The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-07-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
POLITICAL.

The purpose of the investigation is to ascertain
which of the schools can most advantage0usly
be dropped. The Constitutional Conventions
of the four new States, North and South Da-
kota, Montana and Washington, met July 5,
and organized by electiug Officers and appoint
ing various committees. The Conventions will
probably be in session several wecks.--Pres-
ident Harrison, Secretaries Tracy and Noble,
Senators Hiscock and Hawley Congressman
Reed, of Maine; Supreme Court Justice Miller,
aud President Gates of Rutgers College, were
among those who delivered addresses at the
Woodstock, Conn, celebration July 4.-The
Persian Minister to the United States has re-
signed, and will soon leave the country, driven
out, he said, by the unkind and ungenerous
things which had been written about him and
his sovereign in the American papers. ----Sen-
atorial honors agree with Frank Hiscock. He
is growing stouter and better natured every
day.-Senator Cullom, of Illinois, is said to
have secured more postotiice appointments for
constituents than any other Member of Con-
grcss---Senator John Sherman was elected
one of the Vice-Presidents of the Worlds Peace
Congress, which has been in session in Paris
this week. President Harrison is reported
as thinking that the reasons in favor OF an ex-
ira session OF Congress early in October are
stronger than those against IL. The coming
Congress will have "a great deal of important
work to do Measures of vital concern to the
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attention. Tariff revision alone will claim
much attention. Legislation for the relief of
the supreme Court is imperative. The new
appointments will be matter of far-rcaching
consequence. In the Senate the Samoan and
other important treaties will come up for con-
ideration.-0utside Of those in public office
there are four persons in the United States who
are entitled to send and receive mail matter
free of postage. They are the widows of Pres
lIputs Polk Tylnr 4,nrHnlJ aud Grant The
privilege is granted by special act of Congress.
The Pail Mall (I4ondon) GaEette says that
the action of the American exhibitors Mt Paris
in shutting their show on Sunday is due, ii
seems, to tho instructions Of Mr.. Secretary
Blaine. who directed the American Minister
aud United States Commissioner General to
recognize the observance of Sunday in accord
ance with the laws and customs of tho Amer
lean pcople."-A conference of Mahone's
friends was held ut the ex-Senator's resi-
dence in Petersburg. Va. Monday night.
There is talk Of running Malone for Rcpub-
lican candidate for Governor IT he papers In
the case Of the Jeanette Pa glass blowers,
who were imported in supposed violation Of
the contract labor law, arrived in Washington
from PittsbnFg, Pa.-Assistant Secretary
Bussey reversed decision rejecting the pen
sion claim of the mother Of stephen Nobbs,
which decision depended largely upon the con
struction put upon the phrase adequate means
of support. "---Cart Mullan was rcprimanded
by Admiral Kimberly and relieved of bis com
mand for having returned to Samoa with the
United States steamer Nipsic after being or
dered To Auckland, the vessel being in dis
abled condition - movement has been
started in Kansas looking 20 the emigration To
Oklahoma of large number Of cOlored people
from the Southern States-----The officials 0f
the Revenue Marine Bureau, which distributes
flags 30 Government buildings aud ships. state
that flag with ~ stars will not DO strictly
legal until next Fourth ofJuly The chair
man OF the National Grecubaek party issued an
invitation for ali persons who desire TO reor-
ganize the party to meet and appoint dele
gates 10 the National Convention to be held in
Cincinnati September l2.
GRIMES AND cAsuALTrEs.
The big brewery of FHlk. Jung & Borchert. In
Wauwatesa, Just beyond the city limits of Mil
waukee, Wis. was totally destroyed by FIRE on
Friday. The loss IL 81 $500 and there Is nm
insurance OF but SJ5001. Two hundred men
were thrown out Of employment -Scventy-
Eve people were seriously poisoned at Adair,
Iowa July 4. by eating irc cream which was
made In vessels that had not been properly
cleaned. Several will die. and aii are suffering
hadIy.---Rrports from Eufauia, Ala. say that
the Rev Mr. DUNCAN WIN LIVES near Newton
Ala. eIopcd on Saturday with Mics Baldree, the
daughter Of neiFhbor OF his. Dnncan's wife
was buried on Thursday. aud he is known 10
have bought both stryehuiue and morphine.
The clipping couple departed Oh foot toward
Florida and officers are IN pursuit. Mrs. Dun-
cans boiy will be cxhnmei and an cxamina-
tion mAde.-While the steamboat Lolita, load
ed with picniecrs was plying between Calypso
Island aud South Bethlehem. tn tho Lehgh
River, Pa. on Friday she became unmauage-
able. owing To piece Of drift being tangled i'm
her wheel. aud was carried over the dam A
panic eHsued among the passengers, most Of
whom were women, but no one was hurt
Five young women. who had gone ~ Forest
Grove, near PitisburR. Pa, on Saturday, on a
picnic, members of the Arch Street Methodist
Episcopal Church. Allegheny, were drowned by
the cap4izing OF o buat-A vcatibnle train on
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad was wrecked
near Ona, w. Va. Engineer George w. Walsh
aud his fireman were killed. but all the passen-
gers escaped injury. Heavy rains caused
floods ia the western part OF Texas. Much
property was damaged. aud some loss Of life Is
reported. Hampton Holloway. under arrest
at Clarendon, Ark, has made startling confess
sion. Elijah Mason disappeared recently from
his home near Clarendon and has never been
found. Holloway claims that he aud Sias
Smith lufed the missing man 10 n clearing.
where his brains were knocked out His body
was burned In log heap. Holloway after
wards ran away with Mason's wife. who was
the cause Of the crime.---A son of Ross Fish
formerly Deputy Register of the Treasury De-
partment, and afterwards Tax Assessor and
School Trustee of the District, was drowned ON
Thursday In the Potomac River, near Seventh
street wharf this city. Yonng Fish and com
panion were in u r0wboat aud were being lowed
by tug, when their little craft upset and Fish
was drowned. His companion escaped. Last
Sunday a crowd OF negroes were playing crap
in Red Mountain, above Gate City, Ala, when
Henry Nichols shot aud severely wounded
Johnson White and fled. The other negroes
boarded train at Gate City. expecting Nichols
10 get on the train and when Nichols came
aboard aud saw his pursners armed, he opened
fire with pistol, killing Jack Saunders and
Bob Dickson. He was rddled with bullets but
jumped from the train, ran short distance and
dropped dead. Jack Clancy white, switch
man, was seriously wounded. -Hiel ID. Mil
Ter. cashier of the National Bank Of Malta, o.,
embezzled $32, 600 and fled.--Dr. Mellow, of
Charleston since his acquttal of the murder
Of Captain Dawson, has received many abusive
and threatening letters, ~---Milie Jones and
Lettie Davidson, girls were drowned in the
sacandaga River. at C0nklingsville, N. " by
their boat upsettng. -Ihe strikers at Duluth
Mimi, where the fatal battle with police oc-
Cured on Saturday, have stolen large quaint.
ties of dynamite, and great deal OF apprehen-
sion is felt in the city.---The bones. represent
ing all that remains of II or rs persons burned
Ia the wreck on the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road, near Thaxtons, Va, were buried in two
collins at Roanoke.