The Dickinson press., 1890-12-13
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Mrs. Peel, the wife of Hon. Robert
Peel, speaker of the English house of
commons, is dead.
An American syndicate has purchased
the San Samon sugar estate at Manzan-
lilo, Cuba, for 100000.
The fund for Gen. Booths work of
improving the condition of the poor now
amounts to 5000 pounds.
John Burns, the noted Socialist,
states that on May 4, next, there would
be a general strike of trades for eight
hours in England.
After making an examination of Pro-
fessor Koch's curative lymph, DR.. Dixon,
of Philadelphia, has yielded his claimto
priority of discovery.
1t is reported that the car has forbid
den his subjects to enter Monaco on
account of the ruin brought to many
Russian families through the gaming
tables there.
A telephone connection has been es-
German port of Cuxhaven. The line is
erected and maintained by the govern
ment for military purposes.
A joint note has been sent to the gov
eminent of Holland by the European
powers with regard to Dutch in the
Congo state. 1t is thought the colleague
will have the desired effect.
Invitations have been issued by the
Northern Pacific, Wisconsin Central
and st. Paul and Kansas City for the
formal opening of the Grand Central
depot at Chicago. It will occur Monday
next.
Steamers to convey troops to Mozam-
bique have been chartered by the gov
ernment Of Portugal. Four hundred
students of Lisbon, Oporto and Coimbra
universities have already enlisted for
the expedition.
The Italian government will intro
duce at the incoming session of parlia-
ment several important measures for
lettering the condition of workingmen,
including one to secure a pension to all
aged workingmen.
The police of Amsterdam have made
another raid on the Socialists, and
seized hundreds of revolutionary mani
festoes and posters. It is believed that
a wide spread conspiracy against the
government has been checked.
There is a grain blockade on the
Northern Pacific road and Manitoba
branches in Manitoba, and the Canadian
Pacific railroad has been asked to take
transfer shipments to che scaboard, but
refused unless local rates are paid.
A French man-of-war has gene 10
Valparaiso to watch the French inter-
interests in view of the unsettled condi-
ton of affairs in Chill. The French
government is irritated by the fiat re-
fusal of Chill to entertain the Dryfus
claim.
Queen Victoria will make but brief
stay at Windsor castle this season. She
will spend Christmas at Osborne. and
remain in that favorite resort until the
middle of February, then returning to
Windsor preparatory to a visit to the
continent.
Some stir was caused in q Berlin
church Sunday by a number of the con-
gregation getting up and going out
while prayer was offered, according to
the emperor's command, for the safe
ACCOMPLISHMENT of the empress.
Advices from st. Petersburg state
that the Russian authorities are show
ing unwonted activity in the improve
ment of provincial administration
throughout tho empire, and that numer-
Gus removals Il being made Of incom-
potent officials.
Six business places in Dustin, Pa,
We're burned Monday night. Loss,
$1O, 1000; insurance small. The cause Of
the fire was an explosion of an oil stove
in II drug store. The village was de-
stroyed by fire only a few months ago
and was being rebuilt.
Tho cto+a,oont nf Do11 p E,,,4o.,,
bank. of Duluth, which failed last week,
has been published. 1t gives assets,
81, 1s9, sec. is; liabilities, s79O, $50. y6'
This gives q surplus of $339S, 1916, and has
done much to allay the panicky feeling
of the past week.
According to q st. Petersburg dis
patch the car has decreed that no sen
tence of death shall hereafter be carried
out without his special approval. The
decree is believed to have been prompted
by the circumstances of the hasty execu-
ton of young Perlof, the son Of q Mos
COW merchant, for a crime of which he
was innocent.
st. Mary's canal is officially announced
closed for the season. The number Of
son is 1857, and passengers carried,
1856. The freight carried is 9,051. 21j
pounds, allowing for the blockade dur.
ing the break Of the lock valve. The
above figures show a very encouraging
increase over the preceding year.
The famous trotter Electioneer died at
the Palo Alto stockfarm near San Fran
cisco Wednesday. Rheumatism, from
direct cause Of his death. Eleectioneel
was a stallion. He was purchased eleven
years ago by Senator Stanford from the
Stony Ford farm for $11, 900. He was
IS years old and had eleven sons and
daughters, all of whom had records OF
$50.
The Australian colonies are much
aroused over the question of the posses
sion Of the New Hebrides, Of which
France and Australia are both endeav.
oring to get control. At present the
Australians have the advantage, as they
own the largest portion of the lands
brought within white settlement. The
natives do not evince any preference
occasionally eating a Frenchman, and
now and then an Australian.
Engineers of the Great Northern rail
road have been taking soundings in the
Columbia river for some time past at
point between Rainier and Cedar Land
ing, and have been running lines OF
both sides of the river. This has occa
stoned considerable speculation as to the
point where the Great Northern vii
cross the big stream. The pass for the
road through the Cascades is said tt
have been decided upon, and that TIN
road will go through a pass near Sultan
also fifteen miles south of Cady pass.
Lovers of gossip about public men ar
doomed to a disappointment, if tn
statement of the Due de Broglie, abou
T~alleyrand's memoirs is to be relied on
and, as the Due is editor of the volumes
he may be presumed to know. He say
that the memoirs about which
there is so much curiosity, ar
really very dry and uninteresting, being
almost wholly devoid Of personal gossip
They are Off political character am
Tallyrand's IDEA not to have them pub
lished until two or three generation
after his death lnrst have been due mot