The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

say the United States will not recognize
the Gillian insurgents.
GEN. ALGeR says the republicans o.
the west are for Blaine for president.
A LARGE meeting of prominent Phila
delphla lrishmen decided to affiliate
with the new Irish federation of Amer
lea, which is against Parnell
TURKEY has signed the Brussels anti
slavery African convention.
DISPATCHES from Zanzibar state that
tmin Pasha and his party are travel
ing toward Albert Edward Nvanza.
from where Emin will send a scientific
expedition to the Mountains of the
Moon.
IT is officially announced that LADY
Macdonald, widow of the late premier
of Canada, Sir John Macdonald. has
oeen raised to the peerage as an &C
acknowledgement of her husbands long
and distinguished public service.
ARCHBISHOP TACHE, who for two de-
cades has been the head of the Roman
catholic church in the Canadian north
west was reported lying at the point of
death at Winnipeg
IHE British Official Gazette announces
that, by order of her majesty, the name
OF Sir William Gordon Cumming has
been struck off from the list of the dep
uty lieutenants of Elginshire, Scotland.
PROF. w. X. BALLENTINE, formerly
OF Rutgers college, was installed as
president of Oberlin college, Ohio.
MR. GLADSTONE has been suffering
from influenza and bronchial affec-
ton, but is now improving rapidly.
PROF l.. r. BRIGGS has assumed the
duties of dean of Harvard college, vice
Prof c. l.. Smith, resigned.
IT is understood the president will
appoint William E. Simmons, of Hart
lord, Conn, to be commissioner of pat
ents, vice Mitchell, resigned. Mr.. Sim
mons is member of the firm of Sim
mons IL Burdett, of Hartford.
DE LEssEPs is in bad health, caused
by the Panama canal troubles.
GEN. JUBAL A. EARLY will deliver the
Grafton at the unwilling of the monu-
ment to Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson at
Lexington, Va, July 81.
COMPLETE returns of the election for
New South Wales show 81 opposition to
OIL supporters of the ministry, % labor
and independent. Grouped according
to the tariff policy IS are for protection
and GO for free trade.
Iowa republicans were in conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids on the LIST. Hon.
Hiram c. Wheeler, of Odebolt, Sac
county, was nominated for governor.
CALVIN S. BRICE, chairman of the
National
written letter of warning and advice !
TO his fellow members of the national
The letter embodics adj
vice in regard to the association of
democratic clubs and the necessity of
he national committee cooperating
with them.
The president has left Washington
or Cape May, N. J., and for the next
i've or six weeks will transact all the
public business requiring his attention
It that place. Private Secretary Hal
ord will establish an office near the
residents cottage with Geographic
with the executive depart
nentS.
The Irish Roman Catholic bishops
ave reaffirmed their former declare
ion that Mr.. Parnell was unfit to be the
Aader of the Irish people and unworthy
he confidence of Roman Catholics and
alling upon Catholics to repudiate
i'm.
DR. SILVA JARDIN, Brazilian trav- ,
Ter, met an awful death by falling into
ne crater of Vesuvius, alighting on the
lowing lava.
CONFLICTING reports continue to be
eceived of Mr.. Blaine's health. His
tends admit that he is by no means in
rong health, but Will be when the
)ol days of autumn arrive. Q
CAPT. IRA Fl. OWEN, one of the most
rominent of the vessel owners on the S
reat lakes, died in Chicago recently. n
MR.. GLADsToNE's health is almost re-
ored and he daily takes long walks p
bout Lowestoft, England e
ADvICEs from Surinam, Dutch Guiana. il
'nvey the news that Father Palkir, a
le Rcdemptorist father who had de-
tied his life for the past twenty-five O
'ars TO nursing the lepers of that col IL
~, had died of leprosy. il
EDWIN 5. HENRY, of Kansas, has been lie
omoted from fourth to third assistant
;aminer in the patent office, at 81. 400 n,
larry, and David X. Naylor, of Mis- tr
uri, has been promoted from model r.
tendant to copyist in the patent Office 81
5000 salary.
A SPECIAL from Coquimbo, Chilli, 81,
ted June rs, says that the provinces in ~
nth Chill, all under Balmecaia's con- /;
d. had voted for president of the gov -,
nment party. As was a forerone ~
Inclusion, Balmecada's candidate.
cuna was chosen as his successor.
The silver jubilee of the Ri Rev. az
Seph kaine, Roman Catholic bishop az
w. Va, was celebrated in -
gniticent style on the I'd. Among
'se present were Bishop PheIan. OF
tsburgh, and Bishop Van Dever. of 10
'hmond. Va; Vicar General Tiernev. ne
Richmond, and Mngr j. T. Sullivan.
lev. f, Ross, who was only recently
aimed as Congregational minister
East Jaffrey. was drowned in Long on-
I'd, Peterboro, n. H., BY the capsiz-
of yacht Mr.. Ross attempted to "
IN to the shore for help and was