The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-12-14
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lessen court expenses to the taxpayers.
NEWS ITEMS.
1t is stated that Colonel Craighill in
April next will succeed General Casey as
chief of engineers.
The nomination of Mr.. r. G. Henry for
the postmastership of Cambridge, Md, was
sent to the Senate.
The failure of the Commercial Bank of
St. Johns n. F., has caused a financial
panic in the colony.
The revenues of Canada for the first five
months of the present fiscal year have fall
Ell off about 10 per cent.
refused to cheer for the German Emperor
will be prosecuted criminally
The interstate commerce commission
has issued a preliminary report showing
business of American railroads.
General Lopez after reconnaissance of
the Mexican frontier line is of the opinion
that there will be no war with Guatemala
The United States Court of Claims rem
dered judgements in favor of about 26O
Baltimore letter-carrers for overtime work
The Italian budget shows a deficit Of
seventy million lire which the government
will meet with economies and fresh taxes.
\ torrential rain. followed by slight
earthquake shock, visited Reggie. Sicily.
which was recently nearly destroyed by an
earthquake
violent southeast gale prevailed off
the Irish coast Sunday and several steam
ers were obliged to seek shelter in Queens
town harbOr
Count Won Schouvaloff. the Russian am
bassador at Berlin. will succeed General
Gourko, who resi- gned on December as
Governor of Warsaw.
treaty are seeking an exchange of views
contemplating joint action on the Armc-
MAN question.
The political relations of Italy and Great
Britain are considered to have been ce-
mented by the Italian occupation of Kas-
sala. East Africa.
1t is thought in Germany that the anti
revolutionary bill will pass the Rech>tag.
as public feeling is against the socialists
since they refused to cheer forthe Emperor
Freiherr Won BcriepSch German minis
ter OF commerce, has rendered his resigna-
nation owing to the fact that the ministry
has rejected bills which he has drafted
The German government will invest
gate the qualit; of recent importationS of
American petroleum. 1t is charged that
the Pennsylvania oil-tieldS are exhausted.
The charges preferred by Chinese In
spcctor Scharf against deputy collectors of
the port at New York have not been s,ls-
tanned at the Treasury Department
The Senate judiciary committee post
poned further consideration of the nomi-
nation of Mr.. W l.. Marburv to be United
States district attorney for Maryland
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
commission has prepared for submission to
Congress IN Il report relative to the most
feasible route for ship-canal across the
Maryland and Delaware peninsula
A delegation headed by Mr. Barnes
Compton called at the Postotfice Depart
ment Saturday and recommended the ap-
pointmcnt of Mr. Grafton A. Rideout as
postmaster at Annapolis.
Lieutenant Leopold was tried hv court
marshall in Vienna for wearing crepe on
his arm at the funeral of the late Louis
Kossuth, the Hun garian patriot in def
ance of an army order. The court reduced
the lieutenant to the ranks
Only the House of Representatives was
in session Saturday Mr. Clark of Mis>ou-
ri. consumed the morning hour with a
speech bearing on the retirement of inca
pacitatcd officers of the revenue cutter ser
vice. incidentally he referred to Repre-
scntativc-ccct John X Cowen, of Mary
land as a railroad attorney who enjoyed
the privilege OF the floor of the House bv
courtesy. and who. he said was lobbying
for the railroad pooling bill. After the
hour the railroad bill was dis
cussed