The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-02-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
Referring to the recent expulsion Of the Poles
from Germany, Bismarck says the reason for
the action Of the German Government Is the
fact that the Poles are 4 constant annoyance to
Prussia, continually plotting and intriguing
against the Government lie also stated that
the German Government had determined to
buy out all the estates offered by Polish mobiles
in Prussia-P Poland and place German colonies
on the land hitherto occupied by tie expelled
people. The cost Of this undertaking viii be
about SO coo 000 but the Government will not
lose more than 10 per cent. of this, as IL VIII
resell TO its own people.-There was q terrific
explosion al the Victoria Railway Station, Nor
which. England, on the 2tth ult. 1T was at
first supposed TO be the work Of dynamiteTs in
an attempt 10 kill Sir Henry Hawkins, Judge
Of the High Co2rt Of Justice, but il is now sup
posed TO have been caused by gas-Hector
Bouchard, shantyman, at st. Etiennc, Quebec,
complied with the superstition OF his class last
week that by blowing down the muZze OF an
unloaded gun while the cap is being fixed any
request be might ask would be granted. The
gun was loaded and BOuchard is dead.-Pan-
ANA is supposed 10 be getting IN shape for an
other revolution.-M Chas De Lessepsand the
French Canal Commission reached Colon, Pan
ana, on Saturday evening last.-A party of
"moomlightcrs or Saturday night last at
tackled a process server named Rae, at Ira!ce,
Ireland, aged 20 years, cutting of one Of his
ears and portion OF one cheek.-pedro Iar-
ran shot and killed Juan Urigarte at Leon,
Mexico, Saturday last. He took refuge in q
room aud dcied The authorities. lie fired on
every person who approached and killed
pe0n. He finally surrendered to his friends
after y hours TCsistanCe.--Ihe Conservative
party were defeated in England on the bill TO
suppress the Irish National League and the
Liberals have been called to form a Govern
ment. Mr.. Gladstone has been summoned by
the Queen, and viii doubtless take charge of
the management Of afairs.-Greece still con-
tnues TO be Z ircbTand in Europe, and the
fleets of several nations are wa:chiugthe move
meHts OF the Greeks. A number Of Turkish
iron LAOS have been put in commission, and are
steamiug along the Grecian coast. The agree
msnt between Bulgaria and Turkey in case of
awar with Greece is that Bulgaria will contrib
ute 10000 TO the Turkish army. 1t is also
expected that the SerVia- Bulgaria war will soon
he renewed. Bulgaria insists upon war in
demnity, which Servia refuses. The inhabit-
ants living on the Servian frontier have been
ordered TO retire into the interior, as war is
pected TO be renewed. In spite of the armstice
Servian troops are massing on the frontier and
throwing up earthworks.
CRIdEs AND CASUALTIES.
The boiler of John 3. Thompsons distillery
exploded at Harrodsburg, Ky, on Tuesday of
last week. The fireman had both legs broken.
~ mas l1ON2fu, the nlgnJ Waterman IN TIE
Marietta and North Georgia Railroad shops at
Marietta. Ga. was murdered by unknown per-
cons on the 18th nit. After the murder the
victims clothes were saturated with oil and set
en- fire. No motive for the crime is known |
Harry HGrsev was sentenced to II years in
the peniteutiary last week for setting fire to the
premises of Robertson Bros, at Kingston, o. |
On Jan. 8 two families Of rovers, consisting !
Of nine persons were caught in the blizzard in !
vast prairie 20 miles from Sans BOis Indian |
Territory, and frozen 10 death. They were |
travelling in the direction of Muscogee. Moth |
ing was found in their effects TO tell who they |
were or from whence they came.-John B. |
Macy. Louisville (Ky.) gambler was found |
dead few PAGES from his home with a bullet |
hole in his head. Melvin Butler has been ar |
rested for the murder and lodged in the Louis !
vile Jail. The 50 prisoners in the jail refused |
TO 90 to their cells, saying they were afraid of |
mob coming TO lynch Butler. The iailcr and |
the turnkey fred into the prisoners, and they !
scamTered to their cells. Daniel Rice cOun- |
terfeiier, and Skinny Smith were wounded, |
but not fatally.-Wm. Wright, an old man, i
Andy Wright his son, and VIM. Wright colored, |
were killed by James, Samuel, and EliiahWri |
on Wednesday night of last week near Louis
vile, Ky. The murderers are said to have
gone TO the home of the slain men and shot !
them down without warning. A family feud |
was the cause.-Fires occurred on Friday of |
last week at st. Paul, Mimi, loss $250,000; at !
~ y, N.
j., SllUlO; At jamestown, o., $4,000; New |
York City, $4,000; Welisville, O., $4,000; Al
bany, \. Y, $500; Lancaster, Pa. s., 200; |
Baltimore, Nd, 5000; Chicago, ILL.,, $, coo, |
and Fitchburg, Mass, $24, 0O0. - While the |
south bound mail train on the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad was crossing the trestlc work
over the Iallahatchie River, near Abbeville,
Monday night last week, the engine struck an
obstruction, evidently placed there by mis-
creauts. aud was thrown from the bridge, drag
ging the mail and baggage cars with it. Eu-
gIneer Rutln was killed Several passengers
are reported cut and bruised, but none seri-
ously injured.-Detective Jacob Duncan and
Deputy Sheriff N. Seeley report at Dallas, Tex.
That IN attempting 10 arrest near that city
Jesse Bonner, charged with horse theft they
had a bloody encounter with Bonner and sew
era other men in his house, in which Bonner
and several others were shot, among them q
child that was IN the room when the iight took
place.-Eirs Adams, of Westboro, Mass Wis
iting the family of II. W. Page at Au Sable
ChasIa, y. Y, escaped from her attendants
while delirioas from fever last week and
Jumped into the chasm at point where il is
60 feet deep. Her body was not recovered
The Lucy Furnace at Pittsburg, employing
300 men, closed last week on account of the
scarcity of coke. The other furnaces will be |
compelled 10 suspend operations in a few days
unless there is settlement Of the strike
Two ladies' were killed and one seriously in
JuitG bs tHelr carriage being struck 10y tram
at Carbondalc, Pa, last week.-An explosion
occurred ia the BauksyiIlc pa coal mine of
Long & Co. Friday morning last, which set fire to
the pit and cTcmatcd nine mules 4 number of
miners were at work NJ the time but all escaped
The family Of Morris johnson, colorcd. near
Hampstead, Tex, were poisoned last Saturday
by eating stolen hog dosed purposely with
strychnine by the owner Bill Harris and
Henry Clay, two guests of Johnsons, and John
sons stepdaughter, have died and the others
are iM.-A snow slide at Thaynes CANYON.
near Park City, Utah, on Thursday last, buried
four men and their tension Galland. VIM.
Sessions. Frank Horak and Willet Brockus-
On Friday last the Chicago express. on the B.
& o. r. r., east bound, ran into the rear of a
freight train near the Chicago Junction. The