Huntsville gazette., 1889-07-20
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL. AND POLITICAL,

Americas at Washington is attracting
good deal OF attention in Europe. The
State Department, to give the matter the
widest prominence, has sent out circulars
explaining the purposes of the meeting.
DOCTOR MCGREGoR, the English agent
in New Guinea, has ascended Mount
Owen Stanley, the highest peak in the
country, aud secured specimens OF new
plants and birds.
THE session of the South Dakota Con-
stitutional convention on the 18th blsted
but seven minutes. Only thirty delegates
were present-less than d quorum. The
convention as body will accept an invi-
tation to attend the Waterway conven-
ton at Superior, Wis, August G. and its
work will be arranged so as TO be COM
pleted at that time.
THE board ordered by Secretary Tracy
to report on the subject Of general organ
ization, tactics and drills for the navy,
held its first meeting at the Navy Depart
ment on the 18th.
THOMAS SExToN's plan Of organization
for the new Tenants D efense League Of
Ireland has been submitted to the meet
ing of the Parnellites. 1t contemplates
the union of all the Irish tenants in one
strong compact organization, founded
on the lines Of the trades unions, and
supported in the same way by assess
ments upon the members themselves
proportioned to the amount of their hold
ings.
On the 18th Harold Sewell, secretary of
the Samoan Commission to Berlin, ar
rived in New York.
On the evening Of the 14th gigantic
Boulangist banquet vas held IN Alexan-
dra Palace, London, to celebrate the an
niversary of the fall Of the Bastiie. Over
fifteen hundred delegates from all parts of
France were present. General Boulanger
delivered an appropriate speech, which
was received with deafening applause.
w. T. LEWIS, of Pittsburgh, Pa, secre-
tary of the Miners National Progressive
Union, has resigned. Mr. Lewis intends
to sever his connection with labor
organizations entirely, and will go to the
Paris Exposition as one of the party of
| American workmen. On his return to
| this country he will begin to practice
| law.
| THE following are estimates for I'M
| provements to the rivers and harbOrs in
| Massachusetts, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1891: Newburyport harbor,
.
cester harbor, $305 0G0; LYNN harbor,
$50, GOO; Boston Harbor, $4,000, and
Proviacetown harbor, $500.
OK the 18th Minister Lincoln, Mrs. Lin
coin and Russell Harrison dined with
Queen Victoria.
A RESOLUTION was passed in the Mon
tana Constitutional convention that the
accounts Of all officials be investigated
at least once year, and that State ex-
aminer be appointed for that purpose.
KING HUMBERT of Italy recently heard
an Edison phonograph and manifested
great delight with its workings. He
talked iuto the instrument at intervals
for an hour, and sent photographic
message to the Queen at Venice.
LAWYER JAMES M. LYDDY, Of New
York City, was subpGn@d to attend the
McQuade trial in Ballston, N. Y, on the
18th. He did notrespond, and Judge DAN
iels issued an attachment for him, aud he
was arrested.
THE Emperor of China has issued an
edict ordering the immediate building Of
the projected Tung Chow railroad, and
the Marquis Tseng has been appointed by
the Emperor General Director Of all rail-
roads in China.
On the 10Th only twenty nine memDerS
of the South Dakota Constitutional con-
vention were present. The only business
transacted was the adoption Of a motion
requesting standing com mittees to report
as early as possible.
OK the 18th the leading members Of the
Irish Home Rule party met in London to
arrange the preliminaries for the organ
ization of the new Tenants Defense Club.
P. S. Ross and Joseph s. Sanford have
brought suit against the South Brooklyn
Railroad & Terminal Company, OF Brook
lyn, for $136, 5S3 for breach Of contract.
On the 18th the contest over the proper
ty of the late Thomas II. Blythe was COM
menced in San Francisco. Itpromises TO
be one Of the most celebrated cases ever
brought to the attention of the courts Of
the Pacific coast, as the property IN
volved is valued at $i,000,O0J and the
claimants number over two hundred