The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
A DISPATCH to the Soir. Of Paris, from
Rome says: It 10 reported that the Italian
Government will expel Kossuth from
Italy on Q demand from Germany. because
in an address to HunRarians he protested
against Premier Tisza's TRADE against
France.
The Turkish Government has decided to
increase the number Of troops in Crete
from 10000 to 10000 and place several war
ships on duty about the island.
The Democrats of New Jersey have
nominated Leon Albeit for Governor.
EX-SENATOR RIDDLEBeRGER, of Vir.
ginia, has taken the stump for the Demo-
cratic State ticket.
In the Washington Democratic State
convention Samuel Wheelwright. Of Ia
coma, and Thomas Griffith, OF Spokane.
were placed in nomination for Congress.
Griffith was nominated on the first ballot
Ex-Governor Eugene Semple. Of Tacoma.
was nominated for Governor by acclama-
ton.
Hon. s. s. Cox succumbed to his attack
of malarial fever on the 10th.
HENRY C. YARMOUTH. Ex-Governor of
Louisiana, has accepted his appointment
as collector OF customs at New Orleans.
JAMES w. TANNER, Commissioner of
Pensions, sent his resignation to Presi.
lent Harrison ON the 18th.
STANLEY was reported marching to the
African coast with Mombassa As his OBJ
jective point
CAPTAIN IRA PAINE, the celebrated
American marksman, died in Paris re.
Gently.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has appointed
John 8. Lathrop collector Of internal rev.
enue for the Third Iowa district and
James w. Hearne in the Fourth Texas
district
ABRAHAM H. TAPPEN, Of the Twenty.
fourth Assembly district has been
elected Grand Sachem Of the Tammany
Society in place OF Sheriff Flack. resigned.
IT is definitely settled that Judge Croft,
of Omaha, will be appointed Commissioner
of the General Land-ofiice. He was the
leading candidate for Interstate Com.
mercs Commissioner against Judge
Veasey, of Vermont, who recently re.
ceived the appointment
CHARLES F. GRIFFIN, Secretary Of State.
Indiana, has been elected Commander.in.
Chief of the Sons OF Veterans. succeeding
General Abbott
EDWIN ARNOLD. author Of Light of
Asia" and chief editor of the London
Telegraph, with his daughter called on
President Harrison recently.
RUxoRs of q formal alliance between
Russia and France are officially declared
unfounded in st. Petersburg.
NEGOTIATIONS are said to be on foot for
a new agreement between England and
Germany regarding East Africa
JOHN SLOAN, Of Indianapolis, has been
elected president of the National Railway
Roadmasrers' Association.
n. FkRRY's organs states that Germany
Is about to place an army corps on the
Belgian frontier and reinforce the troops
in Alsace. Lorraine. The Autorite pub
fishes q report that n. De Freycinet,
French Minister Of War. intends to double
the strength Of the army corps stationed
at Nancy.
THERE are rumors from various quarters
that q large number of Nihilists have re-
Gently arrived in Denmark. In conse.
quence of these reports the authorities are
taking extraordinary precautions for the
protection Of the Gar during his visit to
Copenhagen, as It is feared that an at.
tempt upon his life is intended.
A PROPOSITION frowning down trusts
presented to the Wyoming Constitu-
tional convention recently. Several chap.
tors were adopted. A measure restricting
the formation Of new counties was iu-
dorsed.
A SIBERIAN explorer has left Pekin with
the intention Of penetrating Thibet He
is accompanied by a Chinese escort His
route will he along the great wall of
China to Ian Chow and Lake Kokouova.
Hon. A. E. ToUzALIx, Of Chicago. pres.
ident Of the Chicago. Burlington & North.
ern railway, died at Bennington, Vt, re-
Gently. He had been out Of health for
time.
COLONEL w. F. SwITzLEE, chief OF the
bureau Of statistics has resigned.