AMERICAN SUMMARY

Otago Witness, Issue 1894, 9 March 1888, Page 10

AMERICAN SUMMARY

Ellis, editor of the Birmingham (All ) Hornet, having published matter in his paper concerning Detective Sullivan afc which the latter took offence, was shot by that officer in the street on February 5. Shipping circles in New York and Philadelphia were much exercised on February 8 as to the whereabouts of the British »tearaer» Darien, Lafre, and Alferia. All three, each with a crew of about 25 men, sailed from Cardiff early in December 1887 for Cartage, to load iron ore, it it said, for Philadelphia. No tidings have been heard from them since, and they are posted at Lloyd's, London, as missing. Daylight robberies are io common in Pittsburg (Pa )"that the citizeus have called a public meeting to take steps for the preiervation of their lives and property. The chief of the Department of Public Safety has aiked the city council for an appropriation sufficient to equip 20 mounted policemen. A shooting affray occurred at the door or bt. John's Episcopal Church, Knoxville (Perm.), on Sunday, January 29, in which the city editor of a journal, James F. Hule, John West, William West, and one named Goodman were concerned. Eule was about entering tho church with his wife when he was accosted by tho Wests, and stepped across the street toconversewiththem. After some talk pistol practice began, iiu'e shot John West through th* body, and Wm. West smashed Rule's wrist with his shot, besides cutting him in the back seven times. Goodman was shot in the ehoulder. Wm. West ran away uninjured. The noise of the tiring was drowned by the tones of the organ, and Rule's wife did not; know her husband s Ottiil till after it was over. It appears the cause ot the trouble was that a relative of West's had been appointed to a position in the city government of Knoxville, and the journal condemned the appointment as one not fit to be made. When Hule was accosted at the church door, it was to ask him the came of the writer of the article that had given the Wests offence. Rule promptly refused to disclose it, and as a consequence had to defend his life. Univorsil y circles in the United States are excited over an article published by Professor D. Cady Katon in the New York Tribune denouncing colleciate practices and methods. Ho boldly states that male students whether by means of the " college prrss,""the glee club," "the nine." "tho crew, •'the eleven," or "tho promenade, committee, arc all "on the make,"«ncl by bull-dozing- ana .other nefarious method* to" obtain outside advertisements. He claims that the d gradation the Bcholastic purpose of Yale to tho mere means of encouraging commerce has been going on for years until th» atmosphere is saturated . Nearly all strawberry vines in flower were destroyed by a severe frost on January 28. Rear-admiral Clark St. Wells, U.S. Navy, died in Washington on January 28. A. fatal prize-fight occurred at Forehamilton, n.X. harbour, on January 23, between a press-room hand of the Evening Telegraph, and a grown newsboy. Ine pressman was knocked down in the first round hya blow on the temple and died in a few minutes. His

antagonist surrendered himself to the police and the spectators fled in all directions. The coal cars of the Union Pacific were sacked on January 22 by the farmers in the western part of Kansas. The people became desperate from the sufterines caused by the recent cold storm, or "blizzard asit is locally called, and the company being toruy in sending the necessary supplies ot fuel, Helped themselves at ail hazards. . A great pilgrimage of American Catholics to Palestine in the spring of 1389 is being prepared. The pilgrims will go by way of Paris and Rome and receive a special audience from the Pope. The brigantiue Glaus Spreckles, runuing between Honolulu and San Francisco, ran ou Duxbury Ueef near the head of the lastnamed port on January ii, and became a total loss, together with a cargo of sugar on board. . AT The Tariff Reform Club gave ft banquet In New York on January 21, at whieu 350 guests sat down. Mr Anson Phelps Stok»s presided, 'lhe avo« ed purpose was to give a " boom" to the movement to knock Protection out of the tariff laws. iho speakers generally agreed that the President s I'reetrade message to Congress was thebasis of operations for a new crusade. . The merchants of New York on January 22 sent President Oloveland a memorial urging the need of a conference of representatives of all maritime nations to consider the expediency of such further safeguards and regulations a« will tend to diminish the danger of collision! and disasters on tho ocean highway whan the rUlon is obstructed by i!og», snow storms, or the darknwi of night. Attention i» also called to the lack of corapuUory lnternational tlgnali, to tho establishment of certain fixed route* ..to be followed by ireat bound and east bound steamships, and the removal of floating wrecks And derelicts from the ocean, tho duty to do which should be undertaken by the natal estftblishmanta of tho various maritime powers.