The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Brief GlimpseS at
the General News.

to their destination they pillaged
several Christian villages.
Andrew Carnegie is i'll with pleu-
risy at his home in Greenwich,
Conn
President Cleveland is suffering
from a slight attack of rheumatism
in one foot.
The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes
despatch from Constantinople
saying that relations between the
Russian and Greek courts have been
severed.
The general deficiency appropria-
ton bill was reported to the Senate
yesterday. The total of the appro-
priations made by the bill as reported
is $10,334,273, an increase of 81
892,245 over the amount appropriated
by the house.
The results of the free mail deliv
cry experiment in rural districts are
viewed in a special report, sent to
Congress yesterday by Postmaster
General Wilson. 1t gives detailed
data of the operation of the rural
free delivery experimental service at
forty-two postoffices in twenty
States, based On the record of two
months-December, 1896, and Jan
uary, 1897. 1t shows, as the result
of the experiment, that an anG Gual
appropriation of from $45,0OO,OOO
to $5O,OOO,O0O would be necessary
to defray the cost Of such general
extension.
In accordance with the reforms
which the Srahish Government pro-
poses to inaugurate in Cuba the
Marquis of Apezteguia will be ap-
pointed Civil Governor of the is
land.
A Moscow passenger train fell
over an embankment in Russia and
nineteen passengers were killed.
The town of Condano, on the
Island of Crete, has been captured
by the Greeks with 5000 Mussel-
mans.
A volcano has suddenly developed
in the Great Salt Lake, Utah.
The japanese government has de-
cided to adopt the gold standard at
a ratio of 325 to l.
The Monastery Of st. Bernard, in
the Alps, was partially destroyed by
an avalanche.
The grip has been declared cpl
demic in Montreal.
jacksonville, Fla, is to have a
baby show for coiored infants.
| The Pope was 81 years old yester-
day.
A report from Jackson, Miss, in
dicates the probability that United
States Senator George will tender
his resignation, in view of the ap,
preaching session of the legislature.
The farewell banquet to the Unit
ed States Ambassador, given by the
Lord Mayor at the Mansion House,
London, was beyond question one of
the finest compliments ever paid to
an American outside his own coun-
try.
Rev. George S. Mallory. editor Of
the Cburchman, is dead.
Nine. Nordica has been engaged
to sing with the Damrosch Opera
Company at the Metropolitan Opera
house
| Representative Walters (Populist)
| has introduced bill in the Kansas
house to enact the Ten Command
ments into law. Each command
ment is section of the bill.
Hon. George Wesley Atkinson was
inaugurated Governor of West Vir-
| ginia at Charleston today.
"Your demands for protection
American citizens will be supported.
Keep cool and don't lose your head"
This is the substance of the cable
message sent by Secretary Olney to
Consul General Lee in reply to his
intimation that he would resign if
not backed up by the State Depart
ment in his efforts to protect the
rights Of American citizens in Cuba.
The collective note of the powers
concerning Crete has been presented
to the Greek and Turkish govern
ments. 1t provides that Crete shall
be converted into an autonomous
state under the suzerainty Of Tur-
key, and demands that the Greek
land and naval forces be Withdrawn
within six days. The Mussulman
gendarmes at Canea, mutinied be-
cause of arrears in their pay. They
killed their commander. Foreign
marines were landed and the mutt
neers surrendered.
A dispatch from Torreon, Mexico,
says: "The bull fights at Durango
yesterday resulted in the killing of
four men by bulls. All of the men
who were killed were banderilleros,
and they were gored to death by the
enraged animals. The spectacle
was witnessed by 5000 people. who
cheered the bulls. Six horses were
also killed by bulls. Eight bulls
were slaughtered in the arena"
The income tax bill has passed
both houses of the South Carolina
Legislature, and becomes a law on
receiving the Governors signature.
In the midst of the consideration
of bills to expend money in the
house, Mr.. Sherman, of New York,
lnt'odured something of novelty
by moving the passage under sus-
, pension of the rules, of a bill to
authorize the United States to ne,
gotiate settlement with the States
which have defaulted in the pay
ment of securities IN which Indian
Trust funds were invested. The
, full amount of these securities is
$2,O75,000. The States in default
are Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana,
the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Vir-
, ginia. The bill was defeated, 43
to SS