The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-11
Washington.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY has asked the War
Department for the detail OF an army Off.
Ger as instructor in military science and
tactics. The department has selected Lieu
tenant Writ Robertson, Of the artillery, who
WILL report at Boston this summer. Harvard
will be the first of the large universities add.
ing military science to its course.
ADMIRAL WALKERS assignmentto the COM
mand of the Pacific Squadron is interpreted
to mean that the United States proposes to
occupy Pearl Haroor.
W. T. LEVY, of Texas, has been appointed
Commissioner of immigration for the ports
If Quebec, Point Lewis and Halifax.
AMBASSADOR PAuNcEFoTE informed Secre-
tary Gresham that the British Government
Is prepared to negotiate new modus vivendi
with reference 10 seal poaching.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND promised delega-
Hon Of Virginians to attend, II possible, the
dedication Of the Mary Washington Monu-
ment at Fredericksburg, Va, May 10. He
said he could not promise the attendance OF
Mrs. Cleveland. Postmaster-General and
Mrs. Bissell and Secretary and Mrs. Smith
have promised to attend.
SEVERAL thousand children took part In
the annual egg-rolllng festivities in the White
House, grounds.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND suffers from an at.
tack OF rheumatic gout.
SECRETARY AND Mrs. LAMONT, General
Batchelder, DR.. Bryant and wife and Cap
tain George W. Davis started for the South
from Washington. They are going along
the Mexican frontier.
Foreign.
STUDENTS OF Budapest mobbed the the.
aires which kept open while the city was
mourning for Kossuth's death. The body OF
not touch Austrian soil en- route from Turis.
Italy.
A BOMB was exploded In church In
and children to be injured in the panic which
followed. '.
FIVE members OF wealthy Hebrew fami-
" In Smorgoni, Russian Poland, were mur-
dered by peasants and then robbed.
JEAN MoaEAu. farmer and his son, aged
sixteen, were both instantly killed at Que
bee, Canada, by the sudden fall OF tree
which they were chopp!ng. It was feared
Mrs, Moreau would lose her reason In con-
sequence OF the terrible shock. "
PRESIDENT PE1xoro, Of Brazil, has revived
the imperial DEGREES authorizing the exc
cution, without formal trial, of all rebels
and persons who hnve aided and abetted
them.
Mons OF students and citizens were dis
persed BY troops in Buda-Pesth; many stu
dents were wounded there was lively de-
bate In the Chamber OF Deputies over mo.
ton relating to kossuth.
The Belgian Premier insisted on the resig-
nation of himself and his Cabinet, despite
the Kings urgent protest.
SIX schoolgirls perlshed during fire in a
convent seminary at Laon, France.
ADMIRAL MELLo has been proclaimed head
| OF thu insurgent Government at Desterro,
| Brazil. He is reported to be determined to
continue thestruggle against President Peix-
| OTTO.
BRAZILIAN rebels captured vessel carry
ing munitions Of war for President Peixoto,
AERoNAUT WILTON went up in carless
balloon at Cannes, France. clinginS to rope,
| lost his grip, fell 1900 feet into the Mediter-
ranean and was instantly killed.
THIRTY persons were killed by the explo-
sion Of dynamite in Santander, Spain.
THE Portuguese war ships, carrying Adj
miral da Cana and his staff of insurgent
Brazilian officers. arrived at Buenos Ayres.
ADv1oEs from Berlin indicate that the
Kaiser, Emperor Francis Joseph and King
Humbert desire to induce the Car to join
them in securing reduction of the expendi-
ture Of European Governments for military
purposes.
SOCIALIST meetings were held in Belgium
at which resolutions were passed demanding
the abolition Of royalty andthe establishment
| of q Renuhlic