The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-29

| storm came up, and tho church was struck by
| lightning. Four persons were instantly killed
and 20 were injured, four being rendered com
| pletoly blind. The people were panic stricken,
and in the mad rush for the doors two children
| were crushed to DEATH" Jack the Ripper
is at work again in London. On May 20 q
| young girl named Hunter was found dead and
her body horribly mutilatod.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Frank Manning and James Tye, enlisted men
Mt Fortress Monroe Va. had n dispute May %
ut Mill Creek. Upon their return to the Fort,
| and while Tye was seated in his room preparing
| Tor target practice, Manning came to the door,
| rifle in hand, and shot him through the head,
causing instant dcath.-Geo Anderson, col
orcd was lynched at Columbus, Miss, May 2,
for attempted assault upon n 13-year old girl.
his quit was Clearly proven. Ollie Robinson
and Reuben Fauntlcroy, colored had quarrel
over game of crap at Lexington, KY, May %
when they began to shoot st each other.
tauntlcroy was killed and Robinson badly
wounded.-The ocean steamship Aurania ran
down small steam lauch in New York Harbor
May %, and two of the crew were drowned.
Mir. Littlefcld, proprietor of the l.ittlefiod
Hotel Mt Jessup, Ga, shot and killed his wife
and J. NJ. Mccall County Surveyor of Ware
County, May 20. Littcfeld claims to have
found them in compromising position.--A
wreckng train on the Upper Coos Railroad,
New Hampshire, was wrecked near Stratford,
May 20 The Superintendent of the road aud
an unknown section hand were killed.
Three men were killed and one injured Mt La
redo, Tex, May q, by falling walls--Marion
Wagner Taylor, granddaughter of ex-senator
Wagner and daughter Of J. ID. Taylor, Treas
urcr OF the Wagner Car Co, was knocked down
and run over by United States mail wagon in
New York City, May "a She died in q few hours
"A freight train on the Missouri, Kansas IL
TcNas Railroad was wrecked near Paola, Tex,
May %. The engineer and fireman were killed
At Lydia, s. c., May 2i, two brothers. young
white mon, Murray and Ben Knots, were
working in tho field. when mn old quarrel was
renewed. aud Murray shot Ben to death
During n fire Mt Lncas, Mo, May 81, about 30
pounds of dynamite exploded, killing two mon
and injuring about p others, some of them
seriously. The loss is estimated from $4,000
to SS0.0OO.--A boat, containing n pleasure
party, capsized Watupa Lake, Fall River
Mass, May p. Eight were drowned. -Geo
Patterson, his wife aud two children, of Saline
VILE o., were instantly killed by lightning
while standing under tree May 23.--Two
construction trains colidod near South Lyme
Conn. May %. Three Italians were killed and
10 injured.
GENERAL.
Tho United States Supreme Court has denied
motion for a writ of error in tho case of VIM.
Kemmler. the New York murderer under
sentence of death by electricity This practi-
caily removes Kemmlers last chance ofcscapng
the current. -Gov. Gordon, of Georgia. has
appointed Charlton I.Way and Gen. Ia Fayette
Mcl.aws Commissioners to the Worlds Fair.
--Gencral Master Workman Powdorly, who
was tried last week for conspiracy, has been
acquitted The women who were elected city
officials of Eigerton, Kan. have retired from
Office aud their places filled by men. mostly
hH If a
the places in the family. Richard Vaux,
Democrat, has been elected TO Congress from
Philadelphia To fill the unpxpired term Of the
late Samuel j. Randall. ,-Thc Supreme Court
OF Montana has decided the Silver Bow Sheriff
contest in favor OF John T. Lloyd the Republ-
can candidate WHAT IS believed TO be the
greatest deposit of Manganese ever found in
the United States. ID not in the world, has
bceu opened upat Trcdcgar, in Calhoun County,
Ala. The Importance OF this discovery is en-
phasiaei by the fact that, though manganese is
an absolute necessity Ia steel making. the sup,
ply found in this country Is sn small that
American steel makers have 10 depend largely
upon foreign manganese, q cargo Of 1000 tons
having recently been imported at Baltimore
from Asia that had been carried on the backs
OF mules 20 miles to the sea coast for importa-
tion,--Capt. Hamilton Marcel the rcgcuer
OF the Danmark, Is 30 be married to Miss Mary
McConnor, Of Baltimore, Md, June 80 ---Gov.
Albeit. of Now Jersey, has appointed Senator
w. }. Seweli and Assemblyman J. Smith, Com
missoncTs 10 the Worlds Fair.
UNyAfLIEG or LEES STATUE.
The statue erected ut Richmond Va, to the
rebel Gen. Lee was unyailed May %. The
city was ge0rgeously decorated. though the dis
play was mostly OF Confederate character. bat
very few American flags being used The Grand
Army Posts 10 New York city and Brooklyn
denounced the display Of rebel Gags. declaring
them hostile 10 tho Union. Notwithstanding
all this number of prominent GA. X. men at.
tended ths dedication as special guests OF Lee
Camp, of Confederate Veterans, among them
being Gen. Horatio King. Gen. Juhal Early
acted as Marshal aud Gen. Mcdowell delivered
the address. The city was crowded TO its
utmost, nearly 100000 visitors being present.
The exercises were proceeded by II monster pa
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