The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-08-31
NEWS ITEMS.
The Dutch expedition sent to punish the
Raiah of LamboX has met with defeat

Speaker Crisp and other democrats have
urged the President to sign the tariff bill.
The Postoffice Department has ordered gen,
eral changes in the postage st 'mp issues.
Superintendent Stump, of the immigration
bureau, sailed from New York Tuesday tol
Europe.
There was further test ofthe Tay Tor eight
inch caststeel shell at Indian Head proving
ground with satisfactory results
| The city council Of Toronto has protested
against the employment Of Americans by the
| industrial exhibition in that city.
| Tariff reform members of the House OF Rep
resentatives still believe that tariff reform is
the chief pol tical issue of the day,
| Reports received by the democratic congres-
sional. campaign committee indicate demo
cratic successes in the fall election.
General Flagler, chief of ordnance, United
States Army, says that the dynamite guns
have done everything that was required OF
them.
There is every prospect that the forthcoming
session OF the District courts will be an active
one, as many outstanding cases are to be dis
posed of.
playing cards for the current year at the rate
of two cents on each pick is esim ,ted at ST.
100000.
1t is understood that the great labor organi-
cations of the country will maintain agents in
to be for their interests.
The gunboat Taista, which recently left
the Tyne, England, presumably to join the
japanese fleet in the East, has been detained
at Alden by the British authorities.
Aex j ifs wool-cleansins works, the larg-
est in Russia, have been destroyed by fire, to-
gether with large st ock of wool. The loss
is estimated to be 100000 roubles.
A conflict is expected between the French
troops and Congo troops in the Ubangh re
gion before either expedition can be informed
that the boundary dispute has been settled.
A treaty has been concluded between Great
Britain and Japan by the terms of which the
former. power surrenders the claim TO extra
territorial jurisdiction in the latter country
hurricane swept over the district between
Mons and the German frontier, Iii Belgium
The path of the storm was thee miles wide
and there was great amount Of dam tge done
The claims OF Baltimore letter-carriers and
ex carriers, amounting TO total of $4,000
for overtime work, will be considered BY
Special Commissioner Hill, of the Court of
Claims.
The secretary of the Venzul IAN legation IN
Washington received a cable message from his
and declaring that the republic is com, l.tely
tranquil
1t is understood Secretary Carlisle has nrac-
tically decided that wool and ali other articles
now in bond can be Withdrawn at the new
ataSo nf1 ntu 4,
new tariff bill.
A strike among Australian SWEEPSTAKES
has led to rioting, in which two men were
fatally shot by the police. Strikers set fire to
steamboat conveying free shearers up the
Darling river.
The bill of Mr.. Stone, Of Pennsylvania, for
consular inspection of alien Immigrants com
ing to this country. is involved in a confer
ence commit ee deadlock, and will thus 90
over to the next session.
The new system of .:docking'' salaries of
absent members of the House of Representa-
tives has resulted in about $4,000 going back
to the government treasury, besides contr. bu-
ting to the presence CT quorum
Captain Shepard chief of the revenue cut
ter service, has received report from Captain
Healey, commanding the Bear, dated at Port
Clarence. Alaska, July 9, stating that the
health of the officers and men was uniformly
good.
Secretary Carlisle made forty-)De changes
in the coast and geodetic survey, eighteen pre-
motions, seventeen reductions IN salary and
six removals, the latter including assistants
in the scientific force, whose salaries varied
from $1,000 to $4,000 per year.
President Cleveland sent letter to Repr,
sent .tive Catchings, of Mississippi in which,
after announcing his determination to all,w
the Senate tariff bill to become law without
his signature, he gave his views on The tariff
situation in vigorous language.
Secretary Carlisle sent kilograms to collect
ors Of ports instructing them that goods placed
III bonded warehouses under the Mckinley
law and made free of duty under the new tar
i'll act are entitled to free entry and need not
be exported and reimported TO get the benefit,
of the new act
Attorney General Olney has sustained the
chief of the secret service on every point in his
position against the issue by the State OF Mis-
sissippi of special war; ants in the similitule of
United States notes and has ordered proceed
ings against the companies that printed the
warrants and the Mississippi officials who we
responsible for their issue
A report Oh the production If lead in the
United States during the first six months of
this year, submitted to the United States geo
logical survey 10y special aegnt, shows a