porter, of District of
Columbia John W. Fl. Underwood, of
Georgia Duncan T. Kenner, of Louisi-
ana; Alexander r. Boteler, Of West
Virginia William Fl. McMahon, of New
York.
The President has approved the
sentence in the case of Second Lieuten-
ant Henry o. Flipper, the only colored
officer in the army, tried by court mar
tial on charges Of embezzlement and
conduct unbecoming an officer, and
sentenced To dismissal from the service.
An order to that effect will be issued
by the the Secretary of War in a day