The Globe-republican., 1891-04-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| r1cQ the singer bOrlSka trlnck.
| THE pope is suffering from a sever,
attack of stomach trouble. His condi
ton is such that he is compelled to keel
his bed.
A DISPATCH received in New York
states that rumors of war between
Hayti and San Domingo are current
The old dispute, the boundary line
question, is the cause of the strained
relations of the two countries.
IT is said that Austria will use its
force to prevent Russian occupancy of
Bulgaria, and the question is whether
Germany will assist, provided the Aus
trian dominions are not invaded by
Russia.
The dispute with Italy over the lynch
ing of the Malta suspects at New Or
leans assumed serious phase on the
31st by the recall of the Italian ambas-
sador from Washington.
The new alien contract labor law has
gone into effect Its provisions will be
strictly construed.
The Tippecanoe club, a republican
organization of Cleveland, O., ban
quoted Major William Mckinley and
formally opened the campaign for his
gubernatorial nomination. He re-
sponded to toast with speech upon
protection principles.
EARL GRANVILLE died after a long
illness on the 31st. He was born May
IL, 1915, and was educated at Eton and
Christ church, Oxford, where he took
his degree in 1884. He had been prom
inent in the foreign affairs of Great
Britain for half century.
EDWIN Booth, the eminent actor has
announced his retirement from the
stage.
HARRY A. GARFIELD, eldest son of
the late President Garfield, was defeat
ed for nomination to the council by
John Hintze, a saloonleeper in the
Third district of Cleveland, O. Garfield
ran for the board of education a wear
ago and was defeated then.
THE British government is urged to
declare Zanzibar free port. The
Germans on the coast are going away
and all the trade from Zanzibar has al
ready begun to show signs of decay.
1t is believed that by declaring Fan
zibar to all British coast towns a free
port the trade can again be won from
the Germans.
EX-CONGREssMAN j. B. GRINNEL1.,
founder of the town of Grinnell, Ia,
died after a years illness, aged 20
years, of throat and constitutional
troubles He was one of Iowa's best
known men, having filed a number of
official positions in both the state and
nation.
The Vossische Zeitung announces
that the new United States laws for the |
of pork and bacon will prob
ably form the basis for fresh negotia:
lions for the abolition of the prohibi-
ton placed upon the importation of |
American pork into Germany.
THE will of Lawrence Barrett be- |
]ueaths to his wife all his furniture,
pictures, clothes, plate, china, watches
md jewelry. wines and household
stores and all the rest of his property is
eft in trust to his three daughters.
MR. HARTwELL, a missionary from
>hina said recently that Minister Blair
would have a very unpleasant time in
lima The Chinese, he said. are very
proud and sensitive. They keep track
# the news of the world and are fully
ognizant of Senator Blair's attitude on
he Chinese question.
The public debt statement shows an
of the public debt during the
month of March of $40, 1858.
GEN. ALBERT PIKE died at Washing
on on the I'd. He was born at Boston
n 1909 and was a prominent freemason.
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT JAMES WIND
I'M has decided to resign. He has been
endered the appointment of director of
ne department of public works of
THOMAS c. Barring, one of the part
ers in the famous house of Barring
'ros. & Co., of London, died recently of
following an operation
THE viceroy of India telegraphs that
S far as is known in regard to the
lanipur massacre one officer and if
cen Sepoys were killed, twenty were
and 1O3 are missing.
The elections in Chill went favorably
D Balmaceda.
GEN. BOOTH, head OF the Salvation {
.rmy, was reported seriously ill. s
DAVID TAYLOR, associate justice of
he Wisconsin supreme court, died sud-
emily at the supper table recently, aged
l. The cause was heart disease. /;
THE international American none /;
ary conference, which has been in ses- ,
ion at Washington trying to fix a COM
ION ratio between gold and silver, end
in a failure. :
THE McCarthyite candidate at North :,
ligo was elected over the Parnellite by
majority of $50. 1t was not the vic |,
cry the McCarthyites expected and has 4,
the enthusiasm of English :
berals for home rule
IN Washington authoritative denial is i
wen the report that Secretaries Rusk :
nd Noble are at odds as to naming a =
of the general land office.
ADvICEs from Manipur. Assam. say :.
lat the British have attacked and car
ed by assault Fort Thabat, situated q
velve miles from Manipur and garri- !.
'ned by 1000 Manipuris.
MISCELLANEOUS. "
EXCISE Commissioners Meakin, Eitz- ~
atrick and Koch, whose trial for neg II