The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.


Commons.-Greece has decided to abandon
her war preparations, and it appears Row as if
there might be peace for a se2son.-Gcncrai
Wilson and number OF officers from the L. S.
Steamer Monocacy are surveying line for
proposed railroad near Hong Kong, China
The Official statistics of German trade in 1885,
which have just been published, have caused
the liberal press TO take very gloomy view Of
the commercial situation. The figures show
that there has been general falling OF IN the
export of textile fabrics, ready-made Clothes
sugar. machinery, and iron work generally,
with the exception of rails, the export OF which
was above the average. The increased export
was chiefly 20 America, Belgium, Italy, Russia
and Japan, in all of which countries German
manufactures are competing very successfully
with English. Generally speaking, however,
the volume of trade last year was below the
svcrage.-A dory with two men living and
two dead drifted ashore at Guyon Island, Ga
berus, Cape Breton, on Monday of last week,
eight days after having left their vessel, on the
western part of the Grand Banks. The dead
men were both named Mcdonald, and the
names of the living are Chisholm and Ne
Eachren. One of tic bodies was nGled about
the threat and arms. This. il is said, was done
sfier he had become mad.-Switzorland pro-
poses 10 put step to tight lacing by making it
penal oflense.-It is once more reported
that rupture between Russia and England in
regard to the Afghan question is imminent.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Robert G. Phillips was hanged at Indianapo-
lis, Ind. on Thursday last for the murder of
his wife June "a, 1885. He was jealous of her
and cut her throat in an alleyway while she
was on her way to her work, cutting his own
throat afterwards. His wound never entirely
healed, and the windpipe being severed tube
was inserted 20 enable him TO breathe. Strong
efforts were made TO obtain a communication of
his sentence on the ground that the moose
would come above the air-tube III his throat
and the man would not be cheked TO death but
die of exhaustion. Death, however, occurred
In twenty minutes from the time the drop
fell.-A mysterious case of poisoning took
place at Erie, Pa. last week, by which SIX per
sons were affected. The father, mother, and
one child viii probably die and the other three
children may recovcr.-0n the 9th while
three young ladies were walking on the rail
road track near Hackettstown, n. j. a freight
train dashed around the curve just ahead of
them. Two of them jumped to the side of the
track, but the third Mary Peters, aged % was
so frightened she could not move and was
crushed under the eng:ne.-When A. ".
Schwartz retired at the keystone House Read
Ing, Ia. he failed 10 turn Cf the gas properly
He was found unconscious and gasping for
breath at 400 the following morning. BY hard
work and fresh air Schwartz WIS revived
Carlo Rocco and Giuseppe Chenuti, italian Is
borers, were killed at Williamsburg by the
caving in of cellar which they were excavat-
inE.-During q race at Jersey City, n. j., on
Friday last one of the horses fell and the other
horses fell on him, the racer Cridge breaking
his neck one of the Jockeys his arm, and the
other jockeys being slightly hurt.-On the
18th inst. William Ellis, & st. Francis Ark, Ia
borer, while in a drunken rage, fred at his
wife, who was fleeing from him with her baby
in her arms. The ball passed through the
cbild's body, killing it instantly, then entered
the body OF the mother, intiicting mortal
wouud.-Philip Wolf baker Of Lancaster,
Pa, quarrclcd with his son John, aged Is, on
the 9Th inst, and selling a revolver fired at
Johns head. While preparing for a second
shot his son made his escape to the street. 4
few moments later the report of pistol was
heard, and it was found that Wolf had sent a
bullet through his own body, causing his death
few hours lateT.-The Gem City Mills, Of
Quincy, H., the largest -four mills in that sec
tion, were entirely destroyed by fire On the 9Th
inst. The total loss is nearly 100000 The
buildings were owned by stock company OF
Quincy men, and cost $4,000. Taylor Bros,
the lessees. had 10000 bushels of wheat aud
1000 barrels Of -four in the warehouse and ele-
yators.-James North, of Amherst County.
who had been confined in Jail at Lynchburg,
Va, for drunkenness, was released Sunday of
last week. He went to the blast furnace, at
the lower end of the city, and lay down
between two of the heaters and went to
sleep. Monday morning North was found dead
from suffocation, and his body was considerably
burned by the steam.-A most disastrous
e0raacration visited La Crosse, Wis. on The
morning Of the 9Th inst, beginning in a lumber
mill. About $1,000, 600 worth of damage was
done.-A buffet car on the New York express
caught fire between Rocky Ridge and Oak
Harbor, o. Two corpses, which were in tran
sit, and II pouches of mail, were partially con-
sumed. The bodies burned were those of Mrs
Jennie Nettleton ard her infant, shipped from
ST. Paul TO NcwtowD, Conn. After the fire il
was found that diamond ring worth several
thousand dollars had disappeared from Mrs
NettletoD's fngeT.-Elbert L,ail, OF TT .Worth
Tex, Y. c. Coufr, of Lima, O., and John L.
BruG of Lafayette, Ind guests of the Ciacin-
natl Fishing Club, while fishing at WalGron
H., last week, were drawn under a dam. All
were seriously injured intcrnaily.-The bOGS
OF WA. McDade, Of Allentown, Pa, was found
horribly mutilated On the railroad track near
Wilmington. DEL Oh Sunday.-Mai. William
Quincy, a New York lawyer, and formerly Of
the Confederate army, committed suicide by
cutting his throat on Sunday last.--Syiyester
Baker, of Kansas City, No, shot his sleeping
wife III the forehead Oh Sunday last ana then
sent bullet into Isis own brain. Both are in
critical condition aud are not expected 10
live. Whisky aud dependency are the c;.1se
"A box o. dynamite cartridges eX psO3td IN
q blacksmith shop on Kerns section OF the
Pottsvillc q Mah4noy Railroad last week, de-
m0lishing the building. instantly killing VIM
Albright and probably fatally wOunding VIM.
AcGeach.-FiTst Serg't Brown, of Co /, 18th
u. S Inf, committed suicide at Fort Buford,
Oak, Saturday last by shooting himself through
the heai.--FraEk II. Moore, aged 10, of
Chester Pa, accidentally shot himself while IL
bed on the 18th. Death was iHstantaneous.-
Alfred Richardson, jr., broker, and his father
were arrested at Maiden Mass, Saturday last,
charged with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses from DR.. y. French. Within two years
the younger Richardson, it is charged, has pos
tessed himself of French's entire wealth, hay
ing borrowed of him $50, GOO cash and obtained
other property worth nearly $l5, 000.-The
United States secret service officers in New
York arrested Saturday last Ramon Wyona and
Ramon Ruiz, charged with causing 10 be made
over 100000 il l0-dOliar notes on El Banco
del EstadO de Bolivar. The former is from
Carthagenia or Colon. Ruiz is West Indian
Spaniard.-One Of the Pemberton mills al
Lawrence, Mass, was burned on Saturday last
One man was killed and several severely in
jured. The burned mill was the only one left
standing Jan. 10, 1850, when the large mill FELL
killing l45 persons and injuring rs.
INDUSTRIAL.
The Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., of VIII
mingtOn, Del, declined to make an estimate of
cost of twenty-four frst-ciass passenger cars for
the n. y, J.. E., and w. Railroad because of the
uncertainty of the labor market The contract
would have amounted TO about 100000. This