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Show NEWS OF THE DAY. The twenty-nine citizens of Tacoma, Washington Territory, indicted by the Grand Jury at Vancouver, for participating in anti-Chinese anti-Chinese riots, have been released on $5,000 bail each. California's vintage this year will not exceed 7,500,000 gallons, which, with the 3,500,000 gallons of old wine, makes the total quantity in the State at the present time only 11,000,000 gallons. Services in memory of Cardinal Mc-Closkey Mc-Closkey were held at the American College in Borne yesterday. The Bishop of Newark, N. J., delivered the funeral oration. Cardinal Cardi-nal Simeoni pronounced absolution. The prinoipal dignitaries of the Vatican were present. The report of the joint committee re- E resenting the Knights of Labor and the usiness men of Galveston, Texas, in the settlement of the strike recently inaugurated inaugu-rated there, is accepted on both sides, and there is no immediate danger of further labor la-bor troubles. The Chinese merchants' address to the President, published in last night's Demo-crat, Demo-crat, reminds the New York Herald that under un-der Republican administrations their treaty rights have been unprotected, and that in Cleveland the Chinese have found the first defender of their guaranteed privileges in America. No wonder they are grateful. The Wichita (Kansas) Daily Eagle's special from Fort Biver says more "Boomers" "Boom-ers" were yesterday brought by the military from Oklahoma district. Those prisoners who Bign an agreement to never again trespass tres-pass upon the Indian lands are allowed to pass out, the others are escorted out by troops. The, work of arresting the 'Boomers" 'Boom-ers" is going on rapidly. King Thebaw has issued a proclamation declaring that he will not accept the absurd propositions of the Indian government, and therefore declaring war. He promises per-r sonally to lead his troops, and calls upon his subjects to fight in defense of their country and religion. The Europeans are not to be molested until- the invaders cross the frontier, fron-tier, when all will be slain. Many Europeans are leaving Mandalay unhindered. The Italian Consul will remain for the present. |