The Washington bee., 1893-12-02
THIS WEEKS NEWS.
A Summary of Current Events-The Worlds
0oings for the Past Six Days Gathered
and Condensed for Our Readers.
General.

Reports from South Africa state that
the Matabele troops are scattered, and
that the war is over.
Lieut. Brown, e. S. A, reports that
American interests are not endangered
on the Mexican border.
George Hell, of Clairington, o., was
robbed Of $500 after the highwaymen
had broken his legs and arms.
The retrial of Dan Coughlin for the
murder of DR.. Cronin at Chicago prom
ises sensational developments.
A seat in the New York Stock EX-
change sold last week for $4,000, the
highest price paid in years.
The foreign Ministers at Rio have
withdrawn their proclamation forbid
ding the bombardment of the city.
Northside Chicago is stirred up be-
cause the name of Lake Shore Drive"
has been changed to Palmer avenue.
According to a dispatch to the Lon
don Times the English flag is constant
ly fired on from the shore at Rio de
Janeiro.
A box containing dynamite has been
found outside the walls of Alborough
Barracks, Dublin. The fuse was
charred.
Baron Caprivi. Prime Minister, in a
speech in the Reichstag, assured the
agrarians that he was devoted to their
interests.
The Vatican formally denies the stor-
les that Delegate Satolli'S successor
has been named and that the Pope is
alarmingly i'll.
The football season closes on Thanks
giving Day with the great contest in
New York between the Yale and
Princeton teams.
Receivers have been appointed for
the American Casualty and Insurance
Company of Baltimore Serious mis-
management is charged.
The Danbury, Conn, hat factories
have all closed down in order to over
throw the hatmakerS' unions. A long
struggle is anticipated.
w. *. Vanderbilt's steam yacht Val
liant has sailed from New York on a
ten months cruise with a party Of
the millionaire's friends.
Judge HOughtOn, Of Saratoga Coun-
ty, n. Y, says he will show no mercy
to Italians convicted Of assault He
gave full sentence TO a wife-stabber.
Governor Flower has refused pardon
to Annie Walden and John Delfino,
convicted murderers, the former SEN
tenced for life and the latter to be
electrocuted.
John Y. McKane, Of Gravesend, T..
l., has brought a suit against the New
York World for 100000 for alleged
HbeIlous attacks during the late politi-
cal campaign.
Smith College has declined the chal-
lenge Of the Nassar girls to an inter
collegiate debate. on the ground that
it would involve too much physical
strain on the participants
Judge Barnard ordered the arrest of
John Y Mckane and some henchmen
for contempt of court in disobeying the
iniunctions served upon them election
day. They were released on bail
Police Commissioner James McGrane
and his brother, John McGrane. who
is Il patrOlman. have been arrested in
Albany on warrants charging them
with violating the election laws by
soliciting votes within 80 feet Of the
polls, buying votes and entering booths
with voters.
A mortgage covering S1S.SJ0.000 was
filed in the office Of the Recorder in
JetferSonville, Ind, by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad to the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company, of New
York. This completes the transfer of
the Ohio and Mississippi to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad
Full particulars have been received
at Victoria, u. c., of the great vol
canlc eruption at the southern end of
LuZen, one of the PHILIPPINE Islands.
The crater Of Mount Majou began to
discharge lava and ashes on October 8,
and continued active until October 90.
The lava stream destroyed the village
Of BauQue Rahan. About 100 lives
were lost
J Three Cabinets were OyerthroWn in
Europe during the past weei-the Ital-
IAN, French and Servian, ald Germany
is also confronted with Cabinet crisis.
The burdens of militarianism are grow
ing so great that there is general dis
satisfaction throughout Europe No
Cabinet can meet the demands made
upon it and retain public confidence.
Bank scandals and the money crisis
oyerthrew the italian Cabinet. The
French Cabinet fell through failure to
'placate the Radicals. The Servian
Cabinet also fell from opposition of
the Radicals
A negro uprising occurred near Ope-
llka, Ala 1t was caused by jefferson
INhatley, wealthy citizen residing (,
Itwelye miles from Opelika, severely :
hogging negro woman for using pro-
Ifane language towards his wife. Over ,
HOO negroes rose in arms and swore :
vengeance on Whatley. Open threats
against his life Were made and fifty |,
negroes secreted themselves in am
bush and awaited Whatleys return
from Opelika. All We're heavily armed
and were loud in their threats of ven ,
.geance. A sheriff's posse of 200 men |,
dispersed the negroes and arrested the '
A dispatch from Tacoma, Wash, /
states that party consisting of Lord In
Somerset, Arthur Hungerford Pollen, 9
Essex Court Temple. London: Can't. 5
IRound, of the Hudson Bay Company: Y
DR. Dudley, Of Chicago, and Robert g
Ramsey WAS lost TO civilization while q
going through the Pine River Pass Of I
the Rocky Mountains. Their supply of f
food was exhausted and they were o
threatened with starvation. Then they h
Killed the horses and the flesh was Y
roasted before the fire Every men, II
Der Of the party. including five Indians, 5
lived on this food for twelve days. La