The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-11-19
NEWS OF The WEEK,
The News from ALI Parts of the
World.
ABROAD,

ment for attacking the Society of German Gym
nasts at the opening of the latter's new Turn
Halle at Koniginhof on August % last
The shipbuilding trade on the Clyde is in a
state of great depression, and in many instances
the families of the workmen are starving. The
distress is so great that recently AZ stowaways
were found in the hold of one vessel which was
about to sail for America.-Suicide is cpl
demic in Berlin, Germany, there being some
times as many as 10 day. On the 18th re-
tired banker, named Markwald, died in mys-
ferrous manner, and his wife shot herself with
revolver. Both of them left instructions to
have their bodies cremated.-The Peninsu-
lar & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'S steamer
Indus, from Calcutta for London has been to-
tally wrecked on a reef off MOeletivoe Ceylon.
Her passengers and mails were saved. The
Indus was an iron screw, bark-rigged vessel of
2235 tons.-A dispatch from Havana Cuba,
states that three bandits have been killed in
the jurisdiction of Santa Clara.-King Hum
bert, of Italy, allows none but native wines to
lie served at his table, and offers valuable prizes
TO the firms that can show the best results in
wine making and export.-A large crowd of
factory girls last week mobbed Charles Edward
Lewis, the Conservative Member of Parliament
for Londerry. Ireland.-Lady Jane Lampson
has obtained divorce from her husband, Sir
Curtis Mariana Lampson, on the ground of adul-
terry. Both parties were born in America. The
plaintiff is daughter of Gibbs Sibley, esq, of
Sutton, Mass. The defendant was born in Yer
mont in 1906 and married the plaintiff in
lS27.-Four German Americans -Ingwer
George, Jappen Oeke, Edmond Nicholson, Mi
merit Heinrich Rierwerts and Peter Andersen
have been ordered by the German Government
to leave the Island of Fohr, but on the protest
of Minister Pendleton will be allowed tc remain
there until further Iotice.-king Thebaw, of
Burmah, has declared war against the Anglo
Indian Government and the English troops
have already crossed the frontier into Burmese
territory Thcbaw will lead The troops in per-
son, and calls on his followers to fight for their
country and religion. The British expedition
airy force is under Gen. Prendergast. The TO-
tilla is now ready, and comprises steamers, fats
and floating batteries, the latter being fitted
out from six of the largest barges Each of the
floating batteries carries two 6pounder howitz-
ers. and are attended by armed launches.
Twelve 25-pounder siege guns are mounted on
the steamers. The force numbers 10000 men
and 1000 camp followers, 500 mules and 2 ele-
plant batteries-A band of moonlighters at
Molahaffe, near Tralee, Ireland, on the 18th
inst, attacked the house of man named Cur
tin, and during a melee Curtin shot one of the
moonlighters, The latter then retired, but re-
turned in a short time and renewed the attack.
They captured the house, shot Curtin dead, and
wounded servant named Sullivan. Eight men
have been arrested OH suspicion of being con-
cerned in the murder and outrage. Curtin was
a man Of good social position, and President of
the local branch of the National League. The
dead moonlighter has been identified as the son
of widow holding a small farm near the Cur
tins. The sons of Curtin fought bravely, and
tore the masks from number of the assailants'
faces, which enable the former to identify sew
eral of the latter. The moonlighters were in
search of arms.-The fire at Iquique, Peru,
South America, Oct. g. caused a total loss OF
about $1,O00,000.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A boiler in the Touring mill of F. J. Brownell,
at Hopkinsville, KY, exploded on the 18th.
John B. Brining head miller; Nelson Metcalf,
colored fireman, and Geo. Werlang, aged II, son
of Frank Werlang, the chief engineer, were
killed. The loss is about $4,000, covered by
insurance. No cause is given for the explosion.
a great fire at Galveston, Tex, which
started at lao on Friday morning last in
foundry and car-repairing shop, ragged fercely
until $50 a. NJ, burning over district includ
ing 80 blocks, seven of which were not swept
entirely clean. The loss on the houses burned
is estimated at s., 500 000 and the insurance at
from 100000 to $4,000. Rolief committees
are actively at work at Galveston, Texas, reliev-
ing the immediate wants of the people burned
out by the confagration. The Neacs says Gal
weston will be as beautiful as ever in few
months, and is doing business at the old stands
The Citizens Relief Committee passed a reso-
luton that while not soliciting contributions
from abroad, yet they are deeply grateful for
all donations from any quarter. The State
Committee of the Knights of Labor have
resolved themselves into relief committee to
receive and distribute money. Telegraph
operators in Chicago and other cities are SUBJ
scribing money for the operators burned out
by the fire at Galveston.-A heavy storm
passed north of Hopkinsville KY, on Wednes-
day night of last week, and blew down the
dwelling Of Frank Johnson. Johnson and his
wife were killed, and their child was fatally
injured. They lived some distance from neigh
bors and the disaster was not known until the
following Friday, when they were accidentally
discovered in mangled condition. The
child was insersible when found.-J. d.
Palmer Mail Agent between New Orleans and
Marshall, Tex, was arrested last week, being
accused of robbing the mails. He was detected
by decoy letters.-Edward Cofey, who shot
and killed Policeman John Evans on the 4th
of August last while resisting arrest, was con-
victed on Friday last at Pittsburg, Pa, of muir
der in the first degree.-Thomas Ford who
fatally stabbed John Bingham during fight at
Buffalo, \. Y, about two months ago, was on
Friday last convicted of murder in the second
degree and sentenced to States Prison for life
lie is 50 years old.-Henry Cool, a farmer, of
Adams County, Pa, committed suicide last
week by hanging. He was unmarried.-An
accident occurred on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad near Conncllsville, Pa. by which
large number of persons were injured, but none
Inc jumped the JrdCK.--1h
three men are On trial at Edgefeld Court House,
s. C., for murder in shooting o. T. Culbreth, an
alleged murderer.-Martin Fryer, of White
Plains, Y. Y, committed suicide at Pittsburg
Pa. last week by taking poison. He left his
family at White Palms. and followed a young
woman TO Pittsburg. In a note found on his |
body be stated that lie loved the woman and |
had taken the drug because he could not live |
without her. He was 40 years old.-William |
ID. Considine, conductor on way freight |
train of the New York Ontario & Western |
Railway, was killed by being run over by his |
train at Summitville, n. Y, on the 18th. |
His limbs were severed close to the body
An explosion Of giant powder occurred on Fri |
day evening last at the Bull Domingo mine, |
Silver Cliff, Colo. Fire was communicated to |
the shaft-house, cutting off access to the mine. |
Ten men, all dead were taken from the mine. |
There is much indignation against the super |
intendent Of the mine for keeping giant powder |
In the boiler-roOr.-On the 18th, near Ches- |
teryiile, Dearborn Co., Ind, Joseph Chance and |
his uncle, Charles Cadle, renewed an old quar- |
rel in the road near Cables bone, which ended |
In Cables shooting Chance in the neck with a |
pistol, whereupOn Chance seized Cadie's shot |
gun, which had been set pagainst wagon when |
the trouble began, and as Cadle started TO run /
shot him in the back of the head, causing in |
slant death. Chance gave himself up |
Thomas O'Neal, aged IL, Of Driftwood, Pa, on |
the 14th shot aud mortally wounded his |
younger brother while cleaning gun supposed |
to be empty, and then, wild with grief, at |