The silver star., 1897-05-27
rsLloRApAIc eaevIrlss.


The postal congrcss has abandoned the
idea Of universal postage stamp.
The government has accepted the site
for the new public building At Cheyenne.
The court house at Lexington. Kentucky,
burned on the l4th. with loss Of $4,000.
George Gould's sister. Countess Castel-
iaine, will give 81, ,O0O.OOO for . charity build
Ing in Paris.
There have been 1000 deaths from plague
In the Cutchmandy district of India IN the
past fortnight.
James Kearney Of Gallatin valley. Mon
.ana. 10 in jail for sending dackage OF dy-
Mantle by express to his wife.
Major General James B. Forsyth. COM
manding the department Of California. has
been placed ON the retired list. on his own
application.
Sir w. H. Houldesworth. an English BIZ
metallist said yesterday that prospects for
an International agreement were never more
hopeful.
The commercial situation in Argentine II
an extremely difficult one. Failures are re-
ported daily ind the locusts are ravaging
the interior provinces.
W. B. Bradbury San Francisco million
aire, has been sentenced to twenty.four
hours Imprisonment for splitting on the
floor of street car. Bradbury will appeal
the case.
The convention Of the Western Federation
of Miners at Salt Lake made an appropria-
| tion Of $500 to enable the Utah State Fedora
| tion to defend the eight-hour law, which has
been carried to the United States Supreme
| Court by the mine owners.
| Several severe earthquake shocks were ex-
| perienced at Rene Nevada, on the 18th.
One caused the clocks to stop and damaged
interior decorations of dwellings. This shock
was followed by others. equally severe. The
vibrations were from north TO south.
| 1t is reported at Baltimore that t-.e Cath
| ole University at Washington has received
| legacy Of s150.O00 from the estate Of Mr..
| O'Brien of New Orleans. The money will be
| used to endow three chairs TO be selected 10y
| the authorities Of the university.
| Premier Rudini OF Italy has declared that
the governments program in Africa was to
| negotiate with Great Britain for recession
| of Kassala TO Egypt. The ministers did not
| propose. he added. TO surrender other terri
| tory. Massowah alone would be occupied
by the Italian troops.
On the 10th bronze medallion In mem
ory of Daniel o'connell, the celebrated Irish
patriot and orator was unveiled In the fa-
cade of the Palazzo de Asrta. Genoa. where
| he died on May IL. ls47 The unvelling was
| preceded by solemn mass and procession
| in the cathedral OF San Siro. the. most an
| cient Christian foundation In Genoa.
For the first time In the history Of the
| city. street ears may run in Toronto on Sun
| day. Under the charter of the street rail-
way company vote OF the citizens may he
| taken every third year TO whether ears
should run on Sunday or not. This is the
| third vote, the citizens voting to-day in
| favor Of the cars by majority of 40.
No arrangements have yet been made to-
ward forwarding the 1900 tons OF
stored In Brooklyn warehouses to the
| plague-strickcn districts Of India. II ap-
| pears that there is no American vessel large
enough to carry such a big cargo, and the
appropriation must go to an American ship.
1t is hoped that England will aid In trans
porting the corn.
A car Of corn which reached Chicago re-
Gently. bore these notices: ''From the
mortgage-ridden Popocratic farmers of
Bloomfield, Nebraska. land of plenty. to the
starving subjects Of plutocratIc John Bull In
India" "Witbout the aid or consent Of
Johnnie Bull. Bloomfield. Nebraska. con-
tributes to his starving and neglected pau
per millions Of India
Ex-Postmaster General John wanamaker.
at banquet Of the Business Mems League.
Philadelphia. made remarkable speech on
national and state politics. After comment
ing on the failure OF promised prosperity to
| appear In consequence Of President Mckin-
| ley's election. Mr.. Wanamaker said that the
low state to which political religion OF the
| nation was brought by inscriptions bosses
| must eventually result In a new party.
| Representatives Of roads members Of the
old Transmissouri freight rate committee
have formulated a plan like that recently
| adopted by the executives Of western roads
at Chicago. Provisions for the maintenance
of rates are carefully omitted, and It ID
| strictly u gentlemens compact. without
other forfeits than "honor." II was not for
t,txt q. ,foN ali IlsAa
| will accept II, with few minor changes.
1t is believed Mt Paris that there is no
doubt that Germany is urging mediation
| upon the Sultan Of Turkey. The powers, It
| Is semi officially intimated. do not intend to
| press Greece to surrender her neet a. pay
ment OF the war indemnity which Turkey
| Will presently demand. Greece in this re-
| spect will be allowed full liberty. The pow.
| ers are trying TO make arrangements to en-
able Greece TO meet the demands OF Turkey
without Injury to the previous creditors Of
| Greece.
The scale committee Of the Amaigamated
Association Of Steel Workers has decided to
demand Of the manufacturers an advance in
the wages Of tinplate workers and an ad.
vance In the pudding rate. There will also
be number Of demands Of minor I'm.
portance made Detail Of the demands can.
| not be given because the utmost secrecy 10
maintained by the members Of the commit
tee. as II Is desired to keep the deiibera-
tions secret until the demands and the re-
port of the committee are acted on by the
national convention.
The decision Of the government against the
exchanging Of the bank bills for silver coin
| has caused d panic In Havana. Prices Of
bread. milk and other necessities Of life
have doubled within the past few days. The
working classes. ms well ~ all government
employees. both civil and military. openly
exprers their dissatisfaction with the action
Of the government In paying them In scrip
which is 10 per cent. below par. II 10 b.
lieved that the government will NO longer
accept paper money In payment of taxss.
In that event. 4 further depreciation Of the
paper money may be expected.
The Inquiry Into the nre At the charity
basar. Paris. on May 4th last has been foi.
lowed with the most keen interest In aristo.
cratic circles at the capital. This has been
especially the case with the evidsnce q
throwing light upon the cowardiy conduct Of
many Of the men. The examining fudge.
y. Bertclus, minutely Investigated the cir.