Huntsville gazette. [volume] (Huntsville, Ala.) 1879-1894, 1891-05-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

INQUIRY is to be instituted to ascer-
tain the truth of the rumors respecting
the teachings of Rev. r. Heber New
ton, ID. d., rector of All-Souls' parish
OF New York city. The points in DIR.
Newton's teaching that are to be SUBJ
mitted to the bishop are his alleged de-
| NAL OF the miraculous conception Of
Christ and of the resurrection of the
human body of Jesus.
Mrs. Richard C. DUNCAN, who was
murtierously assaulted by her American
husband recently at Bettws-y-Coed
Wales, and whose life was despaired of,
is reported as being out of danger.
On the 10th the Indiana Worlds fair
commissioners organized, with Glen
Studebaker, of South Bend, as presi-
dent. Gov. Hovey was first elected to
the office, but declined to serve.
HENRY SAMPSON, proprietor of The
Referee, well-known London sporting
and dramatic journal, died, on the 10Th,
of influenza
LETTERS from Florence, Italy, state
that the mob which threw stones at
Mr.. Jacques, of Newton, Mass, and
hurt his daughter, were workingmen
who had just had conflict with the po-
lice on account of May day troubles
On the night of the 18th mob of
Sheffield (Englan6 toughs attempted
to mob Henry M. Stanley at the close
of lecture delivered in that city by
the great explorer. His friends and the
police protected him from violence.
PEDESTRIAN Ii. j. STEVENS, who
started from Chicago, on the 18th, to
| walk to Omaha, Neb., in nine days,
sprained his ankle while stepping off a
trestle near Marshalltown, Ia, on the
abandon his effort.
THE prince of Wales is grandfather.
The duchess of Fife, his daughter, has
given birth to girl baby. The only
draw back to the general felicity of all
| concerned in the advent is the disap-
pointment on the Fife side that it was
not son.
A WASHINGTON special of the 18th
says the hint was accidentally dropped
by high naval official that our efforts
to capture the Itata have embittered the
insurgents toward us, and that the
American interests at 1quique, the in
surgents' headquarters, are constantly
in danger. This accounts for the hasty
| mobilization of an American fleet in
| that harbor.
A VIENNA special says a marriage has
been arranged between the czarowitz
and Princess Helen, daughter of Prince
Nicholas of Montenegro. The CORE
| spondent says the marriage will be of
much political importance, and will lie
welcomed by the Pan Slavists.
OON the 18th Henry Welch, of New
| York, the white man whose skin had
| turned black, and whose case had been
watched with the greatest interest by
the physicians at the Presbyterian hos
| pital, where he had been since the 9th,
| died at that institution.
On the 18th Lord Edward Cavendish,
| youngest son of the seventh duke of
| Devonshire, and member of the house
| of commons in the liberalization interest
for the western division of Derbyshire,
England died, as the result of an attack
of influenza
A MEETING of Italians was held in
Boston, on the 18th, at which 81, 900 was
subscribed toward the erection of a
monument to Christopher Columbus to
be presented to the city of Boston. 1t
is proposed to raise from S1O,O to $12,-
900 for this purpose.
THE press of London make piquant
comments on the illness of Mr.. Blaine.
The Chronicle, in discussing the presi-
Dental possibilities, says: Mr.. Harri-
son, as protectionist pure and simple,
opposes Mr.. Blaine's policy of reciproc-
ity, and that, while on his tour he en-
deavored to take credit for the first
fruits of this policy, is most signifi-
can't"