The Yale expositor., 1896-11-27
Briefs.

phalia, Prussia. OF the so men in the
mine at the time, 30 were killed.
James j. Corbett has signed for 20
round boxing match with Bob Fitz-
simmons before the Greater New York
Athletic club, January IA, for purse
of S25, ,O00
The Peoria Polytechnic institute,
branch of the University of Chicago, is
being erected at Peoria. ILL.,, from the
So 100000 left by Mrs. Lydia Bradley
for that purpose.
A Chesapeake & Ohio. train struck
buggy at Concord KY, and instantly
killed A. l.. Pollicll, young lawyer,
and Misses Lulu end Lizzie Lind, who
were returning from party.
William Snyder, treasurer of Lewis
township, Brown county. o., and also
the custodian of the school funds of
Iigginsport has departed. taking with
him the entire contents of the treasur-
ies-about g., 800.
Rev ID. L. Moody, the famous evan
gelist, has been bequeathed 100000
by j. y. Harris. New London. Conn,
will be used in Moody's educational
work at Chicago and at Northfield,
Mass
A memorial to congress was unani-
mously adopted in the Alabama assem-
bly, expressing profound sympathy
with the cause of the Cuban rebellion
and petitioning the congressman from
Alabama to exert every influence to
reader them assistance.
Hon. Chas. A. Boutelle, of Maine,
who is prominently mentioned as Nc
Kinley's probable secret5fy " of the
navy. was returning home after visit
to the Prcsident-elect and had reached
Syracuse, n. y. when he received
dispatch summoning' him back to
Canton.
Mgr. Maghalli Ormanian's election
as the new Armenian patriarch in Tur-
key, is an excellent sign of peace in
the future. He has already decided
that religious councils shall take inn
mediate steps TO examine the rules of
organic law which will doubtless be
modified
c. Henry Genslinger, president of
the bohemian Sporting club, of New
York City, has written letters to James
j. Corbett and Robert Fitzsimmons, Of
fering a purse of S25. 900 for 25-round
contest between the two pugilists.
The fight TO take place in New York
IN January.
Thomas A. Edison has verified the
experiments reported to have been
made in San Francisco, in which by
means of the cathode ray blind boy
had been enabled to distinguish light,
and it is Edison's intention to continue
experimenting until much more salts
factory results are arrived at, which he
confidently predicts will be soon.
Under the new constitution adopted
in South Carolina last year, the right
of suffrage is practically restricted to
the whites, there being only about 15,-
900 of the 10000 Negroes who can
qualify under the stringent test APP
piled. The Republican managers have
determined to bring the matter to the
attention of congress with the claim
that South Carolina is only entitled to
three instead of seven representatives
The loss will fall upon the Democrats.
Word has been received by the Meth
odist Foreign Missionary society that
Ii Hung Chang has appointed two
Christian Chinese women delegates
from China to the Womafl's congress-
to meet in London in 1895. This is an
innovation on the part of the Chinese
government, which, from time imme
mortal, has kept women in seclusion.
The appoiutces are Margarite Whang
and DIR. Huking Eng. Both were edu-
Gated in the United States by the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The woman suffrage amendment TO
the constitution of Idaho has a major
ity of nearly 5000. 1t is however,
question whether the amendment has
really passed. owing to the official rhl-
ing ON a similar question two years
ago when the courts held that an
amendment must receive majority of
the votes cas- at that election. This
rule is. in effect. that votes not cast
either for or against are to be construed
as being cast against a measure. The
question will bc taken into court.
The c.. III. Il ID. railway has pur-
chased the street railway lines of Mid
dletown, o.. will connect them with
the tracks of the steam railway, and
as soon as they can be equipped they
will be operated between Middletown
and Hamilton. distance of Is miles,
with electricity. This step is but the
initiative, and will be followed by an
extension of the system to Cincinnati
and Dayton. The equipment will be
of the best.
j. Wyman Jones, brother-in-law of
Mark A. Hanna, has bought the historic
Wilder property at Wattoquottoc Hill,
Boston. and it is said that Maj. McKin-
ley will occupy il as a summer resi-
dence during his presidential term. 1t
is n well established tradition that 1t
was arranged that the Wilder mansion
should be an asylum for Napoleon
after his defeat at Waterloo. but he de-
layed bis flight too long and was made
| n prisoner of war as history shows.