The Red Cloud chief., 1889-08-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
ARRESTS Of Socialists are reported In
Austria. Alarming reports OF the exten.
sive Indications Of the movement were
afloat IN Vienna.
The New York Democratic convention
will be held at Syracuse October I, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
State Offices.
ADoLPH BRANDT, one Of the most prom.
inent Hebrew lawyers in the South,
dropped dead recently while attending .
meeting of the grand lodge Of Odd Eel.
lows in Rome Ga.
The Abyssinian General Ras Alula, re.
Gently advanced to Godofelassi and made
o~vertures for peaca General Bsldissers.
commanding the italian expedition, re-
jected his proposals and advanced upon
Ras Alula, compelling him to retreat be.
yond the river Blesa.
II 10 understood that the Civil.Service
Commissioners are not yet satisfied with
the condition Of affairs relative to depart.
ment appointments and will ask Congress
to give them greater power in regard to
promotions and o correspondingly reduce
the power Of heads Of departments In that
direction.
NORTH DAKOTA lawyers allege that the
recent Constitutional convention ruined
tho chances of the new State receiving
public lands because it divided the insti.
tutions contrary to the enabling acts pro.
visions.
president HARRISON arrived at Indian.
apolis, Ind, his old home. On the night Of
the 2lst for the purpose Of laying the COR
ner stone Of the soldiers and sailors mon.
ument.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, thenew Min.
lister to Berlin, recently visited Secretary
Blaine at Bar Harbor, Me-.
MAJOR J. H. DAVIS, department com.
mander Of the g. A. H Of Nebraska, died
at Chicago on the 22d from dropsy, super
induced by . wound received 1T the battle
Of Gettysburg in 1863
VIRGINIA Republicans at Norfolk on tho
ed nominated General Malone for Gov.
ernor.
THE committee on organic law Of tho
Guthrie convention on the ed reported .
Constitution for Oklahoma. Later it was
adopted.
TIE State Department has arranged for
an extensive excursion through the
United States for members Of the Inter.
national American Congress- which meets
in Washington October
JACOB MILLER, one Of the most promi.
nent and wealthy men Of Ohio, known As
a philanthropist. died At Canton recently.
IT is reported that Nj. Parnell will
soon visit America for the benefit of his
health.
ABRAHAM BROWNING, first Attorney.
General of New Jersey under the new
Constitution adopted in 1S45. died at Cam.
den, aged eighty.one years.
THE Montana Republican State conven.
ton nominated the following ticket: For
Governor. T. G.. Power. of Helena; for
Lieutenant Governor, J. E Richards, Of
Butte; for member of Congress, 7. H.
Carter. OF Helena.
Two memorial brasses Of the Washing.
ton family have been stolen from the par.
ish church at Sulgrave, Northampton.
shire, England.
SURGEON PORTER. Of the United States
army. has resigned because he did not
care to obey an order to leave Jackson.
willie. Fla, for Jack son barracks, Iowa.
The order may be modified or rescinded.
The London Press Association says that
the English Government has intimated to
the United States Government q Wiling.
ness to negotiate q settlement of the Beh.
ring sea matter and now awaits the Amer.
lean Governments reply.
SENATOR HENDERSON. of Nebraska, on
the 23d published q letter defending the
acts Of Commissioner Tanner in rerating
his (Mandderson's) pension. The Senator
declared that most Of the newspaper crit.
icisms Of the matter were malicious and
CHARLES A. DANA. editor Of the New
York Sun, who first conceived the idea
Of holding . Worlds Fair In America in
1892. has been chosen president Of the New
York's Worlds Fair Committee.