The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-12-05

Governor hovey, OF Indiana, is very
i'll at indianapolis.
Two hundred people are down with
smallpox at Homes Neck, Ga, and 90 are
dead.
Fifty steamers are under charter to
load 10000 bushels of grain at Balti.
| more.
Fully 100000 bushels of coal are
awaiting at Pittsburg boating stage Of
| water.
Kansas farmers, with a capital stock
of 800, 900, have organized a rainmaking
company, and Melbourne will operate for
them.
The late storm in the West was very
disastrous to vessels on the great lakes.
The greatest lumber season ever known
in Minnesota has just closed. The cut
this year is 447,713.252 feet, POI. 221 900
shingles, and 81, 697, 800 lath. Ills ex-
ceeds the output of 1890 by 103, 1875, 800
feet of lumber, 45,9O3,5 500 shingles, and
II ,400, $50 lath.
The great Gilmore Eustis Rolling Mills.
at Cambridgeport, Mass, have shut
down. 1t was the largest iron plant in
New England.
1t is claimed that Mr.. James Brown
Potter has procured divorce from his
wife, the famous actress, on the ground
of desertion. She left this country over
three years ago at the head of theat.
rical company.
Hon. Gilbert A. Deane, the Republican
claimant for the disputed New York sen.
atorship from the Dutchess district, is
dead.
The New York legislature is in doubt
still, with the prospects of a tie or
Democratic majority of one vote.
The Emperor of Germany wants law
to punish stock gambling.
The sugar beet crop is short in France
and Germany.
The $4,000 striking French miners are
liz an ugly mood, and conflicts with the
police are of daily occurrence
Advices from Stockholm indicate a
probable early civil war in Norway in
favor of a republican form of govern.
ment.
The Russian minister of marine ad.
vises the building of more war ships.
Since the New York Central express
robbery all agents of the American Ex-
press Company are required to constantly
carry revolvers.
1t is surmised that the frequent Euro.
pean war scares are got up to influence
stock gambling.
The anti-subtreasury branch of the
Farmers Alliance has issued a call for
convention at Memphis, Tenn, on De.
cember 16.
The race between the famous steam
yachts Vamoose and Norwood has been
postponed until next spring.
Jackson and Slavin, the Australian
pugilists. have been matched for a glove
fight before the National Club of London
for purse of $4,000.
Emperor William has ordered large
number of portable tents for the Eastern
Army Corps.
The sum of 800, 900 is offered by Judson
u. Clark, of Elmira, N. Y, for Arion, the
wonderful year old trotter, who re-
gently made record of q 10R Mr. Clark
paid over $50, 900 for Bell Boy, the stall
lion that was burned to death not very
long since.
Governor Campbell denies rumor that
there will be special session of the Ohio
legislature to elect United States Sena.
cor in place of Mr.. Brice.
There is great rejoicing in Virginia
over the final settlement of the vexed
State debt question.
The mining congress at Denver passed
resolutions in favor of free silver coin
age.
Frances naval estimates provide for 90 |
ships to be added to the Mediterranean
squadron, and the Northern squadron is
to be largely increased.
The Russian minister of finance has
issued decree prohibiting the mixing
of more than per cent of the grains
the export of which and their products is
prohibited with wheat destined for ex.
port.
The port of Santos is infested with |
yellow fever. All other Brazilian ports
are also suspected of being infected with
che dised.a