The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
this WEEKS NEWS.
A Summary of Current Eyents-Ihe Worlds
Doings for the Past Six Days Gathered
and Condensed for Our Readers
General.

A Moslem mob attacked an English
mission near Jerusalem.
Spain is said to be ready to offe!
Cuba modified home rule.
George D. Huffman, farmer, or MID
die Smithfield, missed his only horse
Newfoundland is about to make
wholesale arrests Of scuttlers of ships
British Guiana has started three
Maxim guns for the Venezuelan iron
tier.
Ex-senator Allen G. Thurman, the
old Roman" is reported us cut OF
danger.
The Spanish Ministry is reported di-
vided by Campos's insistence on re-
forms for Cuba.
The annual horse show opened at
Madison Square Garden. New York. I'm
der dazzling auspices.
The price of the Chicago Tribune has
been reduced from two cents to one
cent to it's city subscribers.
The Fall River line steamer Puritan
is ashore on Great Gull Island, but
rests in an easy position.
Congress will be called upon to ap-
propriate nearly s6,000.000 for building
war vessels already authorized.
1t is reported that $50 Spaniards were
killed, including Col. Molina, in a fight
with the Cubans under Lacrete.
Peter Maher knocked out Steve
O'Donnell in one minute before the En-
pire Athletic Club at Maspeth. l.. l.
A short search discovered the animal
dead, hanging by chain to the limb Of
a tree. There is no clue to the culprlts.
Lord Sholto Douglas has incurred the
anger of his mother-in-law. Mrs Adds.
and she threatens to horsawhip hin in
public.
Russell Sage says Congress and the
Legislature should force trusts to make
regular reports for the benefit Of in
veStorS.
The Illustrated American, published
in New York, was burned out Sunday
with a loss of $4,000, but the issues will
not be interrupted.
Rescuers, after working forty three
hours. found the body of Edward Kelly
in the Pennsylvania mines at Shame
kin. He died from suffocation.
The United States Supreme Court has
decided that the Sawyer Mann patents
on incandescent electric lighting are in
valid, thus sustaining the Edison pat
ent.
Mrs. George Van Ness Spear, of
Brooklyn, left her husband September
4, taking their two children. and he has
Gil 70 Hnd fro nf
her.
Ex-Consul Waller writes from the
French prison in which he is confined
that he is broken in health, and that
he doesn't expect to see his family
again.
Joseph Jefferson, the actor, was pre-
sented with a silver loving-cup. the
gift of more than 1000 members Of his
at the Garden Theatre, New
York city.
Charles Caspar, thirty-two years cid.
residence unknown, was crushed to
death by some falling logs while at
work at the East Ninety-ninth street
ferry slip, New York city.
A copy of the treaty between the
French Government and the Queen of
Madagascar has reached Washington.
The terms give France practical con-
troll of the Hova Government.
The President Of Brazil has sanction
ed a credit to refund duties on Ameri-
can imports imposed while the reel
prOcity treaty was in force, against
which the Government protested.
John Baramiski was burned to death,
his wife and twenty -four-year- old son.
Martin, fatally injured, and three other
people were badly hurt in fire which
destroyed two buildings in Chicago.
Mine Boss Perry Watkins was knock
ed down in a fight in the Ishkooda mine
near Birmingham, Ala, whereupon he
Smith, Jr.. and wounded Louis Smith,
ST.
Frank Cross. of CORVALLIS. W. Va,
who shot and instantly killed his Sis
ter, Mrs. Taylor, at her home near that
village in August last, was convicted
of murder in the first degree at Harris
Vile
1t is believed that joint course of
action, display of force, in regard to
has been decided upon by the powers in
general. Turkey is mobilizing addition
al bodies Of troops.
William Krauer was found murdered
in the bee DOM in the rear of his little
restaurant, No. 1852 Second avenue,
New York city. His head was battered
in with 'atchet and his throat had
been cut. lie murderer escaped
Almer.- Hugh Paget aid Pauline
Whitney were married in st. Thomas's
Episcopal Church, New York city, at
tended a breakfast at ex-Secretary
Whitney's home and then went to Gov
entry, Conn, for the honeymoon. Presi-
dent 'ieveland attended the wedding
n Nina Moreau, wife of M.
Gorges Moreau, and formerly a popu-
lar society woman of Chicago, was
burned to death at her residence in
Paris. Nine. Moreau was we'll known
in Chicago before her marriage as an
accomplished pianist. Her maiden
name was Nina Warren.
Edward Campbell, alias Charles Rice
alias George Smith. in Jail at Cleveland
O., has made a confession to the muir
der Of -Iaggie McGraw, of No. % River
street, Newark, N. j. He says he hit
the woman over the head with a chair
during a drunken row, and that she
died from the effects Of the blow
Newark authorities have been notified