The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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THE grand duke of Hesse died at 1
o'clock on the morning of the 18th.
Mrs. MARGARET DAYTON, widow o
the late William Dayton. who was OF
the presidential ticket of Fremont ant
Dayton, died on the 18th at her home,
Trenton. n. j., in the send year of hel
age
Hon. FRED DOUGLAS has accepted thu
position offered him by Hayti as it:
representative at the worlds Columbian
commission. The government of Havti
has appropriated So, 600 to be spent on
its exhibit.
THE governor of Massachusetts, has
signed the anti-free pass bill
A LETTER written by ex-Presldent
Cleveland TO Gen. Edward S. Bragg, OF
Wisconsin, has been made public. in
which Mr.. Cleveland says that voters
should be left free to select their can.
didates and hat his party should &C,
with thoughtfulness and deliberation
AN address has been issued to the
peoples party calling upon them to
meet in their respective towns and viii
lagos on SATURDAY., March 20. for the
purpose of organization.
The emperor of Germany ordered the
army in mourning for three days
owing to the death of the grand duke
of Hesse.
LADY HENRY SOMERSET made two
farewell appearances before Chicago
audiences on the 14th.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has issued a reci-
procity proclamation against Colon
bia, Hayti and Venezuela
MINISTER TUPPER states that the Do
minion of Canada is considering a re-
taliation upon Newfoundland fisher
men similar to the tax placed on Cana
dian fishermen in Newfoundland and
Wales.
The New Jersey state republican
convention will be held on Apri! 81.
PRESIDENT CARNoT, of France. has
signed the commercial reciprocity con
vention with the United States.
THE state department has requested
an answer from Lord Salisbury touch.
ing British intentions in the Behriny
sea controversy.
DIPLOMATIC relations r to be re-
sumed between the United States and
Italy.
A BELIEF exists hat Russia will inter
fere in the Behring sea imbroglio.
ITALY has been chosen as one Of the
a~rbitrators in the Behring sea matter.
DR. MOTr SMITH, the new minister
from Hawaii. was presented to the
president on the 10th.
Tur cop,fo hoe r,DGrmod TrEeon n
Clements, of Georgia, to be interstate
commerce commissioner, vice Gen. w.
L. Bragg, deceased.
AT a large public meeting at Paris,
Can, on the night of the 10th to dis
cuss the political situation. a resolution
in favor of political union with the
United States was carried by a large
majority.
THE position of head professor in po-
science in the new University of
Chicago at a salary of 81. 900 a year has
been offered to Prof. Edmund J. James,
of the Wharton School of Finance and
Economy, University of Pennsylvania
ITALY has denied that it proposes to
enlarge its silver coinage.
SECRETARY FOSTER returned from his
trip abroad on the 18th.
Miss HELENA BUCHARDr, daughter
of the Boston brewer, was married on
the 18th to Baron Won Scholley.
nephew of the Austrian field marshal.
THERE is a movement on footlooking
to the formation of societies all over
the state of Maine, pledged to agitate
for a resubmission to popular vote of
the prohibition laws
THE senate in executive session on
the 18th confirmed several judicial
including that of Judge
Woods