The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-05-31
NEWS ITEMS.

W
has arrived ut Southampton.
The exhibitions of the American naval
warshipS in the Mediterranean sea have
much favorable comment
4 petition is being circulated in Wash
ington, addressed to Mr.. Gladstone, for
reformation Of wrongs in Armenia.
Professor Chamberlain, for thirty years
chairman of theology of the the Reformed
PRESBYTERIAN Synod. is dead AT Belfast.
The Pacific Mail steamship Colmo
foundcred off the coast of M6Nico on Mon
day and it is feared 100 persons were lost.
Additional particulars concerninga pos
sible uprising of Armcnians are given by a
who has visited that region
The Postotlice Department on June
will establish a station of the Baltimore
postofiice at Arlington, Baltimore coun-
ty.
Hon. Walter @. Gresham, Secretary of
State. died at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
inc at the Arlington Hotel, in Washing
ton.
Oscar Wilde was on Saturday found
guilty of immoral practices by London
jury and was sentenced t" two years I'M
prisonment.
Mr. Woodbury., said to be Il correspon-
dent of New York newspaper, was re-
Gently killed while fighting with the Gu
ban insurgents.
Second Assistant Postmaster-General
Nelson discusses the question of distrlbu-
ton of mail in Baltimore through the
street car service.
After a visit to Buzzards Bay Private
Secretary Thurber reports the President $
summer home Gray Gables as in a salts
factory condition.
Emperor William has painted Il picture
of Hagen, of Nieblung fame, and present
ed it to the new German warship OF that
name to be hung in the messroom.
The recent decision of Judge Golf, of
West Virginia, upon the South Carolina
registration law is attracting much atten-
ton in both legal and political circles.
The United States Supreme Court de-
MED the applications of Eugene V. Debs
the strike leader, for habeas corpus. The
decision is a victory for the government
Cardinal Gibbons has left Paris for Rome
and will stop day at Dion and day al
Florence In the latter city the Cardinal
will be the guest of the Fathers of st. Sui
pice.
The trooping of the colors in London Oh
Saturday in honor of Queen Victoria
birthday was witnessed by many members
of the royal family and other notable per
sons
A project to make an important change
in the system of crop report change i'll TIL,
system of crop reporting will be PLACED
-, l., 4 pr.1 n.na rt
mcnt.
Cardinal Louis Ruffo -Scilla is dead a
Rome He was born at Palermo on Apri
6. 1910. and was created cardinal on De
cember II. 1891. He was Archbishop o
Chieta.
The report that the United States is t.
act as arbitrator between France and Nene
zuela in the matter of the dismissal b,
Venezuela of the French minister is denie,
| in Paris.
In the Norwegian Storthing, the pre-
| micr. Emil Stang. has announced that TIT
| tdDlHtl IL ItdtN " IttIlt II SutlI dtilpi
| would facilitate a settlement of the exist
| inc difficulties.
\ correspondent who is investigating
| the Armenian situation reports that man,
| well-informed persons in Western Persi;
believe that Asia Minor is on the verge o
a religious war.
There are fears of furthertr trouble on thu
Island of Formosa. The Nlceroy has re
belled against the government of Pekin
and the japanese ships which nave reached
the island are prepared for battle.
The Cuban government has determined
to assist in building railroad across the
eastern end Of the island in order to give
employment to hundreds of the laborer:
who might otherwise join the. insurgents
In Il conflict between a band of Brazilian
freebooters and the French forces on til,
bOarderS of French Guiana over sixty OF
the former were killed As the fight was
on disputed territory further trouble i.
feared.
The contest in Kentucky. in which
Secretary Carlisle represents the sound
money element, and Senator Blackburn
who is Il candidate for recollection, tn,
free-silvcr faction is a topic of CONVERSE
ton in Washington.
President and Mrs. Cleveland. with their
children, are expected to leave Washing
ton early in June for thcir summer home.
Gray Cables BuZZards Bay ON the
Massachusetts coast where they will spend
the summer.
The Ohio Republican State Convention
at GAINESVILLE. completed the ticket We'd
ncsday and adjourned. EN-Gov. Joseph
T. Foraker named all the candidates and
secured complete control of the State cen