Passaic City record., 1892-05-28


diana, being the first o. the battle ship
armor plates completed by the Bethlehem
penny Iron Works.
THE President appointed Admiral Stephen
b. Luce. retired. to be Commissioners Gen.
eral, and Professor G.. Brown Goode. As
sistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, and Professor James C. Wellington,
President of the Columbian University, to
be Assistant Com missioners to represent the
United States at the Columbian Historical
Exposition, to be held in Madrid. Spain, in
1892, in commemoration of the 40Oth ami
versary of the discovery of America.
THE President withdrew the nomination
of Frederick Bancroft as United States Con-
sui at Brunswick, Germany.
THE Italian Minister, Baron Fava, was
received in the Blue Room of the White
House by President Harrison. He was ac-
companied by the attaches of the italian
Legation. Secretarv Blaine accompanied
the Baron to the Executive Mansion and
made the introductions. Mr.. Blaine had a
long conference with the President after
ward.
THE executors of the will of the late Gem
eral George w Cullom. of New York City.
called on Secretary Elkins and presen ted
him check for $3.50, 900, the amount of a
beouest made by General Cullom for the
erection of memorial hall at West Point
Military Academy Secretary Elkins for
mally accepted the bequest.
A CAUCUS of the Democratic members of
the House decided that the remaining appro-
priation bills shall be disposed OF in their
regular order before other bills are taken Up.
SIR JULIAN PAuNCEFoFE, the British
Minister, and Lady Paunceforte gave re-
ception at the British Legation, Washing
ton, in honor of the ssventy-second ami
versary of the birthday of Queen Victoria.
Foreign.
E. P. DEACON, of Boston, Mass, was tried
at Nice France for the killing of M. Abeille
his wife's admirer, was found guilty of the
wilful wounding of the latter, and was
sentenced to imprisonment for year.
SPAIN has cancelled the prohibition of the
import of American pork, which has been
in force for many years.
DISPATCHES from Lagos announce that
the British have defeated the Jebus near
Magone. Twenty chieftains and 400 soldiers
were killed.
HERR ScHENcK, Manager Of the st. Gall
branch of the Federal Bank, of Switzerland,
has been arrested for embezzling the
funds of the institution. The amount that
he has taken is at least 81, 900. 600.
MEXICAN troops and Yaqui Indians
fought near Los Pilros, Mexico. SeYan pri-
Yates and two officers were killed. The
Yaquis were dispersed.
PRESIDENT DIAz has appointed Senior
Matias Romero, the present Minister to the
United States Minister of Finance. No
SUCCESSOR to Senior Romero as Minister to
the United States will be appointed at
present.
SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, Lieutenant
Governor of Ontario, Canada, is dead. he
was the son of the late James Campbell, NJ.
D., and was born in Yorkshire, England, in
1922
FREDERICK BAYLEY DEFINING, one of the
most versatile and bloodthirsty wretches in
the history Of the worlds crime. has been
executed at Melbourne, Australia, for the
murder of his wife. He made no confession.
FIFTEEN students who were attending the
convent at Wurmsbach, in the canton of st.
Gall, Switzerland, were boating on Lake
Zurich when their boat was capsized and all
were thrown into the water. Seven OF them
were drowned,
The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
of tho marriage of the King and Queen of
Denmark began at Copenhagen.
PHYLLoxERA has appeared in eleven
provinces of Spain. Great injury has been
done in the vineyards in the affected places,
especially in Corona.