The Republican journal., 1899-04-06

In BRIEF. Although the Dominion of
Canada, by popular vote, showed d
majority in favor of prohbitory legislation,
the Liberal government has now officially
stated that it will bring in no prohihitory
measures. 1t says Il at toe small a part
Of the whole number of voters took part in
the vote on the request. This reasoning
may satisfy some, out it is self condem-
nation for the Liberal government The
prohbitionists didn' ask for the popular
vote; the Liberal government proposed it,
expecting OF course an anti prohibition
majority. But they deceived themselves,
for in special election held at an expense
OF $3.50, 900 the Prohibtionists won. And
now the Liberal leaders, like Rip Van
Wrinkle in the play, are saying: 'srhis
time don count. 49,. The London Stan
dard of March 23d makes the following
announcement: ''We understand that the
negotiations between Great Britain and
France, regarding Newfoundland promise
a satisfactory settlement, France being
willing to surrender her shore rights
there, 1T adequately compensated -. The
census enumerator who makes the count
OF 1900 will be employed no. over thirty
days, with compensation of about $50.
.....August Becker, a Chicago sausage
maker, charged with numbering his wife.
has made full confession. He says that
he cut the woman in pieces and burned
tue remains IN stove... 1t is announced
that the commonwealth has subpoenaed
all its witnesses in the trial OF former L.
5. Senator Quay and his son Richard r.
Quay, which begins April 10. Between
30 and 90 persons have been summoned
to testify for the prosecution. 1t is said
that Assistant District Attorney Clement
personally attended to the summonine Of
two Pittsburg bank cashiers 80. While in
Cuba Secretary Alger will act upon the
proposition to divide Cuba into four
military departments. This has been
under consideration in the department for
some time. Michael Munkacsy, the
famous Hungarian painter who has been
secluded in a hospital for the insane at
Bonn tor more than two years, is DYING
NJ arblehead, Mass. gets one of the Sranish
cannon captured at the fort Caya del Toro,
through the efforts of Capt McCalla, U.
5. N.....The first of Dewey's ships to re-
turn to the United States will be the
Raleigh, which left Gibraltar March 49,
The vessel will probably come to New
ork hrst...... The American missionary
association has already voted to plant
three schools in three different interesting
centres of Porto Rico, to be in full opera
ton in October next. William Parsons
of Halifax makes affidavit that the story
he told that Pierce Cross Of the United
States District court had said that Bran
confessed the Fuller murders to him is
true. 1T is learned on good authority
that l.. Hung Chang is again upon the
point of returning to power 49,. In the
M massachusetts, senate Mare oath the bill
requiring all steamboat com panies in that
State to provide lists of passengers was
killed. This bill was an out growth of
the Portland disaster. -. There is some
suggesting that Mr.. Blaines plan of a
partition of Samoa may again be brought
forward, although it has not assumed
official form thus far. 1t is based on the
idea that as the Samoan group consists
of three large islands, each of the three
interested nations would take one of the
islands,. Robert J. Burdette, the humor-
list, and Mrs. Clara B. Baker We're married
March 18th at Pasadena, Cal. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burdette will make their future home in
Pasadena, where the humorist will fill the
pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church.
..... The condition of Rudyard kipling.
who was reported to have suffered slight
relapse recently, is again imdroying
and he is better than at any time
since his Illness began.....A fashionable
wedding in Washington on Wednesday,
April II, will be that of Miss Jane Fuller,
fifth daughter of Chief Justice and Mrs.
Fuller, to Nathani Francis, Jr., of Bos-
ton, which will take place in st. Johns
Church.