The Washington bee., 1892-07-09
TELEGRAPHIc BRIEFS.
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to raise prices.
1t is announced that w. j. Campbell
will decline the Republican national
Craftsmanship.
Elections in England on Monday and
Tuesday show Liberal gains, and presage
Mr. Gadstone's return TO power.
Girls L Magee, of Pittsburg, denies
the report published in some of the East
srn papers. that President Harrison hid
requested him to induce the iron masters
TO recede from their stand taken on the
wages question.
The Peoples party in convention at
Omaha nominated General James B.
Weaver, of Iowa, for President, on the
9TH inst. The platform declares for
government ownership of railroads. tele-
,.raphs, ETC., free silver, civil service
reform, and government reclamation Of
lands held by railroads and aliens.
Tie Tammany Society celebrated the
Fourth of July in the usual manner in
New York. Speeches were delivered by
Congressman Bryan, Bourke Cochran,
and others. Letters were read from Mr..
Cleveland, Senator Hill, and Governors
Flower, BOies, and Pattison. An incident
was the tremendous cheering for Cleve-
and, while Hills name was greeted with
mingled misses and cheers.
The celebration of the Fourth Of July
lid not bring as large a chapter Of acci-
tents and fires as usual this year. BOs-
;on had a sensational incident of her Gel
abratio .. Three men went up in bal
.oon, which drifted out over the harbOr
and collapsed. Prof. Rogers and his as
istant, Fenton, were both drowned.
The third occupant of the balloon was
aved. In Detroit. Mich, fight occur
red between union and non union men at
picnic in which two men were shot and
over 100 arrests made In general, the
country enjoyed patriotic and peace
able holiday.
The President has appointed Hon. John
w. Foster Secretary Of State to succeed
Mr.. Blaine.
Drexel, Morgan & Co. have failel in
their efforts to reorganize the Richmond
Terminal.
The Worlds Fair is one of money. The
last cent in the hands of the Columbian
Commission was used to buy postage
stamp.
The latest trick of the "green goods ="
operators is to send out genuine dollar
bills with their circulars
Charles n. Preston, New York stats
superintendent of banking, has taken
charge of the National Savings bank a.
Buffalo, n. Y. He states that the bank
s insolvent.
While playing tramp along the rail
way TO frighten two of his pupils schoo
;eacher B. L. Richie, of Convoy, o., was
shot dead by Shirley Longsworth, one oj
.he scared boys.
Horatio Greenough's widow has be-
lueathed tie Boston Museum all the
examples of her husbands sculptures
hat remained in her possession, which
we're numerous.
DIR. S. Fleet Spier having recovered
from Brooklyn a verdict of $4,000 for
damages wrought by fireworks Ill tbs
campaign of 1888, that city will permit
very little fireworks hereafter.
The National Rifle Association Of
America has abandoned Creedmoor and
will hereafter hold its matches for tile
diton Shield, the interstate trophy, tbs
Wimbledon cup and the Judd trophy
Ipon the range at Seagirt, n. J.
Stephen Duffy, painter, SO years old.
:ell from the top of the north tow er -,
the Canadian side of tie new Suspension
Jridge at Niagara Falls, and was dashed
20 pieces on the stone foundation l.
was fearful fall, a distance of 100 feet
The steel-clad battleship Texas has been
launched at the Norfolk navy yard TIE
vessel is very powerful one, having tur-
"ets armored with 12-inch steel armor
and carrying two 12 inch guns weiglin.
II tons each and a dozen guns of less
calibre.
The Olympic Club of New Orleans is
getting everything in shape for the bi:
fight to take place there in September.
The bills before the Louisiana Legislature,
to prevent glove contests have beef.
killed, and it looks now as if the fight.
will not be interfered with.
A New York jury tried DIR. John A. Ir
win on a charge of performing an illegal
autopsy on the remains of Bishop. TIN,
mind reader, whose friends have ALWAYS
claimed that he was not dead when the
autopsy was made. The jury stood nine
for conviction and three for acquittal
At a Sunday-school entertainment a,
Patoka, Ind, ice cream was served ant
a short time. afterwards the children be
came deathly sick. twenty-five of then:
it is thought were poisoned by tile ice
cream. They are all in a critical con
dition and it is feared that many will
die.
During the ten years between 1880 ami
1890 the total mileage of telephone wire
in the country increased from "a. 3O5
miles to 240, 412 miles, while the number
of subscribers rose from 4S.4l4 to 227,.
357. The Census Bureau expert whn
compiled these figures puts the number
of telephone conversations in 1890 at
453, 200, 900.