The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-23

b. EoIDNEY BARTLETT, ageu ninety years, anu
said to have been the oldest practicing law
yer in the United States, died at his home In
Boston on the 9th s
y DIANA DoUTY, of Charlton, Mass, cele-
brated the one hundredth anniversary Of
her birth on the 7th. Her health was good.
MRS. sELIzABETH SANDS, Of Baltimore, eel
ebrated her one hundredth birthday on the
18th. She was in good health.
x-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND entered on his
practice as New York lawyer on the 7th
CAPTAIN ERICKSON, the eminent engineer,
died at his home in New York City on the
night of the 18th
MEMORIAL services in honor of Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher were held in Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, on the evening of the
Sth, 1t being the second anniversary of his
death.
GENERAL. SIMON CAMERON celebrated the
ninetieth anniversary Of his birth on the 9th
at the old Cameron mansion in Harrisburg,
Pa
THE Woman's Suffrage League has ar
ranged for a National convention of wom-
ans suffrage leagues, to be held in New York
April 81 and %.
FOREIGN.
FATHER STEPHENS, who was arrested in
Dublin for melting tenants not to pay their
rents, was on the 18th sentenced to six
month"; imprisonment.
THE Parnell commission resumed its ses-
sion in London on the 5th. AttorneY-Gen
eral Webster took up the thread Of the
Times case where it had been cut by the
confession, flight and suicide of Pigott.
EIGHTEEN men were buried in the ruins Of
a p. aiming mill which collapsed on the 5th at
Montreal, Can, and three of them were
taken out fatally injured
IT was announced on the 9Th that the dis
covery had been made in Peru that the
juice or sap of peuca or maguey leaves
would cure hydrophobia
The French Government on the 5th for
babe large Populations to visit General
sBoulanger's house and ordered officers not
to salute or recognize him in any manner in
the Bots Boulogne.
KING MILAN on the 9th abdicated the
throne OF Servia in favor Of the Crown
Prince Alexander, who was proclaimed
King. The new ruler is only thirteen years
old.
The Ministry Of New South Wales was de-
feated on the question of protection on the
9th and resigned Sir Henry Parkes would
form free trade Cabinet.
HENRY & LAcRoIx, wholesale saddlery at
-
600
HE Cuban sugar crop for this year was
on the 9th estimated at five hundred thou
sand tons, large increase over last year
1T was stated on the 18th that upward of
81, 0OO,O 600 had been subscribed by American
boodlers to defeat the anti-boodle bill in
the Canadian Parliament, which would keep
out American fugitives
GENERAL LEGITIME sent a telegram to the
European governments on the 18th an
nOuncing that the rebellion in Hayti had
been crushed and demanding recognition of
his government.
The Parnell Commission held short
session in London on the 18th An ex-
Fenian named Coleman testified that he
had received 81 900 from the English Gov
eminent for acting as spy in America
AN Austrian ship laden with petroleum
became ignited ON the 18th and exploded in
the harbor of the French island of Ponc.
Four of the crew were saved and nine per
ished
DR. TANNER, member of Parliament for
Cork, who was arrested for violating the
Crimes act was on the 18th sentenced to
three months imprisonment
IT was reported on the 18th from Samoa
that the German corvet olga had bomba ard
ed Mataafa's camp. The captain Of the
man-of-war protested, but seeing his pro-
test disregarded he opened fire on the Olga,
when the Olga directed a torpedo at the
American ship, blowing her up with all
hands,
sADvIcEs of the Sth say that the damage
done by arecent snow storm in Switzerland
was enormous. Thousands OF splendid frs
were destroyed and several old inns and
bridges were ruined.
The SEVENTEEN anniversary of the entry
OF Count Won Moltke into the army was cell
ebrated at Berlin on the Sth All the royal
families OF the empire sent messages Of CON
gratulations and presents to the Count.