The Red Cloud chief., 1886-09-10
NEWS OF The WEEK,
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.

-. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
WISCONSIN Republicans have renomi.
mated Governor Rusk.
| Two hundred and five ont OF 30 Yer
mont towns have made returns and the re.
suit shows that Edmunds is assured Of re-
election by al overwhelming majority.
The Republican State ticket was elected
by 1900 TO 1900 majority. The Repub.
licans have elected all their county ticket.
The State Prohibition vote will be smaller
than expected.
PRISCE ALEXANDER signed his decree Of
abdication on the sth, leaving Sofia the
same day.
EDWIN DELIsLE proposes 70 introduce
into the British House of Commons a bin
~forbidding members of Parliament receiv.
ing money from aliens or from foreign
countries for political purposes. The bill
is aimed at tie Parnellite members.
The Democratic Territorial convention
OF Arizona nominated Marcus \. Smith,
Of Tombstone, delegate 10 Congress, and
Charles II. Strauss, Of Tucson, Superin-
tendent of Schools.
THE Comptroller Of the Currency re
Gently lned five National banks 800 for
delinquency in responding to his calls for
monthly reports. These banks, the Comp
trol!er says, will lbe fined 500 each for
every day they are delinquent in respond
ing 10 future calls.
The Knights OF Labor and members Of
the Central Labor Union OF st. Louis, and
other labor organizations of that city ave
combined under the name Of the United
Labor party and will mold u convention Of
delegates from the various assemblies and
unions, on October Z, for the purpose Of
nominating n fall city, Congressional and
Legislative ticket
a WAsHiNGToN special SAYS: The Secre-
tary Of State, notwithstanding the release
Of Cutting, viii, it is said, insist Upon the
Gbro2ation Of article In, If the Mexican
penal code, which ~confers upon Mexican
courts jurisdiction, under certain c!rcunI-
stances, over foreigners for offenses COM
United outside OF Mexican territory.
UNITED STATES MINISTER PHELPS has
written to the Lord Mayor OF London, on
behalf Of the American Government, ex-
pressing thanks for the Mayors generous
offer Of assistance to the sufferers 10y the
earthquake at Charleston, which he says
the people of America will never forget.
A NEW political society has sprung INTO
existence in Philadelphia, called the En-
glish-American Political Association, and
starts out its first lodge with a member
ship of 3J. The organization is to extend
through the East and West during tie
winter.
Ir was stated that Henry +. Beecher, son
of Henry Ward Beecher, and late collector
at Port Townsend, Washington Territory. j.
wanted 10y the Treasury Department to cx-
plain a deficiency. He cannot he found.
Mr.. 3eecher was appointed II year ago last
June, and had the office until tie Senate
rejected him the day before it adjourned.
The authorities at Washington deny the
report and say il is n canard.
E2voT SEDGwIcK left chihuahua on the
10th for Washington.
GENERAL Drum, Acting Secretary of
War, has given instructions that Gcroni-
no., NatcheZ and the other host:lcs VINO
surrendered with them must he stopped at
San Antonio and kept in prison there until
a determination shall be reached "a e.
what course of procedure shall Ice taken
against them. They Will probably bc tried
by a military commission.
\ son of President Tyler was recently
appointed chief of the private iand claim
division OF the General Land Office.
THE Canadian Governmental forwarded
a demand To Secretary B.ysri, through
the English Minister ut Washington. for
the immediate surrender to the owners of
the sealing vessels recently captured OF
the Alaskan coast.
The Navy Department at Washington
has advertised for bids for the construct on !
of tine four new war ships authorized at
the last SESSION of Congress.