Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND poLIrICAr.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
SIMEON RAY, secretary of the Globe
Democrat Printing Co., died at his home
IN st. Louis, on the I'd, of Bright's dis
ease, from which he had been a sufferer
for some time
MR.. DREDGE, one of the English Co
lum bian exposition commissioners
says: II think one grand result of the
exposition will be to bring about a
stronger sentiment of good will be-
tween the two countries. If prejudice
now exists in any form on either side
1T is the result of ignorance. The ex-
position will Danish ignorance; it will
cause the people of both governments
to understand each other better. and
when they know each other as thew
really are, the best of feeling will
naturally exist
On the 4th Mrs. Frank Leslie was
married in New York to VIM. C. Kings
bury Wilde, a brother of Oscar Wilde.
The holy synod of st. Petersburg has
| appointed Archimandrite Nicolai, now
at Tlffis, to be bishop of the Greek
church at San Francisco, in place of
Bishop Vladimir, who is transferred to
bishopric in Russia.
SIR JOHN THOMPSON has applied to
the governor in council of Canada for
power to Immediately commentaries
cution, both civil and criminal, against
those who have been found conspiring
to defraud the government. This is in
| connection with the recent investiga-
tions before the privileges and elections
committee.
In accordance with an act passed by
the last congress the president has
prescribed rules providing for a sys-
tenn OF examination to determine the
fitness for promotion of all officers of
the army below the grade of lieutenant
colonel
SECRETARY TRACY has announced
that Commodore George ". Melville,
the Arctic hero, will be his own success
sor as engineer-in-chief of the ravy
when his four-year term expires in jan
uary.
PROF. JAMES MACoUM, of the Cana
dian geological survey, who accom-
panied the British commissioners to
Behring sea, writing to the government
officials at Ottawa, Ont, says the COM
missioners were astounded to note the
plentifulness of the seals, having been
led hy the United Stotc. .rcporer- o essr-
pose that the seals were almost exter-
minated. At St Pauls island alone
fully 500, 900 seals were in sight.
On the 5th Col. Savage, of Pueblo,
Col, fell dead while visiting the Wal
ker art gallery at Liverpool, England.
nj. RoUsTAN, French minister to the
United States, recently recalled by his
government, appeared at the White
House, on the 5th, and presented his
letters of recall to President Harrison.
IT is said that President Harrison in
tends demanding indemnity from Spain
for outrages committed on American
missionaries in the Caroline islands,
The wrongs complained of are that the
Spanish officers in control of the is
lands permitted the churches of the
Protestant missionaries to be burned
and the ministers and their families
harrassed and subjected to all sorts of
indignities. even to having their lives
endangered.
DIRECToR-GENERALD DAVIS of the Co
lumbus exposition denies that there is
any foundation for the reports pub
lished in the Manchester England
Guardian that American exhibits are to
be ticketed with inscriptions showing
the amount paid to workmen for pro-
ducing the same, for the purpose OF
making contrast with the pay given
to Europeans for similar work.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.