The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1890-06-05

In all probability the President and
his family will summer at Cape May
Point, N. j., either with the Postmaster
General, who has cottage there. or In
a cottage that is being specially con
structed for his use.
On the 2sth Mark Stanfieid, proprie-
tor of tho Victoria Hotel, Of New York
City. and well-known to the hotel men
all over the country, died at the Vic
toria. He had been Ill for several
months.
on the 27th the tricnnial meeting Of
the General Synod of the Reformed
church in the United States convened
in the First Reformed Church at Leb-
anon, Pa.
OK the goth the House committee on
agriculture reported to the House the
Agricultural bill, which carries an APP
preparation of 81, 109, 400 for the Agricult-
ural Department proper, and the regu-
lar yearly appropriation of S645, 900 for
the State Agricultural Experiment sta
tions. The estimates submitted by the
department were ST, 20s, 430 and the ap-
preparation for the current fiscal year
are 81, 0S4. RIO
MAJOR PANITzA, on trial at Sofia
charged with having conspired against
the bulgarian Government, spoke, on
the 10th, in defense OF his alleged fell
low-conspirators and himself. He had,
he said, given life's devotion to Bull
garia. and death, or worse, ignominy,
would be welcome to him we're he guilty
OF treason to her.
The various governments Of Europe
are conducting negotiations with view
to common action for the suppression of
Anarchy. Germany is taking the lead
ing part in the matter, and the only
the plan is the refusal of Switzerland
to agree to the extradition Of Anarch-
ist refugees.
EXTERIOR WILLIAM has forbidden the
Berlin magistracy to receive money for
the purpose of erecting memorial OF
the late Emperor Frederick. This or
der is given, the Emperor states, for the
reason that he himself intends to de-
fray the expenses OF erecting the me-
mortal.
THE people on the western coast Of
Newfoundland have refused to pay
their taxes in consequence of the de-
struction Of their nets by French ship
OF war, on the ground that unless the
government protects IT can not tax. A
crisis is rapidly approaching.
A LARGE number Of persons, estimated
at between thirty and forty, mainly
women and children, lost their lives at
Oakland, Cal, on the 30th, by the care
lessness of a bridgc-keeper in permit
ting an engine and tender and one
crowded passenger car to plunge through
an open draw-bridge into the deep
waters OF an estuary.
Ar meeting of the members OF the
executive committee of tho National
Republican committee in Washington,
on the night of the Soth, H. c. Payne,
of Wisconsin, was chosen to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Colonel
Goodloe, of Kentucky, resolutions OF
sympathy and regret for whose death
were also passed.
DECORATION DAY was generally and
very elaborately celebrated throughout
the country, the ceremony of chief at
traction being the dedication of the
Garfield memorial at Lake View Gene
terry. near Cleveland, O., which was at
tended by the President and many
prominent officials.
THE United Presbyterian assembly
at Buffalo, N. Y, on the 30th, referred
the Wisconsin Bennett law to COM
mittee. Tho Blair Educational bill
and the Original Package bill in Con-
gress were indorsed. Princeton, Ind,
was chosen as the next meeting place.
In the trial of Major Panitza and his
co-conspirators at Sofia the Bulgarian
Government repressed many proofs OF
Russian completely in the plots and
brought forward only such evidence as
was necessary TO show the guilt of the
prisoners
Rev. DIR. TALMAGE delivered prayer
at the soldiers monument in Greenwood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, on Decoration
Day 1t is estimated that there were
80, 600 visitors TO the cemetery.
FIVE persons were killed by lightning
at Hamburg on the 30th.
ONE person was drowned, one mill
and two mill dams were swept away
and the city was flooded by cloud
burst at Arcadia, Wis, on the 30th.