The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
this WEEKS NEWS.
A Summary Of Current Eyents-The Worlds
Doings for the Past Six Days Gathered
and Condensed for Our Readers
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General.

The City of Melbourne Bank has
I closed Its doors.
The Chinese Government has ordered
| body Of troops to Kucheng to protect
| the missions.
Two men were fatally shot and one
badly beaten In a fight between ferry
| men at Edison, Washington.
Joseph Dernbourg, a member of the
French Academy, died yesterday He
| was in his eighty-fourth year.
| Twenty people were injured In
| trolley car collision at Indianapolis A
| misplaced switch was the cause Of the
accident.
A movement has been started in Lon
| don to establish a new line Of trans
| Atlantic steamers to run from Cardiff
| 30 New York.
| Fire destroyed the cigar factory Of
| Whitmore Bros, and the tobacco ware
house Of Julius MarQuise, at Kirkville,
n. Y. Loss $4,000.
| Jacob Gigax, a GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
banker. committed suicide by placing
his head on the railroad track in front
of an approaching train.
The lake steamers Britannia and Rus
STA eollided in the Detroit river yester-
day. The Britannia was sunk and the
| Russia badly damaged.
Eleanora Duse, the celebrated actress.
Is suffering from melancholia, and her
condition causes her friends much I'M
easiness. She is at Milan.
Mrs. Zylphia Hodgman, the Oldest
living person Of Saratoga Springs. cole
brated her ninety-eighth birthday yes
terday at Saratoga.
Ex-Secretary Of War Endicott Is re-
ported as being In feeble health at his
home in Danvers, Mass. He Is said to be
suffering from serious mental trouble.
It is rumored that the Durant jury In
San Francisco has been tempered with,
but neither the District Attorney nor the
Chief Of Police will either affirm or deny
the story.
Members Of Lasters' Protective
Union of Boston struck yesterday for
an advance from So to $3.50 per day,
and voted to remain out until they at
tain their object.
John M. Randall. of East Orange,
died yesterday at Rangeley, Me-, Of
paralysis. Mr.. Randall at one time
represented Chemung county In the
New York Legislature.
The California State Labor Com
missioner has prepared petition to
| Congress, asking for the passage Of a
law to restrict the immigration Of jap
aness into the United States.
Judge Golf, at Richmond yesterday
In the South Carolina registration case,
an injunction. The decision upholds
the present registration laws.
At the convention Of Missouri Demo.
! Gratis yesterday a strong silver plat
form was adopted, The oongratula-
lions Of the convention were sent to
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky.
William Brockway, Ablel L. Smith
l =, ~
Smith, who were arrested last Saturday
tor counterfeiting, have been held In de-
fault of $4,000 ball each for examination
August IA.
A Congress Of Deaf and Dumb Assooi.
atoms is in progress in Dublin. Among
those in attendance at the opening ses.
New York, who represents ithtp e ff(nT,sodl
states at the Congress
inc town OF Sprague, In skaman,a
so9n,y, wash, was burned yesterday
the Northern Pacific car shopsand ronnd
nouses. were destroyed The loss !.
ActMg District Attorney Taxgart of
Wasnin6ton. said yesterday that she a 40
or MISS Flagler, who shot and killed the
coy ernest Green last Saturday, would
~ s11en petore the grand Jury when II
assembled In September -
4. q. G. Davis, president OF tia Anns,.-
an s9caety Of Mechanical Enxinasr,
E3s round dad In Central Park New
| ark, hast hight. It is supposed that
| 1e spirited horse that he had heen ia
| stumbled and threw him ana fei1
Gne Window Glass Workers varas
HitosA OF the eastern, western and
se.4ion at Atlantic CITY since rhu~na. IA
ssfsn8ing the wage scale for the ne1t
nsAst. have adjourned, after oalline for
10 per cent. advance along the eAtsSe
The Fennsylvania Bolt and Nut Conn
pany, OF Lebanon, Pa, have NOTIFIED The
employees IN the pudding and rolling
s s.aas tnAe their wages are Increased 10
August 16 e1e'' On
meyer Schoenfeld, the leader of tho |
garment workers strike, said yesterday
taat the strike had not been declared OF |
ana that 1t would not be until s1e Con
TRACTORS Association meets to-morrow
ment. &C.
Charles Dunlap, general superinten-
dent Of the Chicago, Rock Isisnd "a
RACING railroad. died In Chicago AZ 215
oStocK yesterday morning of injuries
Which he received at the ch,,tes last
Inursday night He was forty-eight
|
The State Department has rece,va,
the following cab1esrAm from Conanl
Gternigan,. at Shanghai, In referanc. 20
the reported massacre near Kuchone.
Americans safe, none hurt. Ten Brit.
lsh killed"
The North American Phonoerana ror,-
oany yesterday secured temporarv In
junction from Vice-Chancellor Emerv ~
New jersey restraining the Edison |
monograph Works and Thomas A Ed
son personally from selling phonoeranha
o anybody but the plaintiffs. who claim
he sole right to sell the Instruments.
The Provincial Court, OF KIssensen s
,as rejected the application of Louis q
'tern. OF New York, to rescind its order .
or his arrest in connection with charges
( having misstated his sons age for the
urpose Of evading a tax, and has also is
efused the alternative demand thai ha a
e not required to furnish bail. II
Juan Quontana, who for some year g,
as been Consul-General of Peru In Nsu
ork city, has resigned and will return
ONE Immediately to enter the Cabinet Of
lie President Mr.. Quintana will he s,c ~
seded as Consul-General by Francisco
erez de Lasco, the Consul, and Vice m
onsul Alberto Falcon will take the nIace 2
acated by De Lasco. ri
An immense cat farm is to be estab- e
shed in Cincinnati at once. It will be y
Gated just outside the city limits. The 81
It enterprise Is backed by Frank IT b