The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-12
NEWS Of THE WEEK.
THE sENArE-ExEcUrTvE SESSION.

THE sENATE-EXECUTTvE SESSION.
In the Senate on April I Mr.. Teller Of
fered q resolution that hereafter all nominations
be considered in open session, and made . short
speech giving his reasons for so doing The
resolution WAS referee. Several committees
were authorized TO sit during recess The Sea-
ate confirmed Louis WOificy. Governor o! An
IONA: T.. H. Terrlll. Minister to Belgium: J. l.
Abbott, Minister TO Colombia. and = number OF
other nominations. The President sent in the
following among other nominations: William
r. Wharton. OF Massachusetts, 70 be Assistant
Secretary OF State: James n. Huston. OF
Indiana. Treasurer Of the United States: George
H. Shields, OF Missouri, Assistant Attorney
General: l. Bradford Prince, TO be Governor OF
New Mexico: James 7. Kelley. TO he receiver
OF the land onice at Bloomington. Neb.
Two memorials were presented to the
Senate OF the %, one In favor Of special priv.
leses N regard TO public ONCE for honorabiy
discharged Union soldiers and the other against
tranc In intoxicating l3Quor. Senator Stew
arts resolution IN regard 70 the death OF John
Bright WAS laid before the Senate. which after
quite Q debate was referred The vice-Presi
dent announced that he would vacste the chair
during the remainder Of the session and Senator
Ingalls, Was chosen President pro tenn In exec
0avO DcUStuN0 t1C ocUoUc COuubUlcu III DCo0AIA8
nominations and adjourned sine die.
PERSONAL AND POLlTICAL
G8NERAL BOULAS0xR suddenly disap-
peasSd from Paris on %. His on.
emies asserted that no had ded 70 avoid
prosecution.
MUNICIPAL elections occurred extensive.
y on the -, resulting varioasiy. Demo
craft carried Chicago N st Louis. Re.
pubiicans carried Kansas City. No, and
Kansas Cay, Kan. At Lesvsnworth D..
H Anthony, the Observation-Disclosures
candidate. was defeated. Fort Scott went
Dsmecrasic and Cottonwood Fails, Kan.
elected IN entire female government At
Wichita it wa thought Harris, the Lib.
erai candidate. was elected. Republicans
elected their ticket in st Joseph. Mo. At
Sedalia the honor were abou even At
Springfield, ILL.,. the Democrats elected
thsir entire ticket TIE election in Ar
kansas for Supreme Cour judges was
carried BY the Democrats with the usual
majoritieA
GENERAL BOULASGER after fleeing from
Paris. Issues . manifesto from Brussels,
in which he said that he o not q
. trial before the French Senate, but was
ready to plead before a Judge and jury.
LATER returns showed the election Of
r I. COfran. Democrat for mayor OF To-
peka. instead OF Metsker. Republican, a.
first reported, BY 204 majority. A Demo-
cratic councilman was also elected
IT is reported that King John Of Abyss
sinia has been defeated and slain in battle.
Tn election in Rhode Island on the 81
was very close. Democrats at frs claimed
the Governorship for their candidate.
Davis. but later figures showed he lacked
600 Of q majority. The Legislature was
undecided - mo election" was reported
in several districts.
EDWIN Booth, the actor, received n
stroke Of paralysis while performing at
tho Lyceum Thsater, Rochester, n. Y, on
the b.
WANAMAKER has bought ex.Secretary
Whitney's late residence in Washington
GENERAL JACOB SHARP hss resigned as
governor Of the Soldiers Home ut Nil.
wnukee, Wis.,, aud General Kilburn Knox
has been elected his successor. Iii health
was the cause
The temperance cause in Canada re.
ceived . severe blow on the 18th. Twelve
counties and two cities in ontario and
Nova Scotia voted on the question whether
the Scott Prohibition Law should continue
in force or not. Every county and town
thai voted declared that the act should be
Withdrawn by majorities OF from 30 to
1900.
News has been received OF H. NJ. STAN
10y and Emin Pasha up to last February.
They were then ON their way to Zanzibar.
accompanied by many hundreds Of men,
,vo,uen and chiliren.
The complete vote of Rhode Island for
Governor gives LadL Ii. $50, Davis 81. 80.
Richardson 1,5lI Chace 3.43h Davis
lacks 5aS of an election but has a plurality
Of 4 39S The Senate stands Republicans
81 Democrats IL. with four to be elected,
while the House stands Republicans %.
Democrats 81, twelve yet to be elected.
ROBERr I. LINCOLN called upon tn.
President and Secretary Blaine on the 4,h.
and formally accepted tho English mis-
sion. He will sail for England about May
Is
TaE death Of King John OF Abyssinis
has been confirmed
PHILO ErMINGrON died at Silver Springs,
Fla. on the 5sh. His death was due to
bilious fever. He was the eldest son u E
Remington. the founder Of the great arm.
ory works At llion, N. Y.
The President has appointed Joel B.
Erhardt to Be collector Of customs and
Cornelius Van Cot 70 b postmaster at
New York.
MAGGIE MITCHELL. the actress. has Oh.
tanned Q divorce from her husband. Henry
r. Paddock. The main charge xas
adultery.
THR funeral OF x-Sub-T Treasurer Of the
United States, Alexander McCue, Of New
York, took place in Brooklyn. n. ". on
the 5th, from St Peters Roman Catholic
Church. Secretary Of the Navy Tracy Was
one Of the pallbearora
MAyoR ARxHS who pulled Governor
Beavers nose recently At Washington, IL
is thought will be court-martiaied.
The President has issued q prociama.
ton for . National holiday On April 30.
thu centenary of W~ashinStpn' i~naugura.