The National tribune., 1885-05-28
NEWS OF The WEEK,
The News from All Parts Of the
World.
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
A committee of the Chambers of Commerce
has forwarded to the Government a resolution
in favor OF diverting emigration to British col
onies especially TO Australia, where the con-
sumption of British goods exceeds eight pounds
per head, instead of to America, where the
consumption of British goods is only 10 shill-
ings per head.-The French newspaper lie
Bosphore- Egyptien, the suppression OF which BY
the Khedive's Government caused rupture OF
diplomatic relations between France and Egypt,
resumed publication last week. The republica-
ton of the paper it is announced, is made by
nermission of France-Mr. Lowell and Mr..
Phelps visited Windsor by special train on the
18th Mr. Lowell presented his letters of recall
and introduced his successor to the Queen.
Mr. Phelps upon being introduced TO the Queen,
presented his credentials as United States Min
lister to the Court of st. James.-The mohalr
mills of Mitchell Brothers, at Bradford, Eng,
were destroyed by fire on the 2lst. The loss is
from $4,000 to 81 600 000.-It is reported
that the large Mahomedan population inhabit-
ing the region of the Upper Congo, excited by
stories of Ell Mahdi's success, have resolved to
assert their claims to the center of Africa
Valuable pictures by Sir Frederick Leighton,
Tadema, MilIais, the Faeds, John and Thomas
and other celebrated artists, now on exhibition
at the Royal Academy, London, have been cut,
scratched and otherwise mutilated. The out
RACES are supposed to have been prompted by
malice but no clue to Interpretation has been
found.-The steamship lsere, with Bartholdis
statue of Liberty Enlightening the World I"
on board, started on the 21st for New York.
The departure of the vessel with its valuable
cargo was made the occasion for quite demon
stration, all the civil and military authorities
of the city assembling at the pier to witness the
event-Emperor William, of Germany, is
very i'll. He has ordered his physicians and
attendants TO belttle his illness in all reports
that may reach the public.-A decree of ex-
pulsion has been issued by the German Gov
ernment, at the instance of the Car, against
about 10000 Polish refugees who had settled in
Silesia and Posen to escape the atrocities prac-
tised on them by the Russians. Whole villages
have already been depopulated and their
refugee inhabitants turned over to the Russian
authorities at the German frontier. Numbers
OF the poor Poles are fleeing into Austria to
escape enforced return to the land of their birth.
The news of all this cruelty has sent the chill
of despair throughout Russian Poland. 1t is
interpreted as fresh evidence of the binding
nature of the present connection between Ger
many and Russia and of their united policy to
suppress the Polish nationality.-Tbe ar
mored train, built to guard the railroad which
the English are building in the Soudau, on the
oath surprised a party of Arabs who were tear
ing up rails, and opened fire on them. 1t is
estimated that several hundred Arabs were
killed.-Queen Victoria Goth birthday was
celebrated last Saturday. She has now reached
an age attained by only nine of the 80 sover-
eigns who have preceded her on the Throne of
England.-Eictor Hugo, the French novelist
and poet, died last week.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
VIM. W Kane, aged II years, son of WELL
TODD farmer near Middletown, Pa, hung him
self on the 2lst inst. No cause is assigned for
the act.-In quarrel at Bradford, Pa, on
the 21st inst, Robert Lane was fatally stabbed
by George Nature. The fight was the result of
q long-standing grudge.-During the funeral
services at the residence of John Halter, at
Pittsburg Pa on the 18th inst, porch gave
way, precipitating 65 people to the cellar, 10
feet below. Mena Leptselter, aged 20 years.
and an old lady named Culbertson it is thought
will die.-On the 18th inst John Kelly, the
youngest son of Eugene Kelly, the well-known
banker of New York, was drowned in the Sa-
binas River, Texas.-Miss Mercy Waller, an
aged lady, Of Pennington, n. j., fell down stairs
at her home Monday evening of last week, and
broke her neck, dying instantly. - John
Shanaghan and Ben. Moore were fatally and
John Ryan seriously injured at Beechwood
coliery, Pottsyille, Pa, on the 21st, by Ryan's
recklessness in firing blaSt--James King,
farmer, 30 years old, residing near Fulton, n. j.,
committed suicide Thursday last because he
had been accused of watering his milk
Rev. J. r. Reasoner pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church at COllinsville, ILL.,, committed
suicide on the 22d by shooting himself. He
was insane.-Mltou, Fla, 20 miles east of
Pensacola was devastated by q fire of incen-
diary origin Wednesday night of last week.
Seven general stores, one drug store, three sa-
looms, ole hotel one wagon shop, two shoe
stores, one iewelry store, the telegraph office,
and other buildings were burned. Loss about
$4,000: insurance unknown.-Samuel Mutt,
OF Bloomington, ILL.,, who began forty-days'
fast on the Sth inst, saying he was commanded
to do SO by the Lord, died last week. He was
publisher of a curious religious paper entitled
Spirit of Trath.--An Austrian work an named
Pezderkas was found terribly njured and in a
dying condition in freight-car near Joliet,
ILL.,, on the Doth. His lips, nose, and tongue
were cut Off He is supposed to have been the
victim of striking quarrymen.- a
heavy thunder storm which prevailed on the
21st inst, near Cecilton, Md, lightning struck
q two-horse wagon in which Messrs Coston and
Foulkner were riding, killing Coston, stunning
Foulkner, who lay insensible for an hour, and
killing both of the horses.-A young woman
went to the Grand Union Hotel, New York
city, on the night Of the 21st, and, after regis
tering as Miss j. Jones, city," was assigned to
a room. Later the proprietor of the hotel
found her dead in bed, having shot herself
through the left breast She had destroyed
everything that would lead to her indentiica-
ton. 1t is thought that the name is an as
sumed One.-Fire at Lansing, Iowa. Saturday,
destroyed property valued at 500, 000-At a
recent sparring match near Kinsaie, Va, be-
tween two colored men, one of them, named
Geo. Brooks, received blow which caused his
death in 30 minutes In the same neighbor-
hood white boy named NASH Is years of age,
was burned to death while attempting to re-
vive a smouldering fire in a stove by the use of
kerosene OLA fight at Newark, Writ
County, w. Va is reported to have taken place
Saturday last, between two farmers, named j.
2. Burlington and August Killian, in which
both were fatally injured. Killian was stabbed
seven times and was terribly beaten about the
head and face, while Burlington had his skull
fractured four ribs broken, and received other
injuries. The fight was caused by cow break
ing down fence.
INDUSTRIAL.
The Illinois Senate has passed a bill requir-
ing all the telegraph companies in that State to
make annual reports showing the gross receipts
within the State for the preceding year. and to
take out license for which each company is
10 pay 3 per cent of its gross receipts for the
year.-Ihe large iron works Of the Viaduct
Iron Company, at Coatesville, Pa, will in
few days put their entire works on double
run, which will give employment to 225 addi-
tional men. The company has received sutfi-
cient orders to keep them going for six months.
conservative estimates put the surplus of
wheat for export for Western Oregon at 6,000,-
900 bushels, and of the inland empire" COM
prising the grain fields Of Eastern Oregon and
Washington Territory, at 6.500000 bushels,
making total of II, 100000 This is an in
crease of 80 per cent. over last year. and is