Show telegraphic BRIEFS received after pm washington rear admiral almy U S N retired died this morning after a long illness aged 81 years albany N Y the senate has adopted the report exonerating senators from charges of bribery in connection with the new york city salary bill detroit garden truck and fruit suffered in many sections of the state aa a result ol 01 last nights frost the entire grape crop of saginaw county is reported killed cologne prince alexander von schillings furest youngest son of the chancellor of the german empire was married today to princess emmanuela von braunfels widow of lie late prince george von dolmas braunfels madrid spanish forces a dispatch from havana announces today have defeated the combined insurgent forces under near tho loat forty killed and joany wounded on the spanish side lieutenant bosch was killed several soldiers a ere wounded new york regarding the statement that senator david B hill bad written a letter to bo read before the illinois democratic state convention next month advocating the tree coinage of silver senator hill eaid today 1 I have not written a letter on the silver question years chicago racine at harlem was declared off for the day and it is probable there will be no more races there for some time the harlem officials explained that aliey did fiot care to risk the legal entanglements entangle ments they will probably await the outcome of the civic federations prosecution of the hawthorne and officials berkeley cal with the close present term the university of california 1 one 0 iff most distinguished pro edward leo greene prof is at the head of the department ot botany and lias resigned to accept a similar position la the catholic university at washington london the post commenting the newfoundland question say notwithstanding the speeches at ottawa union between newfoundland and canada not appear to progress in order to secure confederation what alie colonists havo to do is to meet liabilities bili ties overtures to canada have failed great britain has declined rightly to pay the depts of a self governing colony if therefore speaker emerson tails to raise funds from private sources the only alternative is for newfoundland to accept the position of a crown colony ottawa outtie Out The report of superintendent of immigration burgees lias been laid before parliament it shows lie total immigration to canada lat car tal have been is against ca til s united stales ln 1893 11 one third of the latter are can ho had settled in the western states the report states eliat the ber of arrivals from the united states would have been much larger but for the fact that many were unable to dispose of their property st john N F it is reported that lie government will increase the ditlea an imported goods by from five to thirty per when he assembly meets to flay this step ie taken in order to pro aitio funds to meet the colonies objections it the separate government la to bo maintained tho retrenchment measures which are proposed embody the reduction of all the remodelling remo delling 0 alie department the abolition e many grants for roads piers relief etc sir herbert murray promises assistance for destitute fisherman in the shape 0 advances p cash tor vessels and up iwa chicago reginald boott tho 8 year old fon 0 jamea scott a itono stono cutter W ho lives at drexal avenue was last night while playing in front of fiig honn bv n man who Is tn alx lx henry scanning Sf anning the man who two children in south a short time ago alie boy was induct a to go with the man and alie two were seen to iward cable car in englewood the police have found no trace of the boy manning was committed to alio detention hospital by justice enli bins when arrested for the chicago children but was released fron that place after an examination victoria D othe british calum a conference which has just concluded its annual session here adopted by a unanimous vote the report bithe sabbath observance committee this document expresses regret at the rejection by the provisional the sun day closing bill and binds the conference ard church to work as a unit toward securing legislation making U illegal to conduct excursions by ran or water on sunday to in hunting on that day to engage in any game of ball or kindred sport and to ride tor the purpose of pleasure in any hack buggy or other publeo vehicle or to operate or patronize adv sunday street car |