Fair play., 1889-06-01

OLO vi II "A ILL.,
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
ROGER T. SPooyEg. Of Wisconsin, has
been appointed Consul at Prague. Aus
fria.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL DRUM, having at
tained the age of sixty.twO, was, ON the
eSlh: retired from the army.
The sixth batch OF assisted emigratts,
elghty-fye in number, started from En-
gland for Canada on the cath.
THE Earl and Countess of Lonsdale and
the Marquis of Queensberry sailed from
New York for Europe on the steamship
Celtic on the 23i
THE Gar has sent special messenger
to the banished Grand Duke Constantine
recalling and reinstaiing him as General
Admiral o. the Navy.
THE Attorney General has rendered an
opinion that National banks can not be
organized, under the law, in Oklahoma,
In its present unorganized state.
A CAvE-IN occurred in Merthyr-Tydvil,
Wales, on the I'D. One miner was killed
and ffty-eight were temporarily en-
tombed alive, but were afterward res
cued.
Mr.. ROBERT T. LivcoLN, the new Amer
lean Minister to England, arrived in Lon
don on the I'D. He was cordially greeted
by the members OF the American Lega-
ton and others.
A. T.. AVER a. CO., stock brokers of
Worcester, Mass. made an assignment
on the 23l. Liabilities, $1,000; nominal
assets, $4,000. Dull business is alleged
as the cause of failure.
THE Secretary of State is informed that
Mr.. Legarra, Peruvian Minister to the
United States, will represent his govern
ment at the conference OF American
States, which meets in Washington in
October next.
TIE President, on the 18th, attended a
Grand Army Memorial service at the
metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
in Washington. The Presidents pew, in
which General Grant used to sit, was re-
served for him.
CoLEaAN PITTS postmaster at Pomona,
Westmorelurd County, Pa, was arrested,
Oh the 18th, by Inspector Coghiil fer
rifling registered letters. The discovery
of the thief was accomplished by means |
of decoy letters.
THE Amalgamated Association, on the
2ith decided that the hammer men of |
Oliver Bros. & Phillips, at Pittsburgh, |
y,h, far u:t nd
the action of the firm was sustained. This |
settled the trouble there.
TEE sales agents of the six leading coal |
companies of New York City decided, on |
the 22l, to advance prices fifteen cents |
per ton for stove coal, aud ten cents for |
CRATE and egg coal on June l. Another
advance next month is expected.
THE English Conservatives are organ
Hihg n series of meetings to Offset the ,
effect Of Mr.. Gladstone's Whitsuntide
speeches. Speakers will go to each of
the PLACES where Mr.. Gladstone delivers
addresses and speak on the following
day.
TIE Supreme Court OF Ohio, on the cd
decided the case of the State against
Henry $. Ives and George ii. Stayner,
who were on trial for swindling the stock
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad, in favor of the defend
ants.
THE mayor of West Superior, Wis, on
the 23i, closed all the saloons in that city
in anticipation of trouble between strik-
ing coal beavers and the new men im-
ported to take their places. The new men
are working under strong police protec-
ton.
THEODORE WILLIAMS, of Norwalk, O., is
looking for Frank :. Randolph, u false
friend for whom he cashed five thousand
dollars i'll notes that proved TO be
worthless. The parties alleged to have
given the notes say they never signed
them.
CASHIER GEORGE JEssUP, of the Scran-
ton pa. City Bank WAS placed under ar
rest, on the 18th, charged with embezzlinS
$13l,000. The directors also decided to
close the bauk, plac;sg it i'll the hands
an assignee until its condition can be as
certaiued.
The chief OF the New York fire depart
ment. Oscar Shay, on his own application.
has been retired on half-pay on account
of physical disability. The haif-pay is
- 80 year. Assistant Chief Hugh Bon
ner has been appointed chief of the de-
partment.
TRE collieries at Pittson. Pa. which had
been partially shut down for seven
months, resumed operations, on the 2lst,
on full tiiue giving employment TO nearly
5000 men aud boys. who have averaged
but three or four days work month
since last summer.
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YOKOHAMA papers give an account OF
the severe punishment of two Japanese
journalists, who published with a sketch
OF the new liberal constitution a picture
OF skeleton on the Enperor's throne.
One was sentenced 10 three years i'm
prisonment and the other was fined.
In the Howard trial in New York City,
on the I'D, President Cottrill Of the Elec-
tric Sugar Company. who was the first
witness. described hos Freund's and
Howard's experiments. with apparently
marvellous results, had led him and others
10 put their money into the company.
The bill restoring the punishment of
flo-ging with the cat-o'-nine-t and
authorizing its intiiction upon burglars
convicted OF having dangerous weapons
in their possession, has passed its third
reading in the British House Of Commons,
and its passage in the House OF Lords is
assured.
MARTIN YAGESs, of Little Falls. y. Y,
who. ON the 10Th, celebrated his hum
dredth birthday, was soldier Of Yelling
tons army, and fought under him at
Waterloo. He retains a vivid remem-
brance Of the great battle. and his mind
is remarkably clear. He came to this
country in 1910.
AT the last session OF the Samoan con-