The rustler., 1891-12-18
rEnsoNAL AID roIIrIcAI-

without precipitatiug a pare yam Of
coughing
RAILROAD MAGNArE HUNTINGTON. in
a letter 20 Texas man. bitterly At
tacks the present railroad legislation
Of that state
Col llEHNANpEz, arrested in Mexico
on suspicion Of sympathy with the rev
olutionists, has been killed. probably
because it was deemed best 10 get him
out Of the wnr
ApN NALRER had q conference with
Secretary Blaine prior to his departure
for Brazil 10 take command OF the
South Atlantic station. lie said the
Chicago Atlanta hnd bennington will
probably touch at 81 Thomas on the
voyage south
IHE Shanghai correspondent Of the
London Times confirms the report Of
the defeat Of the rebels aud SAYS that
their rcverscs were SO severe that they
retired TO the mountain fastucsses The
imperial troops have recapturcd Cham
yang. Their losses were slight
THE people Of Switzerland bv a pie
biscitc have rejected the proposition
that the state purchase the Central rail-
way.
THE Rouman!an cabinet has re-
signed
THE new commercial treaties be-
tween Italy and Germany and Austria
have been signed in Rome.
TnE new triple alliance treaties ex.
pccted 20 be favorable TO America as
they will admit grain at lower rates.
THE situation in about all the CEN
tral American states Is reported very
grave owing to financial and other
troubles
4 NEw YORK republican paper an
nounces that free coinage bill cannot
pass the senate over the presidents
veto, though IL will probably do SO in
the house.
JAMES H. kEILoGg, formerly presi-
dent of the New York state temperance
society, suffered a stroke of apoplcxy
while addressing meeting at the
Emunucl Presbyterian church, Roch-
ester, " Y lie died on his way home
in the ambulance
THE president has accepted the resig-
nation of Secretary Proctor
SECRETARY FOSTER is suffering from
a low fever and another physician has
been called to Surgeon-General Hamil-
toms assistance.
SENATOR PErFER has taken up his
residence in the house formerly oc-
cupied by Senator Ingalls,.
The democratic caucus chose C. L.
Crisp Of Georgia, for speaker of the
house The final ballot stood; Crisp,
lla; Mills, los; Springer, q; Stevens. /.
The following nominations were made
for the minor offices: Mr.. Kerr OF
Pennsylvania, for clerk; Mr. Yoder, OF
Ohio, for scrgeant.at-arms; Turner, of
New York for doorkeeper; Dalton,
Of indiana, for postmaster
SPAIN threatens reprisals for the in
creased tariff on Spanish wines import.
ed into France.
ELECTION riots in the United States
OF Colombia were suppressed by the
military
MAET!N J. SARGENT, traffic manager
of the Memphis route. died at Kansas
City, Mo, recently after p~otractod
sickness lie was born in Cincinnati
March, 1887.
JONI l. SULLIVAN win try the Kee-
ley treatment ut Dwight, Ill
Rev lpA T. HUTroN suddenly lost
hervoicc while preaching at Moline, ILL.,
UNITED STATES MINISTER EGAN has
refused 10 give up 10 Chilli a refugee in
his protection even when indicted by
the Chilian congress.
SENATOR SHERMAN is said in Ohio to
he four votes short of majority for
recollection, while MIR. Foraker is NOV.
ing everything possible TO secure the
place.
TIE presidents message was sent to
congress on the 9th. II dealt with inn
portant questions of the day, especially
the Italian and Chilian complications,
reciprocity, silver and finance
Ar Albaugh's opera house, Wash ing
ton, the other night. President Harrison
and his cabinet with the single exeep-
ton of Mr. Wanamalser. who never
goes To the theater, occupied the four
stage boxes to witaess Stuart R1m Dr-s
production of "She Stoops TO Conquer
lT was stated on excellent authority
that Mr.. Blaine had decided not TO be
"a { .sFrida.c for the presidency-partly
because OF his health IL was also said
that his kilence was E1r the benefit Of
Mr.. Harrison.
The correspondence concerning the
American pork embargo of Germany
has been made public. IL shows that
both sides made concessions.
lr is stated that the archbishop of
Canterbury, England, will visit Amer
lea next year and make tour through
the United States and Canada
Mira CLEVELAND is reported to be
quite i'll at Lakewood, \. J. She Is
said to be u ghost of her former self.