The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1893-03-11
THIS WEEKS NEWS.
A Summary of Current Eyents-The Worlds
Doings for the Past Six Days Gathered
and Condensed for Our Readers
General.

| The Standard Oil company mas an
| nounced an increase in prices of crude
oil
Chicago fears rush of crooks at the
Worlds Fair, and wants 1000 more po-
lice.
Attorney General Richard Olney pre-.
| sided at the Boston Bar Association ban
| quet.
The South Dakota House has defeated
the bill giving women municipal suf'
frage.
A $50. 100000 combine Of manufac-
turers of wood working machinery is
promised.
Once Attorney General Of Georgia.
Colonel Robert N. Ely, of Atlanta, is in
| Jail insane.
: A big pork-packing establishment
will be erected at Los Angeles, Cal. by
Michael Cudahy.
One hundred acres of coal land owned
by the Loyalhanna Coal Company caved
in near Latrobe, Pa.
! George Kennan, the Siberian explorer
| and lecturer, is recovering at Washing
tOl from ty pHolu IeVef.
The North Side Elevated Railroad
Company was organized in Chicago with
a capitol stock of SO, 900, 900.
Detroit citizens presented a silver SER
vice to the United States cruiser Detroit,
| just completed in Baltimore.
The Geographical Club of Philadelphia
| decided to contribute $4,000 to Lieuten-
| ant Peary's Arctic expedition.
A number of young Tory bloods hooted
! and insulted Gladstone as he was leaving
church at Brighton Sunday.
The Senate of New Jersey has con-
firmed Ex-Governor Abbett's appoint
ment to the Supreme Court bench.
William and Mary College students
celebrated Congress gift of $65,00 to
the college to repay damage by war.
Postmaster General Wanamaker sent
out circular letter of commentator to
all postmasters before retiring from
office.
The names of the new Cabinet were
sent to the Senate on Monday, and in an
executive session of half an hour con-
frmed.
The village of Gargely, near Paks. III
Hungary, was destroyed by the Danube,
which overfowed its banks, and great
many lives were lost.
John Stewart held gun over Jeff Mas
ton at Gainesville, Tex, while his wife
horsewhipped him. Joe Holden inter-
fered and shot Stewart
AT Topeka the Populist House surren-
dered to the decree of the court, and the
Republican House entered upon the work
of disposing of the business.
A meeting will be held on March Goth
in Pittsburg when capitalists interested
in a canal to run from Lake Erie to Pitts
burg may organize company.
The stockholders of the Old Colony
Railroad Company, by decisive vote,
ratified the lease of the road to the New
York, New Haven and Hartford.
At the meeting of the Grant Monu
ment Association in New York, it was
announced that sufficient money had
been subscribed to complete the work
1t has been discovered that at least Sl2,-
900 of the supposed assets Of F. V. Rocka-
, fellow, the Wilkes Barre banker consists
of funds entrusted to him which ne mis-
appropriated.
Senator Sherman expresses the opinion
that there is no danger in the present fl
nancial situation. He attributes the
outflow of gold to the efforts of European
governments to hoard a good reserve.
Colonel Saunderson, the Irish Orange
leader, and William Redmond, the Par
nelte, almost came to blows in the lobby
of the House of Commons. 1t is said the
men may fight duel on the Cont nent.
The Democrats of Chicago have pomi-
mated Carter II. Harrison for Mayor,
There has been a great deal of rivalry
over the nomination because the term of
office runs while the great fair is in pro-
gress.
Senator Morgan, one of the United
States arbitrators in the Bering Sea, is
sick in a hotel at Southampton, Eng,
from the effects of the rough voyage, he
having injured his head by falling out of
his berth.
At Greenville, KY, flames consumed
the farm house of Cyrus Lee, in the
night, and the five inmates, Mr.. Lee, his
sister. brother, wife and child were all
cremated, no one being left alive to tell
the tale of the fearful tragedy.
Senator Sherman has introduced a
resolution in the Senate to extend the
term of President Cleveland to April 80,
1897, so as to bring the Inauguration
upon that day, which is the anniyer sary
Of Washington's first inauguration
Ali Ben Said, the Sultan of Zanzibar,
is dead. His son Kaled attempted to
usurp the rights of Hamid Bien Thwain,
son of Il deceased brother of Sultan Ali,
who was heir to the throne under the
Mohammedan law, but the British com
PEELED Kaled to surrender and established
Hamid in the throne.
Ex-President Harrison, on arrival at
indianapolis, which was gailv betlecked
i'll his honor, was given royal welcome
by his friends and fellow citizens. The
legislators passed a resolution in his
honor. and in the evening he was ten
dered reception, and formally welcomed
back to the State and city.
The battlrship Indiana was launched
before $4,000 people, at Philadelphia
Miss Jessie Miller. daughter of the At