Evening journal., 1893-01-24
EARLY NEWS SUMMARY,
Nationnl.

National.
After a stormy and confused session
the House passed the quarantine bill.
with Mr.. CoelSrans amendment subject
ing the matter TO state control. The
Pennsylvania members compelled the
withdrawal Of the bill for a bridge over
the Hudson, which had been agreed on
by New York and New Jersey members
and the Committee on Commerce.
In Committee of the Whole the sppro.
priation Of $3.50, t00 for the philadelphia
Mint was passed without opposition.
An agreement was entered into by
which a vote will be taken to Mr..
Georges amendment TO the anti option
bill at | o'clock ON next Tuesday and on
the bill at o'clock of the same day.
The Cherokee outlet bill occupied the
Senates attention during the afternoon.
Republican Senators will caucus upon
an omnibus bill for the admission of all
the remaining territories except Alaska
to statehood.
The first intimation of the retirement
Of William l. Scruggs as Minister TO
Venezuela was the nomination OF Frank
z. Partridge, of Vermont, by the Presi.
dent to succeed him.
Reports have been made in favor Of
Shonk and Scull in the Pennsylvania
election contests.
The President yesterday sent to the
Senate the nomination of Frank G. Part.
ridge. Of Vermont TO be minister to
Venezuela
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination Of the following to be con
suls: Rounsevelle Wildman. of Idaho.
at Barmen Adolph G. Studer. Of Iowa,
at Singapore; John ]. Platt, of Ohio at
Dublin.
The Congressional Record Of yesterday
contained thirteen columns Of the titles
OF petitions for the opening of the
| Worlds Fair on Sunday, sent IN by
societies, associations and individuals all
of which have been referred to the
Columbian Exposition Committee, of
which Mr. Dnrborow, of Illinois, is chair
man. Yesterday there were about
| l0,000 to be recorded
Foreign.
Lord Rosebery, British Minister of
/ Foreign Affairs has received telegraphic
advices from Lord Cromer the minister
at Cairo to the effect that the Khediye
Of Egypt had intimated his intention to
refer to the Turkish Sultan and to the
treaty powers the action of England in
causing the dismissal of the Fakhri
Cabinet Other advices from Cairo state
that the natives are in a more excited
condition than at any time before or
since the outbreak under the leadership
of Arab Pasha. A Cabinet council was
held and it was decided to reinforce the
British Army in Egypt and send gun
boats to Alexandria and Port Said.
Gross frauds in connection with the
floating of the Panama Canal Company'a
bonds by underwriting syndicates have
been discovered.
The cholera in the Neitleben Ilunatic
Asylum at Halle is growing worse. The
total number Of cases since the beginning
Of the out break is eighty-four of which
thirty eight have already proved fatal.
The official report of the autopsy made
! on Baron de Reinach's body is to the eff
1 feet that no poison was discovered.
BY the collapse of a mine shaft al
Pont yPridd six men were instantly
killed and large number severely III
! jured.
The North German Gazette said that
should the Monarchal power decide l,
withdraw their ambassadors from
Paris until the epidemic of calumny in
the press ceased Germany would co
operate.