The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-07-27
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
The Potomac Boat Club celebrated its
twenty fifth anniversary.
The Khedive Of Egypt is to marry the daugh-
ter of the late Sultan of Turkey.
Six pension attorneys were disbarred from
practice before the Interior Department.
The United States Amy will make exteE-
sive experiments III military ballooning.
The President has nomin ated Clement r.
Leonard to b. postmaster at Easton, Md.
Nearly 800 Il ,rks in different bureaus of the
War Department have been net fled of their
dismissal.
Storms and fl ,ods in West India have caused
much damage to the crop'. Many lives have
been lost.
A consular report describes experiments
made in England with a gas motor TO propel
street railway cars.
All amendments to the French ant-anar-
chist press bill have been ri ,cted by the
Chamber of Deputies.
The Senate sugar investigating committee
resumed its work and heard the testimony of
a number of witnesses.
The evicted tenants bill passed its second
reading in the House of Commons last even
ing by vote of 259 to 227
Willie Hooker, little boy, fell under the
wheels of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad en-
CINE and had his left foot cut off.
Thomas Taylour, third Marquis Of Head
folt, died in London Sunday after long ILL
ness. He was seyenty-.wo years old.
The cru ser Columbia sailed Saturday from
New York for Buefelds, NIcarauga, near
which the Mosquito tribes are in revolt.
Mrs. Ida e. Ester has made answer to an
application by her husband, Theodore W. Est
Ter, for the custody of their Two children.
The Washington police are arresting men,
bers of an industrial army encamped near
Washington who are detet I'd begging in the
city.
OF the congressional appropriation for the
support of the militia, Maryl and receives &c.
900, Virginia $l0,351 and Vest Virginia ST.
Us.
Willie Proctor, boy, who disappeared sud-,
denly from his home two years ago, has been
found in Texas, where lie had gone with
tramp.
The cabl chip Scotia, laying the new Anglo
American cabls, reported Monday that 1916
knots of cable had been laid and that all was
going we'll.
1t is reported that the democratic managers
in the Senate have formulated plan which
may reconcile the two houses Of Congress on
the tariff bill
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury H.mln
and party arrived at Victoria, B. c., on the
cutter Graft, and left Monday on the Rush
for Bering Sea.
Minnie Palmer, the actress, said in her suit
for divorce in London that the reason she left
her husband " as because he had threatened
to cut her throat
Admiral Walker has been recalled from Ha-
wai, and on reaching the United ST .s will
proceed to Annapolis Nd, to take charge Of
the Naval Academy.
1t is bel eyed that several liquor dealers have
submitted protests to Archbishop Sato'l, the
pap aoegate, against his recent liquor de-
cision in the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.
An instrument invented by BAltimo:ean
curacy of the wind has been selected by the
War Department for heavy coast defense guns.
There is great scarcity of cattle in Switzer-
land, and United States Consul German at
Zurich believes this an oppOrtune time for
American cat 'emen to place surplus stock in
that country.
Mrs. Theresa Arnold, who disposed of home
made wine, was convicted in the Police Coult
of selling intoxicating drinks within one mile
of the S,lliers' Home, but no sentence was
passed on her.
Senator Brice has announced his intention
OF voting fer Senator Vllas's amendment strik-
ing from the tariff bill the protection given the
trust by the one-eighth OF Cent different
duty on refined suga~.
1t was stated at the White House that Presi
dent Cleveland had no intention whatever of
visiting Atlantic City this season and that the
rep ,rts from there that he had such an in
tention were incorrect.
ChalimAn w iisoh, VI Ihe House ways aho
means committee, who is at his home in West
Virginia recovering fro an attack Of neural
gia expects to return to Washington when
the tariff conference is renewed In earnest.
Representative Tucker, of Virginia, the au
thor OF the resolution for constitutional
amendment to elect United Stat IS Senators by
direct vote Of the peopl,, which passed the