The Globe-republican., 1891-07-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
PERSONS supposed to be we'll informed
say the United States will not recognize
the Chilian insurgents
GEN. ALGeR says the republicans OF
the west are for Blaine for president
ALAEGE meeting of prominent Philar
delphia Irishmen decided to amlate
with the new Irish federation of Amer
lea, which is against Parnell.
TURKEY has signed the Brussels anti
slavery African convention.
DISPATCHES from Zanzibar state that
Emin Pasha and his party are travel
ing toward Albert Edward NyanzA.
from where Emin will send a scientific
expedition to the Mountains of the
Moon.
IT is officially announced that Lady
Macdonald, widow of the late premier
of Canada, Sir John Macdonald, has
been raised to the peerage as an &C
acknowledgement of her husbands long
and distinguished public service
ARCHBISHOP TAcHE. who for two de-
cades has been the head of the Roman
Catholic church in the Canadian north
west, was reported lying at the point OF
death at Winnipeg.
THE British Official Gazette announces
that. by order of her majesty. the name
of Sir William Gordon Cumming has
been struck off from the list of the dep
uty lieutenants of Elginshire, Scotland.
PROF. w. r. BALLENTINE. formerly
of Rutgers college, was installed as
president of Oberlin college, Ohio.
Mr. GLADSTONE has been suffering
from influenza and q bronchial affec-
ton, but is now improving rapidly.
PROF L. r. BRIGGs has assumed the
duties of dean of Harvard college, vice
Prof. c. L. Smith, resigned.
IT is understood the president will
appoint William E. Simmons, of Hart
ford, Conn, to be commissioner of pat
ents, vice Mitchell, resigned. Mr.. Sim
mons is member of the firm of Sim
mons & Burdett, of Hartford
DE- LEssEps is in bad health, caused
by the Panama canal troubles.
GEN. JUBAL A. EARLY will deliver the
GRAFTON at the unwilling of the monu-
ment to Gen. "Stonewall'' Jackson at
Lexington. Va, July 81.
COMPLETE returns of the election for
New South Wales show 81 opposition to
81 supporters of the ministry, 26 labor
and Independent. Grouped according
to the tariff policy IS are for protection
and 81 for free trade.
Tor-. ,o~rh1;conc in c0nvQn.
ton at Cedar Rapids on the 1st- Hon.
Hiram c. Wheeler, of Odebolt Sac
county, was nominated for governor.
CALVIN S. BRICE, chairman OF the
National democratic committee, has
written letter of warning and advice
to his fellow members of the national
committee. The letter embodies ad-
vice in regard to the association OF
democratic clubs and the necessity OF
the national committee cooperating
with them.
THE president has left Washington
for Cape May, N. j., and for the next
five or six weeks will transact all the
public business requiring his attention
at that place. Private Secretary Hal
ford will establish an Office near the
presidents cottage with telegraphie
connection with the executive depart
ments.
The Irish Roman Catholic bishop:
have reaffirmed their former declara
ton that Mr.. Parnell was unfit TO be the
leader of the Irish people and unworthy
the confidence of Roman Catholics ant
calling upon Catholics to repudiatt
him.
DIR. SILVA JARDIN, Brazilian trav
eler. met an awful death by falling int
the crater of Vesuvius, alighting on tn
glowing lava
CONFLICTING reports continue to b
received of Mr.. Blaine's health. Hi
friends admit that he is by no means il
strong health, but will be when tn
cool days of autumn arrive.
CAPT. IRA II. OWEN. one of the mos
prominent of the vessel owners on tn
great lakes, died in Chicago recently.
Mr.. GLADsroNE's health is almost re
stored and he daily takes long walk
about Lowestoft, England.
ApvICEs from Surinam, Dutch Guians
convey the news that Father Palkil
the Redemptorist father who had DC
voted his life for the past twenty-fiv
years to nursing the lepers OF that col
ony, had died of leprosy.
EDWIN S HENRY, of Kansas, has bee
promoted from fourth to third assistan
examiner in the patent Office. at 81. 40
salary, and David X. Naylor, of Mi.
souri,, has been promoted from mode
attendant to copyist in the patent oftic
at 5000 salary.
A SPECIAL from Coquimbo. Chill
dated June IS, says that the provinces
South Chill, all under Balmeca1a's col
troll. had voted for president of the go'
eminent party. AS was a foregon
conclusion, Balmecada's candidate
Vicuna, was chosen as his successor.
THE silver jubilee of the RI Re-
Joseph Kaine, Roman Catholic bisho
of Wheeling, W. Va, was celebrated
magnificent style on the I'd. Anon
those present were Bishop Phelan. I
Pittsburgh. and Bishop Van Dever. I
Richmond, Va; Vicar-General Tierne.
, of Richmond. and Mgr. j. T. Sulliva
REV. E. Ross. who was only recent
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