The Washington bee., 1893-09-02
TELEGRAPHIc BRIEFS.

} ubora is q great scarcity OF silver In
italy.
The yellow fever has completely dis
apneared at Brunswick, Ga.
The total net receipts Of gold in New
York from Europe in the past six
weeks have been $34,57S,354.
The English Admiralty has decided
| to continue building battleships in
| spite Of the disaster to the Victoria.
| 1t is reported that many arrests will
| be made as a result of the investiga-
ton Of the New York Custom-House.
| The Democratic State Committee of
New York has decided to hold the
State Convention at Saratoga Octo-
| ber 5.
| Women suffragists in Kansas will
open a campaign in favor of equal suf
frage in Kansas City September l and
2. Many women will take the stump.
Latest returns from the French elec-
tons show that the Governments ma
jority in the new Chamber will be
| about 176. 1t is a great victory for
the Moderate Republicans.
The New Jersey Central Railroad s
gross earnings in July were $1,2S1, ,469,
an increase of $33,9'1; expenses, $780,
III, an increase of $2O,265; net, SOIL
752, an increase Of $13,675.
| 1t is reported that President Nc
Leod, of the New York and New Eng
land Railroad, has secured Russell
Sage as his hacker in an effort to Sc
cure New York terminal
| France will not send military at
| tacheS to the German maneuvreS this
| fall because the sham-battle field is to
be around Metz. The news of her de-
cision has caused surprise in Berlin.
Six persons died at Greenville, N. j.,
from eating crabs taken from Newark
Bay. 1t is thought the crabs were
poisoned by something in the water,
and an investigation has been ordered.
Mrs. Mary Lease, the noted Populist
| lecturer, declared in an address 1T AL
bany that she was Socialist Jesus
Christ was the first Socialist" she said.
81 am Socialist and l am proud of it. -
There was a general return of conf
dence in New York on Tuesday last as
| an effect of the action of the House on
the silver bill The advance in prices
of stocks was sharp and general, and
| money was easy and plentiful. ALI
premiums on money disappeared.
1t is understood that the proposed
arrangement between the New York
and New England Railroad and the
Philadelphia, Reading and New Eng
land Railroad, Or Poughkeepsie Bridge
| system, is that the former shall operate
the latter.
The American yacht Navahoe has
gone into dock at Southampton to fit
herself for the gold cup race of the
Royal Victoria Yacht Club The race
Is set for September 6, and the Prince
of Wales's yacht Britannia will defend
the cup against the Navahoe.
The city authorities have decided to
celebrate Chicago Day at the Fair Oc-
tober 9, the anniversary of the great
fire. There will be as a special fea-
ture a reunion Of the States, and the
Commissioners from each State and
Territory have been requested to aid
In carrying out the plan.
A dispatch from Fort McKave says
| the numerous cattle thieves and SNUG
glers who infest that section of the up
per Rio Grande border are being
rounded up, and that there is much
excitement over the arrests which have
already been made. Fifty desperadoes
are already under lock and key.
A correspondent who claims to have
special means of accurate information
on the subject writes that the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland are enjoying
their vacation at Buzzard's Bay i'm
mensely, that both are very well, and
that the current story that Baby Ruth
has or is likely to have a little brother
is entirely without foundation.
Mcbride Brothers, owners of the
steam yacht Yankee Doodle, have is.
sued a challenge to race either the
Feiseen, Norwood, Vamoose or NADIA
for from $1,000 to $4,000 a side. If
the challenge shall not be accepted,
the Yankee Doodle's owners suggest
that the New York Yacht Club take
hold of the matter and arrange a
sweepstakes race for steam launches
at the time Of the race for the America
cup.
At Souris P. e. l., a port Of rendez-
vous for American and Canadian fish
ermen, on Saturday night, fierce fight
took place in the streets. Patrick
| Mari, of the Gloucester schooner Park
hurst was probably fatally wounded,
| and another sailor was struck on the
head with a hammer and will not re-
| cover Tor months. The Americans
made open threats Of retaliation, in
consequence of which the local militia
were called out and patrolled the
| streets.
A fire which in the extent Of terri
tory it covered almost rivals Chica 60 S
historic confa grafton began in that
part of the city known as South Chi
cago and ravaged five blocks. Two
hundred houses were destroyed. The
fire was caused by Miss GILES, who
was heating her curling irons over
turning lamp. The residences were
| mostly small frame houses, occupied
by steel workmen and their families.
The loss was about $1,000,OO0 For a
time a panic prevailed, as it was be-
lieved the whole city would be de-
stroyed.
Trouble Over Seals.