Huntsville gazette., 1892-11-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
prRsoSAL AND POLITICAL.

prRS0NiL AND POLITICAL.
p,Roy JACQUES DEREINAcH. a Imam
". ~ considerable note, died in Paris
w the Goth. The cause of death has
Saor carefully kept secret. He was
.~a1;cated in the formation of the
papoma canal scheme, and to certain
~topt rs a conspicuous stockholder,
.nJ II is rumored that he committed
@n;cide for fear Of investiga ton Of the
nol companv's business by the gov
ernmcnt -
STATEMENT recently printed in the
Can Francisco Examiner to the effect
.hat tbe state department had been for
siv weeks in correspondence with the
Ta,roiian authorities with the object
afarnexinr the islands was denied by
Secretary Foster on the 21st.
~ the 10Th Emperor William was
photograph in the uniform OF cuiras-
f;or of Frederick the Great. In the pic
tr-a he is surrounded by six adjutants.
This is said to be the 13Oth picture of
william since his accession to the
throne.
III. ROSE, of Ohio, chief clerk Of the
general land office, has been appointed
assistant commissioner, vice Stone, pro-
NOTED to commissioner.
OK the 2lst the birthday anniversary
l Of Empress Frederick was celebrated
with unusual heartiness in Hamburg,
and in the evening several societies
celebrated the event with banquets.
SUPERINTENDENT BosBYsHELL ofsthe
Philadelphia mint is liable to get into
serious trouble for distributing Worlds
fair souvenir half dollars without au-
thority.
PRESIDENT HARRISON, on the 22d, par
doned James A. Semmons, who took
part in the wrecking of the Sixth ma
tional bank of New York city, because
the convict was represented to be dy-
ing
BARON De REINAcH. a Paris million
aire, and connected with the Panama
canal, died mysteriously, on the 21st,
and suicide is limited at, owing to fear
Of exposure at the forthcoming inquiry
into the canal company's affairs by the
government.
GEORGE HOWARD. a crossroads store
keeper west Of Columbus, Ind, who
has four living wives, eloped, on the
night Of the 2ist with Miss Maggie
n Pertlebaugh, going to ST. Louis and
leaving a large string of creditors.
JUDGE MCCONNELL, of Fargo, N. D.,
on the 2lst, set aside the divorce grant
ed in October 1891, to ex-Paymaster
Yorke, [. S. n, on the strength of
which he married the Countess de Zich-
linski, wealthy lady, with whom he
has since lived in Bismarck. Fraud is
the ground Of the courts action
REFoRTs from Canton. O., up to the
morning Of the odd, were to the effect
,bat William Mckinley, ST.. father of
Gov. Mckinley, was gradually sinking,
and that there was no hope of his re-
coSery. One leg was completely para
lyzed.
Ar the session of the sixteenth gen
eral assembly of the Knights of Labor
IN st. Louis, on the 21st. Terrence V.
fowderly was unanimously reelected
general master workman. Hugh Cava-
naugh was chosen general worthy fore
man and John W. Hays, general secre-
tarv.
Mrs, GUSTAV PABsr margaret Math-
erlpublicly acknowledged her marriage
. the wealthy Milwaukee brewers son
al Denver, Col, on the 21st, and an
hounced her intention of retiring from
.ne stage on December 10, at Des
MONIES, Ia, all dates beyond that hav-
inS been cancelled and the company
gwen notice of disbandment.
"A DISPATCH was received in New
norS' on the 21st, from Col. d. w.
heeveS, director of Gilmore's band, de-
'drlng that there was no truth in the
punished reports of disruption, and an
louhclng that the band would appear
u New York city, on the 27th, with un.
broken ranks.