West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-14


THE Treasurer OF the United States mailed
S963 checks, aggregating Sl.beb, 3l2. 5S for in
terest due March 1, 1882 ON United States
registered ~ per cent. bonds OF the funded
loan OF 1891,
SENATOR RDDLEBERGER, Of Virgins.
caused such "a disturbance I'm the Senate
that the presiding officer refused TO recoZ-
aze him. Mr. Riddl0berger then resigned
his seat in the Senate, but resumed the an
noyRnce OF his fellow Senators until he was
taken out in the custody Of the Sergeantat.
Arms.
Mr. CLEVELAND Just before retiring from
Office transmitted To Congress the fifth re.
port Of Of e the q, Ciyll, SsEYico Commission a'''
THE President gave a dinner 10 the MON
bers OF his Cabinet at the White House, Just
before his retirement from Office They were
all present except Attorney -Geheral Gar
land. Chief Justice Fuller, Associate Justice
Lamar and Colonel Lamont were tho other
guests. The Cabinet officers remained with
tho President for several hours after the
iinner, assisting him I'm the consideration
and despatch of Congressional measures and
In closing up the affairs Of the Administra
ton Over hundred bills were acted
upon.
GENERAL CLARK, the Clerk of the House
OF Representatives, has received from tho
Government OF West Virginia the certificates
Of the elecsion Of Congressmen for the Third
and Fourth Districts OF that State. They
candidates. This makes Republican ma
jority OF three in the next House.
THE President before his retirement signoi
the Pension Appropriation biil and the bill
10 provide for the eleventh and subsequent
censuses.
PRESIDENT HARRISON sent the following
Cabinet nominations 10 the Senate In special
sessions, aud they were Immediately con.
drmed: Secretary of State-Jamea q.
Blaine, OF Maine; Secretary OF the Treasury
William Window, OF Minnesote Secretary
Of War-Redfeld Proctor, OF Vermont;
Secretary of the Navy Benz jamin n. Tracy
OF New York; Secretary o. the Interior
John w Noble OK Missouri POstmaster-
General--John Wanamaker, Of Pennsylya
mia; Attorney -Generai--W. III. II. Miller,
OF Indiana: Secretary OF Agriculture
jeremiah Rusk, Of Wisconsin.
SECRETARY OF TIKI TsBAsURY WIvDoN
hes resigned the presidency Of the Atlantic
and Pacific Railway Company tEads's
Tehuantepec ship railway.
Foreign.
Nh. GLADSTONE aud Sir. Parnell spoke IN
tho English Parliament on Mr. Morleys
amendment 70 the reply 70 the Qneens
speech, expressing dissatisfaction with the
British Governments policy IN Ireland the
amendment was defeated by q vote Of 389 70
20.
WHnE tho local train was awaiting orders
In the station yard at Paris Canada, n
special from Bfantford dashed into the
passenger car with full force, smashing Il
into splinters and killing two passenger
THE London times has made an apology
for publishing the forged Parnell letter.
THE King Of Italy has ordered signor
Crispi 70 form new cabinet
hON PERRY BELMONT, United States
Minister 70 Spain. has resigned.
THE recall OF Herr Knapps, tho Germnn
Consul ot Samoa, has been promptly fol
lowed by tho dispatch Of Herr 5tuebel, form.
eriy Congui-Heueral at Copenhagen, - re-
place him. Herr Btuebel, after an inter.
view vito y smarok, leit under Instruction.
90 reach Samoa by the quickest route.
a RErORr from Kiol, Germany. says that
n naval conflict has taken place in Samoan
waters between the German war Vessai Olea
and n United States man-of-War The
American vessel is reported 70 have fired the
first shot
TaE Peruvian Cabinet has resigned
THE ssventy-niuih birthday OF Pope Tso
xiii was celebrated in Rome ffo received
the cardinals and prelates who had assembled
90 do bin the houor5 usual 10 the occasion.
THE body of Che man who committed SUICIDE
~ Madrid has been officially identified a'
that OF Pigott. tho forEsr
THE British bark Port Gordon va.
wrecked forty miles south cf Cape FiatterY.
British Columbia, and four Of the crew were
drowned.
At Shanghai. China Is 600 rioters burned
down ths British Consulate. and attacked
The American COnsulate. doing great dam
eye
a man in Davenport. lows, rocentl1