, 1888-04-12

CITIES N TERRITORIES.
: WA-HINGroN. April 1.-The hous'
/ cumrli tee ia territories has author
ized Il favorable report on the Gif
I ford iiii. 10 empower city corpora
tiGH~ within the territories, to bon,
impr0vs mrnt~ aud real estate to al
a~i:uunt HOt rXcce,;iuE four per cen
al The u,9,-sacd value Of said city il
ti;iitiOH to their present bonded
Il, ht. such money to be used To-
necessary Lublic improvements.
ARMY PREDICTIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 6 The presi
dent to-day sent the following noBl'
inatIons to the senate: BrigadieI
General George Crook to be major
Gencral-Colonel John r. Brooks o.
the third infantry to he brigadiel
general.
WILL NOT CONSENT.
BERLIN, April 6-The Na!iona
Zeitung says that renewed efforts tC
obtain the consent Of the emperor tC
bis daughter Victoria t. Alexander
of Battenburg have not been success
full. For this reason there are nc
longer any grounds for u secret con-
fiict between Bismarck and emperor
and therefore there is no question
whatever of Bismarcks 5 resigning.
JAMES G. BLAINE Is ILL.
PITTsBURGH, April 5.--James w
Drape of this city, is in receipt of q
letter from a personal friend in vi
emma, in whicn he says: l saw Mr.
Blaine quite often at Florence, aud
he is greatly broken in health. Any
one who sees him will known the
reason for his withdrawal from pres
idential aspirations 1 fear his life
will not be spared long"
THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTION
PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 5.-The
full returns of yesterdays election
show that Taft (rep) for governor
has a majority of 1884 and Lapham
(rep.l for lieutenant governor 1756.
The suffrage amendment had 81.
over the necessary three fifths vote.
The senate stands: Republican 25
democratic &, no election 5; house
republican 54, democratic 10, prohi
bition l, no election l.
DEATH OF JACOB SHARP.
New YORK, April 5.-Jacob SHARP
died at 9:2O tonight.
THE COMING FIGHT
SAN Francisco, April 5.-Article.
of agreement were signed tonight
for the fight between Frank Glover,
of Chicago, and 10. McAuliffe, oi
San Francisco, both being heavy
weight pugilists. The match takes
place in about six weeks. The prize
is to be valuable trophy emitting
the winner to claim the champion
ship of the Pacific coast.
SECESSION IN CANADA.
OTTAWA, April 4.-Advices from
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland state
that a secession movement in the
province, and an annexationist. fed
Grafton movement in the colonies
has developed into unexpected
strength. The government has been
warned not to trifie with either
The ann of the seeessionists and an.
nexationists members is to form q
seperate confederation in one of the
maritime provinces, bring Newfound-
land into it and then go over in q
body to the United States, leaving
the remaining provinces to shift fol
themselves with single open Allan
tic port five months in the year.
ELECTION IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April 3.-The election held
to day was devoid of any interesting
feature. Alderman were elected as
well as officers for the three towns.
The vote was decidedly lighI, fifty
per cent. being cast. In the town of
fees the republicans retain all they
held heretofore, the democrats only
electing one man. There were no
surprises worthy of mention in the
fldermanic contests, and neither
party can be said to have any gains
BOYCOTT RAISED.
CHIcAGe, April 3.-The final result
of the meetings of employees of yari-
GUS roads in this city, which began
yesterday afternoon and lasted till a
late hour lest night, is announced
this morning in the declaration thai
the boycott of all roads has beer
permanently raised, and that hence,
forth the contest will be confined
strictly to the 20" system. Al
strikers except on the so" were tc
stop forthwith, and all which are i'm.
minent were to be averted.
Generals Sherman, Sheridan, How
ard and Terry are the only four mel
now living who have personally re
ceived the thanks of the congress O
the United States.
The late Chief>Justice White wa
~ when he died. Justice Bradley i
IS, Matthews Ga, Harlan SIS, Blatch
ford 6S, Gray 60, Field ~, Miller Z.
and Lamar 63.
"We are all for protection. Ore
gon will hold a State convention il
April and adopt protection plat
form A good many democrats il
Oregon repudiate President Cleve
lands message and are strongly il
favor of protection. The Mills bill
of course, is bitterly opposed W
raise in our State 15.000,000 pound
of wool, and to put 1t on the free lis
would paralize the industry. We ar
also opposed to President Clevelan
because of his stand in regard to tn
River bill He will be easily de
feated." ."1General j. B. Montgomer
of Portland.
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