The Washington bee., 1893-05-20
THE NEWS OF THE WFFs
Friday, May 12.

tai of which was TO have been SD o6o aN
died in its incipieney at Cleveland O'"l
The Grand Commandery of X,
Templars elected officers ut Augusta
selected Atlanta as the next place Of ra and
ing met
The wheelmen's meet has closed o..
vannah. H. G. Wheeler of New va "a
and j. S. Johnson of milwaukee, carri.5
the racing honOrs. l
The fifth annual meeting of the A.
lean Baptist Education society was bai4a 1l,ef
Nashville in connection with the Son+beIA
Baptist convention.
The steamer Etherly, which has arr;-..,
from South American ports, reDorts ~
while at Rio de JaneirO three of her o.l"
died from yellow fever.
The pope is said to be about to subsidf-.
an election committee, which will NAL
stubborn fight against the quirinaI in tba
next general election.
General S. C.. Armstrong, founder On,
superintendent of the Normal institn+s -.
Hampton, died at Richmond, aged IS Ea
has devoted his life to the manual trripin'.
of young colOred people of both sexes
Saturday, May Is.
There was an epidemic of small bart
failures in Ohio and Indiana.
Amos A Parker, of Fitzwilliam diad .,
Keene, n. H., aged 101 years aud ,evan
months.
The Roman Catholic bishop of Chew.
enne, Wy, has been transferred to the ,as
of ST. Joseph, Mo.
The Brooklyn Daily Chronicle. a morn
ing paper, will cease to exist as a daily
paper ON and after Sunday
Edward DunsmOre, former slave. died
at Avondale, Pa, aged 100 years Aufben.
tic records of his age are in existence.
The flour, hay and grain establishment
of Clarence r. Merrill, Manchester, y. H
was totally destroyed by fire Loss 50. .0O0
George Riley, agent for the United STATES
Calcium Light company at Boston, was
instantly killed by the explosion of Il cal
cium light tank.
James Durgin of Salem, Mass. proprip
tor of one of the largest tannery plants in
Essex county, has assigned. Heavy ,pecu-
lation in land is the alleged cause.
Monday. May Is.
The pope will send the golden rose Of
virtue this year to Marie Henriette. queen
of the Belgians.
Sid G.. France, the veteran actor. has been
in critical condition for several DAYS at
Fort Wayne, Ind, but is much improved
H.. c. Frick has sailed from Liverpool
for this country, quite recovered from
his wound. A detective accompanies him.
Harris Blenford and Isaac ROseuwig
who are to be executed at Tunkhannock
Pa, on Thursday, are said to be the first
Jews condemned to death in that state
Nellie Riley, who was recently arrested
for stealing diamonds, has been married in
the Raymond street jail Brooklyn to
James O'Grady.
One thousand women have banded
themselves together in Owensboro, Ky,
to suppress the 60 saloons in that city.
] They will adopt the tactics of the famous
crusade movement Is years ago, singing,
praying and exhorting in front of the
saloons.
General Wade Hampton, commissioner
| of railroads, interior department, will start
| next Tuesday on an official inspection tour
! of the subsidized Pacific railroads He
| will travel in a car put at his disposal, SC
that he can stop off at will He will 60
| direct to San Francisco.
Tuesday, May 16.
A mob of 100 men lynched John Ferrel
at Bedford, Ind. Ferrell murdered a rail
way conductor.
The report that Richard Croker has re
Gently made 81, 100000 in dealing in Man
haitian stock is generally credited.
Senator Sherman denied emphatically
that he had any connection whatever with
Dwiggins, the Chicago banker.
Right Rev. William Henry Augustus
Bissell, bishop of the Episcopal diocese o
Vermont, died at Burlington aged 70 years
The Spanish government will send thre
| torpedo boats to Cuba to assist in patrol
| ing the coast against filibustering expedi
| tions.
| The International Union of HOrseshoer
| of the United States and Canada bega
their annual convention in Walla Wall
hall, ST Louis.
New York journalistic circles are still ag
tated over the fact that James GOrdo
Benefits name has disappeared from Th
Herald's editorial page
| Wednesday. May IL.
National league ball games: Chicago,
Pittsburg, 2. ST. Louis. s; Cincinnati,
Boston, 10; New York, 1.
Murderer Almy was executed at Coz
cord, " H. A large number of peopl
witnessed the execution.
The Rio Grande river is out of it's bank
and is doing great damage to the cOuntr
both in Mexico and Texas.
Il Io1
cry, 8; Mobile, 5. Atlanta, IA; Augusta, L
Chattanooga, 8; Savannah, 0. Nashville,
Birmingham. 9.
The secretary of the treasury has appoint
ed John E. Ashe, of Fonda, y. Y. to clos
up the affairs of the national bank
Arkansas City, Ark.
There is a strike in progress at Indian
apolis inaugurated by the Transfers an
Shovelers' union, who demand eight hour
work with ten hours pay
Miss Marian Hartridge Dunbar, daugl
ter of one of Georgia. cotton kings, and VI
w. A. Campbell of New FORK were marie
at Augusta, Ga. The wedding was bri
liant affair
A bill has passed the Florida senate TO
bidding railroad companies to make rul
of trainmen longer than 13 hours eac
and compelling at least eight hours
elapse between runs
Thursday, May I8.
Emperor Franz Joseph has ordered clio
ed the present session of the Bohenia
diet.
The Charles Pope Glucose factory at &c
eva, Ills, was destroyed by an explosion
which six men were killed.
| MOnsipnor Gonnidard archbishop