The Republican journal., 1892-04-14

IL l1clI StCOIQ CHOICE.
In BRIEF. A meeting OF the New Eng
land Base Ball League was held April &.
An eight club league was organized in
Guiding Portland, Lewiston, Manchester,
Haverhin, Lowell, Salem. Woonsocket,
and Pawtucket. These cities must put up
a forfeit of $500 on on before April 20. -
Alice Field, daughter of Cyrus Field. has
been found to be insane by the commits
sioner appointed to inquire into the ques-
ton of her mental condition.. \ dispatch
from Dillon. Mont. reports that eight cat
tie men We're killed ina battle with thieves
near there two days ago.. The French
chamber of deputies, by an unanimous
vote has adopted the credit asked for by
the government to lie expended for the
French exhibit at the Chicago Columbian
cN po>ltlon.... NdNlces from Samoa show
that the fcud between King Malietoa and
I llct Mataaia grows more bitter daily,
and the outbreak OF war i, probable Ma
taata has started a rival government......
Peter Emo, the Lawrence wife murderer,
has been captured. H.. The February earn
ings of the Boston and Maine road show
a gain OF about $50 900 net and are the
| largest ever reported for the month of
February in the history OF the road. .....A
submarine boat WAS gisena trial in De
| troit Saturday and proved a success......
Shipping circles i'll Philadelphia are eNcit-
ed over the probable loss OF three vessels.
with crews numbering forty CHIT persons
and property valued ut SIS. 600. ..... The
Ohio society of New ork gave Minister
WhItclaW Reid a dinner on Saturday night
| and many distinguished guests were pres
cnt. Fourteen people are known to
have been drowned during the floods in
Mississippi .... Madrid is still in terror of
the Anarchists. Palm Sunday services
We're omitted in the Royal chapel on
this account. Snuwden. the American.
finished the victor in the - hour roller
skating race in London, Eng. The
| management of the Canadian Pacific yail-
road are endeavoring to make arrange
mcnts with connecting lines for the run
| ming of fast train between Halifax and
Boston, the journey to be made in % hours.
...... Hon. John X. Porter. senior counsel
for the people in the trial of Gartield'S as
sassn, Guiteau, and for the defence in
the Beecher trial, died AT Waterford, n.
Y, Monday. Capt. Cowan, of the
steamer Phidias, which arrived at New
York April from Brazilian ports, report
ed that the sanitary condition of Santos
and Rio .Ianeiro is very bad. Yellow fever
alarming extent. The Phidias lost some
of hercrew of the disease ON the trip there
and three were left at Santos with fever.
The heat was very intense, which greatly
| aggravated and spread the disease. About
100 vessels were in the harbor of Santos.
Business at Rio .laneiro is very brisk ow
ing to the shipment of the coffee crop. All
was quiet at the time of departure.
WASHINGTON WnIsPER1NGs. Senator
Frye of Maine, chairman of the commerce
committee. proposes to call up in the Sen
ate. at the earliest moment during the
present month, the bill introduced and re
ported by him at the request of the Ma
| tional Vessel Owners Association and es-
pecially the vessel owners of New York,
Philadelphia and Boston, exempting
| American coastwise sailing vessels, piloted
| by their licensed masters or by a United
| States pilot, from the obligation to pay
| state pilots for services not rendered.
| When the bill has passed the Senate it will
| be in favorable position for early consid-
Grafton in the House. Messrs. Milliken
and Boutelle took a hand in the discussion
| of the free wool bill in the House April &.
....The navy department has invited pro-
| posals for the condemned Galena at the
| kittery navy yard. ...... The Senate Friday
passed the District of Columbia approplia-
| ton bill including the 500. 600 for the en-
| tcrtanmcnt of the Grand Army veterans.
...... The river and harbor bill has been
reported to the House of Representatives.
| The last river and harbor act appropriated
| S24. OS4, 300 OF 81, 600, :,20 more than the
one now reported..... The cotton bagging
bill was passed by the House Monday, 166
to 45, a strict party vote. -. The President