The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND PorIrrcAr

EkhSONAL AND POLITICAL.
| JAMES G. FERGUSON, formerly presi
dent Of the board Of trade of Indian,
apolis, Ind, died at San Jose, Cal, re-,
Gently.
The education bill has passed the
third reading in the British house OF
| lords.
MINNEsoTIANs propose to try to raise
500, 900 additional for the worlds fai,
exhibit.
Dom PEDRO, ex-emperor of Brazil, is
able to leave his bed in his residence in
Vichy, France
"A DISPATCH from Bucharest saws
that Baron Erwin Won Schonstein,
formerly millionaire Of Vienna, has
just died in hospital there. He was
victim of financial ruin and had
been reduced to the greatest poverty,
being obliged to work as a tram cal
driver until seized with the illness
through which he became an inmate OF
| the hospital
MRS. SUSAN M. KEY, wife of Bishor
J. 5. Key Of the Methodist Episcopal
church south, died at Eureka Springs,
Ark, recently of heart trouble. She
had been an invalid for several years.
HENRY M. STANLEY. the explorer,
has met with serious accident Ac-
cording to information from Muerren,
in the Alps, where Mr.. Stanley is stay
ing with his wife, the explorer has
| fractured his left ankle bone by acct.
dentally slipping while mountain climb.
ing.
RICHARD NEwcoMBE, the well-known
New York lawyer, is dead
FRANCE has acquired complete con.
| troll of the island of Tahiti.
ATTEMPTS by unknown parties have
been made on the lives of Mime. Con
STAINS and M. Etienne and NJ. Treble,
French government officials. illuminate
powder was concealed in packages re-
sembling Roman Catholic prayer books.
Hon. PAUL DILLINGHAM; died al
Waterbury, VT He was 90 years old
He was member of congress in 1914
and was governor of Vermont from
1865 to 1867
| THE Massachusetts democratic con
vention has been called for Worcester
September 20. Gen. Patrick Collins, OF
| DOSCOHI Will preSlue.
| A MAN named Gurtler, hailing from
New York, was in Berlin recently with
the avowed intention of challenging
Emperor William to fight duel, He
was popped in lunatic asylum.
AT meeting of Kansas democratic
editors at Topeka long address was
drawn up defining the position of the
party. Alliance methods of reform
were repudiated and the republican
party held responsible for the political
evils existing. 1t was resolved that the
party should take an independent posi-
ton.
THE emperor Of Germany personally
conducted religious services on his
yacht recently.
1T is said that the car and czarina
were very coldly received by the people
of Finland
REPRESENTATIVE of the Gillian in
surgents in Washington assert that
Vallenar and all the Huasco valley are
in tho possession of the insurgents or
constitutional government
A PRIVATE cable dispatch received
from Colon, on the Isthmus of Panama
announces the death of William Simms,
of Virginia, United States consul at
that port He was leading repub-
lican politician of his state and figured
as the central target in the Danville
riot in 1888.
MINISTER OF MARINE UPPER, of
Canada, contends that according to the
line laid down by the last geodetic
survey the part Of the Bay of Fundy in
which the United States fishing boats
were seized recently is clearly in
British waters.
SAMUEL d. SANDS, supposed to be the
oldest printer In the country, died re-
Gently at Baltimore, Md
DIR. HENRY Il. HELMBOLD, the
"buchu' man, has been placed in a
madhouse at Trenton, n. j., chained at
the ankles and wrists His mania was
considered incurable.
COLLECTOR ERHARDT, of the port of
New York, has resigned.
THE republican national executive
committee met at the Arlington hotel,
Washington, on the Goth. Hon. M. S.
Quay rendered his resignation as chair
man and Col w. w. Dudley rendered
his resignation as treasurer. Both
designations were accepted subject to
approval of the full national COM
mittee.
LETTERS from Guatemala say two at
tempts have been made on the life OF
President Barrillas and that revolu-
ton is inevitable. The dearth of corn
and other articles Of prime necessity is
causing great suffering