The Globe-republican., 1891-03-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

A DISPATCH from Cairo says that the
Egyptian army has been organized
under English officers even down to
subalterns, and it is as much a British
army as the native imperial troops in
India.
ADvICEs from Chill state that three
battalioEs and the Fourth regiment of
government troops stationed near
Pizagua have shot their officers and de-
clared in favor of the revolutionists.
PARNELL will form a political fund
apart from that for tenants, and his
American money seekers will collect
| for both.
In signing the copyright bill the pres
ident used large quill taken from an
American eagle sent to him for that
purpose by Mr.. Robert U. johnson, of
New York. secretary of the internation-
al copyright league. The pen was then
returned to Mr.. johnson with the presi-
dent S compliments.
THE senate select committee on re-
lations with Canada has decided to leave
Washington for Canada April 80 to re-
sumo their Investigations begun last
summer.
THE prohibitionists have nominated a
state ticket in Rhode Island.
7. p. O'CoNNoR sailed from New York
on the 4th homeward bound.
THE Indiana house has passed bill
reducing railroad fares to cents per
mile.
THE legislative council of Arizona has
passed a woman suffrage bill by a vote
of 10 to ?.
THE ratification of the Sisseton and
Wahpeton treaty at Washington throws
open to settlement one million acres of
land in South Dakota and Minnesota.
A DISPATCH from Madrid says that in
| a discussion of Cuban affairs in the
| Spanish cabinet the sale of the country
to the United States was considered.
The weight of opinion was decidedly
adverse to any such negotiation.
THE Vienna correspondent of the
London Times states on good authority
that recent negotiations carried on at
the courts of Germany. Italy and Austria
insure a renewal of the triple alliance.
Gov. FLEMING. of Florida. has decided
to leave the choice of Senator Calls sue
cessor to the legislature.
THE election returns in Canada indi.
Gated on the 5th 4 majority Of about
twenty for the Macdonald government.
| ADvICEs from Chilli are to the effect
that the insurgents have been defeated
at Ovalle and have Withdrawn towards
Lacerne.
THE president has appointed c. P
Walker, of Oklahoma, and V. b. Payne
of Ann Arbor, Mich, special agents te
make allotments of lands in severalty
to the Sac and Fox Indians.
IT is said at the White house that nc
more appointments will be made unit
after the presidents return from his
hunting trip next week.
SAMUEL NJ. FAIRFIELD, several time:
prohibitionist candidate for attorney
general of Massachusetts,, has been ar
rested charged with having embezzled
$1,000 in 1887.
Gov. HILL, of New York, has beer
invited to deliver the address on the oc
casion of the unwilling of the monu
ment to Henry w. Grady in Atlanta
Ga, next summer.
THE West Virginia senate has passed
bill appropriating $4,000 for thu
states worlds tair exhibit.
THREE was a riot at Kaolem. Austria
on election day, organized by anti
Semitics, who raided number of Jew
ish shops and ravaged the Jewish GENE
terry, where not one gravestone was lief
standing. One jew was killed.
1T is stated on high Washington au
thority that there is no respect Of a,
immediate change in the Office O
United States treasurer.