Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-08
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BRIEF WIRINGS.

A fire at Antwerp, n. Y, did $4,000
damages.
The weather is extremely cold in north
ern Kansas.
Gov. Gen. and Lady Stanley have ar.
rived at Montreal.
President and Mrs. Cleveland have
gone to New York.
The greatest blizzard known is raging
throughout Michigan.
The supreme court of the United States
adjourned until March 4.
The rail shipments OF ore from the Lake
Superior iron mines last year were 5,023,
279 tons.
The speech from the throne was adopt
ed by the Ontario parliament at Ottawa
yesterday.
The Grand Lodge of Knights of the
Golden Eagle of Kansas will meet at
Hutchison, Kas., February 20.
Locomotive Fireman d. Smith fell from
the Baltimore and Potomac bridge over
Gwinns Falls, Nd, 100 feet into the
water below.
The Rev. George Charles Street, canon
| of the Cathedral of SIS. Peter and Paul in
/ Chicago, died at Winter Park, Fla, sun
day, aged 70.
1t is not expected that the senate com
mittee will make any changes of import
ance in the iortifcation bill as it came
from the house.
The senate amendment was concurred
in to the house bill for the retirement Of
Gen. VIM. T. Smith, with the rank Of
major of engineers.
On the sundry civil bill Teller desires
$15 900 to be set aside for the establish
ment of trout breeding pool and house
in Lake county, Colo.
East Jordan, Mich, is excited over a
sale of the Commercial hotel to two par
ties who have been fighting for possession
Serious trouble is feared.
The bank of j. w. Knapp of Marquette,
Mich, has closed, with 500 900 liabilities
because of slow collections Depositors
will lose little or nothing.
Capt. j. T. Hearn shot and killed a
negro on the train near Fairburn, Ga,
yesterday. The trouble grew out OF a re-
fusal OF the negro to give up his seat
Gen Supt. Bartlett of the Buffalo, Roch-
ester & pittsburg says his road has been
treated unfairly and misrepresented by the
men.who are dissatisfied with their pay.
The North German Gazette makes an
alluson to Pendleton being unwell. This
is construed to indicate that the appoint
ment OF new American minister is desir-
able
The sheriff attempted Saturday to attach
the stock of drugs belonging to j. H.
Bremen & Co. of Bonham, Tex, but found
that nearly all had been shipped to parts
unknown.
The committee on foreign relations re-
port favorably an appropriation, as an
amendment to the sundry service bill, of
100000 to protect American interests
and property at Panama.
Commissioner Ives of the Ontario par
Lament wants a committee appointed to
inquire into and report on measure to
make Canada independent OF all transit
lines in the United States,
The latest rumor about Prince Rudolf's
death is that he had an American duel''
with nobleman whose family honor he
had injured. The prince lost the throw
at dice and was therefore bound to commit
suicide.
The Opportunists are actively plotting
to bring about the overthrow OF the Flo
quet ministry. M. De Freycinet has had
an interview with Gen. Boulanger and
offered him seat in the cabinet which
the former expects to form in the future.
Mr.. Drummond, member of the Ontario
parliament, said yesterday that Canada
had no reason to regret seriously that the
bargain made at Washington was broken
off. He advocated the granting Of sub
sidy for line Of steamers for ports OF
China, India and Australia.
A band of Apache Indians arrived at Ell
Paso in special car from Mount Vernon
in charge of Lieutenant Chase and two
soldiers. They will be placed on Mesca-
lero reservation in New Mexico. The In
dams were part of those who followed
Geronimo, and number one buck ant
six squaws.
Charles 0. Stan has been discharged at
Keokuk from arrest on the charge of fplac-
ing Instructions on the track of the Rock
Island road to wreck trains and rob the
passengers. Winnans, who made the
first statement implicitating both himself
and Stan, atthe examination went square.
ly back on it.
Owing to the caucus there were nc
Democratic members of the senate com.
mittee on foreign relations present at the
meeting of the committee yesterday
Nothing but routine business was disposed
Of. The Samoan matter, under Sauls.
bury's resolution requesting the commit.