B. Hubbell, general field agent and secre
tary of the association, have been ap
pointed by President Cleveland delegates
to represent the fourth international con
ference of the Red Cross, to be held at
the court of the Grand Duke and Duchess
of Baden, which opens at Carlsrupe, Ger
many, on the 22nd of next September.
Wants More Money to Sink in the Missouri.
Washington, Aug. B.—Captain James
B. Quinn, United States engineer, in his
annual report recommends an appropria
tion of $160,000 for expenditure for the
next fiscal year upon the Missouri river
from Sioux City to Fort Benton. He says
that as far as benfitting navigation is
concerned he sees no use in spending any
great amount on improving the upper
Missouri river, but the existence of a
practicable channel will, he thinks, aid to
lower freight rates by rail, and upon this
theory he makes his recommendation.
International Medical Congress.
Washington, Aug. 8.-— The programme
for the international medical congress to
be held in this city in September has
been completed, with exception of defin
ite arrangements for the reception by
President Cleveland. The meeting will
be opened Monday, September fifth"
Big Fire Record for July.
New Yoek, Aug. 8. — The New York
Daily Commercial Bulletin’s fire record
for July shows the fire loss in the United
States and Canada to be $14,026,500,
against $10,000,000 in July, ’B6. and 9,-
000,00 in July ’BS. This is just double the
ave rage losss in July for the past 12
years. The total loss for the first seven
months of 1887 was $76,920,100, against
$63,900,000 for the corresponding period
in 1806.
