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Show - NEWS OF THE DAY. Arrangements are now being made for Kiel's execution, and yet his friends are J hopeful. It is not a very elevating spectacle which Chauncey M. Depew presents when he hides behind one dead man to attack another. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday yester-day appropriated $3,500 for the work of missionizing in Utah. Prince Alexander, the Roumelian revolutionist, revo-lutionist, is reported to be in a despondent mood, and among diplomats it is rumored that he will either abdicate or be murdered. The three-mile single scull race on Lake Quinsigamond yesterday afternoon, between be-tween Joseph Laing, of Montreal, and George H. Hosmer, of Boston, for $500 a side, was won by Laing in 21:15. Yesterday-exGtoyernor Ramsey, Chairman Chair-man of the Utah. Commission, presented the report of the Commission to the Secretary of the Interior. .The Commission say it is now only a matter Of time when polygamy will become extinct, and recommend a continuation continu-ation ofthe same policy. The effort to consolidate the Central American republics into one strtmg federation federa-tion has not been abandoned. Secretary Bayard has been approached to tender the good offices of the United States to the Spanish-American Republic to be formed. The dominion of Spain over Cuba is an obstacle ob-stacle to the plan. Boycotting in Ireland is a strain" upon the police there. The relation between them and the people is, however, more friendly than for many years past, and the result is that unusual numbers of outrages have been averted, and the detection and capture of criminals has been greatly facilitated; but more men are needed, and the f orce'will probably be increased. , , The Denver, Texas & Gulf Railroad company, successor to the Denver & New Orleans Railroad Company, yesterday paid over the money to clear up the title to the extensive coal mines near the Franceville depot grounds. The Denver friends of the road are enthusiastic over the prospects of the re-organization and extension of the road. The accounting officers of the Treasury Department have consented to delay charging charg-ing in his personal salary the amount expended ex-pended by Admiral Jouett in entertaining the visitors to the "Tennessee" at the New Orleans Exposition, according to the decision de-cision of the Second Comptroller, until the matter shall be brought to the attention of Congress. The amount in question is only $400, but it is desired to have some definite action to serve as a precedent in the future. Judge Vincent, recently removed by the President from the Chief Justiceship of New Mexico, arrived in Washington yesterday. yester-day. A reporter called upon him, but the Judge begged to be excused from making any statement concerning his removal or the defense he proposes to make. "It would," he said, "be manifestly improper for me to say anything about the matter before seeing my superiors in office. I would be glad, however, if yon would state as coming from me, that I have not had a word to say about the case for publication." The Philadelphia Academy of Music was thronged last night. The occasion was a demonstration under the auspices of the Irish National League in aid of the Irish Parliamentary Fund. Governor Pattison presided. The principal speaker was Hon. A. M. Keiley, ex-Minister to Austria. Resolutions Reso-lutions were passed conveying the greeting vf tha ocaomHW t.n tbA rwirilA of Trpland in their struggle, and congratulating Parnell and his associates upon the results already obtained. A cablegram conveying the greetings, greet-ings, and the intelligence that $12,000 had been contributed, was sent to Parnell. The time of the " Genesta's" trip across the Atlantic, twenty days and ten honrs,beats the best yacht record. The wind during the voyage was north, northeast to west, with occasional strong, heavy seas, which greatly retarded her progress; twice the "Genesta" was hove to, and the whole trip was made under reefed try-sails. The only mishap was the breaking of the mate's ankle and a slight disarrangement of the steering gear. The best runs were as follows: On the 12th instant, 238 miles; 13th, 240 miles, and 14th, 200 miles. The crew of the "Genesta" speak of their treatment in America with enthusiasm. The Randall club, of Pittsburg, Pa., celebrated the first anniverary of its organization organi-zation with a banquet at the "Old City Hall' last night. Addresses were made by Hon. S. J. Randall and others. About 1,000 persons per-sons were present. In the course of his remarks re-marks Mr. Randall said: "A year ago we were told that the success of the Democratic party would result disastrously to the country. That if the Democratic party got into power it would be tearing down instead of building np. But now we have a Democratic Demo-cratic President, and where is all the disaster disas-ter to business that was prophesied? We have a stronger Administration than we think. Grover Cleveland may facetiously be called slow, but he is-building up the party in a strong and firm manner, and if we will only have a little patience he will accompusn the work that the Republican party promised for years, but could never do. ' President Cleveland is aiming to secure for Civil Service Commissioners three men who are well known to the country and whose names would be received as earnest of his purpose to give such a character to the Commission as to give confidence to the friends of the movement that he regards the reform in the civil service as one of the most important features of his Administration. Administra-tion. The salary of the position is only $3,500 per year, and few men of prominence who possess the qualifications named are willing to make the saorifice. The reason why so many persons whose names suggest themselves to the public in connection with the place are not appointed, is because they have already declined. No appointment has yet been determined upon. Among those who have declined appointment on the commission com-mission are L. SallonstaU and Charles Cod-man, Cod-man, of Massachusetts, and Judge Schoon-maker Schoon-maker and E. V. Graves are among those whose names are under consideration. The projectors of a National Conservatory Conserva-tory of Musio met in New York yesterday, and resolved to go ahead with the work of establishing an institution for the cultivation cultiva-tion of native musical talent. The Conservatory Con-servatory will cost $1,000,000; its maintenance mainten-ance an annual cost of $200,000; and these Bums will be gradually raised by subscription subscrip-tion and bequests, an immediate beginning to be made by leasing a building f or the school, which will be under the direction of Madame Fursch-Madi, well remembered by Salt Lakers, with J. Bouhy, of Brussels, professor pro-fessor of opera. Mrs. Thurber afterward said the enterprise is now under wav with I the brightest promise of success. Within sixty days it will be an accomplished fact, and children will oe securing imu. instruction in-struction here they had to go abroad to secure se-cure before. There are applications already from all parts of the United States. A Constantinople dispatch says: The Turkish war office presents a scene of vnf ual activity, clearly indicating that the Porte is determined on adopting effectual measures in the event of the conference of the Powers f ailin" to agree on a plan for the settlement of the RouSielian question. The official report re-port shows that 150,000 Turkish troops are now mustered at available points on the frontier for service in the Balkan peninsula, and reinforcements are continuaUy arnymg. The Mustaphas or Landstrum and the rasni-Bazouks rasni-Bazouks have been summoned for military duty. The levy of the Landstrum is only resorted to as a war measure, and will aaa 120,000 men to the service. Circassia has tendered 25,000 cavalry, and Albania has promised to assist the Porte. In view of tins the Turkish troops in Albania have been withdrawn and massed on the Greek, .Bulgarian .Bul-garian and Servian frontiers. , |