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CONDENSED DISPATCHES. The international parliamentary peace has conference now in session at Brussels, declared unanimously in favor of creating an international court of arbitration. Joe Patchen went to beat the stallion Milrecord of 2.0334, held by Gentry, at Domiwaukee, but could only do 2.04 1/4. to neer lowered his record from 2.18 1/2 2.15 1/4. At the Maryland Republican state convention at Cambridge, Thursday, Hon. Lloyd Lowndes of Cumberland was nominated by acclamation, all his opponents withdrawing The government receipts for the first of August ended, Thursday, aggrehalf gated $14,92,363; expenditures, $21,473.deficit for the month to date, $7,181, 000. 700; and for the fiscal year to date, two and a half months, $16,659,000. The strike of the edgemakers at the of Downs & Watson, Lynn, befactory has been amicably settled. It disMass, in April. The firm agreed to gan the men who took the strikers union charge and to employ none but work, places, men. The strikers returned to Thursday. A disaster is feared on Lake Winnipi Wednesday, evening, a family seogee. residing at Spring Haven, a small that sta on the Lake Shore road, claim tion saw a small steamer sink between with they Diamond and Rattlesnake islands four persons on board, just before dark Inquiry is being made for the missing boat. The immense forest fire, which dis has raging in the Germania, N. J., trict been for the last two days. has mad it headway. and, Wednesday. great reached the village of Doughty, which is great danger. People from neighbor to in villages have gone to the scene is ing fight the fire. The town of Absocon also threatened. Mrs. Thomas Hoy of West Milan, N. B with Joseph Card of Alma, Banger eloped Wednesday, was overtaken at and, her husband. Mrs. Hoy and Card wer by arrested by and the matter finally settled hus woman returning home with her She the and Card escaping punishment. her and band he had a great influence over says compelled her to leave her home. The Hopkinton Savings Bank of Hop and R. I., has suspended payment This Valley, probably wind up its affairs. trouble will the second time it has been in is 1886 the bank suspended but resumec o: In in a short time. The causes de business present difficulties are business an the depreciation of securities invest it pression, withdrawal of deposits to Florida securities. Tuberculosis is raging among the Commis cattle western Connecticut. Cattle Win in Fosett has killed 30 COWS in sioner found infected with the milkmen deadly sted. and only the herds of two owned germ, been tested. Herds of cattle no have other milkmen thereabouts have the by examined. and it is feared that drink been people of western Connecticut are ing milk from diseased cattle. court at Malden, Mass., Thursday, and in In Nash, aged 12, who shot while Wayland killed Edgar T. Parker, Friday stantly with a revolver at Linden, Harlow fooling arraigned before Judge He was last, was charge of manslaughter. Saturday upon in a $2000 bonds for trial, held 17. Bail was furnished by his par was Aug. The police think the shooting in ents. accidental, and brought this court. charge order to give a full hearing in from Barbadoes. W. I. state Advices the British schooner Ellen, while on that from Trinidad to Maturin, a voyage the latter part of July, was Venezuela, upon by a Venezuelan gunboat. of fired Truxille, owner and master the Captain Ellen, and a Britisher, sent up the the British ensign to the masthead, but the sent another shot which rent schooner's gunboat salls. Captain Truxillo was to heave to, and the gunboat and compelled alongside Captain, passengers small came were forced to enter into a crew where they were detained for searched hours. boat the Venezuelans had detain Meantime, but finding nothing to were allowed to The matter has been voyage. her, the ship. they continue reported The their crew to colonial office in London. of the the Ellen are Brisishers and the vessel is registered at Trinidad.