Men And Things

President Cleveland arríved at Buzzard's liay on board the yacht Oneida. The chamber of deputies of Portugal burued at Lisbon. Four persons were seriously iniured. Lord Colin Campbell, sonof the duke of Argyle. died in Bombay froni pneumonia. líe wus f_' years oí age. Two persons were killed and four baclly injuréd by a boiler explosión ;it the home of Chas, l'eterson, at Attica, I rad. A grasshopper plague has appeared in Marinette eounty, Wis., and vvheat and oat crops are in danger of destruction. 0n a new railroad in courseofeonstruction near Elkins, W. Va., some men undertook to run down grade on a lamber car. The car got bevond their control and they saved thomselves by jumping1. The car. however, went on and strnck a hand-car with tíve men on it, killing four of thetn. A special dispatch from Shaníliai saj-s that fighting is in progrest. at Taiwan, island of Formosa, where 10,000 black flags, under Gen. Lui Yung-, are assembled. The Japanese are now attacking the forts at that place, and the Hritish war ship Spartan is retnoving the foreigners from the town. The Herlin Sonntags l'ost says that Emperor William has in no wise abandoned the idea of bringing about an international monetary conference. His object in sounding the various federal governments was to pave the way for an agreement respecting the part which (ermany is expected to take eventual7 in the conference.