The Washington bee., 1892-09-03
\ Summary of Current Events-The Worlds
lDOings for the Past Six Days Gathered
lanG Condensed for Our Readers
General,


renominated by the Third district Demo-
Gratis of Texas.
Elk President Cleveland has decided
that he will make no political speeches
during the campaign.
James Owen O'Connor, the eccentric
tragic actor, has been taken to the New
Jersey State Asylum.
The French forces having made an ad-
vance on Slkele the whole Dahomeyan
army fled northward
The last deposit in the $50, 900 stake for
Il Sullivan-Corbett fight in New Or
l,a : has been made.
DR.. Edward Beecher, a brother of
Henry Ward Beecher, celebrated his
ninetieth birthday OH Sunday.
Planning mills and box factories of the
Saginaw Valley. Mich, may have to shut
down for lack of cars to S lip in.
New Workers are eating 10000 water
melons per day, while making a great
ado about the dagger of cholera.
The long drouth in sections of Texas
has been broken by heavy rains and the
farmers are preparing for seeding.
The International Peace Congress at
Berne decided to hold the next Interna-
tional Congress at Chicago in 1898.
Senator Hill will make the leading
speech at the great Tammany ratification
meeting in New York in September.
Late in the season as it is, rains have
made it possible for Lower Rio Grande
Valley farmers to begin planting corn.
a Harrisburg sage says that the noises
Of railroads are driving bats away from
civilization and they are becoming ex-
tlnct.
The Williamsport, Pa, Wire Rope
Company has just made for an Omaha
street railway a wire rope 81, 900 feet
long.
Thirty Hebrew families, comprising
almost the entire population of the ham,
let OF Ziontown, n. j., are on the verge
Of starvation.
Eleven French Canadian Roman Cath
olics at Maskinonge have publicly alb
jured their faith and become members of
The Baptist Church.
United States Senator Dawes has writ
zen a letter announcing that he will not
De a candidate for reelection when his
present term closes
Supreme Justice Somerby, of the Iron
Hall, is at his home in Philadelphia He
declares that the institution is in a sound
financial condition.
Mad. Loyson, wife of Pere Hyacinthe
Loyson, has returned to America to
conduct a series of parlor talks to
women against Romanism.
Shoman, the yachts cook, who con.
cocted the story that Millionaire Sibley's
party had perished in Georgian Bay, is
to be crminally prosecuted.
Governor Abbott has issued a procla-
nation setting apart Oct 81 next, the
400th anniversary of the discovery of
America, as a general holiday in New
Jersey.
Grand Master Sweeney, of the Switch
mems Order, has returned to Chicago.
He admits that the late strike at Buffalo
mad no chance of success, but denies that
he was insincere in his course.
The English seem to have got ahead of
rhe Russians in Afghanistan. The Ameer
HAS practically put himself under British
protection, and asks their aid and advice
against the hostile action of Russia.
Mr.. Morley's appointment of George
Fottral as under-secretary for Ireland,
has given great satisfaction in Ireland,
and is hailed with general delight as the
advent of genuine Irish administra.
Eion.
Mavroyeni Bey, the Turkish minister,
says the alleged interview in which he is
reported to have said that the sultan
should make reparation for the outrages
at Keenia was utterly without founda.
ton.
An official report on the Russian crops
says that the winter crops in all the
provinces except sixteen are in a satisfac-
tory condition. The condition of the
summer crops is unsatisfactory in nine
teen provinces.
The principal leaders of the striking
miners in Tennessee are being arrested.
George Monroe, leader of the Coal Creek
miners has been sent to Jail on a charge
of murder. One hundred miners were
arrested at Oliver Springs.
Robert Livingston Cutting, Jr., the
New York society man who married
Minnie Seligman, the actress, will go on
die stage 1t is the first instance of
male member of New York's four hun.
dTed becoming an actor.
According to report just issued, the
number of immigrants landed during
the fiscal year ended June 80 was 619,.
800, of which number 130. 622 came from
Germany, IL, ,06S from the British Isles,
81 259 from Rnssia and 60, GA from Italy.
Great Britain has received an invita-
ton from the United States Government
to take part in the naval parade in April
next in connection with the Columbus
celebration, and has accepted it. s. 2
will probably send some of her frst-class
war ships.
E J. D cker;, OF New Orleans. has
called for convention of representative
from each branch OF the lion Hall. to
meet at indianapolis, September Is. to
elect new supreme officers, reorganiza
the lodge laws, and take the order out If
the rsceiyerShip