Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-19
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE New York Sun asserts that En-
glish bankers have become alarmed al
the prospects of the repeal of the
sherman law, and that the British ca b.
met is discussing-possibly informally
the stability of making a propo.
sition to the United States that if this
country will continue the purchase OF
silver under the act of 1890 the Indian
government will reopen its mint to the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of "a
toL
N. J. SoNTAs, stepfather of John
Sontag, the dead outlaw, says he will
prosecute the slayers of his stepson.
On the 11th President Cleveland left
Washington for Gray Gables, at Buz-
Yards Bay, Mass, having been advised
that absolute rest was necessary to his
continued good health.
CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEF WEIssERT of the
Grand Army of the Republic left San
Francisco for the east on the 11th.
GEORGE SHIRAs, father of Associate
Justice George Shiras. of the supreme
court of the United States, and one of
Plttsburgh's PA oldest pioneers.
died on the 10th, aged SO.
THE new ministry of the Argentine
Republic is as follows: Quintana, in
terror; Ferry, finance; Costa, justice;
Campos war and Virasori, foreign af-
fairs. The new government is we'll re-
ceived
IHE manager of the South American
steamer Co. is en- route from Val
paralso for Washington, where he will
appear before the Chilian claims com
mission and ask for the payment of
s2oO,OOO damages by the United States
government for the seizure of the
Steamer ltata during the struggle to
overthrow Balmaceda.
SURGEON BRANHAM, of the marine
hospital service, sent to Brunswick,
"a, to enforce quarantine regulations
against yellow fever, was the first per-
son to contract the dread malady in
that city.
PRECAUTIONS have been adopted by
me herman government on the Rus
s!an frontier to prevent the importa-
ton OF cholera. The whole frontier
Has been closed except at two places,
"here all arrivals are examined, and
suspicious ch aracters are subjected to
weeks quarantine.
oN the 14th Representative Oates, of
Aidodma, who was struck by cable
var IN Washingt ton, recently, was not
Gu well. When he will be able to re-
Oane his duties in the house his physi-
''ans can not say.
SECRETARIES GRESHAM and Carlisle
ana Postmaster-General Bissell re-
sulhed to Washington from Deer Park
and oakland on the 14th.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
~ ~ the l1th fire destroyed the Opa-
ilne noer works and four wooden build
,Ilgs on Quay street, Port Huron.
..D, I'm, The fiber works manufactured
,e;i ,Ieiiuiold collars and cuffs and had Just
l., alu N $4,000 worth of eelluloid. Total
'Oss' $4,000; no insurance.
w the 10th Alpena, Mich, had a mar
e." escape from destruction by forest
.oes: I lhe fire department was kept on
intu4l i'.nuous duty, and men Were sent
o' ~ 'ne woods to fight the FIRE.
v;,;.. sne 18th Minneapolis, Mimi, was
,or.e u oy destructive confagration,
sasumlng property estimated TO have
a. worth $4,000, 900. Against the
vs;,S, go names "a and high winds that pre-
,raa. rnea the iremen were powerless, and
tuna loss was only averted by for
via change in the direction of the
on.I, "a 'ne 18th seven persons were seri-
Of oniJ nJureo under the falling walls
ness eoiiapsed building, while wit
bsrraass.a s a review of troops at Moabit
Berlin, by Emperor Willism,