The Russellville Democrat., 1889-06-06
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.

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A Summary of Important Events.
THE United States Court of Claims ha,
adjourned until October %, next.
SEVERAL earthquake shocks were fell
on the banks Of the Seine, France, on the
8lst
ADJUrANT GENERAL DRUM was placed
upon the retired list of the army on the
9sth, his sixtyfourth birthday.
A GRAND council of the five Indian na.
tons in Indian Territory is to be held a
Purcell, l. T., beginning June 3.
IrIs expected that President Harrison
and President Diaz of Mexico will meel
at Fort Worth, Tex, some time this
month.
ADMIRAL KIMBERLY reports TO the Navy
Department, under date Of May 27, that
the Samoan natives are disbanding and
that peace prevails.
THE Treasury Department has decided
that baskets made of wool, willow and
metal are not dutiable as baskets, but as
manufactures in part Of wool.
Ex- CONGRESSMAN john HAMMOND, OF
New York, died at Crown Point on the
2sth. Of consumption. He was Colonel of
the Fifth New York Cavalry during the
war.
TIE war-ships Adams and Iroquois are
to be dispatched to Behring Sea to main
tain our rights TO the seal fisheries as
against the Canadian poachers and their
armed protectors.
THE London Standards Berlin corre-
spondent says it has been decided that
it would be superfuous to renew the
treaties between Italy, Austria and Ger
many (the triple alliance).
HENRY O'BRIEN, the defaulting treas
urer Of the Catholic Knights, of Column
bus, Ind, returned TO that city, on the
night of the 29th, and surrendered. He
was penniless aud worn out with tramp
ing.
THE Pope has ordered that on the day
Of the unvailing of the monument to
Giordiano Bruno who was burned as a
hereto in the year 1900, the whole of the
papal guards and gendarmes shall keep
within the Vatican.
7 WILLIAM Roam RUFFIN, great grand
son of Thomas jefferson, and well known
throughout the country as a successful
stock raiser and turfman, died, on the
9th, at his home in Chesterfield County,
Pa, aged forty-four.
A PROTOCOL has been drawn up by the
Samoan Commissioners which will be
signed if favorable answers are received
7 No ftrr
ther meeting will be held until the forth
coming instructions arrive.
NJ. FAURE, member of the French Cham
Der of Deputies, withdrew, on the 27th,
the questions regarding the reported
treaty between France aud Hayti that he
intended asking the government during
the discussion of the budget.
THE executive officers of the committee
OF One Hundred at indianapolis, Ind, are
displeased over the action of the Presi-
dent in remitting the fine of Sim Coy, of
that city, who is serving term in the
penitentiary for election frauds.
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MEMBERS of the Mississippi River Com
mission and representatives of railroad
and steamboat interests at New Orleans
held conference, on the 9th, and dis
cussed the feasibility of building bridge
over the river in front of the Crescent
City.
1T was recently announced that sick
ness prevented King Kalakaua of Hawaii
from going to the Paris Exposition. 1t is
learned from good authority that His
Majesty, although desiring to pay visit
to the exposition, lacked the necessary
funds.
On the morning OF the 9th every ore
handler in Marquette, Mich, struck for
an increase in pay. Nearly three hun
dred men went out. A big feet of ore
carriers, with a capacity of 1900 tons,
was tied up. The men demanded Sl.75
per day.
In the Bishop inquest in New York, on
the 27th, Robertson, the mind readers
regular physician, testified that he had
often seen Bishop in catalepsy when he
seemed dead. Witness would not have
performed the autopsy so soon as it was
done.
SECRETARY PROCTOR, who returned to
Washington, on the 25th, from u joint
visit TO his home at Proctor, VT, and to
West Point, left again for his home, on
the 27th, on receipt Of telegram stat
ing that his son was seriously i'll with the
measles.
REFERRING to the indignation caused in
France by the announcement that King
Humbert Of Italy would visit Strasburg,
the Kreuz Zeitung tells the French to
mind their own business, nor dare TO in
terfere with Germany's doings in her own
provinces.
COLONEL JOHN G. HASKELL, of Colum-
bia, s. c., was, on the 30th, elected as the
member OF the National Democratic COM
mittee from South Carolina. Colonel
Haskell is a member of the Legislature,
and one of the most prominent lawyers OF
the State.
SECRETARY BLAINE, on the 30th, sent a
long telegram to Minister Reid, at Paris,
an immediate investigation OF
the matter OF the arrest and alleged ILL
treatment of three American ladies' at
Mentone France, and insisting upon an
ample apology.
THE twice. postponed exclusion rendered
by Secretary Blaine in honor of Sir JUL
ian Pauncefote, the new British Minister
took place on the 25th, a distinguished
party boarding the United States steamer
and sailing down the Potomac
as far as Mt. Vernon.
PBEPA RATIoNs for the triennial con-
clave Of Knights Templar next fall are
going forward at Washington with some
rapidity. Adyices received from the va
rious commanderies throughout thecoun-
try indicate that fully ; 10000 Masons will
be in line the day Of the parade.
THE London Times Berlin correspond