The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

TRIBUNAL AMI foLiIICAL.
THE British consul at Foo Chow,
China, telegraphs that the reports that
riots are imminent are not true. He
says that Europeans are adequately
protected by the Chinese officials as
we'll as by the presence of foreign gun
boats.
M. BURMADT, the prime minister, an
nounced to the Belgian chamber of
deputies that the illness of the queen
was only temporary and that she was
in no danger whatever.
Ex-CoNsREssNAN HARRISON B. KEEL
LEY, of Kansas, has renounced the re-
publican party for the peoples party.
He said the republican party did not
keep its promises with regard to pass
ing the elections bill.
Mrs. HELEN A. COUGAR will follow
Maj Mckinley all through Ohio during
the campaign and talk low tariff and
increased wages for workingmen.
ENGLAND and France are negotiating
to take joint action for the protection
of their subjects in China IL such action
should become necessary. 1t is stated
that Germany will join England and
France in this work.
IT is reported that Prince Ferdinand
of Bulgaria will marry Archduchess
Stephanie. the widow of Crown Prince
Rudolph of Austria
THE British parliament has been pro-
rogued. In the speech the queen says
that proposals have been made by her
government to that of the United States
looking to the settlement by arbitra-
ticn of the differences relating to fish
cries in Behring straits.
THE peoples party of Ohio nominated
John Seitz for governor. Frank Rist,
compositor on the Cincinnati Post, was
nominated for lieutenant-governor.
CAPT. JOHN PALMER, of New York,
was chosen by the Grand Army en-
campment at Detroit, Mich, for the
commauder-in-chief. The encampment
decided not to permit separate depart
ments on account of race differences in
the south.
RETURNS are now in from the districts
of the Cherokee nation. The nationals
were routed. The Downings carried
seven out of nine districts. Chief
Mayes was reelected for four years
with working majority in the senate
and council.
SENATOR GEORGE of Mississippi, has
been badly beaten at the county
primaries. Barksdale, the alliance can
didate, even carrying Georges home
county.
Ex-Gov. AxTELL, of New Jersey, is
dead.
HoN. THOMAS w. BOYER for fourteen
years a member of congress and for
four years speaker of the confederate
congress, died recently at his home in
Appomatox county, Va.
FRED LEWITCH, one of the editors of
the Western Poultry Journal, was
drowned at Cedar Rapids, la, while
bathing in the Cedar river.
THE three Baronesses Horyath, SIS
ters, were drowned recently while
bathing in the river Nyarad at Madaras,
Hungary.
MR. DUEsING, theological student
in one of the Roman Catholic colleges
in Rome, was drowned recently. Ills
home was in St Louis.
LIEUT.. PHILIP HoDGE Es, of the English
navy, committed suicide by jumping
into the sea July "a while being sent
home from Australia for a breach of
discipline. 4!f
A TELEGRAM from Buenos Ayres as
serts that Chilli will declare war against
Bolivia because the government of the
latter country has recognized the con-
gressional party of Chill as belligerents
THE report that Senator George was
defeated in the Mississippi primaries
was declared without foundation. He
failed to carry his county (Carroll),
which was entirely due to large alii-
ance majority. The vote stands to
date: George, Sc; Barksdale, %. 1t re-
quires 80 to elect AMI George is certain
to get 120 instructed votes.
IT has been positively decided that
Parnell will visit the United States
during the autumn and conduct cam
paign Mrs Parnell will accompany
hiIn, making her debut as politician.
Parnell will be accompanied by at least
two of his followers in parliament, but
selection has not yet been made.