Huntsville gazette., 1889-11-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
Personal AND poLITICAL.

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REFERRING to the probable result o1
the late election on Prohibition in Iowa.
George Dobson, the leading Republican
candidate for Speaker of the House Of
Representatives of that State, says: 81
do not think there is any prospect fol
repeal. The Republicans have a work
ing majority in the Senate strong
enough, am sure; to avert the disaster.
Prohibition is the settled policy of the
State and of the Republican party"
On the 18th Secretary Tracy, Secre-
tary Noble and several members of the
naval committee of the Senate and
House went to New York to witness the
departure of the European squadron.
The party went down the bay on the
United States steamer Dolphin.
DIR. MOZART JENKINS, of Trenton, N
j., who was called, on the 10th, to visit
Mrs. Della, Parnell, reports that he
found the mother of the great Irish
leader in actual distress for lack of the
necessaries of life. rsst
THE Berlin Post denies that Emperor
William will visit Spain.
On the 18th the late Emperor Dom
Pedro of Brazil, together with his Prime
Minister, were ordered to leave the
country, and they sailed for Lisbon. Sew.
eral other members of the imperial gov
ernment have been arrested and i'm
prisoned.
M. FLoQUET has been elected president
of the French Chamber of Deputies,
receiving 3S2 of the 400 votes recorded.
On the nth Daniel Farrell, of Phila.
delphia, died of hydrophobia, the result
of a bite on the little finger of the left
hand by mongrel cur.
A PHILADELPHIA man has offered
100000 per annum for the privilege OF
printing advertisements on the back OF
postage stamps. .-
THE Governor of Florida has toward
ed to Secretary Blaine the report of the
Key West Board of Trade, charging the
Spanish Consul at Key West with TO-
enting the. prolonged strike of cigar
lakers at that place.
II is said that Inspector Byrnes will
investigate the report that every fifth
man on the New York police force is
either an Anarchist or Socialist, as
stated in an interview by Sergeant
Oliver Tins.
OK the sth the Pan-American Con-
gress met in Washington, Secretary
Blaine presiding. There was not a full
attendance, the Brazilian delegates be-
ing nnavoidably absent.
Dom PEDRO and family go into per-
petual exile, their absence from Brazil
being regarded by the leaders of the
new republic as essential to the peace
and welfare of the government.
MEMBERS of the Irish National
League in Philadelphia propose to ex-
tend financial relief to Mrs. Della Par
nell.
On the 18th Admiral John G. Walker
and his squadron, comprising the new
ships Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and York
town, sailed from New York en- route
for the European station.
MGR. SAToLLI has reported to the
Vatican that Catholics in America are
opposed to governmental representation
at the Vatican, .preferring to deal di.
rectly with the Holy See, but he be-
lieves that the difficulty is not insur-
mountable.
On the 18th Rev. Frank Rogers, Of
Orange, N. j., who had been in Colo
RADIO for his health and was returning
home, died in his berth on the Atlantic
express just before reaching Altoona
Pa.
Ex-EMpERoR Dom PEDRO will receive
from the new Brazilian republic So,
100000 in cash, and provision for life
in the form of an annual pension o
$3.50. 900.