The Washington bee., 1894-01-06

| China will pay $4,000 to the rela-
tives Of the Swedish missionaries,
Wickholm and Johannsen, who were
murdered by mob at Sung Pu in
July last
An insane patient on BlackwelPs S
Island. New York, was restored to his
\ family this week after thirty years,
during which time he was not able to
/ tell who he was.
The New Abbott hymnal has been
formally adopted by Plymouth Church,
! 1t being substituted for the Beecher
hymnal, which Henry Ward Beecher
compiled in 1885.
That part of Secretary Carlisle's re-
1 port which suggests methods of in
creasing internal revenue for the fiscal
| year of 1895 is considered unjust b.
1 the whiskey men of Kentucky.
Governor Mitchell, of Florida, has
| written letter announcing his firm
purpose to prevent the Corbett-Mitch-
ell fight and to bring to punishment
l any citizen Of the State who aids Or
abets it.
Owing to threats against his life,
Senator Mills, of Texas, and his son
/ have applied for and received police
permission to carry arms for self-de-
fense. The threats are made by Texas
( silver cranks.
All the details of the final settlement
between the South Park Board and
the Worlds Fair Commissioners have
been arranged at Chicago. The Park
Commissioners are to get 100000 for
tearing down the buildings The mon
ey will be paid at once.
John Y. McKane, the boss" of
GraveSend, L. l., was sentenced to one
month in prison and fine of $3.50 by
Judge Barnard for contempt of court.
Police Justice Newton and Election In
spectors Crandall, Cropsey and John
son received similar sentences. Ap-
peal was taken.
Two thousand cotton-tail and jack
rabbits were the Offering Of the idle
farmer boys Of the Arkansas Valley
to the charity fund of Denver The
entire town turned out by daylight,
and by dark the rabbits were drummed
out of their burrows for many miles
around. The rabbits were shipped to
Denver by freight.
The British Vice-Consul in Archangel
has informed the Government that DR..
Nansen, the Arctic explorer. who is
trying to cross the Arctic Ocean. sailed
from Charova. On the north Siberian
coast, early in August. 1t is known
that DR.. Nansen safely crossed the
dreaded Kara Sea. He was off West
siberia when last sighted, and making
good progress.
Delbler, the public eXecutioner of
Paris, otherwise known as Monsieur
de Paris" has received many letters
stating that if he executes valiant. the
man who threw the bomb in the Cham
Der Of Deputies. he will be blown up.
Delbler evidently fears these threats
will be put into execution if he gull
lotlnes Valiant, and he has asked to
be allowed to give up his position.
Fred May, the noted club man of
New York, now under Indictment for
aSsaulting a policeman, is likely to be
released by the Grand Jury owing to
his bravery in defending the American
sailors who were attacked by Chilians
in Valparaiso in 1890. Fighting Bob"
Evans and other naval men testified
that May did gallant service. fighting
seven ChilianS at once and periling his
, life
A sensational report has been sent
out from Washington alleging a plot
to steal little Ruth Cleveland and hold
her for ransom. 1t is said that the
police at Topeka, Kan, discovered let
tiers revealing the plot 1t would be
easier to kidnap the President than
one of his children. Their nurses are
not permitted to trundle their charges
about at WILL but are required to keep
within bounds Of promenade in the
rear of the White House, behind locked
gates. This requirement does not pro
ceed from any fear on the part of the
parents that the children will be stol-
en-. but from desire to keep their do
mesuc affairs private. The White
House uShers are compelled daily to
put OF with excuses visitors who want
to see the children. Women in par
ucular are most insistent, appearing
to care more about getting look at
the little girls than at their distinguish.
ed parents.
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