The silver lance., 1897-10-01
rELEoaAPHIc BREvlrIEs.

Two cases of leprosy - Fepereed
from South Dakota
Work on the San Pedro harbsr wth
be commenced at once.
A son was born 10 the Duehess Of
Marlborough in London on the 18th
New York City Prohibitionists are to
use soap as an advertising medium this
fall.
Five miners were smothered b. hre
in the eoiliery at Birmingham, Ah-
bama-
Senior Andrade former minister to
the United States from venezuela, has
been elected president.
President Mckinley has prevailed up
on General Fitzhugh Lee to return 70
Havana as consul general.
The treaty Of peace between Turkey
and Greece was signed by the ambas-
sadors Of the powers on the 18th.
Henry w. Sage, the noted benefac-
tor of Cornell University, died on the
18th. He gave during his LIE more
than a million dollars to Cornell
1t now appears that Arroyo, the man
who attempted to murder President
Diaz, was killed by police officers in
disguise.
Washington florists complain that the
indiscriminate distribution of cut flow
ers from the government conservatOries
seriously interferes with their business.
Debs is said to have declared that
fire-eaters who have Joined his Social
Democracy must quit advocating bull
let and torch or leave the organization
Two hundred Methodist laymen are
In convention at Canton, Illinois, to de-
wise means for securing a larger rep
resentation of laymen in the annuel
conferences.
The steamer Cleveland saIled for
Alaska from Seattle on the 1t7h with
load of heavy machinery for Yukon
steamers, a large quantity of clothing
and supplies, and two passengers.
The Mark Lane Express, .revi, wing
the crop situation, says: Though the
Russian wheat crop is under the aver
age, the best judges credit Russia with
being able to export a surplus Of quite
100000 quarters.
william l.. Wilson, ex-pOstmaster
general and formerly a distinguished
member of the House Of Representa-
tives, was installed in the Office Of pres
ident of the Washington and Lee Uni
versity on the 18th.
The Official Messenger of St Peters
burg says that the local authOrftieS
confirm the report received previously
that a balloon was sighted from the
village of AntzeiforwskOje in eastern
Siberia on September 14th.
Silver is firmer in London on the
strength of Indian purchases. There
are rumors that the Indian Council b
buying for coinage and the price has
risen sharply in India Of late, AZ fears
of an import duty have subsided.
A destructive fire, which began in a
bazaar Of Cabul. the capital Of Afghan
istan, on Septemer 4th, lasted until
the following day. One hundred and
fifty stores were burned, four peFvOns
perished and damage to the amount Of
sevelar lakhs of rupees was done
The correspondent Of the London
Times at Simla says: General Jenreys
has inflicted such punishment upon the
Mahmounds that they are begging for
mercy and asking his terms. The6r val
ley is swept clear Of fighting men No
one Is now Offering the slightest oppo-
sition-
The Prince and Princess Of Wales
have announced their intention Of pay
ing several visits to London in order TO
encourage the winter season, the
tradesmen of the metropolis having
succeeded in conveying rsspeaffu
hints to his royal highness that they
need him.
Commissioner Jones Of the Indian Bu-
reau has had an investigation made
at the different Indian agencies of the
number of insane Indians at each Of
them. The poll shows only sixty eight
insane Indians in the country, and
come of these are regarded IS idiots
rather than lunatics.
The reverse suffered By the British
force under General Jeffrey's, IN the
attack upon the Commands in the valley
north of Camp Anayal is regarded
most seriously, and it was stated IN
semi-otficial circles that II the 2ltuattn
does not improve promptly the whole
border will be in arms.
AS a result of a canvass made by
the Cologne Gazette among the import
ing and exporting firms in the Cologne
district. a memorial has been sent to
the imperial chancellor Prince Hohen-
lohe, saying that most Of the exporters
and all Of the importers are opposed
to a tariff war with the United States.
The great lasters' strike, which be
gan last Saturday at the Churchill &
Allen factory in Brocton, Massachu-
sets, and rapidly extended to facto-
ries in that city and others in neighbor-
ing towns. is settled and 1t is the be-
lief that the strikers have won their
point in the matter Of prices for ma
chine work.
New York and Seattle men have sub
scribed the capital necessary to build
a narrow guage railway from Skaguay
over White pass to Lake Bennett In
the syndicate are ex-United States Sen
ator Watson q. Squire of New York
City, Senator John P. Jones Of Neva-
da and James A. McNaught, formerly
general counsel of fbp Nnrthorn Paci-