The Dickinson press., 1896-02-29
From FOREIGN shore.,

From Foreign Shores.
The empress of Germany received
Mrs. Runyon, wife Of the late United
States ambassador, In an audience OF
coincidence.
The reform committee prisoners
have all been liberated by the Trans
vaal government. but they remain ur-
der police surveillance.
The steamer S~trathcarren. from the
Fast Indies for Halifax, with sugar.
reported overdue, has put into Louis
burg, G. r.
All the powers, 1t is announced, have
recognized Prince Ferdinand as ruler
over Bulgaria, in accordance with the
request Of the sultan.
The total amount received and for
warded to Turkey for relief work thus
far by Frank H. Wiggin, assistant
treasurer Of the American board, is
$7O,022.S9.
Several bombs were exploded In the
gardens of the palace ut Madrid. No
personal injuries resulted. The out
rage is supposed in Madrid to have
been perpetrated by republicans or
anarchists.
s1u6 1NElQUu SlCdluCI SuuAAACAS
Hamburg for Delagoa bay, remains
aground at Ismalia. Twenty-six
steamers are already awaiting her re-
lease in order that they may be able
to proceed through the Suez canal.
Madrid police have arrested several
persons on suspicion of exploding a
petard in the square in front of the
palace. The explosion alarmed the
royal family: but only a street lamp
was damaged.
Last year Gillian wheat to the
amount of 1,1S5,O2O bushels a Inn
ported into Peru. United States Con-
sui James Tremski, at Callao, says
that this wheat is not well adapted to
the making of wheat bread or pastry,
and 1t cannot bear comparison with
California white wheat, which might
easily command the Peruvian market
If there were Il line of direct steam
communication with the coast.
miscellaneous.
Anti-Platr Republicans in New York
are forming a new organization.
Smallpox has appeared in the house
Of correction at Detroit.
The Morgan line steamship El Do
RADIO. which was aground on a shoal
in the upper bay, south of Liberty ISL
and, New York, has been f1oated.
Oliver Armstead, colorcd. of Haver-
hill, Mass, has instituted a suit
against Louis Valiquet, a barber, for
refusing to shave him.
Committee on Elections No. 2 de-
cided the case of Coleman vs. Buck,
from the Second Louisiana district, ia
favor Of the sitting member. Buck,
who Ia a Democrat.
About seven cases of smallpox were
discovered in Duquoin, Ill, in n day.
The public schools have been closed by
order of the board of health. South
street has been quarantined.
G. X. Lord, third vice president Of
the Baltimore L. Ohio railroad, has
been elected president of the Console
dated Coal company to succeed Chas.
L. Mayer.
The Michigan state military board
decided to hold the annual encampMent
of the state troops ut Hand lake,
commencing Aug. 10. Only militia
men who enlist previous to May Is
will be eligible to camp duty.
The boycott declared July 70, 1895,
| by the Southern Wholesale Grocery
association embracing every South
ern city, against the Louisville 4
Nashville railroad, has been with
drawn, "for satisfactory reasons"
The Michigan Central Railroad com
pany has selected Walter Macmillan,
local freight agent ut Detroit, to sue.
coed John Champion, who died In Chi
cago, as general Eastern freight agent,
with headquarters ut Buffalo.
Mrs. Abbie Jacobs of Elwood. Ind,
who filed a suit for divorce, makes
startling charges against her husband.
She swears that lie beat her so hard
over the head so as to make her deaf
She asks for alimony and heavy dam.
ages.
An auction sale Of 161 paintings, be.
longing to David II. King, was begun
in Chickering hall, New York. A
masterpiece by G. Troyon, named
"Driving Home the Flock" was start
ed at $4,000 and was sold for SIT.
$50. Judas Oehme was the purchases