Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-29
NEWS OF YESTERD RDlY,

The funeral of the late ongressman l.. C.
HOuck took place at Knoxville, Tenn.
Emperor William will shortly hold a council
to consider reduction of the corn tariil to 2li
marks.
Sam Smelling colored, was hanged at Cuth-
bert Ga. for the murder Of Osborne Bates
cOored.
The Now York Italian chamber OF commerce
resolved To aid in all ways possible the sue
cess of the worlds fair.
II is expected that the German rcichstug
will be summoned next week to discuss meas
ures to reduce the corn duties.
Thc affairs OF the Spring Garden bank OF
Philadelphia are In much worse condition
than Gt first believed. Much of the assets are
We 18th ,esS notes.
The mercantile banking and commission
house OF j. W. Riddle OF Piedras Negrns. Ten
assigned The assets and Liabilities will run
up in the hundreds of thousands,
1t has been practically decided to extend
the q, per cent loan at per cent ana to give
ninety days notice next Monday.
The commune of MisterDiancc In Sicily, rose
in revolt against local tax. and invading the
town set tire to several buildings. The revolt
was suppressed and the lenders arrested,
Before the adjournment Of the Penn,yIvn-
mia legislature the report OF the conference
tn by bOJh branches Tho appropriation Is
ED0,LO0,
The Russian imperial family have post
pouGd their start for Moscow. Tho visit may
be abandoned, as the po ice have submitted to
the ear dlsputing reports In regard To the rN-
citemCnt PREVAILING In Moscow, arising from
the eXpulst, OF tho ews.
The French exhibition in Moscow has proved
to be Il compete iflSCo. French priests in
tending to visit the exhibition arc not allowed
to cross the frontier without first obtaining 20
special permit from cczar; All visitors to
Moscow are narrowly watched.
Officers of the treasury department hnyo
been selected aS agents 10 visit the cltlCS
named below aud select sites for tho publlc
buildings rs authorized by congress, viz;
Beatrice, Neb. Emporln, KAN, Fargo. \. d.,
Sioux city, la, sioux Falls :. d.
The Rome correspondent Of tho London
Catholic News cables that the long expected
secret cunsistory Is officially sct for Monday,
June l. to be followed by. a public conslstOry
ON Thursday, June t. No new cardinals, IT II
affirmed. a will be created ut present,
Postmaster General WanamukeF had con-
ference with the secretary uf tue treasury In
regard to the public bui ldlngs at Denver and
PortIund, O"C,, and the selection Of u site for
the public building at SAN Francisco, The
nos ostmtsteT general Is pushing all the matters
aud will have thSm settled as soon as possible
The executive council of the American Fed
Ing tho knights O. Labor that the united
mine workers receded from their position aud
decln rod tho Clght hour demand on. Tho adj
dress viii snY the mine workers are largely
knights OF Labor, who almost openly opposed
the str lfe for eight hours.
Surrogate AbDott Of Brooklyn decided the
great suit over Myra Clark Gaines will lie
declares that the hy lographln wi of January
s. 1884 Is false and fraudulent Ia his Opin-
ion Myra Clark Gaines never wrote u word OF
II, Tho surrogate uphOlls the VIII OF January
5. lSH5 Tho Games case In Its ynriouS aspects
has been In litigation for forty years II In
wolves tl,OA0J1