The National tribune., 1890-04-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ABROAD.


Emperor William, OF Germany. has conferred
the frst-Class decoration of the Royal Order Of
the Crown upon Mr.. Charles Gibson, an attor-
ney of ST. Louis, Mo. Mr.. Gibson has been the
lawyer for the German Crown in this country
for many years. beginning with King William
~, and has been knighted by three Emperors
The late Emperor William made him Knight
Commander of the Royal Crown. and the Elm
peror of Austria conferred upon him the Com
mander's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph.
The present decoration is the highest ever con-
ferred by Germany upon an American citizen,
and is, i'll fact, the highest German decoration
known III this country up to the present time
Tho Imperial Palace at Oranienbaum 90
miles west of St. Petersburg Russia, has been
destroyed by fire. Seven of the palace servants
were burned TO death.-Ienry Nj. Stanley
arrived at Brussels April Is, and is now the
guest of King Leopold
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Steve Jacobs colored accused of arson, was
taken from the Jail Mt Fayetteville, Tenn,
April 20, by mob of 100 men and hanged to
trec.-Ben Ely, the murderer who was
hanged ut. Birmingham, Ala, April 10, confessed
TO belonging To "A band of despcradOcs that had
murdered 81 people in Georgia, Tennessee and
Alabama during the past i've years, cracked
100 safes, burned SO houses and committed
many rObberics. The leader is n prominent
white man of Memphis, Tenn, whose name is
unknown. Ely was q years old.--John
Schmidt was accidentally shot and killed at
Newark, N j.. April lS, by Antonio Crcvona,
who had fired Mt another man just as Schmidt
was passing.-Potcr Doran, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, was shot dead in that city April 10 by Asa
X. Waterman, who was csCorting D0ran's wife
home from II thcatcr Doran nterfcrcd and
scufe ensucd with tho above result-Mrs.
Ruick committed suicide at her homo near
Newburg, n. V, April L. 1t is thought she
was temporarily insane at the time. VIM. ID.
Northrup. a cadet at Holhrool's Military AGad-
envy, Sing Sing, n. Y, was drowned April II.
He went bathing and was seized with cramps.
JOHN Rhodes, a well known farmer living
near GreonCastie Pa, shot aud instantly killed
his nephew, VIM. NJ Rhodes. April 10 during
quarrel on the farm of tile former -. Y.
HlIdreth and Tony Cooper two farmers living
IN Hampstead County, Ark, became involved
in quarrel April 10. Cooper was stabbed to
death on the spot and llildreth received
wounds from which he cannot recover
Three young men named Carlton, sons of an
old farmer living across the river from Silver
Creek Neb., beat their fathcr and sister so
badly April ID that the girl has siuco died, and
the old man IS IN prccarious condition The
boys have disappeared. Three miners work
ing in shaft No of the Spring Valley Coal
Company's mines, La Sale, H., were smoth-
cred 10 death April 20, while fighting fire in
the mines.
GENERAL.
The bill granting municipal suffrage to
women was defeated in the Massachusetts
Legislature April II by the decisive vote of
III to i9.--.Iamcs :. CaswelI who was con
victcd of the murder of Geo. Gould and sen
fenced to the peuitontiary at Montpelier, W.
for life, was married April 10 to Mrs. Laura
Could wife OF tho murdered man. The mar
rage took place through the bars OF CasweIi's
cell. Gaswcll and Mrs. Gould lived as man
and vito l1r LMemiH Ncara nroN.nms % Mrs