The Washington bee., 1893-02-25
TELEGRAPHlc BRIEFS.

new company to fight the Whisky
Trust
The authorities of Brownsville, Pa,
have raided the house where james G.
Blaine was born as disorderly place.
Ferdinand de Lesseps is very feeble,
and has not yet been informed of the
Judgment passed against himself and
son.
Ray. DR. Hugh Johnston, Of Toronto,
has accepted a call to the pastorate Of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church, of Wash.
ington.
The West Virginia Senate passed bill
appropriating $4,000 for the erection of
statue of the late Senator Kenna at
Washington.
President Harrison has been enjoying
a rest at the Bengies, Nd, ducking
resort. He returned to Washington
Saturday evening
The President has sent in message to
the Senate, accompanying a Hawaiian
annexation treaty. He recommends
the adoption of the treaty.
Lakewood, N. j., had a very success
full entertainment, under the patronage
of Mrs. Cleveland, for the benefit of the
free Kindergarten in New York.
Governor Fislhack, of Ark. in spe-
cial message to the Legislature at Little
Rock. said that corruption has held high
carnival for years in some departments.
j. Sterling Morton, the new Secretary
of Agriculture, i'll an interview at Chicago
said he would devote himself to securing
forestry laws like those of SwitZ 'rland.
The final tests of the pneumatic gun.
cruiser Vesuvius confirm the deadly
accuracy Of her shells. but the fuses used
to explode the shells appear to have
been failure.
The will of the late Flora Payne Whit
ney, wife of William G. Whitney, Of
New York, leaves all of her estate. val
ued at $3,000,000 to her husband and
makes him sole executor.
NJ. Lequay, found guilty in Paris of
completely in the Panama Canal Com
pany frauds. was sentenced to five years
and NJ. Provost, also found guilty, to
tiiieS SeetiS iii ~ iSoIileuu.
The Gladstone home rule bill has been
generally approved by the Irish mem
bers of parliament. The Parnelites crit
icise some details of the bill, but pro
nounce it excellent as Il whole.
By the explosion Of a barrel of petro-
leum in the cellar of, a dance hall at
Deutsch Pereg, in Hungary, seventeen
people were burned to death and a num-
Der of others We're seriously injured.
The members of the United States
Senate, without distinction of party,
gave farewell dinner to Senator Car
Isle. Mr. Henderson, Rep, of Iowa
limited that Mr.. Carlisle might be the
next President.
The Spanish Minister of the Colonies
has received a dispatch from Rodriqu e1
Arico, Captain-General of Cuba, stating
that revolution is imminent in Santa
Domingo over the concessions made tc
an American syndicate.
Robert L. Walker. of Poland, O., &
banker and extensive manufacturer, has
failed for yearly 100000. Mr.. Walker
is frienu of Governor Mckinley, and
the latter may lose heavily through hi:
Endorsement of his friends notes.
The formation of brewing syndicate
comprising more than 40 of the New
York City brewing firms, with a capita
of 5000, 10000 has fallen through
larger firms to go into the syndicate.
A verdict WIS rendered in the Melon
aid will case at indianapolis, declaring
the probated will bogus and the sigma
ture forgery. The will left all the
property of the late Senator to hi:
widow, second wife, disinheriting hi
children. The case was appealed
The young son of M. Bourgeois, TIN
French Minister of Justice, mysteriously
disappeared and was believed to have
been kidnapped by the Anarchists as 6
sort of hostage for their associates, who
have recently been arrested. but after
being missed day he was returned tc
his parents.
Colonel R. w. Thompson, who wa
president of the American Panama Cana
Committee at a salary of $50, 900 a year
gave his testimony to the House of Rep
rrsentatives' Investigating Committee Il
Terre Haute. Ind, where he is confined
to his house by illness He denied there
was any corruption in this country. lie
said his salary was paid for influencing
American sentiment in favor of tn
canal.
The Belgic has arrived at San Frar
cisco with news from Hawaii-,to Febrr
airy 6. Annexation was rapidly GROWN
in favor. Secretnry of State Foster Ina
written to Minister Stevens disavowin
his action in setting up protectorate
A protest and appeal from Queen Lilu
okalani to her great and goo friend,
President Harrison, was rec ived. TIL
Queens commissioners have arrived i
Washing ton.