Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-08-28
AFFAIRS or Consequence,
FOREIGN.

The Mombasa and Nyanza railway in
Africa was inauguratcd Wednesday in
the presence of the British and other for
cign consuls.
Owing to the increase of cholera tn,
Egyptian government has established n
second quarantine station at Rasmallag.
ON the Gull oi Sucz.
In the province of Pcrnambucco, IRA
zil, 1000 eases of smallpox arcrcportcd,
and there is an average of twenty deaths
daily from the disease.
At meeting of the Irish National
League, at Dublin, Timothy llcaly, re-
icrring 10 the potato blight in that coun-
try. said that nothing stood between the
people and starvation the ccoming winter.
In the ocean race from New York To
Queenstown, Ireland. between the lnman
Line steamship City of New York and the
White Star steamship Tcutonic, the City
of New York was the first to arrive ON
the other side of the Atlantic.
The Vienna Tagcblatt says that the
Gar has refused to give his consent to
the proposal made by Emperor William
Germany stationed along the boundary
lines between the three countries he with.
drawn.
HOME.
The rate oi increase in the population
of Tocoma during the last ten years was
$500 per cent.
An lS year old youth at Cleveland
went to the circus and laughed so much
that hc has been unable tn stop laughing
since. Doctors say the show affected his
brain.
Massachusetts loses two chief justices
Morton, of the supreme court, and
Brigham, oi the superior court, both
through resignation on account OF III
health.
The New York custom authorities
made n seizure of about $4,000 worth
of dutiablc goods yesterday on the Span
ish bark Fana dc Conarias. which ar
rived from Havana yesterday.
Funnyman q. W. Peek, of Milwaukee.
has been nominated for governor on the
democratic ticket. Tremendous cnthu-
siasm was caused III the convention bv
mention OF Grover Clevcland's name.
Edward Bclamvs notion/of public
umbrella has been put into operation III
new street IN one oi the suburbs OF Lon
don, where the sidewalk is sheltered by n
glass roof ten ircct wide, supported by
pillars.
At Carbonate, State of Washington.
Sunday, Mrs. Mary Wilson, with u
babe in her arms, was in the cemetery
sitting on the grave Of one of her chill.
drcn, when tree Tell on them, instantly
killing both.
Madame Christine Nilsson, now coun'
tess dc Casa Miranda, was getting into
the train at Paris recently for Luccrnc
when her foot slipped. She fell, aud one
of her legs was caught between the stci
Of the carriage and the platform. Sh,
had to give up her journey.
WASHINGTON.
The population of Idaho as shown by
| the census is St.22o, an increase sine,
1850 OF 81 ,6l0.
The United States Senate has unani
mously agreed to close debate and vote
on the tariff bill September 4.
The Venezuelan claims commission ha,
completed its work aud reduces tn,
awards from 81, 2,t5O.O00 to 1886, 900.
An effort is being made in congress /,
shut out foreign ores for Use in nava
work in order TO benefit Western mines
Congressman Vim. NJ. Springer, Of iii
nois, democrat, and Congressman ]. {
Burrows, of Michigan, republican, are I,
have joint discussion Of the tariff ques
tion at Margnrettville, Delaware count
N. Y, August 2S.
The United States treasury has pun
chased through the treasury and the sui
treasury 4ias to the aggregate ofS9 1921
800 under the New York relief circular {
August 81. Mr.. Window says he wi
purchase all the silver bullion he can &c
without reference to the amount appoi
toned for August.