The People's friend., 1894-09-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE London Times published a col
man, of New York, dealing with the
fight for the new tariff law in the
United States Mr. Shearman predicts
that the cause of free trade will gain a
signal victory in 1896, and that in 1900
the only question will be whether any
tariff at all shall be allowed to remain.
The body of the late Congressman
Shaw lay in state at the family
mansion at Eau Claire, Wis, on the
both, attended by guard of honor OF
twelve Knights of Pythias in full uni
form, and many citizens paid their last
respects. The funeral services at the
house began at 2 o'clock, Rev. DR..
Dudley of the First Congregational
church officiating. There were over
1,50O Knights Of Pythias in the process
sion.
PIETRo ToNNINo, president Of the re.
public of San Marino. is dead. The re-
public the smallest in the world, be-
ing only twenty-five square miles in
extent and having but 5000 population.
1t is in northeast Italy and has been
independent since the fourth century,
when it was founded by Marinus, a
hermit.
CONGRESSMAN J. 0. ABBOTT was un1n.
imously renominated by the Sixth lis
trict democratic convention at Hills
boro, Tex, on the 3,398th ballot.
LEVI p. MORTON is out in a letter
stating that he would accept the nom
/ h, hi IN Of IA
| York if rendered to him.
/ GEN. NATHANIEL p BANKS, soldier
and statesman, died at Waltham, Mass,
! on the 1st from brain trouble after a
long illness.
! SAMUEL J. KIRKwOoD died on the 1st
at Iowa City, Ia, aged 81. He served
| three times as governor OF Iowa, twice
/ as United States senator for that state
and was secretary of the interior uA-
| der President Garfield.
| AUTHORITATIVE statement is made
that c. H. j. Taylor, recorder of the
| District of Columbia, has decided to
tender his resignation as president of
! the Negro National Democratic league
with which he has been affiliated since
| its organization.
ARCHDUKE CHARLES LOUIS. acting on
behalf of Emperor Francis Joseph,
opened the international hygienic con-
! gress at Buda Pesth on the I'd. Rep
resentatives from all the leading coun-
tries were present DR.. Billings, speak
! ing on behalf of the American govern
ment and the scientific boards in the
United States, said the fact that the
! American delegates had come so great a
! distance showed the Importance at
tached to hygienic questions in Amer
lea.
A DISPATCH from Tien Tsin said that
an imperial edict had been issued re-
wardino Gen. Yeh 1nd 700 Chinese Off
GERS for their victory over the Japanese
at Ping Yang on August II. Gen. Yeh
reported that the japanese lost 5000
men in the engagement at Ping Yang
during the day, when the Chinese were
in pursuit of the enemy. while the cas-
ualities of the Chinese were small.
THE Madrid Gazette has published a
decree cancelling the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
Cuba, the cancellation to take effect
'Ithe moment the United States applies
the new customs tariff" Instructions
have been sent to the Spanish colonies
that cargoes which were cleared from
the United States before the new tariff
went into effect are to pay the old rate
of duty. Negotiations are now pro
crossing for a new commercial treaty
between the United States and the
Spanish colonies.
THE latest report about the state
election in Arkansas on the Cd salc
that the democrats elected their ticket
by about $4,000 plurality. The popu
lists and republicans fused.
RETURNS received at BrattleborO, VT
indicated that the republicans had car
ried the state by $4,000.
\ GENUINE sensation was made in pO
litical circles by statement that sen
atOr Jones, of Nevada. who has repre-
sented his state in the United State!
senate for over twenty-One years hat
formally renounced his allegiance t
the republican party and cast his lo
with the populists.