The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-03-24
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INTERESTING HOME AND FOR
EicN MATTERS.

A dividend of 3 IA per cent. was
declared ON the preferred stock of the
st. Paul road, payable April Ia.
fft is reported that the pope wishes
tb revise the Concordia, in order 10
establish better relations between
France and the Vatican.
The iron manufacturers and builders
QfsBrooklyn and Jersey City are or
ganizing a league to protect themselves
in case of strike on May 1st.
tits said that Belgium will invite
aN.the powers to conference to ar
range for common action against the
anarchists.
Archbishop Corrigan has received
an official letter announcing the ap-
poin tment of Monsignor Mcdonnell
as Bishop of Brooklyn.
FThe new Greek ministry has been
unable to obtain majority in the leg
islature, and dissolution is necessary.
Ehe election will take place in about
seven weeks.
A bill has been introduced in Parlia-
ment to prohibit the importation and
Immigration of foreigners under con-
tract or agreement to perform in Can
sda. This is retaliatory measure
against the United States.
AT Ardmore, l. r., the federal grand
jury, in its final report to the United
States court, in session there, con-
tanned special requests for the estab-
lishment of courts of complete juris-
diction in the Irdian Territory.
The railroads of Indiana are taking
steps to evade the new tax law. They
will offer to pay taxes OH the basis of
their own valuation and will refuse to
recognize the work of the state equal
ization board in making valuations.
The Travellers insurance company
has given an option upon all property
In Colorado to John C. Montgomery,
of Denver. The transaction will be
closed this week and new company
ef gigantic proportions MiIkhA formeds.
At Cleveland, o., Grace Mckinney
and Rev. w r Starley were married.
The bride was on deathbcd at the
time of her marriage. Physicians
say her illness is fatal, and her death
is momentarily expected.
A quantity of wreckage has been
washed ashore near Lizard point, Eng
land, and it is feared some steamer has
been lost. Lizard point is near the
track of the steamers plying between
New York and Southampton.
In the lower branch of the Missouri
legislature the subcommittee of the
whole was instructed to prepare bill
redistricting the state. The bill will
divide the state into fourteen demo-
cratic and one republican district.
The Assembly committee On codes,
at Albany, N. Y, has agreed to report
favorably bill amending the capital
punishment act of the state. The bill
does away with the electrical chair
and substitutes hanging.
Near Durango, Mex, c. M. Brit
tain and party, who were escorting
$4,000 to the Las Vegas mines, were
ambushed by robbers. The Britain
party resisted and drove the robbers
of, killing one of their number.
AT Hiawatha, Kas., Cashier Crobs,
a native of Germany, who failed to
serve full time in the army OF his
country, has been cabled for by the
German authorities and warned that,
unless he Immediately returns and
serves his time his father will be
forced to pay $4,000 for his release.
At San Francisco the weather for
the last few days has been unusually
warm, the thermometer reaching 80
degrees in the shade. The warm wave
extends over the state, and has brought
out all grain and fruit i'll a manner
very satisfactory to farmers.
The Lancashire coal miners have
adopted resolution that their holi-
days, beginning on March ~, will not
exceed a week in duration, instead of
lWo WcChS, uS at III St piopOSSN' w 'SA'
they resume, however, their work will
be restricted to five days week.
George Woodgate Hastings, liberal
of Parliament for East Wor-
has been sentenced TO five
years. penal servitude on his plea of
guilty on the charge of misappro-
the sum of $4,000. His ex-
pulsion from Parliament will follow.
AT Frankfort, Ky, bill has been
prepared and will be offered in the
house, to prohibit the playing of Sun
day base ball in Kentucky, and which
proposes to prevent by heavy penal
les the very throwing of bali within
he state within the first day of the
week.
Near Cottonwood Springs. CAL, a
quartz ledge has been discovered
which is rich in gold. A party of
prospectors have just returned bring
ing with them $1,000 worth of the
metal Thew state that the led0e is |