The National tribune., 1890-03-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
The strike of the coal miners in London
ended March 90, and 100000 resumed. The
strike was successful. and the wages of the
announces that he will leave Egypt April IL.
-Thos. Hope, of New York, has bequeathed
100000 TO found hospital Mt Langholm, Scot
land, where he was bOTn.-Gen. Won Caprivi
has succeeded Bismarck rs Chancellor of Ger
MAINLY letter written by George Wash
ington in 1893. introducing Winstanley, the
painter, to the Commander at Georgetown, was
sold for seven guneas at London, March 22.----
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Joseph ]. Stock, wel-known oil man of
Reno, Pa, was caught in the machinery of one
of his drills March 20 and instantly killed -
Lawrence Saunders, colored was hanged at
Plaquemine La, March 81 for murder
Edmund Nicholas, cOlOred, was hanged at
Franklin, La March 81 for murder.-E. b..
McCurdy, railroad conductor, shot and killed
negro named Jake Daniels near Bay MiDette,
Ala, March 20.-Carrio Schuster, girl not
quite 13 years of age, committed suicide at her
home, in Buffalo, N. Y, March % by taking
poison. II is said that trouble at school caused
the rash act.-A railroad collision occurred
at Portage Bridge. N. Y. March %. Three
men were killed and a number of people in
jured. The accident was caused by blunder
on the part Of a telegraph operator,-M j.
thShbuaIus Wiliic, was nHtGBu ~ NtEGHAud, NIiSsi
March 10, for killing Jim Tilgman, colored
This is the first case in Mississippi of hanging
white man for killing q negro.-An eXplo-
sion of gas occurred in the Philadelphia Coal
Company's colliery Mt Lost Creek, Pa, March
is. by which two men were killed and one
fatally injurcd.-An engine and - freight
cars on the Georgia Pacific Il. Il. went through
trestie near Birmingham, Ala, March 81. The
conductor was killed and four trainmen hurt
Mrs. Sallip Inhspu pnIDTpu murupTpu
by her 1l-year-old son, at Somerville, Tenn,
March % The womans head was severed
from her body.--Ncllie Davis colorcd
woman, of Florence S. G., became angry with
her 15.year.old adopted daughter, March 81,
and while the child was asleep saturated her
clothes with kerosene oil and set fire to them.
The girl was horribly burned and died in n
short while.-Sim Martin, coored, who had
been confined in the Jail at Augusta, Ga,
charged with murder, was taken out and shot
dead, March %, by mob.-A man named
Barr, aud a woman aud her babe, were blown
To pieces by an explosion of dynamite, near
Stone, Ind, March GA railroad wreck
occurred at Rockland, n. Y, March 30. Au.
gustus Chase a brakeman, was killed. "A fire
broke out in the Germania Mine ut Hurley,
Wis, March 10. and FIVE miners were burned to
death.-Albert A. Fosdick was mysteriously
murdered at Athena Mich, March Oil
Samuel r. Green, OF Norwich. Conn, was shot
and instantly killed by Ira f. Briggs, March
%. Green attempted TO stab Briggs and tho
latter fred in elf-dcGense.--Tommy Wine
man. II years old, shot and killed BERTHE Pol
hamus, Mt Joliet, H., March co. The boys
were playing marbles, and disagreement
caused the Wineman boy 30 draw pistol and
shoot his playmate in the stomach.
GENERAL,
The new United States steel cruiser Newark
was launched at Phladelnhia March 10 This
vessel was built from an American design and
entirely OF American stco.--The report that
the farmers Of Nebraska are in destitute cir
cumstances Is denied by Gov. Thayer.----'fhe
Court Of Appeals of New York las decided
that the law recently passed by the Legislature
abolishng hanging as n means of capital pun
ishment, and substituting death by electricity,