The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


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PERSONAL And I0Gx31CAI.
W. W. THOMAS, Upited States Minister
70 Sweden, was received in grand style
By King Oscar on the 9Th. He was %.
cortsd to the palace In . royal carriage BY
Count Horn and received BY military and
court o6icials, Both M. Thomas and the
King made speeches
THH death Of Laura Brigham II IN.
nouucsd 1t the Sosth Boston Asylum. ct
The aeO OF. Afty.niDe. This fsmaEksble
woman possessed oa1y . sense Of feeling.
having ct two years Of age lost hsr other
faculties BY an attack OF scarlet feven
Notwithstanding these misfortunes she
was educated by DR.. q g. Howe until she
became quite talented.
SAMUEL ]. RUBY, Of Iowa, has been ap.
pointed United States Consul ct Belfast
Ireland.
SECRETARY PROCTOR, OF the Wa De.
partment left Washington ON the 9th ON
receipt of . telegram from Rutland. Vt.
that his twelve.year-old son was danger.
ously sick.
The Now York Herald Of the 9th pub.
lished . Washington dispatch, stating
that trouble was likely to come with Great
Britain over the jurisdiction OF Behring
sea.
ADJUrANr.GENERAL DRUM having
reached the & of sixty.four years has
been formally retired from active service
in the army. General Kelton. who has
been Assistant Adjutant.General, will act
as Adjutant-G General until an appoint
ment is made to fill the Office
CARDINAL GIBBONS has expressed him.
self as decidedly opposed to prohibition
but in favor of high license.
Ex.PREsIDENf CLEvHLAND was the
guest and made a notable speech on the
prospects Of tho Democracy at the ban.
quet of the Young Mems Democratic Club
t the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the night Of
the eth.
SECRETARY TRACY has received . cable.
gram from Admiral Kimberly dated May
q stating that the natives Of Samoa were
disbanding and that peace Is now rs.
sured.
GOVERNOR EAGLE has appointed 7. E
Haskins, Of Forest City. sheriff Of st.
Francis County, Ark. until an election
can be held. This it is believed, will end
all trouble in that county.
THE Canadian Government does not an.
ticipate trouble with tho United States
over the jurisdiction Of Alaska waters.
The discovery of plots against the life
of the Gear are of almost daily occur.
renee. The Russian police have discov-
cred numerous societies with r~amifcations
all over the continent whose sole purpose
seems to be the murder Of the Russian
Emperor.
TIE Belgian Chamber Of Representa-.
tives has voted con6dence-N to Gin
favor of the ministry.
SECRETARIES WINDOW and Noble both
left Washington ON the 29.h-the former
for New York and the latter for Phila-
delphia.
Ii was recently rumored that the Mexi.
| can Congress, in secret session. was dis
cussing the question Of ceding Lower
California to the United States. 1t was
believed, however, that the rumor was
merely . stratagem Of the Conservatives.
JOHN B. Corrox, Of Lewiston, Ne, ap.
pointed Assistant Attorney.General, will
before the Court of Claims.
Inns, of New Hampshire. has had another
paralytic stroke and is very low.
The President has appointed Orlow w.
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licitor.G General.
CHIEF JUSTICE and Mrs. Fuller returned
to Chicago on the 3Oth for the first time
| since their departure to Washington.
In the British House Of Commons Sir
James Ferguson. Parliamentary Secretary
to the Home Office. denied the reports
from Victoria, British Columbia, that
three men.of.war in the Pacific had been
l $1,000 A. -.~~>>H - HA> n A.s-- 80 -
protect British sealing vessels from inter.
ference BY American men.of.waE.
TIE widow Of General Sheridan, who
has been III In Washington recently, 10
reported better.
A BANQUET in honor Of Mr.. Ryan. the
United states Minister, was given in the
City Of Mexico on the 30th. Minister
Ryan responded to the toast Tho Presi.
dent Of the United States." His speech
vas vigorously ~applaudsd.