The Washington bee., 1894-02-03
THIS WEEKS NEWS.
A Summary of Current Events-The Worlds
Doings for the Past Six Days Gathered
and Condensed for Our Readers.


er. who lost both legs at Sante Fe, \.
NJ, is out of danger.
Democratic State Chairman Clutch
con, of Minnesota, after criticizing the
Presidents policy resigned his position.
Bread riots have again broken out
in Berlin, and the looting men and
women were roughly dispersed by the
police.
There are rumors from Brazil that
the contending factions will submit
the whole question of difference to ar
bitration.
Capt. Harris, of the British steam
ship Gleadowe, says his mast was
struck by a meteor off the Newfound
land banks.
Governor Mitchell declares positively
he will prevent the Corbett- Mitchell
prize fight. and has the Florida militia
under orders.
The Republican members of the New
Jersey Legislature talk of impeaching
Governor Werts for his action in the
Senate deadlock.
Ex-Queen Lilluokalani is said to be
enlisting soldiers in Canada. Ex-Min-
lister Stevens and Mr. ThurSton dis
credit the story.
President Vasquez, of Honduras, was
completely routed by the revOlutionists
and their Nicaraguan allies, and Bo-
nillo's triumph is assured.
Jennie Gosline, though slight and
alone, overpowered siX-foot burglar
in the house of Charles w. Hunt, at
West Brighton, S. l., where she was
a guest.
The Window-Glass-w workers Associa-
ton, the richest labor union in the
world, agreed to loan the Chambers
Glass Company $4,000 to keep it from
closing.
Many New York sporting men are
going to Jacksonville. Fla, to witness
the Mitchell-Corbett bout, in spite OF
the danger from Governor G1itchells
militia.
Mrs H. A Horning. a prominent
woman in social and church circles in
Corning, \. Y, was arrested for shop
lifting at Jammes's store on Broadway,
New York.
George w Childs, the Philadelphia
philanthropist and editor, was seized
with an attack of vertigo in his office
and his friends are anxious about his
health. He is better.
Sir William Henry Houldsworth,
Conservative member of Parliament,
says that commoners would not be
benefited until bimetalism was adopt
ed by all the countries.
Train No. 3 on the Kansas City, St
10 and Council Bluffs Railroad was
held up near St Joseph, Mo-, by five
masked men and the express car
robbed of possibly $4,000.
A handsome memorial to Mrs. Ros-
coe Conkling, who was a sister Of
Horatio Seymour, is to be erected in
Calvary Church, Utica, by Mrs. w. S.
Oakman, of New York, Mrs. Conkling's
daughter.
Federal Supervisor John 1. Daven-
port has re-occupied the rooms from
which he was recently elected in the
New York Post-Office building, under
an order of Judge Wallace, of the
United States Court.
!! Will Howard, a Missouri murderer
on his way to be hanged, pardoned the
detective whom he had determined to
kill, and when he reached the Jail he
gave up the dirk with which he pro-
posed doing the deed.
Mrs. Leland Stanford says that S3,-
100000 worth Of stocks and bonds be-
longing to her husbands estate have
not been delivered to her, and she may
have to sue O. P. Huntington for them.
The estate is estimated at some ST.
100000.
The Hatch Committee of the Nicar
aqua Canal Construction Company
have applied to the United States Cir
cult Court to get at the company's
books. They charge mismanagement
and the wrongful giving away Of sew
eral million dollars in cash and securl-
lies.
S. B. Adsit, of Redfield, n. Y, start
ed three bears January II as he was
travelling the woods for timber. A
day or two ago he took his Winchester
and followed them until he overlook
them, and a lively engagement enSued.
Adsit came off victorious, killing the
three.
The latest dispatches report battle
near Rio Janeiro. The Government
troops were repelled by the insurgents
on Conclicao Island, in Rio harbor,
with a loss Of 120 killed. Admiral
Goncalves has gone to Pernambuco to
take command of the Government
squadron and take it to Rio.
Charles W. Gardner, ex-agent of the
Parkhurst Society in New York, has
been again arrested on a charge of
being drunk and disorderly." Gard
ner claims he was drugged at the In
stigation Of the police, but could not
say where or by whom it was done.
He was put under $500 bonds for good
behavior.
Miss Adah Olsen died at her home
near Carlow, in Webster County, KY,
last week from a continuous sleep OF
five years. The young lady was TWEEN
ty-three years old at her death. AT
eighteen she, from some unknown
cause. entered a state of trance or
stupor from which it was ever after
wards impossible to awaken her, life
being sustained by liquid food, which
was forced down her throat. So quiet
and peaceful was her death that IL
was unnoticed by those near her.
Adviees received by the steamer
China give details of the appalling &C,
cident at Ning-Po, China, recently, re
sulting in the death Of between zoo
and 800 women and children. The
annual theatrical performance in hon.
or of the gods was being given In
temple, and about 400 people were