The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-05-14
NEWS ITEMS.

The American Ticket Brokers Associa-
ton met at Pittsburg.
One hundred and three fourth-class
postmasters were appointed Monday.
Another break in the Mississippi river
occurred at Baton Rogue. La.
The Kentucky State Senate passed a
stringent law against mob violence.
W. J. Calhoun, special agent for the
United States in the Ruiz case, has start
ed for Havana.
The President will leave Washington
for Philadelphia this afternoon and will
return tomorrow.
The Supreme Court has denied the
motion for a rehearing i'll the Trans
Missouri Freight Association case.
The Southern Hardware Jobbers' AsSo-
citation began meeting at Savannah,
Ga.
The general conference of the United
Brethe.el Church will meet today at Toll
lo1o Iowa.
The Railway Special Agents Associa-
ton of the United States and Canada met
at ST. Louis.
Representative Fowler, of New Jersey,
has introduced bill in the House for
the creation of tariff commission.
The Navy Departments has ordered the
Marblehead to Puerto Cortez, Honduras
to protect the interests of Americans.
President Jordan, of Leland Stanford
University, will go as a member Of the
seal commission to the Pribilof Islands.
President Mckinley was rendered a
complimentary concert by the band of the
eighth regiment of cavalry of the Mexican
army.
The Morgan Cuban resolution will be
taken up in the Senate this week, while
the House will consider the Senate amend
ments to the sundry civil bill.
The convention of police chiefs, which
is being held at Pittsburg, pledged itself
to work for the adoption of the Bertillion
system of identifying criminals.
At the annual meeting of the American
Tobacco Company, at Newark, n. j.,
Ellis, of Baltimore, were elected directors.
The United States Supreme Court rem
dered decision in favor of the Bell
Telephone Company in the suit of the
United States to annul the last Berliner
patent.
The President announced Monday that
he has decided to nominate eX-Represen
tative Cheatham, of North Carolina, to be
recorder of deeds for the District of
Columbia
The National Association of Railway
Commissioners, in session at St. Louis, de-
cided to urge Congress to pass laws in
conformity with recommendations of the
interstate commerce commission.
The StateDcpartment is informed unotti
cially. that the King of Siam contemplatcs
a visit to the United States. If he comes
Congress will be asked to make an ap-
preparation for his entertainment.
At the session of the Senate committee
investigating the civil service law, Sec. of
the Interior Bliss, Pension Commissioner
Evans and Land Commissioner Herman
recommended that certain portions be eX-
empted from the operations of the law
The friends of ElvertOn II. Chapman.
of New York have submitted to the
President request for his pardon and the
President has suggested that MI Chap
man make an apology for his course in
refusing to testify before Il Senate com
mittce.
More than 5000 delegates are attending
the biennial session of the Order of Pal
way Conductors at Los Angeles Cal.
The Humphreys bills, which provided
for extending street-railway franchises,
were defeated in the Illinois Legislature.
The trial trip of the gunboat Nashville,
which was to have taken place on Long
Island Wednesday, was postponed until
today.
Nellie Smith and Amanda White color
ed, who confessed that they had attempt
ed to poison the Kelly family at JEFF, Ala,
were lynched.
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