Fair play., 1898-09-24
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

hcllion in IIainan and the province of
kwang-Si is being joined by thousands
of the literati. who are bitterly op-
posed to the Man,hu dynasty.
1t was asserted at Geneva, on the
18th, that Lucchoni, the assassin of
the empress of Austria, being for
eigner, may he eNtraditcd to Austria,
Diplomatic relations between Italy
and Colombia have been suspended.
the latter having refused to recognize
in the British minister representa-
tive of the Italian government during
the absence of the latter's minister.
Henry Lester, proprietor of the
Princess Anne cottage at Virginia
Beach. Va. and two of his guests. S.
+. Dixon and Ar:h Mclaughlin, of
Newark, y. j.. were drowned. on the
l4,,., while bathing ut The beach.
Col. John Hay. the retiring United
States ambassador. and Mrs. Hay, left
London. on the 18th, for Liverpool,
from which port they sailed for New
York on board the steamer Tcutonic-
+. w. Lincoln. who served seven
terms as mayor of Boston. died.on the
lith. AT his home in Dorchester. Mass
The statement of the condition of
the treasury issued on the 18th,
showed: Available cash balance. $3lI.-
312,O11. Gold reserve. $241 .351.a9i.
1t is considered certain that Gen.
Zurlinden will resign the French war
portfolio. Premier i:risson has abSo
lutely decided TO submit the question
of revision OF the DrcyfuS case Ia the
court of cessation.
In accordance with Emperor Jo-
seIh's wishes the remains of his wife,
the late Empress Elizabeth. were in
TERED beside those of Crown Prince
Rudolph
The Mussulman authorities. in view
of the admiraIs' ultimatum. have al
ready arrested 20 ringlcadcrs IN the
recent maSsacres in Gambia. Island of
Crete.
There has been steady increase of
the fever at Taylor's. Water Valley
Miss. both in violence and number of
cases. Thirty cases have developed in
the past fcwdays. and three of the
victims have Succumbcd TO the rayages
of the disease.
There has been for some time a
scare among the Cubans in Ilavanl
which has in some quarters approached
terror. The story has been circulated
that Spanish secret society has been
organized. its object being assassina-
tion of Cubans whenever and where
ever possible.
Il
chusetts, to whcm the president Of
fered the English mission. has posi-
lively dec lined the honor. and the pres
idcnt has asked Secretary Long to ac-
cepi the place.
The president has formulated his
policy with regard to the Philippines.
No acquisition of territory for coloni-
zation is desired. 1t is understood.
however, that the government has de
cIded to take the whole OF the island
of Luzon.
Miss Matte Marion, daughter of the
Fourth kentucky regiment. was Or
dered off the train which LEFT LeXing-
ton, Kv., on the 1ith, with the regi-
1nent for Admission, Ala. 1t is Il case of
jealousy.
Eight Chinese. who were denied adj
mission to the United States. sailed for
their native land en- the steamer Olym-
pia on the 18th. Among them WAS the
wifi. and two children of May lie. Il
lromincnt merchant of Oshkosh. Wis.
May He accompanied his family TO
China.
The condition of Senator James IL.
KYLE, of South Dakota, who WAS
stricken with paralysis in Cleveland.
o., on the 18th, is much improved. and
DR.. Herrick, his physician. stated the
senator would probably be up and
able to travel within two weeks.
The California state railroad COM
missioners have decided to investigate
the affairs of the Pullman Palace Car
TO-. with view to determining wheth-
,r the rates charged by the company
can be legally reduced.
The United States gunboat Nohican
arrived at San Francisco. on the 18th,
from Honolulu. She will go to Mare
Island, where she will he overhauled
md prepared for a cruise to Samoa.
Secretary Long has issued orders
disDanding the eastern squadron and
assigning its commander, Commodore
]. C. Watson, to duty as commander
ant of the Mare Island navy yard.
The Russian minister of finance. NJ.
De Nitte, arrived in Berlin. on the
18th, for the purpose of efectng a
new Russian loan with German bank
ers.
Gen. Miles is suffering from touch
offevcrresultingi from the work
and exposure of ms recent campaign.
The constitutional party in Japan
carried the recent election by an over
whclming majority.
A solemn requiem mass for the re-
nose of the soul of the dead Empress
Elizabeth of Austria was celebrated IN
g Patrick's cathedral in New York on
the 10th. Archbishop Cprrigan was
seated on the throne in the sanctuary
md Father NJ. J. Lavelle by his side.
The steamer City of Seattle arrived
nj Port Townsend, Wash, on the 10th,
from Skagway, with $50 klondlkers
,vbo left Dawson c n the I'd The amount
os gold dust brought out by them is
yariousIy estimated at from sl50,ooo to
100000.
special from Hurley, S. d., on til"
10Th. saws: "An earthquake OF un-
Usual strength and duration aroused
the people here at a. m. 1t caused
louses to tremble and dishes 10 rattle
on the shelves for about 80 seconds.
A distinct earthquake shock lasting
,..yeral seconds was felt at Bloomfield,
Icb about four o'clock on the morn
ing of the 18th. The shock was ACCOM-