Fair play., 1892-01-30
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

| ON TIC loIH, III Tile tOWn Oh belmont,
Wis, Herman Morris shot and killed
his son-in-law, William Hurst, who
had only been married a few months,
for publishing IN alleged falsehood
about him.
Mrs. ADAM MUcHTER. of Whitehall,
Pa. had, up to the 18th inst, existed
653 days without swallowing morsel
of food or receiving a drop of liquid
nourishment in the regular manner.
death" she says, ''seems to have for
gotten her."
On the 18th some boys ding up 81, 900
| In greenbaclis at the root of tree Ecar
Bedford. Ind. on which Stephen Clark
was hanged several years ago.
THE mother of John f. Redmond.
the Parnellite leader recently elected a
member OF parliament for Waterford.
ireland, died on the 10Th.
The steamship Dundee arrived ut
Liverpool. on the 2Qth, and her captain
reported that he saw a large steamer
| burning ut sea. The captain of the
Dundee is of the opinion that the peo-
pie on the burning craft had been res
cncd by a vessel which was still in sight
| when the Dundee met the burning ship
| He is not positive of this, however, and
does not know the name of either yes
sci.
MOUNT AsAMA-YAMA, on Ilondo is
land, Japan, is again active. emitting
flames.
SECRETARY OF WAR EIKINs is re-
ported to have said in an interview
that the Chilian situation is very scri-
Gus. and that war must come unless
Chilli makes ample reparation.
AT the annual meeting of the state
board Of trade at Waterbury. Conn, on
the Goth, resolution was adopted ask
ing the legislature to make an appro-
priatiOn for the Worlds fair
THE select committee of the United
States senate on woman suffrage de-
cided, at a meeting held on the Goth. by
vote of to 2. to report with a favor
able recommendation the joint resolu-
tion for constitutional amendment al
lowing women to vote.
THE steamer Rio Janeiro, from China,
arrived at San Francisco, on the Goth,
with case of smallpox on board, and
was Immediately quarantined.
OS February 10. at II q. m. the house
committee on coinage. weights and
measures will. by the terms of reso-
luton agreed upon in committee on the
Goth. vote upon the question of report
ing to the house a bill for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver This de-
cision WAS reached harmoniously and
after meeting free from dispute.
THE United States dynamite cruiser
Nesuvius will be ready for active serv-
ice by the last of February. The DELAY
is occasiored in providing the vessel
with projcctiles and supplying thin
armor protection along the sides in the
wake of the machinery and boilers.
The Eesuvius is in commission and can
proceed to sea any day.
PRESIDENT MoNTT of Chilli is reported
to have told an official high in the
Chilian service that there was not the
slightest doubt but what all matters at
present in dispute between the United
States and Chill would be amicably set
tied within n short time.
REPREsENTATIvE ROGER Q. MILLS. of
Texas. has written a letter to Speaker
Crisp. resigning his position rs chair
man of the committee on interstate
and foreign affairs.
The court at Dea dwooG, S. D., cut
down Mrs. James G. Blaine. Jrs. ali
mony allowance and attorneys fees,
the husband pleading poverty.
SENATOR SAWYER and Secretary Rusk.
who were bondsnen for several ex-
trcasurers of Wisconsin. will be called
upon to make good thousands of dol
lars pocketed by the treasurers as inter-
est on public deposits.
Gov. BoIEs of Iowa was inaugurated
for his second term, on the Goth, at Des
Mones.
Ar meeting of the national demo-
cratic committee, held in Washington
on the 2Ist. it was decided to hold the
national democratic convention in Chi
cago on June 81.