The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-03

There Is no truth IN the report Of the
death Of Susan B. Anthony.
The seed division of the Department
Of Agriculture will be abandoned Oc-
tober l.
The miners from the Champion mine,
Michigan, $50 in number, have joined
the strikers.
Gold coin to the amount of $4,000
was withdrawn from the sub-treasury,
New York, yesterday, to be sent to Can
ada
Sixty tailor shops in New York were
shut down yesterday and general
strike Of 1000 men will be ordered next
Wednesday.
The Debats Paris) says that M. Lebou,
Minister Of Commerce, intends to invite
the countries in the Postal Union to
adopt the international stamp.
A drowning accident occurred on Ayl-
mar Lake, near Ottawa, by which four
lives were lost-Alexander, Walter and
Eddy Brophy and Peter Winfield.
Alden oliver, Of New York, who claims
to be a nephew of Mayor Strong, is
locked UP in the Ulster county Jail
charged with being a horse thief.
The trustees Of Cornell University on
the nomination of President Schurman,
appointed Henry w. Harden to the va
CdLt pic1SSSOi Ship VI law III Lie Ao"
School.
William Frederick who murdered
Cashier William A. Herrick in an at
tempt to rob the San Francisco Savings
Union Bank, in March, 1894, was hanged
at San Quentin yesterday.
The H. P. Nail Works Company at
Cleveland has closed it's mills. The
strike committee gave the company until
August ! to decide whether an advance
of 1919 per cent. would be given the men.
A despatch from Rome to the Central
News Gondon) says that Princess Hell
enc of Orleans, who recently married the
Duke of Aosta, nephew of King Hum
bert, Is seriously i'll, the result of drink
ing iced milk.
Those in Washington we'll informed re-
garding Brazilian affairs believe that no
collision is likely to result between the
South American republic and England
as consequence Of the latter's occupa-
ton Of Trinidad
A proclamation has been issued by the
State Board of Health quarantining
Kentucky against cattle from Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Mississippi,
Indian Territory, Alabama, Texas. Lou
isiana, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida,
on account Of Texas fever.
national convention of colored men
has been called by the executive COM
mittee of the National Republican Vigi-
liant Association, to be held at Balti-
more, beginning October 9. The object
Of the convention is to discuss topics
bearing upon the welfare of the colored
race. social and political:
Secret service detectives have found
at Buffalo satchel containing $3.50
worth Of bogus stamps, which belonged
to Mrs Mcmillan, alias Mrs Mack, of
Hamilton, Ont, who is now in Jail
awaiting trial for participating in a
stamp counterfeiting scheme.
Harry M. Stow yesterday began suit
against the city of Chicago for So, 600, 900.
Stow claims that he was allowed a pat
ent in 1874 on method for paving
streets with cedar blocks and that the
city of Chicago has used his method
since then without paying any royalty.
Since Governor Culberson's proclama-
ton prohibiting glove contests Or prize
fights in Texas, the chief of police, sher-
If and other executive officers of Gal
weston have been notified that they
would be held accountable If they aid
not see that such contests or fights were
suppressed. This means a discontinue
ance of pugilism In Texas.
The London Chronicle has a Paris
despatch which gives a report of an
interview with Cardinal Gibbons pub
lished by the Gazette, Of the friction
between church and State in France.
The Cardinal asserted that America
would never tolerate the inf1iction of a
special tax on religious establishments,
as the Americans believed in liberty
of conscience for all, and that the
government respected the feeling.