The leader., 1898-03-02
Personal AiJD POLITICAL

BANKRUPTCY proceedings against
Prince Won Auesperg were concluded in
London on the 2lst. The prince, it is al
legged, squandered an immense fortune
before he was %, and disappeared from
society. 1t is further reported, accord
ing to the Pail Mall Gazette, that the
prince is running an elevator in big
New York hotel.
In making the new allotment of JUS
tees to the various circuits, the chief
justice of the supreme court of the
United States, on the 2lst assigned
Associate Justice Mckenna, the newly
appointed justice. to the Ninth circuit,
which includes Alaska, Arizona, Cali
fornia Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ore
gon and Washington. lie succeeds JUS
tice Field in this circuit.
A DISPATCH from Madrid, dated the
ed. said: United States Minister
Woodford is making arrangements for
the care of American citizens and in
terests with his British colleague, Sir
Henry Drummond Wolfe, as the repre-
sentative of the only nation favorably
disposed toward the United States in
Ine event Oh Wal DcINtcH SPAIN anu
America"
REPREsENTATIvE OVERSIGHT, of In
diana, on the I'D, introduced a bill in
the house to establish military post
at or near indianapolis.
On the 23d Ma. Zen. Merritt, com
mander of the department of the east,
left Washington for an inspection of
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south of New York. The route was
understood to include Atlanta, New
Orleans Mobile, Pensacola and Savan-
nah.
TIE reception of United States Am
bassador Andrew d. White, in Berlin,
ON the I'D, in honor of Washington's
birthday. was attended by about 300
members of the American colony in
that city. The German-American So
cicty's costume ball took place at night.
On the ed Gen. Henderson, of Iowa,
introduced a bill in the house to revive
the grade of acknowledgement of the
army.
On the 23d the remains of Miss
Frances f. Willard. late president of
the Worlds W. c. T. L., arrived in Chi
cago from New York and were con-
veyed to Willard hall in the w. c. r. L.
temple, where they lay in state while
thousands of people passed through
the beautiful hall to take Il last look
at the face of the noble dead.
On the 23d the president nominated
Oliver j. d. Hughes, of Connecticut, to
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Germany.
On the 23d Secretary Alger returned
to Washington, from Fort Monroe,
greatly improved in health, and called
on the president He walked with a
firm step, and seemed to have almost
completely recovered from his illness.
on the 24th Mrs. Harriet Adams, of
Washington city, mother of j. T.
Adams. a coal passer who lost his life
on the battleship Maine, filed an APP
plication for a pension. This was the
first pension claim filed in connection
with the loss of life on the vessel.
On the 24th Robert Law, the pioneer
coal dealer of Chicago, died of Bright's
disease. He was 76 years old. Mr.. Law
began SOdL llilito
the state in 1850, and until recent years
was one of the leading operators.
On the oath the queen regent of Spain
presided at a cabinet council which dis
cussed the relations between Spain and
the United States.
Mr.. NJ w. GAIT, widely known as
the leading jeweler of Washington, died
suddenly on the night of the 23d, aged
over 20. His son-in-ldw, Mr.. Fendall, a
well-known attorney, died suddenly in
the Waldorf hotel, in New York city, a
few days before.
On the 25th Maj. E. j. Peck, deputy
internal revenue collector for the Fort
Scott district of Kansas, died at his
home in Fort Scott as the result of a
stroke of paralysis, Maj. Peck was 60.
lie served in a Wisconsin regiment dur
ing the war.
A BILL has been introduced by Rep
resentative Bull, of Rhode Island, to
increase the strength of the naval mill
tia. 1t provides for the construction of
20 torpedo boats of $50 tons each, at a
cost not exceeding So, 900, for the
use of the naval militia.