The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1893-04-01
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lex Senator Eli Salisbury died atiais
home in -Dover,DeL
Boston's City Hall is threate ned by a
qnicksand bed, portion of the concrete
floor having sunk 20 feet
A crusade against vicious houses has
been begun at Helena, Mont.
Evangelist Moody is to conduct Chi
cago meetings during the Worlds Fair.
A box of gold coins worth 100000
was unearthed by workmen at Durango.
Mex.
Governor Pattison issued proclama-
ton naming April Is and April 20 as
Arbor days.
The New York Senate has passed the
bill providing for $l5O,OO0 aquarium at
Castle Garden.
Gov. Pattison has signed the bill ap-
rr priating $163 COO to re-equip the
Pennsylvania militia.
A severe storm prevailed throughout
the Northwest. Heavy snow fell and
the Tres were down in all directions.
Carlyle w. Harris has been taken to
Sing Sing, where he was shaved, clothed
in prison garb, and placed in a grated
cell
Shaeffar. the billiardist, will not be
able to play for months, but his doctor
thinks his broken wrist will be all right
in time.
The republicans rejected all offers
of compromise on the reorganization Of
the Senate force of employees and will
make fight.
The Behring Sea Commission was
received in Paris by President Carnot
Will, military honors. 1t has begun its
deliberations.
NJ. Alexejeff, Mayor of Moscow, who
was slot by Adrianof at a meeting of
the City Council died Of peritonitis.
caused by the wound.
Drexel, Morgan & Co., of Philadelphia,
have loaned the Reading Railroad re-
ceivers $500, 900 to meet accruing obli-
cations of that company.
The German army has adopted a
bullet proof cloth for cuirasses for its
soldiers. 1t is said to effectually stop
bullets at 1UU meters range.
A tornado swept through northern
Mississippi and western Tennessee and
dill much damage to the towns, many Of
which were complely wrecked.
The Columbus caravels, Nina and
Pinta, on arrival at Havana, were well
coined into the harbor by general illu-
mination of all the warships and Of the
city.
For smuggling 30 Chinese into this
country at Monterey, CAL, Captain
Deering, of the schooner Louis Olsen
was given year in Jail and fined
$14,5OO.
Two men from New Orleans, who
gave their names as WE'LL and Robb,
committed suicide at Monte Carlo after
suffering from heavy losses in thf
Casino.
Secretary Carlisle will devote the sum
mer to studying tariff subjects. The
Reform Club, of New York, is drafting
tariff bill on revenue lines to be pre-
sented to Congress.
Congressman McCreary, of Kentucky,
has resigned as member of the Inter
national Monetary Conference. The
Cabinet will decide wether a new com
mission shall be sent to Brussels.
James Stansbury, the Australian oars
man, has received challenge from join
Teemer to row near st. Louis May 80.
Stansbury has accepted the challenge
stipulating that the match be for $4,000.
! j. Pierrepont Morgan, the great New
York banker, has sailed for Europe. II.
denied that he is going to negotiate X;
gold loan for this Government, bu!
rumor still credits him with such pun
pose.
The outfit of the California Athletic
Club, on which more than $4,000 wa
knocked down at auction for $3.50. Al
assessment of $40 per head has been lev
led on members to pay the clubs debts
The annual Oxford-C Cambridge boa
race on the Thames resulted in victor,
for Oxford in the fastest time ever made
Ism. II sec. The previous best time 70
the four miles was 19 m. 81 sec mad
by Oxford last year. Oxford has nov
won four years in succession.
It has been ascertained that rulin
bv Assistant Secretary of the Interio
Bussey, made six months ago. holding
that an accrued pension cannot be pal,
10 grandchildren, has been disregarded
and over two millions of dollars hav
been paid out illegally By the Pension
Office at Washington.