The Greenville times., 1894-10-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleared By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The annual report of Maj. Gen. How
ard, commanding the department Of
the east, has been made public. The
general recommends an increase Of the
army as the best method of preserving
the peace until many vexatious ques-
tions, which are now troubling the
country. are put at rest by solution
satisfactory to the people Of the nation.
He also expresses the opinion that our
coast defenses are in fairly good eondi-
tion, and that, in conjunction with our
ever increasing naval armament, there
would be little TO fear from outside ag-
gressions.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY REYNOLDS. Of
the interior department, has decided
that section AIS of the revised stat
utes relative to the payment of accrued
pensions was applicable to pensioners
under the act of July 81, 1899, granting
pensions to the survivors of certain In
dian wars. He also held that the sec
tion authorizes the widow of the de-
ceased soldier TO prosecute his pending
claim under that act and receive the
accrued pension To the date Of the sol
dier's death. This action reverses the
decision Of the commissioner of PEN
made in May, 1898.
DR.. GEORGE vos SCHMIDT, the Ger
man traveller stopping at Minneapolis,
Mimi, on the 18th claimed to have re-
eeived another cryptographic letter
from Russia that students, military men
and clergymen were in a conspiracy to
set aside the czarowitz and place Prince
George on the throne.
IT was believed in government circles
that the ameer of Afghanistan was
dead. although no official confirmation
had been received. In view of the
demise of the ameer, the situation at
Caboul was considered TO be serious.
A TELEGRAM from London on the 18th
said that the czar OF Russia was in
such critical condition that his ply
sicians had given up the idea of having
him moved from the Crimea, where he
now is, to Corfu, and that his death
was only question of few days. His
immediate relatives had been tele-
graphed for. The news had created
great CONSERVATION at st. Petersburg.
The Japanese parliament opened at
Hiroshima on the 18th and the speech
from the throne was delivered by the
mikado In person. He declared that
he was greatly panied that China
should have forgotten her duties in re-
gard TO the maintenance of peace in
the east in conjunction with Japan.
''She having brought about the present
state Of affairs, however," he proceeded,
''and hostilities having been COM
menced we will not stop. until we have
attained our object"
NATHAN STRAUs, the New York
philanthropic millionaire dry goods
merchant, has sent a letter to James
G. Martin, chairman of Tammanys
executive committee, formally declin-
ing TO stand as the Tammany eandi-
date for mayor.
TnE czar of Russias condition on the
10Th was critical. lie had taken to his
bed and his relatives were gathering
around 1t. Prayers were offered up in
the Russian churches for his recovery.
1t was reported that unless his death
precipitated matters a council of re-
gency would be declared on October 20.
ALATE dispatch from Shanghai said
that the Japanese at the Yalu river
tried to surprise the Chinese under
cover Of darkness but failed and re-
tired after desultory fighting at long
range. The Chinese claimed that they
inflicted losses on the Japanese adj
vance guard.
JAMES ANTHONY FRoUDE. the noted
English historian and author, died on
the Goth at London, aged 76.
TnE annual German social demo-
cratic congress opened at Bornheim. a
suburb of Frankfort. Germany. on the
20th in the presence of an immense
gathering of workingmen.