The Red Cloud chief., 1891-08-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
SIR HECTOR LANGEvIN. Of Ontario,
has resigned from the ministry.
VERY Rev. GILBERT ELLIOTT. d. D.,
the well known English c~hurchman. Is
dead. He was born in 1900, was ap-
pointed dean of Bristol in 1850 and held
that Office yer. since
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL was reported
much worse on the nth and the physi
clans had little hope of his recovery.
w. W. ARMSTRONG, who II wa claimed
was the oldest living odd fellow In the
United States, died at Salem, Ore, on
the 18th, aged 80. He vas initiated In
to the order at Buffalo, N. Y, in 1854.
The Swiss government has nearly
completed the work Of fortifying
Mount St Gothard, thereby making 1t
impossible for a hostile army TO descend
into Switzerland from that quarter.
AN ukase has just been issued by the
Russian government prohibiting from
August % the expectation from Russia
Of rye and rye meal OF all kinds n
brands
A DISPATCH on the 18th said that the
Poles were greatly excited over the
possible erection of a monument by the
Russian government to Count Mura-
vief, known as the "Hangman OF
Poland" The Poles generally on
strue it as q national insult.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. the we'll
known contributor to literature. died
at Cam bridge, Mass, on the 18th. He
was born February 22. 1919.
GEORGE JONES. editor of the New
York Times, died at Poland Springs,
Me-, on the 18th. He overthrow the
Tweed ring.
The latest London advices from
southeastern Africa tell Of appalling
barbarities by the Portuguese with q
view of bringing the natives to sub
lection.
Rev. DR. A. l.. L%INDsLEY, Q professor
in the Presbyterian theological school
of Oakland. Cal, and one of the most
prominent ministers on the Pacific
coast, is dead.
THE Maryland farmers convention
has Endorsed Senator German.
A DISPATCH from Erie, Pa. says: Ex-
Congressman SCOTS condition is
slightly improved Mr.. Brand, his
physician, says: 81 am confident Mr..
Scott will recover. though his recovery
will be necessarily slow"
EX-SENATOR BRUCE, Of Mississippi,
opposes the schemes OF negro emigra-
ton to Liberia and says Bishop Turner
is the only prominent colored man in
this country who advocates it. Mr..
Bruce says the American negroes are
Americans. They are African in moth
ing but their color.
The Novosti. of St. Petersburg, in an
article on European politics, takes oc-
casion to review the our followed
by the Salisbury government and says
that If it is the policy of Great Britain
to continue her present attitude toward
France and Russia the peace Of Europe
will be guaranteed for a long time to
come.
PARTIES from the Chickasaw Nation
say the Byrd party was victorious In
the late election. having secured every
member of the lower house of the
tribal Legislature. The result mean
that the intruders must 60 and every
white man on the expiration OF his
permit.
Col. FREDERICK PHIsTER. OF New
York, has been appointed adjutant-
general OF the q. A. r.
HENRY c. MILES has been appointed
United States Judge Of the northern
and southern districts of Mississippi
Mrs. SARAHC. POLK, widow Of James
X. Polk. tenth president Of the United
States. died at Nashville, Tenn, on tire
14th.
THE funeral services over the r 9
mains of James Russell Lowell took
place at Harvard university. Inter-
ment was in the family lot at Mount
Auburn