The state capital., 1891-10-24
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

from a tour of investigation in Europe,
declares that he has secured evidence
of so startling nature in regard to the
deportation of undesirable citizens from
the other side of the Atlantic that it
would be deemed incredible had he not
proof of it's authenticity. The pub
lie will watch. with interest for Col
Webers report.
NAL GEN. WILLIAM HENRY FITzHUGH
LEE, second son of Gen. Robert e. Lee,
member of the last and reelected to the
next United States congress, died at his
home near Fairfax, Va. on the evening
of the 10Th. He was born May 81, 1887,
and was previous to the war OF the re-
bellion lieutenant in the Sixth United
States infantry. He was well-known
cavalry leader in the late war.
THE American Medical congress
permanent organization committee, at
it's session in st. Louis, refused to
receive DIR. Howard e. Ames, detailed
by Secretary Tracy to represent the
navy, the choice of the nominating COM
mittee of the American Medical asso-
citation, DIR. A. l.. Gihon, being unable
to leave his post of duty. DIR. Ames de-
livered scorching speech on the insult
placed upon the medical department of
the United States navy and upon Secre-
tary Tracy and withdrew.
IT is not definitely settled when Sec
retary Blaine will leave Augusta for
Washington. If, however, he continues
to improve in health as rapidly as he
has since he returned to his old home,
he will probably leave for Washington
either the last of this month or during
the first week in November.
THE treasury department has decided
that marble bust of the prince of
Wales, imported by a masonic society
of Iowa. is entitled to free entry.
THE limited express and freight
train on the Panhandle railroad col
lided at Mingo junction, near Steuben-
vile, O., at 6:15 a. m., on the 10th.
Two men were killed and four injured.
A SLIGHT earthquake shock was felt
in East Nashville, Tenn. on the 10th. 1t
lasted about seven seconds and moved
in southeasterly direction. No dam
age resulted.
BROTHER ANDREAs BINDER, the first
and oldest Benedictine monk in the
United States, was buried in the mon
astery burying ground at Latrobe, Pa,
on the 18th.
AN old woman of 10, a young woman
and three children were burned to
dea tn in a London tenement-house fire
on the 10th.
A PORTION of the Memphis & Charles
ton railroad bridge at Florence, Ala,
gave way. on the 18th, while a heavy
ore train was crossing. Six cars went
down with the structure, leaving the
others on the track. No one was hurt.
A FORMAL treaty of peace and am
nesty between Honduras and San Sal
vador has been signed. This action
makes sure, for the time being at all
events, the peace of the Central Amer
lean states.
CHINA has directed her ambassador
at st. Petersburg to demand explana-
tions as to Russa's encroachments on
the Pamir territory.
GEN. BUTTEnFIELD has declined re-
nomination for congress rendered him
by the republicans of the tenth Ohio
district.
JAMES PARTON, the well-known
author, died at Newburyport, Mass,
on the 18th, after an illness of several
weeks.
PROF. JOHN LARKIN LINCOLN, OF
Brown university, Providence, R. l.,
died on the 18th.
THE president has issued proclama-
tion reserving from entry and settle
ment the tract of timber land in the
state of Colorado, known as the White
River plateau.
EDWARD E. SEARLEs, widower OF
Mrs. Hopkins-Searles, proposes to give
the town of Methune, Mass, the finest
statue of George Washington in
America.
ACTING SECRETARY SPAULDING has
instructed the collector at San Fran
cisco to refuse admission to any Chinese
person unless he produces certificate
stating that he does not come within
the prohibited classes.
The Office of the Lebanon (Tenn.
Observer, whose fiery editorials on GER
tain officials had for several days kept
the town in stir, was burned between
/ and a. m. on the 18th. 1t is said
to have been the work of an incendiary.
SECOND COMPTROLLER GILKEsON, in
his report to Secretary Foster, says
during the past year his Office has set
tied so, 1872 cases, involving STA, SS4, 062
PREMIER PARKER of New South
Wales has resigned in consequence Of
the recent government defeat on the
eight-hour question.
w. j. ARKELL bid in the Mount Nc
Gregor railroad, at the mortgage sale
| at Saratoga, N. Y, on the 10th, fol-
$2S, 500
JUDGE CANE, with whom the poe
| Whittier lives, at Amesbury, Mass.
says there is no truth in the published
report of the poets illness
GUsTAvE STEIN, musical critic of thu
New York Staats-Zeitung, died O
pneumonia on the 10th. He was re
Gently bitten by spider, and an oper
alton made necessary on that accoun
| the cause of his death.
ONE OF the most important move
ments made by Great Britain on th
American continent in many years i
foreshadowed in a cable dispatch from
London. 1t is nothing less than tn
regular use of the Canadian Pacific rail
way for the transportation of Britisl
troops from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and vice versa when bound to or from
England and India.
IT is officially stated that the Chilia1
government has given an intimatiol
that it will soon issue safe conduct t
those persons who have taken refug
in the American and Spanish Legations
The government has recognized tn
right of asylum in a letter to Mr.. Egan
the United States minister. The Span
ish minister is acting in coniunctio