The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-04-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from ALI Parts Of the
World.
ABROAD.

The English Immediately attacked the Arap
poeition, which they took after slight Skin
Aish, losing one man killed and about dozen
wounded. The Arabs retreated in the direc-
ton of Tamanieb, after which the British
burned Tamai and then returned to Gen. Nc
Eeiil's zereba. The probabilities now are that
the English will evacuate the Soudan Tor the
eEmmer Gen. Wolseley states that half his
men will die or be incapacitated by heat DUR
ing the next few months If kept where they
now are.-The French seem to be expe-
xiencing nothing but defeat in China, and the
troops are still on the retreat. Gen. Negrier
4. recovered from the serious wound he re-
ceived last week. The people OF France are
greatly incensed at the way in which the war
kss been conducted, and the Ferry Ministry
has resigned. NJ. Ferry will be succeeded by
Baron de Cource as Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and it is expected that vigorous war policy
vill be at once initiatcd.-A mob Of 1000
women. wives of the Turkish soldiers, to whom
the Government is in arrears for pay, drove the
Finance Minister out of a back window CT his
Office last week by the ardor of their demands
for money.-The Mayor and large number
Of citizens of Cork, Ireland, have signed me-
mortal to President Cleveland praying him to
retain Mr.. Piatt as United States Consul at
Qaeenstown.-The Queen has granted pen
eion of 900 to the wife of Col. Stewart, who
YVES murdered by Arabs III the Soudan and a
pension of f100 TO each of his two sisters
Twenty-Five Thousand GOLFERS went on strike
on the ID in Yorkshire, Eng, against 10 per
cent reduction in wages.-An internal ma
chine exploded in the Office of Lloyd's Agency
ut Trieste Austria, on Thursday last, and one
man was mortally wounded. 1t is not known
who sent the package containing the machine.
The annual ceremony of washing the feet
Of the poor took place at Vienna, Austria, on
the I'd inst Twelve beggars had their feet
touched with sponge held by Emperor Fran
els Joseph The feet were subsequently wiped
by ArchdukeS of the Empire.-The first batch
OF endorsements to sail from Marseiiles for
Tonqun viii comprise 1l.000 men, with 30
mounted guns and 10000 shells.-The Sultan
of Turkey having conferred upon Prince Bis
marck the order of Nichani-1mtiaz, and sent
hin, a richly jeweled insignia of the order as
birthday gift, the Prince was formally installed
into the order last week by the Turkish En-
bassador TO Germany.-Several more arrests
of German army officers on the charge of di-
vulging military plans have been made. The
frequency of such arrests causes widespread
feeling of anxiety.-An explosion of fire damp
occurred in a mine at Marcinelle, France, on
the Sd inst. Eighteen persons were killed
Wholesale arrests OF anarchists have been made
at Berne Zurich, Winterthur, St. Gall, and
Sehaff havsen, in Switzerland. The persons ar
rested are chiefly Germans and Austrans.-
The Revised Edition of the Old Testament will
De issued III LONDON on MAY 1.--lt Is
ed that hundreds of Catholic converts and
foreigners have been lately massacred in China.
Several Roman Catholic settlements have been
burned and the inhabitants butchered. The
village of Kin va Pin, two days journey from
Tall, has been destroyed, and four.converts and
two priests have been killed. The only reason
assigned by the Chinese Viceroy for the mas
eacre is that the Roman Catholics were going
10 revolt against the Chinese Government.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On returning to his home near Alexander,
N. Y, Wednesday of last week, d. S. Spring
found his house in flames and his wife and two
children, the later aged respectively three years
and eight months, burned to death. The hus-
band and wife had some words in the morning,
and it is supposed the wife set fire to the house
and killed herself and the children.-Mary
Cooper, a colored girl, IL years old, last week
confessed the murder of her cousin, Melvin
Barrett, aged nine years, whose dead body was
feand on the farm of r. P. Bledsoe, near Scots
vile, Va, last February. Mary said that Mel
win ate her egg and she killed him by striking
him on the head with shovel.-Wm. III. A.
Brown, wealthy member of the Chicago Beard
Of Trade, has been arrested on charge of big
amy, on complaint of Miss Carrie L. Barney,
who alleges that she was married to Brown
daring his wife's absence from Chicago, Brown
representing that he had been divorced
JoIu DapllSlt; COi0Teu, cOnNlcIeU Dl all dSSdulb
on white woman, was sentenced at New Or
leans last week to be hanged at such time as
the Governor may direct-James E. Chand-
Ter, President, and John E. Clemings. Cashier
Of the First National Bank at Bushnell, Ills,
have been arrested, charged with embezzling
&ee. 900 of the banks funds.-At Cincinnati,
On the I'd inst, joseph Palmer was convicted
again of murder in the first degree. He was
the accOmplice of VIM Berner in the murder
Of w. H. Kirk. Berner's conviction of man.
slaughter was the leading cause of last years
riot.-Mrs. Maria nj. Hoepfner, of Philadel-
phia, was arrested last week, charged with
causing the death of Alice Kirk, of Pottsville,
Pa. by malpractice. A number of witnesses
testified to criminal operations by the accused.
Cine witness swore that the daughter of the
PRISONER bad told her that the infants were
harmed in the heater in the cellar.-While a
santh- bound train was stopping at HaZlehurst
Miss, on the 1st inst, j. l.. Ware, of Terry,
Miss, stepped from the smoking car to the door
Of the ladies' coach and fired double barreled
shetgun at his father-in-law. Charles Fore
whom he wounded dangerously. w. A. Ward
who was in the car, was also wounded. Wares
wife had returned to her father on account
Of her husbands l-treatment.-A cyclone
struck Naverly, No., on Wednesday of last
week, which damaged property to theextent
Of $50, 000.-Curtis r. Hargett, farmer, re-
aid5ng between Jefferson and Adamstown,
Frederick Co., MI, committed suicide last
week by hanging himself in his barn-Chas
Remlee, of Dodgeville, Wis, who killed his
father on Jan. g. was last week found guilty of
murder in the first degree, and sentenced to
State prison for life.-Horace w. Ash sailor,
On Thursday night last blew out the gas in his
room at the Thorndike Hotel, Rockland, Me.
On the following morning the door was broken
open. aud he was found dead.-Early on the
morning of the Sd inst, three robbers burst
open the door of Jacob Miller's farmhouse,
eight miles west of Lancaster, Ohio, and de-
naDded MIller's money. He refused, and
grapplcd with the intruders, one of whom had
20 axe. A desperate conflict ensued, which was
ended by ono of the robbers shooting Miller
dead They took 5000. and after visiting sew
eFal other houses escaped.-One colored mar
was killed and four others were seriously
Frustrated by a stroke of lightning at Waco, Tex,
on Sunday last.-The freight house of the
Rome, WATERFOWL and Ogdensburg Railroad
Company, at Cape Vincent. y. Y, with several
cars and 600 tons of hay were consumed by
fire Saturday last; loss, $4,000. Sperry
Kane, broker Of Brooklyn, n. Y. cut his
throat Saturday night last while i'm fit of
despondency.-A bottle fell on Sunday last
from an upper window on Orchard street, n. Y.
upon the head of four ear-old Abraham Klein
burg, who was playing on the steps. 1t broke
has skull.-A cave-in occurred on the 9th inst
at the Cuyler CollIery, near Shenandoah, Pa.
BY which ten miners lost their lives.
INDUSTRIAL.
o. W. Potter, President of the North Chicago
Rolling Mill Company, announces that the mill
II South Chicago will be put in full blast this