The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-04-05
NEWS ITEMS.
Smallpox is said to prevail in twrnt,
one States of the Union.

one States of the Union.
Recent fighting in Cuba is said t" have
been in favor of the insurgents.
Peace has been restored in Peru. accord
inc to advices received at Bucn"S AvrcS.
The agreement between England and
Russia with reference to the PamirS had
been concluded.
The liberals have decided to support Mr.
William Court Gully for speaker of the
House of Commons
by the postal authorities between first and
Second-claSs matter
SiXty-four treasury clerks, mostly wo-
men, on what is known as the bullion roll
have been discharged.
The Archbishop of Saragos Spain, is
dead, aged eighty-tive years. He was con
secrated archbishop in 1871,
The Chinese defense of the Pescadore
Islands was stubborn and they were only
taken by tie japanese aftertvo had fl ghtS
Negotiations between Mexico and Guate-
mala are practically completed. Guate-
Mexico.
Representative Talbot made several
recommendation for appointments OF
postmasters in the second congressional
district of Maryland
Miss Julia Murphy. eldest daughter of
Senator Murphy. of New York, is reported
as engaged to ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant
of New York city.
Twenty thousand men of the Spanish
reserves have been called out to bring up
the strength of the army because of the
dispatch of troops to Cuba.
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1t is reported from St. Petersburg that
Japan demands $1,000, 900 yen as indem
nifty from China and the occupation of Pc
kin as security for its payment.
\ partial strike of the glass workers Of
the Charleroi Belgium district has been
declared. Ten OF the factories are closed
throwing 1000 persons out of work.
A committee of prominent residents OF
Chicago will invite President Cleveland
this week to participate in sound money
demonstration to be held II Chicago.
King Oscar of Sweden has ignored the
ultimatum of the ministers that he ask the
party of the Left to form a cabinet and
in consequence the political situation in
Norway is said to be critical.
The Governor of Havana declares that
the Cuban instruction is confined to the
Province of Santiago, where the rebels
have retired to the mountains and are
awaiting reinforcements.
1t is stated that Secretary Herbert does
not desire perfunctory lettersof commenda-
ton for commanders from admirals of
fleets except when such commentator is
deserved upon rare occasions.
Baron Alcester. who commanded the
naval forces of Great Britain in Egypt in
1882. is dead. at London, aged seventy -four
years. He received peerage and a grant
of f25, 200 for his services in Egypt.
The Japanese armistice does not include
Formosa in its scope, the explanation be-
ing that according to general usage a ma
ton must be in actual armed possession OF
territory as basis for demand for its
ceSsion.
United States Consul Jingle, at Bruins
wick, Germany, suggests that profitable
American industry would be the prepare
ton and shipment of horse flesh to Ger.
man cities for consumption by the lower
classes.
Good feeling has been so far restored al
Hnnnl1,t11 that from, ~nifa Al
States cruiser Philadelphia have been
landed for drill and this will be followed
by a weeks encampment on an island in
Pearl Harbor.
The government of Paragu has with
drawn the exequatur of the French con
sui on the ground that he melted colonist.
to leave the country without previously
repaying the government advances made
to these cOlOniSts
Governor Mckinley, of Ohio, calico
upon President Cleveland Monday at the
White House, and spent half an hour will
him in a confidential chat. He also called
upon Senator Sherman. In the afternoon
the party started for Ohio
\ delegation of prominent business mel
of Chicago, irrespective of party attilia
| tions, invited the President and Mrs
Cleveland to visit that city. The invitation
to the President was a mark of apprecia
ton of his sound-monev course
An unsuccessful attempt was made OF
Monday night to blow upthe Hentzi monu
ment at Budapest, erected to the memor,
of the Austrian General HentZ, and tn,
AS soldiers who fell while defending tn,
fortress against the HungarianS in 1S49
\ bomb was placed against the monument
hut lis explosion did not injurr the shaft
Capt. Yates Sterling. of Baltimore ii i
stated, will be placed in command of tn,
flagship Newark. Since the adjournment
of Congress it has been discovered thai
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