The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,

In the Cronin case in Chicago the prosecu-
ton continued the presentation of witnesses
to identify the body found in the catch basin as
that of DIR. Cronin and to prove that death was
caused by violence. Judge Allen G.. Thur
man, while making speech at Cincinnati, was
forced 10 stop owing to physical weakuess.--
The crew of the oyster schooner Lewis Taul-
Iaine, tried on the revenue cutter Ewing on
the Chesapeake Bay, for insubordination, were
returned TO the Taulaine and the Captain was
ordered to take them to Annapolis, but they
refused to sail the boat, and nothing more has
been heard of them.-Survivor of the I'd
Md. Confederate regiment say that If such
thing is wanted, they will take their monu-
ment from the Gettysburg field as requested
by Patterson Post of Allegheny City-Mrs
John A. Logan presided at meeting of 1000
Chicago women, who arranged to raise several
hundred thousand dollars for the Worlds Fair.
The women were very uthusiastic.--WilsOn
Howard is in possession of Harlan Courthouse,
KY, having cut of Judge Lewis and his posse
of GO men. bloody fight is expected and
Judge Lewis is likely to try to recapture the
Courthouse. Carl Grave and Ludwig Loder,
members Of the crew of the wrecked steam
ship Earnmoor, told horrible story in Balti-
more Of how the survivors sustained life for
days by cannibaism--The defense alleges
that Coloms confession of forgery at Mime
apolis was prearranged scheme to defraud
Collom's creditors and save Millionaire Blais-
DELL who had Endorsed the notes.-Dr. j. A.
Shannon, of Canandagua, N. Y, who has
been arrested for running over a woman was
found dead in his room, but whether suicide or
from an overdose of morphine is not known
The will Of Frank J. Bowman, who was shot
by b. NJ. Chambers was offered for probate in
New York. He leaves all his estate to his sec
ond wife, except 81 left to daughter by pre-
vious marriage. Granville Frank
Gerrish and Il. Harmon Clark were held in
Chicago for green goods" and other swindling
on a new plan.-A certificate of deposit Of
$1,000 and 5000 in banknotes were mysteri-
Ously stolen from Mrs NJ X HYDE, of St.
Louis. Rev. Father Brady recovered the GER
tifcate, bat not the money, through the con-
fessional, and returned it TO Mrs. Hyde who
has placed the matter in the hands of detect
ives, rs the priest refused to tell who the thief
is.-There is great excitement in the new
Eureka oil fields, 80 miles from Wheeling, W.
Va.--Charles McElvaine, the murderer of
the Brook Ign grocer was sentenced to death by
electricity. of the business portion of
Port Leyden, N. Y, was destroyed by fire. at
loss of 000.-Three trainmeu were burn
ed TO death in railroad wreck at KokomO,
Ind, caused by train wreckers putting an OBJ
struction the track.-Owing TO the
drouth in South Dakota, the farmers Of Faulk
County are in destitute condition.-The
officials of the Northwestern Railroad have
made q compact with the citizens of Pierre,
South Dakota's Capital. for the Improvement
of the town.--ft has been discovered that
Gen. Raum, the now Pension Commissioner,
though wounded soldier has never applied
for pension.--A heavy storm along the coast
flooded part of Norfolk and caused many wrecks
at sea in the locality of tho Virginia Capes.
The schooner Marcus Edward, of Philadelphia,
was waterlogged. tho schooner Frank Dane
went ashore and the schooner Rover foundered.
The crews of both vessels were rescued from
the rigging except one man on the Rover, who
died oil exhaustion.-The report of the Army
Court on tho charges regarding tho treatment
of recruits nc Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, has been
laid before Secretary Proctor. Some Of the
charges were proved, and others were not. The
court found that the food was badly cooked
and that the non-commissioned officers ran
games of chance TO win the mems money.