The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-18
AWEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED.


The empress Of Austria has decided not !
to visit the Worlds fair.
President Cleveland has decided that in
making appointments former Office holders
will be excluded, except "in exceptional
and extraordinary circumstances.
The sensation in the Panama canal trial
nt Paris yesterday was the confession
Of NJ Baihaut that he had accepted bribe
for presenting the lottery bill in the
chamber of deputies.
Saturday, March II.
The governor OF California has signed
the bill prohibiting prize fights.
The first postmaster given office under
the new administration was Newton A.
Hamilton, who was yesterday appointed
postmaster at Elore, Tenn.
Secretary Morton has appointed Donald
MacCuaig, Of Nebraska City, Neb., CHIEF
clerk of the agricultural department, vice
Henry Cassan, resigned.
The German reichstag committee on the
army bill rejected the governments pro
posal to increase the standing army to
ig2, ,O8s, exclusive of officers and non.com-
missioned officers.
Monday, March 13.
Steerage traffic between Europe and the
United States, which was discontinued
Jan !, has been resumed.
James w. Hyatt, United States treasurer
in Cleveland's first administration, died at
Nowalk, Conn, yesterday, aged 80.
Secretary Herbert says that he does not
favor making changes among the me-
chanics OF the navy yards because OF poll
tics
The anti-winter race track bill passed
the New Jersey legislature without oppo-
sition. The bill allows racing nine months
in the year,
Bayard Gray, of Chicago, will accom-
pany his father, Hon, Isaac p tray, our
minister to Mexico, TO the City Of Mexico
as his secretary.
Tuesday, March ~.
Harry Kernel, the famous Irish come
dian, died in Bloomingdale insane asylum,
last evening Of paresis.
Kaiulani, the Hawaiian princess, visited
President and Mrs Cleveland yesterday,
and was cordially greeted
The appeal of Hugh Dempsey against
the finding OF the Allegheny county court
was filed in the Pennsylvania supreme
court at Philadelphia.
The statement of the receivers Of the
Reading railroad and Reading Coal and
Iron company show liabilities Of SIS, Az,
Fitzsimmons has not yet received his
purse from the Crescent City club, but tn,
officials of that organization have mad,
arrangements for satisfactory settlemen
with the pugilst.
BY an explosion of gas In the Rainbow
mine near Perryopolis, Pa, Edward Harri
gan, William GOuldsboro, Oliver Brant
hoven, Josiah Rose and Mine lnspecto
William Duncan were severely burned.
Wednesday, Maroh IS.
Secretary Carlisle has appointed W. il
Ruby commissioner OF immigration at th
port Of Baltimore
John Defer, of Homestead, Mich, wa
caught between two trains, became b,
wildered, fell and was instantly killed,
At meeting of the directors of the Me-
York and New England road yesterday A
A. Mcleod was elected president OF Il
company.
Peter Jackson has sent letter to Jam,
Corbett in which he offers to fight Il
champion in ease Charley Mitchell do
not show up, and will het lO,OuOon himsel
The supreme council Of the Cathol
Benevolent '.egion OF the United Stat
and CauHda opened "A session in Brookly
yesterday which will last three days
least.
Mayor Gilroy, of New York is conhde
that he will have ample means TO ente
tain the commanders Of foreign wur shi
who will be- there ON the occasion OF Il
Columbian naval parade in April
Thursday, March Id.
Herman Hildr~uelm, Manchester shi
per, has failed Ton sjlnuIO
The grocery store ot > :. Smith,
Pennington, Mo, WIS entered 10y burpla
After robhug the sale ut It's contents Ia
set lire to the buldug
Mrs. Stevenson, the wife of the vi
president, held largely attended rec'
tion iu Washington yesterday Iu The p
lors Of the Ebbtt House.
A special general assembly Of the Pr
byterian church in ireland, convened
Belfast, has passed unanimously re,O
tions coudemuiug the home rule bill.
Numerous Austrian, Swiss and Germ
Catholics have petitioned the pope that
call au international conference % "a
steps to abolish gambling at Monte Car
Mr. Harry r. Wonder Horst, the head
the Baltimore Baseball club, has resigl
from the presidency, and has been s
Ceeded by Mr.. Edward Haulon, who v
hereafter be president and manager.