The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
THIS WEEKS NEWS.
A Summary Of Current Events-Ths Worlds
Beings for the Past Six Days Gathered
and Condensed for Our Readers

The Synlie of Rome will visit thu
United States soon.
The beef killers In the South Omahs
packing houses are on strike.
John w. Love, the Watkins, N. Y.
enlbezaler, is now in jail at that place
The budget bill has passed its seconf
reading in the British House OF Lords
The San Francisco Mint has begun
the coinage of standard silver dollars
Wallace Burt was hanged at Deyles
town, Pa, for the murder Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wrightley.
The House of Representatives a
Washington passed the railway postal
clerk reinstatement bill.
Thousands of small but lively frog
fell In the streets of OambridSeport
Mass, during heavy shower.
More stories of Brockway's brutal
ity were told before the Enfra Re
fermatery Investigating committee.
NJ. Rogers, one of the first n>a IL
this country to make business OF cut
ting ice, died at New London, Conn.
aged ssventy-ntne.
Jack NaAulifs, the light.HvtRh,
pugalist, and Catherine REEVE, ons ,ed
the lnman sisters, actresses, have beer
married in Brooklyn.
A fve-year-old boy is said to have
been cured of hip disease by the reli>
OF st. Anne in tho Church Of st. Jear
Bapasts, In New York.
The French Chamber evactsA The
newspaper reporters. but soon invited
them back; the reporters declined, and
the Chamber soon adjourned.
The gunboat Bennington has satlee
from La Lbertad for San Francisco
via Acapulco with Gen. Ezeta and
three other refugees on board.
One hundred men have been dis
charged from the B. & @. shops at
Chicago Junction for refusing to with
draw from thei American Railway
Union.
Nicaraguan Minister Gusnaan has
been empowered to act for Salvado,
Ia like capacity, and he will demand
ehs e1tradition Of ex-Vics- -Rrsnden,
Aatonio Ezeta.
The Taflmanits Justice Of the South
Carolina Supreme Court decided that
the dispenaary law Of 1893 is still in
force and Justdcs-e elect Gary ds expect,
ed to uphold him.
The steamer City of Pek1S, from
Hong Kong for Yokohama and Now
Yor4, which was ashore in YeAae Bay
has besn hoated without damage and
has arrived at Yokohama.
The Mayor Of Enid, Okla, complains
&A
United States soldiers there have brok.
en- into houses and tried to extert in.
formation by threats Of death.
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf is trying to
secure permission from Russian and
Polish Hebrews to form agricultural
colonies Within the Cars Domains, in.
stead Of being forced to enadgrats.
The House Comaaittee on Immlgra,
ton has rejected the Lockwood bill do: dc:
signed to prevent persons living in
Canada and Mexico from crossing the
border to work in the United States.
Mr.. Coco Tatene, the ex-Japanese
Minister, took leave of the President
Expressions of personal and national
goodwill were exchanged. Mr. Tateno
and family will leave for Japan via
San francisco.
Secretary Herbert has finally accept.
ed the 300 tons of baribette armor In
tended for the battleship Oregon. rep
resented by the 17-inch Carnegie Har-
veyized steel plate, which has been
tried at Indian Head.
A bill to incorporate an elevated elec.
trio railway under the name Of the
National Rapid Transit Company, to
connect New York and Washington
was adversely acted upon by the House
Committee on Judiciary.
Mrs. Sarah x. Stanton was run over
and killed on the Duchess County
Railway at Van Wyck's station. She
was crossing the track in front Of the
approaching train, and did not, appar'
entity, hear the whistle.
While repairing trolley line on
Water street, Newburg, John Snratt
ferty-five years of age, fell from the
platform car to the street, distance
Of about fifteen feet, breaking his neck
and fracturing his skull
Reports that the Sherman Banks
stockholders are not likely to receive
full payment in that institutions liqui
dation were admitted by bank officials
70 be true. A stockholders meeting
was called for next Tuesday.
Victims of Paddler Brockway swear
at the Elmira investigation that he
beat them into bearing false witness
whereby fifty inmates were railroadec
to Auburn prison. One was kicked IL
| the face for refusing to bring disgrace
on his family.
Speaker Crisp, having expressed thu
, wish that Democratic members of thu
House shall remain in Washington un
til the tariff bill has been disposed
of. the Armor-Plate Investigating Com
mittee may postpone its proposed visi
to Homestead, Pa.
The actors colony at SayVille, l.. 1.
turned out to hear the trial Of the mel
implicated in what is now known a.
the Comedy Castle drama. Manase]
Bob Monroe, who was accused Q,
vtabbing Hotelman Harris, was helt
Ia $4,000 for the Grand Jury.
United States Consul Sundberg re
ports that since the May floods begal
to subside malignant and fatal feve
has prevailed In the city Of Bagdat
and suburbs, more especially anon,
the river, and these poor people ar
left to die without the aid Of doctor
or medicine.