The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
From Foreign shores.

Sig. Bernard Mortango. formerly
governor of the Banca liOmana, is
dead in Rome. He WIS the central fig
ure in the Banca Romano scandals.
Godfrey Millais, the second son Of
Sir Geotfrey Alillais, is IL keen sports
man. and is writing Il book on the deer
of India, His recent work on the big
game of Africa was well received.
Several arrests have been made at
Warsaw of persons who were found to
be connected with an impending Pol
iSll revolutionary movement. The
movement Is of u serious character.
\ riot broke out at Zurich. arising
from the killing of a Swiss by Italians,
and continued all nil Int long. An infu-
riated crowd attacked the Italian quar-
ter and committed serious rXccSSes.
The Chronicle announces that the
duke OF Westminster. as chairman OF
the Cretan distress fuEd, has appoint
cd HickfOrd Smith of the Antiquarian
society. to distribute the English funds
in Crete.
After the arrival Of the reinforce
nlcnts on their way from Spain to
Havana. Capt.-Gen. Weyler will as
sune personal direction of the calll-
paign against Antonio Maceo in the
province of Pinar del Rio. The women
imprisoned in the Jail at Las ltecOjidaS
are the wife of Dr. I1ujillo and the
wife of the inslirgent leader ColOnsO.
United States Consul Monaghan, ut
Chcmllitz. regards it as mcriting note
that. while earnest efforts are being
made in the United States to reform
the consular service, a movement Is ON
foot III Germany to reform the consul
lar service in that country so as to
bring it up to the present efficiency OF
that of the United States.
Congressman ii. c. Logcnslager was
renominate,l by the Republican con-
vention of the First district, which met
at Woodbury.. n. j.
Because of depression in business,
the Pennsylvania railroad decided to
stop all work on its line wherever pos
siblp. in order to reduce expenses.
1t is said, on excellent authority that
ex- District Attorney John Il. Walker
will, in few days. institute proceed
ings in the federal court against the
| brewers combine which has existed ut
Kansas City for some time past.
Among the speakers who will take
the stump for the Populist ticket will
be Senator Butler and ex-Clmirman
Taubencck. Eugene V. Debs Of Terre
Hautc. Robert Schilling of Milwaukee
and Senator Allen of Nebraska.
The wage conference of the chimney
branch of the American Flint Glass
Workers association is being held at
Tittsburg. and the prospects are that
~ l.x> u J,N Nns,io
of last years scale. About 1000 men
are affected.
y wage scale to govern the shipping
interests of the world has been drawn
up. If the shipowners fail to accept
it, scamen say, a strike will he de-
clarcd, which will be felt wherever
men trust their lives to the decks Of
vessels.
&. ii. Duggan. owner of the half
ratcr SophiS. has admitted having
fOulel the buoy at the end of the
ninth mile in the Ogdensburg IN. "
yacht race. although unseen by the
Judges boat. Inc international cup
was given to Paul Buffers Vesper.
The great auditorium in st. Louis,
in which the Republicans and IOpu-
lists held their national conventions,
will be turned into Il Madison Square
garden for horse shows. bicycle meets
and other great indoor sporting enter
prisas tile coming fall and winter.
Within Il mile of the white sands Of
Normandic-bythe-Se where Il thou
sand summer visitors daily hathe in
tie ocean. Il gigantic man-eating shark
was captured. The great fish became
rntanglcd in the rcts of some fisher.
men, and lie was towod into shallow
water and killed.