The Dickinson press., 1890-12-27
EVENTS EPlroMizep.
News From All Sections of This and For
eisn Countries.

news From All Sections of This and For
eiGn Countries.
The Czarewitch, who is making a
tour of the world, has arrived at
Bombay.
It is announced that the Emperor
William of Germany will visit London
next spring.
The seniors of the Minnesota state
university will have bust of DIR. Fol
We'll made as memorial.
1t is announced that Judge Brewer. of
Kansas, will deliver the Grafton at the
commencement exercises of the Yale
law school next June.
Tho government engineer ut Sandy
Hook tested new thirty-foot rifled gun
Tuesday. Shells were thrown fifteen
miles out to sea.
Ice boating is now the popular
sport on Lake Pepin. Many excellent
speed records are made some averaging
as high rs mile minute.
AT Hillsboro, Ohio, the mammoth
chair factory of C. 81. Boulware & Bro.
was entirely destroyed by fire. Loss
geo, 900; no insurance.
There is an epidemic of diphtheria at
Rye, Colo. Five deaths were reported
last week, and reports state that the
disease is spreading rapidly.
At Columbus. Ca, Mrs. William
Copeland left her three children locked
i'll the house while she went out. A fire
occurred and her 7-year-old son was
burned to death.
{: A six-day go-as.you-please contest be-
gan at the Natatorium, at st. Louis.
Tuesday: Eleven men started, and ali
OF them have records Of over 500 miles
in a six-day match.
Winfield Scott Hancock Doran, who
was known all over the country as the
baby smoker" died Monday. He was
a little over four years old and had
smoked since months old.
The war ship Seahorse has left Ports
mouth with a largo quantity of seed
potatoes for distribution in the famine
threatened districts Of Western Ireland.
Two more vessels will speedily follow
with similar cargoes.
The 400 students who volunteered for
the Portuguese service in East Africa
he employed to protect Portuguese
all the fighting they want.
Tie president has transmitted to tho
senate Il communication from the secre-
tai'!' Of the interior III regard TO the dis
T.; ;iien of timber On certain Chippewa
res: yaiicns i'll Wisconsin together with
a bill to carry out his recommendations
Reports from India state that the gov
ernlnel;t has virtually decided to defer
for the present amy interference with
Hlndoo marriage customs, us the pro-
tests from all quarters indicate that
such action might have dangerous re-
suits.
The Standard expresses doubt as to
to the advisability Of Mr. Chamberlain's
scheme for the for1natian of a new
party. The facts, it says, are daily
tending to call into existence a national
party composed of Unionists and Con-
servatives.
Although it is now stated that the
Sisseton Indians are not starving, it is
admitted that their condition is
strained. They have suffered failure
of crops, and as the winter deepens their
condition will be hard one unless thev
are relieved.
A Munich dispatch states that the
mad king, Otto, is growing worse. On
Tuesday he made an assault on one of
his attendants, nearly choking the man
to death before he was interrupted.
Efforts have been made to keep tho
matter secret.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett died as an in.
sane patient in Mercy hospital, Daven-
port, and was buried at the expense of
the county. Her husband. dead some
years ago, was once mayor of Dayen-
port. Her half brother lately gave $8,-
900 toward building a church at Des
Moines.
Dispatches from India state that a
large force of troops has been ordered
to Upper Burmah, where there are signs
of an approaching outbreak among the
inhabitants. The discomfort is due to
the severity with which natives are
punished on petty charges by tho Brit
ish officials.