The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-01-23
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

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Mr.. Blaine has had another slight at.
tack of vertigo, which, however, has
greatly alarmed his friends, who fear he
can not stand the strain of his official
| duties.
Women suffragists are at Washington
in force.
Senator PETER wants the direct voting
for President to begin in 1895.
Both Canadian telegraph companies
have been swallowed up by the Western
Union.
A plunge of 24O feet down coal mine
killed Bert Virgins and six others at
Chatham, Ill.
Everybody is liable to military duty in
Chilli.
Chili's standing army in 1891 was 397
officers and 5,719m men.
1t is said the Monitor feet in James
River will be FURNISHED for immediate
service.
Russell Sage has AZ wounds to show
for his experience with the dynamite on
December last.
To block the Michigan Central Road,
the Canadian Pacific is about to build a
branch road along the Niagara River at
the Falls.
A sleeping car attached to a special
rrain on the Northern Pacific Railroad
was thrown off the track between Du-
uth and Brainard, and burned. The
sleeper was occupied by members of the
Andres Opera Company, two of whom
were burned to death.
The will of the late Senator Plumb was
entered for probate at Emporia, Kan.
The will does not show definitely the
value of the estate, but it will probably
amount to $500, 900. Mrs. Plumb and her
ron, both invalids, are made sole execu-
Tors of the will.
The old and well known banking house
Of j. s. Nicholson & Sons, of Baltimore,
has failed.
Illinois will boom Senator Cullom for
Republican candidate for President.
All the schools and places of amuse-
Inent at Colchester, Conn, are closed be-
cause of scarlet fever in tie town. There
IRE 400 cases.
An enumeration bill has passed the
New York State senate.
Charles A. White, the well known
composer, is dead. He was 80 years old.
lie composed over /, 900 pieces, including
Come, Birdie, Come, Put Ne in Ny
little Bed end "GMsEs;;. :s. 900 -. -
A monument project to Hannibal Ham.
lin is under way at Bangor, Ne.
Memphis, Tenn, is getting over an
earthquake shock scare. The disturb
ance was pronounced enough to gently
shake several buildings, especially in the
suburbs.
Seventy fourth class postmasters ef-
tected an organization in Washington, and
agreed on legislation in Congress which
will relieve them from many incidental
expenses.
The failure is announced in New Or
leans of w. H. Chaffee & Co., cotton fac
tors. Their assets are e700, 900 and their
liabilities $4,000.
AHS OnlO OplIlIudlLSbo nave purCnaSeu
200 acres on Lake Brady for the purpose
of building hotel and establishing re-
sort on the Chautauqua plan.
For the first time in four years the Mis-
sissippi River is frozen over at st. Louis.
The election of officers of Union League
Club, New York, was particularly notable
from the fact that formidable element
in the club was opposing Chauncey NJ.
Depew's reelection as president on the
ground that he had held the Office long
enough. Cornelius N. Bliss was the NOM
inee of the opposition. There were cast
722 ballots. and of this number Mr.. De-
pew received 425, thus rejecting him.
The New York State Commission of
Fisheries has been organized by the cleo
ton of Lawrence D. Huntington, of New
Rochelle, as president, in place of Eugene
G. Blackford, retired by Governor Hill.
Red Lake Falls, Mimi, 40 degrees be
low zero.