The state capital., 1891-06-13
THE Rome correspondent of the New


church, Amesbury Mass, has been ap-
pointed auxiliary with episcopal char
acter to Archbishop Williams, of Bos-
ton.
THE new train on the Pennsylvania
railroad, known as the ''Keystone ex-
PRESS" which left Chicago at 10:45 a.
m, on the 7th, arrived in New York
city at p. m, on the Sth, promptly on
time, carrying full complement of
passengers. This train is equipped the
same as the famous Pennsylvania linn
tied, but no extra fare is charged ON it.
ATToRNEY-GE GENERAL MILLER has de-
cided that the North American Com
mercial Co. shall pay rent for the seal
fisheries in proportion to the catch
The basis of the contract limits the an
nual catch to 100, 900 seals. The yearly
| rent is $4,000. As the catch for this
season is limited to $500 seals, the rent
| will be S3, 700.
A DYNAMITE cartridge was exploded
| in front of the police station at Clichy,
| France, on the 9th. The station and
other buildings in the neigh borhood
suffered much damage. 1t is supposed
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| archists in revenge for the activity of
| the police in suppressing the May-day
| demonstration.
| Both houses of the Canadian parlia-
ment adjourned. on the afternoon of
the Sth, until after the funeral of the
late premier. The leaders on both
sides Joined in eu1ogies of the dead
| statesman.
| JAMES HUGHES, labor leader, was, on
the 9TH sentenced to serve one year in
the Monroe county IN. Y penitentiary
for extorting 1000 from Adler Bros,
clothing manufacturers of Rochester.
| THE London World says that British
troops are being concentrated in Africa,
and that war is probable in that region
this year to settle the conflicting
claims of the various powers.
The funeral of the late Hon. John
Macdonald, premier of the Dominion of
| Canada, took place on the 10th.
HARRY EDWARDS, the actor, died in
| New York on the 9th. He was born in
| England in $780,
| SECRET SERVICE officers are notifying
| jewellers throughout the country that
hereafter they will be prosecuted for
counterfeiting in case they are caught
| gold-plating silver or nickel coins for
use as bangles. This action is taken
because it has been discovered that
some of these plated coins have been
passed as the gold coins which they re-
semble in size.
| AS the result of Over-speculatiOn it is
estinsated that Argentine securities
have shrunk in value $235, 900, 900 below
the highest point reached in 1889, talk
ing no account of losses incurred by in
vestment in cedulas. While the greater
part of this loss falls upon British in
| vestors, it l. also borne in Germany,
France and Belgium.
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY COUNZ of the
treasury department has made ruling
in regard to the free entry of so-called
tools of trade" Under it machinery
and tools intended for use in manu-
featuring establishment are not exempt
from duty whether brought in by i'm
migrants or not.
ANNIE ALLEN crept up behind Belle
Rogers, rival in love, at a picnic in
Chicago, on the 9th, and plunged a huge
! am AM. The eTa m,tiitmlles times into Bellies neck
ute s~-aicers who arrested III. ten min
to the drt.iasuED),l Oh rs asuED)l2w the crowd TO iyhc'
Hamne., nick Pierre
her. "uei All
TERRIBLE wind-storm ST.. > = 90
s. D.. on the 9th. 1t was accompanied
bv binding storm of dust which en-
veloped the city in total darkness. Inc
storm lasted twenty-five minutes. i,
add to the phenomena the mercury fel
: from 90 in the shade to almost the treez
ing point.
on the 9th Peter E. Johnson, the gray
headed Indian who figured so consplcu
Z ously in the saving Of the lives at The
t CITY of Columbus disaster, was foull1
: murdered on Egg island, Mass, by som
person unknown
! REV. JOHN S. RAY was sentenced a
Wooster, O., on the 9th, to two years L
the peniteAtiary for burglary I'll
= pleaded goi!sy. Ray has filled charge
in Ohio for several years. Drink cause
& his downfall.