The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-10-09
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
RIoTING between Catholics and Protest
ants was renewed at Belfast on the Goth,
with serious results.
IT has been decided to offer $4,000 in
prizes for the National military drill for
all arms of the service at Washington next
May.
A GENERAL impression prevails at
Washington that the authorities are dis
satisfied with the terms made by General
Miles with Geronimo.
THE total coinage executed at the mints
Of 'hc United States during September
was 5000, O5j.5O, of which $3.50, 100 was
in standard silver dollars.
GOVERNOR HUBBARD Of Minnesota has
issued proclamation establishing quar-
antine against Illinois cattle during the
continuance Of the epidemic in that State.
RUssIA's demands made through Cen
eral Kaulbers, are still being discussed by
the Bulgarian ministry but it is under
stood that they will decline to comply
Herewith.
THE second season of the American
Opera Company will begin at the Acad-
envy of Music, Philadelphia on November
IL, and will close in June of next year in
San Francisco.
THE promised severe earthquake having
failed to connect, the people Of Charleston,
S. c., especially the colored, profess the
most profound contempt for the false
prophet Virgins.
on recommendation of the Nebraska
Live Stock Sanitary Commission Cover
nor Dawes has issued a proclamation es-
tablshing quarantine against all cattle
from the State of Illinois.
A VIOLENT circular has been sent tc
Russian consus in Bulgaria by Genera
Kaulbors, which, it is thought, will cause
demands of the Russian ultimatum.
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Mrs. CLEVELAND spent her first Sunday
(the 3d) in Buffalo since her departure fo
Europe a year or more ago in a very quie
manner. She remained at the residence
of her cousin, Mrs. Alice Folsom, all day
AT the 81. Louis Exposition Saturday
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Gilmore's band programmes were made t.
fiji the day. The result was the larges
and most enthusiastic attendance sine,
the opening.
SECRETARY MANNING will not take hi
place at the head Of the Treasury Depart
on October 1, but, it is thought by those
who ought to know, he will he found a
his desk as soon as reasonably coo
weather sets in.
THE funeral Of the late Joseph Neal
maternal uncle of President Cleveland
took place at Baltimore, Nd, on tn
30th from his late residence. A larg
throng gathered, expecting to see tn
President, but he did not appear
THE Presidents reception on the Dot
was attended by nearly four hundred per
sons, including the Grand General Chap
ter of Royal Arch Masons in convocatio
in Washington. The President shoe
hands with them all and had pleasan
word for each.
ACTING SECRETARY FAIRCHILD has au
thorized the reopening of the mint at Car
son City, New, as an assay Office for tn
receipt of deposits of bullion. This actio
was taken on the recommendation of tn
Director of the Mint, and with the full az
proval of the President
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y THE entire domain of Chantilly with
magnificent castle and all its depend
encies, the value of which, at the lowe!
estimate, is over sixty million francs, ht
been presented by the Due d'Aumale
The Institute of France, to be held by 1t
trust for the French nation.
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MISS MAMIE GANNoN, who publicl
eOwhided a newspaper reporter at Jerse
0itY, N. j., for maligning her through til
columns of the paper he represented, wa
arrested on the 28th for assault and ba
terry at the instance of the reporter, an
was held for the grand jury.
AT Racine, Wis, on the 3Oth, the Sta
Woman's Suffrage Association, at the il
stance of Susan B. Anthony, decided
besiege the next Legislature for woman
suffrage in municipal elections, with Il
understanding that such legislation shou
BE- repealed if found impracticable.
A LETTER published in the San Franci
60 Bulletin under date of Rodick, Alask
September 49, says: "a volcanic peak
PabloG mountain, three hundred mil
southwest on the Alaska peninsula, is
eruption. Slight falls of volcanic du
resembling emery powder have been o