The National tribune., 1886-04-01
NEWS OF The WEEK.
The News from All Parts of the
World.
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into her carriage. The presenter OF the petition
was arrested at once, but was afterwards re-
leased by royal order.-The French are hav-
ing great deal of trouble in Madagascar again.
Recently the natives attacked 5000 French
troops routed them with heavy loss, and pur-
sued them to Tamatave. The French houses
and stores in Tamatave were shelled by the
Hovas and they took fire and were destroyed.
The Hovas then returned to the Capital
An entire family, consisting of father, mother
and six children, was murdered at Arboledas,
in the State OF Santander, last week. The asSas-
sins, six in number have been captured-The
British troops have defeated 400 Burmese near
Yemethen, killing go and capturing many
prisoners and guns and number of elephants.
"A lady, dressed in mourning, called upon
each undertaken in Toronto, Canada, on the
25th ult and ordered coffin for a stranger
from New York, who, she said, had died at her
house Having forgotten her pocketbook she
borrowed s. or $40 from each undertaken to
telegraph TO friends of the deceased. The un-
dertakers subsequently met at the house desg
mated by the woman and found themselves
dupes of a clever swindle-All the powers,
with the exception of Russia, have agreed to
recognize Prince Alexander as Governor of
Eastern Roumelia during his life.-Nineteen
Russians who had been bitten by mad wolves
have been under treatment by Pastcur in Paris.
One Of them died last week from hydrophobia
in its worst form. Pasteur claims that the dis
ease had progressed too far before he commenced
treatment-Mexican outlaws lastweek MUIR
dered Lewis Feltner, an American, in Santa
Clara Canyon, Mexico, last week he was at one
time wealthy and prominent citizen of
Chicago.-An American Journal. the Star and
Herald. has been suspended for 60 days by order
of the Panama authorities Tor refusing to pub
lish certain correspondence submitted in an
unofficial manner by the Governor-General,
Santa Domingo Villa
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
While giving shooting exhibition at Scran-
ton, Pa, last week, DR.. Harding, the leader of
a band of kickapoo Indians, accidently shot his
son-in-law, Everett Smith. The injured man
will probably die.-Hon. VIM. II. Smith, of
Lexington, ILL.,, committed suicide on the 25th
ult. He left the house in good spirits, and
few minutes later was found in the barn dead,
with bullet hole through his head. He was
for several terms member of the Illinois Leg
islature and Speaker of the House.-The
boiler of the Calera (Alabama) Land Company's
saw-mill exploded on the 25th ult killing ].
C. Robertson, Jesse Pilgreen and VIM. Fletcher,
and injuring J. w. Thomas and three others.
The mammoth barn on the Hopkins stock
farm, East Providence, r. L. was destroyed by
an incendiary fire carly on the morning of the
25th ult, and 60 head of cattle, including 81
Jerseys and one Ayrshire, were burned,
and also four horses. The loss on buildings,
hay and tools is $4,000. Mr.. Hopkins
had been 20 years raising his herd, and
would not have sold it for $35,000.-
A desperate attempt was made last week to
lynch an unknown tramp, charged with assault
upon an eight-year-old daughter of John Will
kins, at Long Pine, Neb The girl identified
the man. whereupon her father attempted to
shoot him in the courtroom. The crowd fol-
lowed him and threw lariats over the heads of
the deputies, and when the prisoner was placed
upon railroad train so men jumped aboard,
but they were driven off and the prisoner taken
to jail.-Mrs. Sarah Mckenzie was accident
ally killed by her son at their residence, near
Waverly, Ind, last week. The boy was shoot
ing at a mark with rife and his mother was
standing in the vicinity.-The barn of Chas.
Hoyt at Lansdown, \. j.. was burnt last week,
together with four cows and five valuable
horses.-0n the 9th the front of a Chinese
washhouse at Portland, Ore, was blown out by
an explosion of dynamite, and the Chinaman
in tie building was injured about the head.
Emma Moore shot and killed her divorced
husband, Capt.. Duncan McCaig, at Port Huron,
Mich. He went TO her house drunk and abused
her brutally. She used shotgun, she alleges,
in self-defense.-A tornado passed over Bel
more, o. On the 24th ult., which did damage
to the extent of many thousand dollars. Sew
eral persons were seriously injured.-The
body of a man was found hanging from a tree
in Riverview Park, \. Y, on the oath nit. An
examination revealed the fact that the suicide
had taken poison and inflicted several severe
wounds in his breast with knife before hang
ing himself--An attempt was made last week
TO assassnate Mayor VIM. Z. Baker, of Hous-
ton, Tex, who is running as an independent
candidate for reelection against ID. C. Smith,
the Democratic candidate who is supported by
the labor organizations. While passing through
a lonely portion of the city from one meeting
to another Mayor Baker was accoated by
horseman. who asked him to withdraw in favor
Of Mr. Smith. On his refusal the man fired
three shots and Mayor Baker fell. The man
rode of, supposing he had killed Mr. Baker
who was not hurt.-The Windsor Hotel and
a block of frame buildings adjoining, at Salida,
Col, were burned Thursday last, causing loss
Of $4,000. TWenty-sevcn business places
were destroyed. The insurance is 900. The
guests of the Windsor Hotel had narrow es-
capes.-James Dennis, cOlored, aged 80, hung
himself at che County farm at Reading, Pa, on
Friday last. During the graveyard insurance
craze his life was insured for about 500 600 but
the companies have long since gone out of exist
ence.-The North Buffalo Flour Mills and Gill
bert's Starch Works, at Buffalo, n. Y, were
burned ON Friday last, with several adjoining
buildings. The starch-works building was
erected few months ago at cost of $I00 000. The
total loss is estimated at S50U,0J0.-Wilming
ton \. C., was again visited by fire last week and
damages 10 the extent OF $4,000 inflicted
Pole and hungarian got into dispute at
the Ellangowan Colliery, near Shenandoah,
Pa, on the 2Gth ult., and the former was killed
by being struck on the head with an iron bar
b. the lattsr.-Fire broke out last week i'll
the coal mines of the Roane Iron Co., at Rock
wood, Tenn, and all efforts to control it we're
unavailing. -Four hundred hands are employed
there. Four of Chattanooga's fremen, who
were in the mines lighting the fire, were injured
by falling boulders. They stood in the main
tunnel, 600 feet from the surface fighting
the flames at imminent peril Of their lives for
is hours. Two miners were seriously Injured
1t is thought that the mines will be entirely
destroyed.-William II. Jones and Frank
jones, father and son, indicted for the murder
of Mary Rice, were acquitted at Ashevile n.
C.. Saturday last. The crimes for which the
prisoners were tried involved the murder of
four persons and the burning Of a dwelling
Mexican heTders attacked American cowboys
employed by G. II. Fitzpatrick, about 20 miles
from Albuquerque, n. NJ killing man named
Ira Meskines and driving the rest into the
house.-Sam Archer, one Of the leaders of
what was known as the Archer gang, three of
whom were recently hanged by lyncherS III the
courthouse yard at Shoals, Ind., was convicted
of the murder Of Samuel 4. Bunch on Satur-
day last, and sentenced TO be hanged
INDUSTRIAL.
At Wilmington, Del, 500 morocco workers
quit work last week on the order of the Execu-
tive Board of the Knights Of Labor.-A mar
bic quarry in Western North Carolina has been
sold to Northern parties for $500, 900 cash.
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