The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-01-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
The English troops are still moving in the
direction of Khartoum. Gen. Gordons army
is reported TO be in good condition in khar-
tourp and we'll able te repei any attacks of the
rebels. The Mahdi recently told his principal
chiefs that he intended to march against the
Mudir of Dongola and they expressed their
willingness to follow if he would go in front, so
as 10 charm off the bullets Of the enemy. The
Mahdi, net feeling particularly enthusiastic
ever this scheme, told his followers the next
morning that be dreamed during the night
that the Mudir was 4 saint, against whom 1t
was useless to fght.-The earthquake shocks
in Spain continued for some days, and pro-
duced the greatest alarm among the inbab-
itants The work of removing the debris at
Malaga Albania and Santa Cruz is progressing.
Albania and Santa Cruz were completely de-
stroyed. Soldiers are at work clearing up the
ruins in search of corpses, which are found in
large numbers. Many of them are horribly
disigured. The number of persons killed is
still unknown. There is no doubt, however,
that the repor; which fixed the number at 900
is an exaggeration. There is much distress
among the survivors, and the people are ask
ing for relief. st Albunuelas 200 persons re-
ceiyed injuries more or less serious. From the
ruined houses 100 bodies have so far been re-
covered The barracks of Lola, in the Province
of Granada were ruined. AT ZaSarraya,
town not far from LOLA, 80 persons persisted.
The Chinese Government has engaged 90
German drill sergeants for the army, and the
Improvement since manifested IN the discipline
of the troops is said to be remarkable. A
Chinese gunboat. while trying to force the
blockade Of Formosa. was captured OF Tai
Nan-Foo by the French gunboat Lagalis-
soniere. Fourteen of the crew of the Chinese
vessel were English. French REINFORCE
mepts to the number of 5000 men will leave
next week for Tonquin. The Marine Depart
ment has been ordered to prepare four more
transports to convey a new division of troops
10 the scene of operations. new cruiser will
be ready in February.-A dynamite explo-
sion occurred on the underground railway, be-
tween Cover street and King s-Cross Station,
London at $50 o'clock the evening of the
I'd inst The windows of passing train were
shattered, and the gaslights were extin-
guished. Beyond this no damage was done.
The passengers were greatly terrified, but no
one was hurt. The train resumed its journey
after delay of % minutes.-Two thousand
bales OF cotton, landed at Havre, France, from
the steamer Rhodora, from New Orleans, were
DESTROYED by fire last week-The marriage
of Princess Beatrice Queen Eictoria's youngest
daughter, to Prince Henry of Battenberg has
been fixed 10 take place next Spring.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Fred Struntzman, a pedlar, tried to kill
his wife and two children on Wednesday
night of last week by starting charcoal fire
in the room where they were sleeping. He
then shot himself in tbs forehead, but did nor
infiict serious wound. The noise of the pis
tol brought help. and the woman and children
were reused from their dangerous slumber just
in time to save their lives. StTuntZman mean
while disappeared, and it is thought that he
has drowned himself.-Ruth Gill, little
girl of eight years of age, accidentally shot and
killed on New Years day fiye-year-o!d COM
panion named Walter Grossh2r. They were
playing with a revolver.-Train wreckers
placed distractions on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad near Grafton, w. Va, OH the 1st inst,
which derailed train, causing the death of
Chas. Hebron, engineer, and ThoS. Dorsey,
freman.-James Greenwood, of Chippewa,
while crossing the Niagara River on the 30th
ult from Chippewa to Port Day, about mile
above the falls. lost control of his boat, which
was drawn into the rapids, where it upset. and
he was carried over the falls.-An attempt
was made one night last week to wreck the
north-bound passenger train on the Virginia
Midland Railroad about 80 miles north of Dam
vile. A heavy piece of timber was forced into
the ground between the ties a. a cattle guard,
the end projecting about three feet from the
bed Of and Ia the csnter of the track. The
weight Of the engine and the speed at which
the train was running were all that prevented
them from being thrown from the rails and
disastrously wrecked.-At a ball near Batch
town H. Christmas Eve, Rube Harrel, who
was jealous of rival, discharged a shotgun at
the company, wounding seven persons two
fatally. Among the badly wounded were Laura
and Belle Jones and Alice and VIM. Beach
While Mrs Schwitz, of PHILADELPHIA was stand
ing at her window New Years Eve, a party of
DasluerGders came by firing Off their revolv-
ers. and bullet struck her, inficting fatal
wound.
INDUSTRIAL.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company has issued
circular to its customers announcing prices
after January 1. 1t shows reduction of five
cents per ton on stove from prevailing prices.
The average reduction from the July circular
is % cents per ton. The largest reduction from
the July circular is in manufacturing sizes, 40
cents per ton. The Lackawanna Company's
prices are: Egg, 1856; stove, $40; nut, $3.50.
This is for coal delivered on board vessels at
Hoboken. Delaware and Hudson Company
prices are: Lump, $3.50; furnace, $3.50; CRATE,
$3.50; egg, $3.50: stove, $415; chestnut, $3.50;
pea, S3-less 10 cents per ton to joobers.-
The statistics of the Chicago RaiIsuay Age show
that total of nearly 1900 miles of new main
line railway tracks were laid during 1884,
about 5000 less than in 1SS3.-The Pitts
burg Bessemer Steel Works, at Homestead, Pa,
on Wednesday last reduced the wages of en-
ployees ia their rail mill 80 per cent, those in
10 per cent The works employ about 1000
men.-There were reported to the American
Business Guide during the past week the Or
ganiZatioD Of Il new corporations, against rs
the previous week. Total capital represented,
$N,672,70
MISCELLANEOUS.
Immigration at the port of New York for
the year shows large falling off compared
with the year 1883, the arrivals, less three
days in December, aggregating $40, ABS, against
366, 267 last year.-There were 1904 deaths
in New York in 1884, against 1889 the year
before. The birth registry shows 80, 527 births,
from smallpox in the city during the year,
while last year there were PA young
woman was fined in the Police Court in Rich
mond, Va, recently for carrying concealed
weapons. This is the first case of the kind on
record tbere.-Representat Laird, of Ne
braska, met with a severe accident while out
riding recently His horse slipped on the
pavement and fell, throwing him to the ground
and falling upon him, breaking his right leg
above the ankle The physicians who at
tended him say he has sustained a compound
fracture of the limb.-The total expenses of
the recent Democratic National Convention
amounted 10 $l50.000.-Dr. James II. Har-
ris physician of indianapolis, who died on
the I'd inst, left viii directing that no funeral
be held over his corpse, and that the body be
taken directly from his residence to the dis
secting table.-Messrs. Coburn & Ewing of
Kansas City, have purchased the Munsen
Ranch III Northwest Texas, consisting Of 100,-
GOO acres. $4,000 head of cattle. and over 70