The National tribune., 1890-07-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL.

The remains of Major General John G. FIRE.
mont were placed temporarily in Trinity Gem
eteTy, New York, the funeral services having
been held at ST. 1gnatius.-The drought from
which Kansas, Nebraska and parts of Illinois
and adjacent States have been suffering, was
broken by heavy rain that has done much
good to the growing crops, corn being especially
beueiited.-The hot weather has injured the
wheat and fax crops in South Dakota and
Southern Minnesota.-Judge Rowland, Of
the Circuit Court in Indiana, decided that the
| indianapolis public schools must teach German
whenever the parents shall so demand
| Professor Campbell, = Brooklyn aeronaut, is
credited with having demonstrated, at Buffalo,
| N. Y, that be could successfully navigate the
air with his air ship.-The city Of Ysleta,
Tex, is convulsed over the rival claims of Aide
rette, Democrat and Gaal, Republican, both of
whom claim TO have been elected Mayor of the
city. Both the principals and number of ad-
! herents have been arrested. but have been
| bailed ont. The matter will be referred TO the
| Supreme Court of the State.
POLITICAL.
The Ohio Republican Convention renomi-
mated Daniel J. Ryan for Secretary of State
and Thaddeus A. Minshal for Judge of tho SUI
preme Court. Frank j. McColioch was nominal
| ted for Momberof the Board Of Public Works.
! About 600 delegates attended the Farmers
! Alliance Conventional 1t. Paul. MINI, and were
addressed by Ignatius Donnelly and w. w. Err
| win.-The North Carolina Farmers Alliance
| threatens 10 make inTOads into the Democratic
| party. as they require pledge from every can
didate before they will support him.-Capt.
| Iillman gave the lie TO w. A. Ancrum at. a POI
| litica meeting AT Darlington s. c.. aud blood
shed is expected.-It has been decided By the
| Republican Congressional Committee OF the
10th Ohio District 10 dispense with the for
| mallty of q nominating convention and nomi-
nate Maj. Mckinley by reclamation at mass
convention of the district to be held at Massi.
/ Ion in August.-The labor organ at Pitts.
burg, Pa ia recent issue repudiates the men
who now dominate Congress rs bOodlers aud
spoilsmen, and advises that they be driven out
Of power.-Tbe Farmers Alliance Congress
! Convention for the Second Kan. District nom
| mated Robert +. Allen as their candidate
| Thursday afternoon. This Is Congressman
| Funston's Distrirt-At meeting Of the
Democratic State Committee Of Wisconsin, at
! White Fish Bay Aug. was selected rs the
/ date for the State Convention, and Milwaukee
as the place--The Democratic State Central
Committee OF Michigan met at Grand Rapids
and decided to issue call for the State Con-
ventiOn 10 meet in Grand Rapids Sept. "a
! Hon. J. p. Buchanan, President Of the Far
| meT's Alliance OF Tennessee was nominated for
| Governor by the Democratic Convention on
the 26th ballot.-D. S. Hall. Representative
in Congress from the Third Minnesota District,
| was unanimously Tenominated by the Republic
/ cans at Glcnco Saturday.-It is practically
settled that J. h. Smith, of HillsbOro. will be
the Republican candidate for Governor Of New
| Hampshire. Z. ii. Amsden will probably be
| the Democratic nominee.-James Pollock, of
/ Wheeling was elected Chairman Of the West
! Virginia Republican State Committee at Parkers.
burg on Friday. Stephen b. Elkius Is 10 oppose
| William l.. Wilson in the Second Congressional
| District.
FOREIGN.
A new Cabinet has been formed In Cane
Colony, as follows: Prime Minister, without
| portfolio, Mr. Rhodes; Attorney-Gen Mr.
| lnnes; Treasurer Mr. Norman; Commits
siOner OF Crown Lands and Public Works, Mr..
| Sieywright, aud Secretary for Native Affairs,
Dir. Sauer.-Intense heat prevails ia Central
Austria, and in the Alps irom Graubuenden to
! Lower Austria The melting Of the snow on
the mountains has caused the afiluents OF the
Danube 70 rise. The Inhabitants are greatly
alarmed. Much damage has already been
! done-Advices received here from Chilli state
that the strikers in the nitrate district number
| 1000. A conflict occurred between a number
OF strikers and body OF troops, in which forty
| Of the strikers were killed or wounded
! The Gdnlots says that an engagement has oc-
CURED between the natives aud the French
expedition 10 the Upper Niger, aud that the
French were routed. II is feared that the
natives have blocked the line Of retreat Of the
! French.-Count KalnOky will accompany
| Emperor Francis Joseph 10 the German army
Danuyers az Licgnitz. There Count Kali
| noky will meet Chancellor Won Caprivi -
The President Of the Argentine Republic has
sent message 10 the House u Deputies asking
| u 70 authorize the issue Of 1000 900 in small
paper currency. This move has alarmed the
money market Gold is quoted at 81 premium.
| The story that a Newfoundland cruiser
fired on a French vessel has been confirmed,
and u Is said in Montreal that the British war
vessels will make a naval demonstration In
Newfoundland and Miquelon waters.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A race war ID in progress at the little village
| Of Kearse, in Barnwel Co.. s. O., and so far t9o
deaths have resulted and a number Of whites
and blacks have been wounded. The fight
| began over trivial affair, bat the disposition
Of the colored people 10 resist arrest caused the
| whites 10 take TO arms.--A cyclone was re-
| ported 10 have done much damage near the
| towns Of Saltwater, ADoka and Lake City,
| Mimi, nearly in the path Of the fatal storm OF
Sunday. All wires leading 10 the storm beaten
| towns are down.--Twelye people were killed
and a score seriously injured by the explosion
Ofpowder at King Station, on the Little Miami
| River In Ohio The property loss amounted TO
| $30000.-The l6-year-Old son Of Morris Sui
ivan, Of Goreville, H., inflicted fatal wounds
on his father aud mother because he was tired
Of waiting for them TO die.--Detective Nc
/ MINUS Oi inc SbcEcL DCTNice, ana one OF In
spector Byrne's men have arrested Daniel Ma.
granO and Daniel GrinnelI in New York, who
are suspected Of being members Of a gang of
| counterielters who.have been floating So certifi-
cates.-PieFre Miranda, his wife and five
children were burned 10 death in their beds in
Montreal, the Gremen not being aware of their
presence in the burning building. Two sailors
were also burned TO death.-A cyclone pfe.
vailed In Pennsylvania and New Jersey on
| Thursday, causing great loss of property and
several lives. Houses were blown down and
unroofed, barns destroyed and the growing
crops Injured so that they are worthless The
cities Of Philadelphia Allentown, Trenton.
Camden, Eaton and Ashland sustained severe
damages 10 buildings. guttedr the three
upper floors Of the Western Union Telegraph
building in New York on Friday, and tempe
rally severed all telegraphic communication
between New York aud the rest of the country.
Six female operators barely escaped with their
lives. The loss will reach into the hundred
thousands.
BY Experience.