The news boy., 1896-03-28
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,


A DISPATCH from Hong Kong says
that the plague continues there in
spite OF the sweeping sanitary meas
ures which the government has
adopted.
a TRAIN on the Philadelphia, Will
| mington & Baltimore railroad. on the
night of the 18th, made the Journey
from Baltimore to Gray's Ferry, 92Is
| miles. in $ minutes.
THE strike of the ship carpenters
and Caulkers along the Monongahela
| river. which had been in progress two
| months, causing much injury to coal
| operators and dock owners, was de-
| clared off. ON the 18th. and work was
resumed.
The Latin & Rand powder house at
Rifton. \. y, blew up shortly after L
a. n. on the 18th. The upper glazer
first exploded. setting off the dry
house and wrccking the corning mill.
engine house and lower glazer. Five
men were killed and an unknown num-
| hcr injured,
ALI the worlsmcn employed In the
| construction of the coliseum in Chi.
cago. in which the democratic ma
tional convention will be held next
June. struck work. on the morning of
| the 18th, because the contractors were
handling nor-union cut stone.
THE Dominion senate, on the 11th.
passed bill giving the Canada &
Michigan Bridge and Tunnel Co.
power to construct bridge with a
span Of 1,1o0 feet across the Detroit
river.
THE house committee on naval af-
fairs decided, on the 17th, to recon-
Iacpd in its appropriation bill an in
crease of the navy by four battleships
aud u torpedo boats.
REPORTS received at st. Petersburg,
on the 11th, state that l3O persons
| were frozen to death in one night in
| the Russian government of Orel.
Large numbers of horses and cattle
We're also frozen.
TIE well-known spirits and vinegar
manufacturers, Michael Lefevre & Co.,
| Montreal, Can, suspended. on the 18th,
caused by the suspension of the Banque
du Peuple. 1t is understood that the
liabilities will be something over $780,
600, and perhaps may reach s6oO,Oo
TIE act to authorize the st. Louis
& Oklahoma Railroad Co. to construct
and operate railway through Indian
and Oklahoma territories has become
a law without the presidents signature.
II is understood in London that
Senor Andrade, the Venezuelan minis.
ter at Washington, has decided to rec
ognize the Uruan incident as sepa-
rate question, and good hopes are ex-
pressed that his enteI.te will lead to
cp agreement upon the scheme for the
settlement Of the boundary dispute.
| TIE Congregational council has de-
! clared Rev. c. .. Brown not guilty OF
immortality, but has censured him for
unministerial conduct. AS the coun-
Gil apologies for the censurc, DR..
| Brown considers his vindication com
plete.
THE khedive of Egypt, on the 18th,
witnessed the departure of the Egyp'
tian battalion for the front. He bade
a cordial farewell to the officers. The
reserves were arriving at Cairo, and
the new Soudanese battalions forming
CoNsUL-GESERAL CRITTENDEN reports
from the City of Mexico to the state
department that American capitalists
have purchased the entire street rail
way system of the City of Mexico
Price, s7,750, 900; but contemplated re
equipment of the lines will involve an
expenditure of S20,O00,Oc0.
/ Mrs. JOHN N. STUDEBAKER, aged s2
died suddenly of old age at Shideler
Ind, on the night of the 18th. Exten
sive preparations had just been per
fected for the celebration of the six
tieth wedding anniversary of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Studebaker on the 21st.
THE yacht race for the cup given b.
Baron Hirsch was sailed at Cannes, OF
the 10th, and won by the Satanita
The Ailsa YVES second, and the Britain
MIA third and last. The Satanita wol
easily.
THE $500, coo suit which was begu,
in 1852 against the Grand Trunk Rail
road Co. ty Swift & Co., tLa Chicag,
4 packers, was dismissed, By stipulation
In Judge Burke's court. in Chicago
on the 18th, = settlement hay;aq beel
ssacbed ont II court