The Red Cloud chief., 1891-04-24
NEWS Oh THE WEEK
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
: PEnsONAL AND POI.TriCAI.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
MURAT HALsrEAD's son. Albert, has
been elected 10 his place q director Of
the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette The
other old directors were reelected
The Etoilc Beige says that Henry
n. Stanley has been appointed governor
of the Congo state.
THE Berlin Post says that IN
European war h almost unavoidable.
while on the other hand the Official
Political Correspondence Of Vienna sees
10 reason to fear that the peace will be
disturbed.
The gubernatorial imbroglio In Con-
necticut has been taken into the courts
for adjudication.
MRS HALFORD, the wife Of President
Harrison's secretary. Z. W. Halford,
died at Washington on the 18th Mrs
HalfOrd was about ~ years Of age and
was the youngest daughter OF George
w. Armstrong. of Wilton. Die.
THE entire democratic ticket was
elected in Fl Paso. Tex. Mayor Richard
Caples being elected for q second term.
THE Marquis di Rudini has forbidden
the government organs TO refer to the
question of the renewal Of the dreibund.
II is stated that he desires that the
treaty of alliance he modified so as TO
enable Italy TO remain neutral IN the
event of war between France and Ger
many.
TIE reply of Mr.. Blaine 70 the Mar
ouis di Rudini was published on the
10th. Mr.. Blaine's conclusion was that
the treaty Of 1871 had not been proved
TO have been violated and until it was
30 proven Italy had no case.
The London Chronicles Rome CORE
spondcnt says that Mr.. Porter, the
American minister. is about to depart
from Rome on q three-mOnths' leave OF
absence.
The official canvass of the Chicago
election has been practically completed
10 twenty-nine Of the thirty-fOur words.
Taking the official count in these
twenty-nine and the city hall unofficial
returns for the remaining five, the re-
suit is q plurality of 1904 for Hemp
stead Washburne. republican, over the
democratic incumbent, Dewitt G.
Cregier.
THE Steele says that the French gov
eminent will probably be compelled to
ask parliament before August to sus-
pend the duties on cereals. 1t adds
that the German government is expect
ed to ask the reichstag shortly to take
similar action.
GEN. o. ENOCHs, member Of congress,
was dangerously injured by q runaway
team Mt Ironton, O., recently.
GEN. KILBoURNE KNOX, governor OF
the soldiers home at Milwaukee, Wis,
is dead.
THE premier Of New South Wales,
Sir Henry Parkcs, has announced that
the government will introduce q bill
providing for the enfranchisement OF
women.
IT is officially denied that there Is
any truth in the report sent from Rome
to the Chronicle of London, that Hon.
A. G. Porter, the United States minis
ter TO Italy, was upon the point OF de-
parting from Rome on a three months
leave of absence.
RETURNS from Gcstcmunde, where
the election was held for q member Of
the German rcichstag, arc as follows:
Prince bismarck, 1851; S~chmalfeld, So
~cialist. 3.92s; Plat, guelph ,343; Adlof,
freisinnigc, 3,2I0. A second ballot will
be necessary between Prince Bismarck
and Herr Schmalfeld.
JUSTICE CHARLES MATTEsON, OF the
Rhode Island supreme court, has beer
elected chief justice by the Legislature.
THE trouble in the Portuguese cab
met has been settled and all the minis
tiers but one will retain their old places.