The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-01-08
NEWS ITEMS.

Baroness Hirsch has given $4,000 to
the Pasteur Institute of Paris.
Most of the Paris newspapers say the
elections held on Sunday will not modify
the policy of the French Senate.
The flax, jute and hemp schedules were
discussed at the hearings before the ways
and means committee Saturday.
The banquet of the Jackson Association
on January will be the most elaborate
the association has ever attempted.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Naples
died at Naples, Italy, and Father Joseph
head of the Christian Brothers. died at
Paris, France.
Advices received at Madrid from Manila
report that the rebels have been routed
and General Ensebro, leader of the
insurgents, killed,
The Argentina chamber, by 4 vote of %
to 10, passed the second reading of a
measure providing for the resumption of
the integral service debt
The betrothal is announced of Princess
DCdlllCt> tHllt VI b'H Val ioS,
the Spanish prctender, and Prince Boviano
a well-known legitimist
Elections were held in France Sunday
to replace one-third of the Senators. Sixty
four republicans, 81 radicals and 70
reactionaries were chosen.
Col. James NJ. Moore. assistant quarter
master general, has been relieved from
duty at New York and ordered to San
Francisco as chief quartermaster.
The steel plates to be used on the bait e
ships Alabama and Wisconsin will be
submitted to thorough test by experts
acting for the Navy Department.
Sir Henry St. John Halford, who enter
tanned the American ritlemen in England
and who brought several English rifle
teams to the United States, is dead.
Secretary Herbert has decided to in
crease the present naval corps of inspec
tors of steel used in warships by the APP
pointment of Il number of expert civil
lians.
General Weyler has issued edicts pro-
hibiting the existence and sale of hard
ware, saddlcry, clothing. provisions and
medicines in towns where Notifications
do not exist.
Theapplication fora writ of habeas cor
pus for Elvcrton r. Chapman will he argu
ed in the United States Supreme Court on
March % Mr.. Chapman was admitted to
bail in 81 900
The inaugural fund of 500, 900 has been
in charge the decorations at the inaugural
ball will be given larger sum of money
| than first proposed.
The diSpatch-boat Dolphin and the
dynamite cruiser Ncsuvius have been
ordered to Florida waters to reinforce the
government vessels engaged in suppress
ing filibustering expeditions.
Senator Vest has gone to Missouri to
remain until after the caucus ofthc demo
cratic members of the Legislature to elect
his successor. 1t is claimed that the
caucus will be solid for him
Senator-elect II. ID. Money, of
Mississippi, disappeared from his hotel in
Havana and remained away until Monday
evening, when he returned. The incident
elected comment from Il Havana news
paper.
Representatives of railroads will petition
the interstate commerce commission to
interccde with Congress to extend the
time when all passenger and freight cars
must be equipped with air brakes and
automatic couplers.
The tobacco schedule of the tariff was
the subject of the hearings before the
WAYS and means committee Monday and
a wide difference of opinion was manifest
ed between the native growers, importers
and manufacturers using native goods.