The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-05-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
A delegation Of the American Forestry Con-
gress. headed by Gov. Beaver, who is the Presi-
dent of the congress, waited upon President
Harrison in the interest of American forestry
on Friday last.-First Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson on Saturday appointed IT'S
fourth class postmasters, 70 per cent. of whom
are to fill vaeances.-Gov. Cooper, of Colo
RADIO, has issued call for a congress of promi-
nent Western men to meet in Denver this Sum-
mer to formulate plan to secure to the West
benefits from the river and harbor appropria
tions-The Indiana Supreme Court decided
that the Legislature could not deprive Indian
apolis and Evansville of local self-government
Returns from all cities and towns of the
vote for and against the prohibitory amend
ment in Massachusetts show the total vote for
it So 696; against, 49,, 1875; majority against,
4l,499.-The President appointed Willis
Sweet, of Idaho Territory to be attorney of the
United States for the Territory of Idaho
The Minnesota Legislature has passed law to
insure greater privacy in the execution of the
death penalty, among the provisions being one
making it a misdemeanor for any newspaper to
publish anything about an execution except
the mere fact.---The House and Senate con-
ferrees on the Constitutional Convention could
not agree, thus stopping all chance of conven-
ton legislation in Delaware at the present ses-
sion.-The Treasury Department has decided
that emigrant Flag, who came to this country
under labor contract, must return to Europe
at the expense of the importing steamship COM
-Postmaster-Ge General Wanamaker tele-
graphed on Thursday the Postmasters at At
lanta and Savannah permission TO close the
p0stollices at those points on Confederate Me-
mortal Day-The planters of Alabama have
begun q vigorous warfare against the jute bag
ging trust, and State convention will be held
Nav Is to devise ameans to throttle it by start
ing cotton bagging factory of extensive pro-
portions.-The Michigan House, by vote of
So to 81, passed the Watts beef inspection bill,
which provides for the inspection on the hoof
of all cattle consumed in the State. The
Delaware Legislature adjourned after killing
the local option bill and the bill to build new
Statehouse.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Daniel Smith, a New York lodging house
keeper, was arrested for burning the arms of
two boys with nitric acid, and then turning
them into the streets to beg.-A wagon con-
tanning John Wade a farmer of Appleton, Cecil
County. Md, his wife aud James NJ Lender
man, Wilmington boy, was struck by train at
Newport and the occupants killed.-Samuel
B. Little was stabbed by Capt. George Shana-
felt. whose whiskers he pulled in Pittsburg,
Pa Arrangements had been made for Little's
marriage and, although dangerously wounded,
the ceremony took place.-James Hogan,
aged &c, committed suicide in Chicago by drop
ping from four-story roos, in order to escape
police officers, while crazed by drink.-0kla-
homa settlers are said to have Overaowed to the
Cherokee strip, and a rising of Indians is re-
ported as the consequence. - Mrs. Jennie
Kirkham, wife of Rev. 2. NJ. Kirkham, editor
of the Christian Oracle, Chicago, and sister OF
Gen. Drake, founder of Drake University, was
arrested for shOplifting in Chicago.-Fears
are entertained that an attempt will be made to
lynch three colored persons arrested in Lincoln,
Neb, for the brutal murder of d respected old
colored citizen named Woods, whose wife is
among the accused.-Seven prisoners escaped
from Harris Island, New York, on Saturday, by
saving the bars of door. Five of them were
recaptured, and the other two are supposed to
have been drowned -Four men were injured
in a collision near Baltimore between two
trains on Friday. in one of which Vice-Presi
dent Morton was travelling. The 4iee-PreSi
dent was not hurt.-Adde Stanton and Ella
Hammond, the women who were involved il
the badger" game against Phil Daily in New
York, were discharged having been in prison
five months already.-In the Halves trial a.
Birmingham, Ala, several witnesses were ex
amined, who testified to having seen Halves
and his dead daughter on the dummy car the
night before the body was discovered floating
in the lake-It is reported that there are nj
cases of yellow fever in Sanford, Fla, and some
doubt is expressed in regard TO the character o
the fever which proved fatal to Mrs. Dement,
a lad in Flint, Mich, stood up a deranget
old man of so years and used him as a large
for practice with an airgun, wounding the oeto
genarian severely--Dr. John Scott, of vii
mington, Del, was struck by train on grade
crossing Saturday last and probably fally in
iured.-A dispatch from Gibraltar announce
that the crew of the wrecked schooner Mary Z
Bacon, of Bethels DEL, were all saved, aud ar
now at Gibraltar.