The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-01

The gift was accepted and the park will
bear Mr.. Rockefeller's name. The an.
nouncement OF this handsome gift was
enthusiastically cheered.
A KANSAS CITY despatch says that
Southern Kansas and Southern and
Western Missouri have experienced the
heaviest rains for years. and considera-
BILE damage has already resulted. A
portion of Fort Wayne, Ind, was sub
merged owing to a food in Shawnee
run, the result of "a deluge of rain"
Thousands OF acres of corn in the vicin-
ity we're ruined. Similar storms have
occurred in Iowa and Illinois during the
last week doing great damage to crops.
ACCORDING to telegraphic advices, the
rising of the insurgents in Macedo
MIA, has become extremely formidable.
Greece, while pretending to take strin-
gent measures against any persons en-
gaging in a raid upon the Macedonian
frontier, has allowed upwards of 600
men, all OF them armed with rifles. to
enter Macedonia from Greek territory.
These men, after surprising and cutting
to pieces the Turkish troops at Moussa,
succeeded in repulsing a strong force Of
Turkish soldiers which had been sent
from Salonica to reinforce the Moussa
troops. The dispatch says that the Red
ifs (reserves), who have been called out
under an trade from the Sultan, are
showing disposition to revolt in conse-
quence of the fact that their pay is very
much in arrears and the rations which
are being issued to them are very bad in
quality and very small in quantity.
The United States Treasury gold re-
serve, through the action of the New
York national banks. became intact
again Friday of last week, the reserve
standing at the close of business at $101,-
9S1, ITO. This result was attained by the
banks depositing s15, 100000 in gold and
receiving therefor a like sum in legal
gold on presentation to the Treasury.
The strike OF the New York tailors for
the purpose of compelling contractors
to renew the contracts made with the
employees last year, combining the hours
of work to fifty per week, went into
effect last week on Wednesday. 1t is
expected that about 5000 workmen in
that city and Brooklyn will quit work.
There is no question of wages raised.
SECRETARY DIFFENDERFER gave out
statement and table showing that Sc
States and Territories, with 948 dele
gates and LAG alternates, we're repre-
sented in the Silver Convention. There
was not, however, more than 300 dele
gates and alternates in attendance upon
any of the sessions.
IT is announced that Sir John Millais,
the president of the Royal academy
London, and one of the most distin-
guished artists of this century, is now in
such critical condition that he is I'M
able to take nourishment and that the
end is only question of few hours.
THE National Committee of the Sill
yer party in st. Louis on Saturday rele-
gated the details of the campaign to an
Executive Committee, and issued an ad-
dress to the public calling for contribu-
tions toward campaign expenses.
ABOUT 10000 people marched from
the Thames Embankment, in London
Sunday to Hyde Park, to take part in
the Socialist peace demonstration, but
rain broke up the assemblage.
PRINCESS MAUD of Wales and Prince
Charles of Denmark we're married in the
Chapel Royal Buckingham Palace, Lon
don, Wednesday, July %. The Queen,
with her children and their families.
was present The Archbishop of Can
terbury officiated.
The Dominion Government has given
official notice of its intention to extend
the time for the free entry of mining
and smelling machinery into Canada to
July l, 1897.
JOSEPH WESLEY HARPER, until two
years ago a member of the publishing
firm of Harper & Brothers, died at his
home in New York on Tuesday.
THE Amoskeag Mills. at Manchester,
N. f., employing 5000 operatives, will
close indefinitely on August s.
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