The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-11-07
TELEGRAPHIC RRIEEs.

General R. B. Hayes expects to visit
South Carolina this month.
The Princes Albert Victor and George
OF Wales visited Parnelrs grave at Dub
I'm, and placed wreathes thereon.
The New York State Board of Health
has taken steps to prevent the spread of
smallpox, which is very prevalent in
Canada.
The French senate has agreed to the re.
moval of the prohibition upon the i'm
portation of American salt pork, and has
voted In favor of duty upon that article
of food of 25 francs.
Irish sympathizers in New York city
have resolved to furnish no more aid tt
the home rule cause until all faction
lighting ceases in Ireland.
Later advices from Hiogo, Japan,
place the number of lives lost in the re
cent earthquake at over 10000. Many
vessels were wrecked and 10000 build.
ings destroyed.
Jacob Schaefer and George F. Slosson
Will play match game of billiards in
New York for $500a side and the balk
line championship.
Sullivan and Slavin are engaged in a
very fierce battle of words.
Snow has fallen heavily in Minnesota
and North Dakota.
The German kaiser is urging extreme
measures to suppress immortality ir
Berlin.
The SaltOn lake which created so much
excitement few months ago, is now
nearly dried up.
Sixty-eight colored people sailed from
New York for Monrovia, Liberia. They
go out as cOlonists under the auspices OF
the American Colonization Society, and
are all from Florida.
The empress of Germany has become q
kodak fiend.
The car, the Princess of Wales, and
her daughters arehobnobbing in Dantzic
Of the $4,000 printers who struck in
Berlin 5000 have been granted nine
hour day.
Over 5000 Mayfower buds have been
shipped to the United States via Ham
burg.
Prince Bismarck opposes the law which
reduces the army service in Germany to
two years.
Electricity is used to tame wild animals
by Waldemar Otto, in Germany, by
means of whip connected with bat
terry.
Emperor William will establish cook.
ing school to educate chefs for the i'm
perial household.
In New Hampshire 1876, 1854 people have
deposited 81 ,O5S,0OO in savings banks
and trust companies during the year UP
to October 1.
The Prince of Wales's house at Sand
bingham was damaged $75, 900 by fire.
Paraguay has added 10 cents to the
tariff duty on flour.
Brazil farmers are making more money
growing grapes than coffee.
A new railroad from Puerto Plata.
Chill, to the interior of the country is
nearly completed.
1t is said that Secretary Blaine already
shows the wear of his labOrs since return.
ing to Washington.
A telegram received at the Russian
embassy IN Paris announces the issue OF
an ukase in Russia, prohibiting the ex.
portation of all cereals excepting wheat.
Vessels still loading will be allowed tc
complete their cargoes. The Russian
government has assigned another 80 ,OOO,.
900 rubles to the distress fund.
Application has been made before
Judge Depue in the circuit court at New.
ark, N. j., to have the recent mayoralty
election set aside and new election or,
dered. Two petitions were submitted.
under the laws of 1871 and 1876, charg.
ing that nearly 1900 fraudulent votes
were cast. Justice Depue said he would
hear argument this week.