The southern argus., 1892-01-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE Maryland legislature reelected
Senator German and cast one indecisive
battle for the second senator.
THE Louisiana republicans in state
convention nominated full ticket and
indorsed President Harrison for q
second term.
In the French chamber of deputies
Minister Constans struck M. Lauer in
the face. The sitting was adjourned
and several other fights occurred. -Four
duels are threatened from the row.
SECRETARY BLAINE had another at
tack of nausea at the cabinet meeting
on the 18th, but was soon all right
again.
COMMANDER EVANS at Valparaiso
cabled the navy department on the
10th, but made no mention of any firing
on his vessel
MEMBERS of the house are less in
clined toward war with Chilli Sena-
tors PETER and Kyle are also out
spoken in opposition.
THOUSANDS have paid their last
tributes to the remains of the late Car
dinal Manning. which have been lying
in state in his London residence.
PHILADELPHIA democratic conven-
tons have elected delegates supposed
to be for Cleveland. The anti-adminis-
tration men, supposed to be for Hill,
bolted.
THE Gillian situation assumed de-
cidedly more pacific form on the goth.
Commander Evans, of the Yorktown,
cabled that he would take the refugees
to Peru at once.
The last services for the duke of
Clarence were held at Sandringham and
Windsor on the Goth.
PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's message in
regard to the CHILEAN difficulty will not
be sent to congress yet and may not be
presented until next week. 1t is re-
ported that conciliatory dispatches have
been received from Chilli and also that
Great Britain has offered to mediate.
CAPT. SCHLEY, of the Baltimore,
strongly denounces portions of the re-
port of the procurator fiscal of Vslpa-
raise.
Gov. BoIEs, of Iowa, was inaugurated
on the goth for his second term. In his
address he dwelt especially on the evils
Of prohibition as at present admins
tered.
THE two houses OF the Mississippi
legislature met in joint session on the
goth and elected United States sena-
tors George and Walthall to succeed
themselves.
THE Pennsylvania democratic con-
vention has elected Mr.. Wright chair.
man and w. F. Harrity national COM
mitteeman and set the convention for
Harrisburg, April 20.
A MEETING of the executive commit
tee of the national association of demo
cratic clubs was held at Washington on
the goth. The principal business of the
committee was to determine the time
and place for thc moo ting Of the general
committee. The report of the secre-
tary showed that there are between
5000 and 5000 clubs on the rolls. Every
state and territory was represented.
THE funeral of Cardinal Manning at
Brompton, Eng, on the 2lst was at
tended by vast crowd, composed
largely of workingmen.
MINISTER constants has declined M.
Lauer's challenge to duel as the re-
suit of the blow in the French chamber
Of deputies on the ground that Lauer
waited too long.
IN letter to a member of the Uni
versal reace society of Philadelphia
Postmaster General Wanamaker de-
clared that he does not think there is
danger of war with Chilli
JUSTICE BRADLEY, of the United
States supreme court who has been i'll
for some time past was reported on
the 21st as sinking rapidly. He was
appointed to the supreme bench ia 1870.
For nearly three years he has been i'll
and has rarely been able TO occupy his
seat.
A CABLE from Valparaiso reports
President Montt of Chill, confident
that there will be no war with the
United States.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BRADLEY, of the
United States supreme court, died at
Washington on the 22d. He had been
i'll for some time and his death was
not unexpected.
ITwas reported on the 22d that Chill
had asked for six weeks more time in
which to make up her mind
THE Maine prohibition convention
has been called at Bangor May and 5.
The executive committee announced
that it expected to make a strong fight
this year.
A WASHING ron special to the. Chicago
Inter Ocean on the 221 said that ar
ultimatum had been sent to the CHILEAN
government through Minister Egan.
The dispatch was of a peremptory
character. 1t directed Egan to demand
an answer at once to its demand for an
apology and reparation. The presi
dents message will be sent to congress
on the 25th. 1t was thought by Wash
| ington officials that the events of the
next few hours would determine
whether there would be war or not
between Chill and the United States
THE expedition sent out by tho
French government under the com
| mand of COLI Humbert against the
natives in French Soudan had an en-
gagement January Ii. The native:
greatly outnumbered the expedition
but the latter had the better weapons
Some of the native charged agains
the French were characterized by al
utter contempt for death The French
lost six killed and thirty wounded
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