The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ABROAD.


An explosion Of powder occurred in Havana,
Cuba. May II, by which so people were killed
or wounded.-A banquet was rendered to the
Emperor of Germany ut Berlin, May IS, by the
Provincial Deputies The Emperor afterwards
made n speech, in which he said that whoever
attempted to attack the security of the country
would find him man of rock and iron, who
had an army at his back and could force
peace.--Henry M. Stanley, the explorer, is
coming TO America next season to lecture.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Sam'l Montgomery of singerIy Md, was
killed by train Of cars at Newark. Del, May
H.-Josoph Staples, of Danville, Va got on
spree May H. and defed the officers When
they attempted to arrest him he fired upon
them and fatally wounded United States
Deputy Marshal Hamilton Woowine.--
Dave Stratton, who killed four men during
the Hatfield Mccoy foud in Logan County, w.
Va, and who shook hands with the desperate,
Frank Phillips one Of tho leaders of the McCoy
gang across the dead body oC James Vance, one
OF the Hatfield party, was killed May 10 by a
chesapeake ~ Ohio Railroad train ut Browns
town. near Charleston. w. Va.--IIenry Kel-
Ter, of Telford, Pa. while pruning grape vines,
May Id, accidently fell from the arb0r and
struck tho open blade Of the pruning knife,
which pierced his heart. Ho died immedi-
ately.-Tho wife and daughter of Prof
Stanley Hail. Worcester, Mass, were suffo-
Gated by illuminating gas May H.
Miss Hannah Lewis, % wealthy spinster Of
Lansdowne, Pa, was killed Mt Media, Pa, May
10, by railroad train.-Geo Lyttle and Tina
Mura, two boys employed in n New York hotel,
quarreled over so cents May 10, when Lyttle
shot and killed Mura.--A fall Of rock Oc-
Cured May b. in tunnel near Park Place,
Ky. Two men were killed and another seri-
onsly injured. -Three boys were killed in
New York City May 10 by the caving in of a
street excavation, in which they were playin
-Four men were killed and one injured by
sudden slide Of coal cum at Scranton, Pa,
May 16.--Iohn Crouch. wealthy farmer of
Bentleysville. Pa, aged 10 years, his wife, aged
40, and his son Seward, aged %, were killed in
their beds May H. by burglars.-L. Smith
and Edward Elkins, two travelling statesmen,
fought a duel at Scale, Ala, May 10. Elkins
was killed and Smith mortally wounded. The
trouble occurred over a young lady to whom
they were both paying attention.-An ex-
plosion of coal gas occurred in the coal mine at
Ashley, Pa. AT least 80 miners were killed and
several fatally hurt
GENERAL.
The greatest achievement yet made In hello
graphing was accomplished during the practice
In the Department of Arizona, May II, by Lieut..
Wittenmeyer. who succeeded in sending mes
sage by single flash I25 miles from Mount
Reno near Fort Mcdowell, to Mount Graham,
near Fort Grant, where itwas received by Capt.
Murray. Tho latter, by turning his instru-
ment flashed the message to Fort Huachuaca,
distance of 90 miles, making distance of 215
miles with single intervening station. The
longest distance heretofore made with single
Hash is said TO be about 20 miles.---Gov. Eagle,
of Arkansas, has appointed Mai John ID. Adams
and Judge Lafayette Gregg Worlds Fair Com
missioners for Acknowledgement Master
Workman Powderly has been indicted for nj
legged conspiracy in defeating Hon. Edward
CalIaghan for tho Senatorial nomination in
1883 and running his business The Presby-
terian Assembly of 1890 met Mt Saratoga N. Y.
last week. The main question before that body
was on the revision of the Westminster Con-
fession of Faith. The committee on methods
of offcctiug changes in the Confession Of Faith
and the Constitution of the Church made "a
unanimous report. IL recommended that the
question be referred 10 tho Presbyterics
throughout the country, and that alterations
In the doctriual standards shall not be- pro-
posed 10 the Prcsbytcries unless they have been
nnder consideration for one year by n commit
tee OF not less than Is ministers and ruling
elders not moro than two of whom shall be-
from any one synod. After much debate tho
committee having charge Of the matter was
enlarged, and the question of methods OF
amendment referred back TO it,