Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-27
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The credit OF 65,vOo,OO0 francs asked by
the government in order to defray the ex-
penses OF the French expedition to NADIA
| gascar was adopted yesterday I'm the
chamber OF deputies by vote of 337 to
49,
Major General o. .. Howard, retired,
has arrived in Portland, Ore, where he
will spend the winter as the guest of his
daughter. the wife of Captain Gray.
The Indiana republicans have discon-
tinued their attack in the courts upon the
democratic reapportionment, and IL Is an
nounced that the act Will be repealed, the
legislature being republican In both
branches.
Four hundred delegates attended the
opening Of the Seventh Trans Mississippi
Congress at ST. Louis yesterday.
Mrs. Phelps, wife of Col. w. II. Phelps,
was killed In driving accident at st.
Louis Sunday.
F. A. Horner, prosecuting attorney at
Brazil, Ind, applied for a receiver for the
Chicago and Southeastern Railway (Old
Midland), on the ground that over 200
judgments against the company for labor
performed remain unpaid.
United States Senator Butler began pro-
ceedings at Columbia, s. c., yesterday
attacking the constitutionality of the state
law for the registration of voters. If the
suit is successful 1t will invalidate the cleo
ton OF the legislature, which was expected
to elect Governor Tillman to the United
states Senate.
The American Line steamship Indiana,
which was a week overdue, arrived at Del
aware Breakwater yesterday.
Princess Bismarck, who has been frd's-
messed for some time, has grown worse, and
DIR. Schwenger has been summoned to at
tend her.
A split has occurred in the ranks OF the
German socialist party.
A Hungarian cabinet crisis exists. partly
due to the ecclesiastical bills and to Kos
suth's tour, but which is chiefly owing to
the uncertainty in regard to the relations
between the crown and the government.
There was a repetition of earthquakes at
Messina Saturday night, one violent and
two slight shocks being felt. There was
also another at Reggie.
1t was decided that under the new con-
stitution policemen cannot ride free on the
street cars in New York.
The Presbyterian synod of Georgia adoptk
ed a resolution favoring the removal ~
the Southwestern Presbyterian University
from Clarksville, Tenn, to some more con-
venient point in the territory Of the south
ern church.
Auburn Theological Seminary has bolted
the Presbyterian general assembly by de-
Gliding that it would control its own funds.
The endowment of Auburn Seminary 10
The Philharmonic Association Of the
northwest has issued an appeal to the
American people asking every one on
THANKSGIVING day to give one cent each 1or
the aid of the unhappy Armenians.
Jean Victor Drury, the eminent French
author and statesman, died IN Ptris last
evening.
Bishop w. B. H. Howe of the diocese Of
South Carolina died at Charleston, S. c.,
Sunday afternoon.
James Stewart Cushman, a well-known
clubman and at one time prominent In
racing circles, dropped dead In New York
Sunday evening.
Horace Peunoyer, the only son of Ore
CONS governor. died at Williamstown,
Mass. Saturday from illness contracted at
a foot ball game.
BY the official count in Nebraska, Hol-
combe (fusion) has, for governor, a plural
ity Of 1902 over Majors Crepublcan). The
rest of the republican state ticket Is elect
ed by from IL 9O5 to q, liz plurality.
Judge Grosscup. yesterday. at Chicago,
sustained the objections of shippers to the
81 terminal charge made by the santa re
railroad on cattle cars at the stock yards.