The National tribune., 1890-06-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
Sir Edward Bradford, Political Under Secro.
tary of the India Office has been appointed Chief
of tho London police Dispatches from Bre-
men, Germany. state that tho American prize
winners in the shooting contest are: First
bird RadotI, gold crown, Martin Ficben inn
perial globe, Zimmerman, the champion of
North America; second bird, Schroeder, two
prizes. All tho foregoing are New Workers.
Attic Bremen field target. Jordan, of New York,
made 2l5 points; Utschig, Of San Francisco,
359 At the Weser field target Zimmerman
made IS rings; Schroeder, 55; Jacoby, so, and
Busse of New York, 30. The prizes are biscuit
boxes, spoons, vases etc.-Empcror William
of Germany has conferred tho decoration of
the Order of the Black Eagle upon Chancellor
Won Caprivi.-Asgcr Hamerick, Director Of
the Peabody Conservatory, of Baltimore Nd,
has been knighted by tho King Of Denmark.
Albert Victor son of the Prince of Wales,
took his scat in tho English House Of Lords
June %, as Duke of Clarence. The Prince
and Princess of Wales were present.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Aaron NJ. Jones, of Denver, Colo, one of tho
best-known men in Colorado, shot his wifo
through the heart June 49, and then killed
himself II is thought he was iusane.-Ca-
milo NitranO. n Sicilan, was murdered at New
Orleans, La, Juno IS, by unknown parties. Tho
police pronounce the murder vendetta, one
of those mysterious assassinatiOns which occur
among the Sicilian population of New Orleans.
An accident occurred on the Baltimore e.
Ohio Railroad near Newark, Del. Two men
were killed and several people injured. Bishop
Keane, of tho Catholic University. Washing
ton, ID. c., was badly bruised. The accident
was caused by tho breaking of a rod on the
engine. y osiah Potts and his wife, Eliza
BETH were hanged at Elko, New, June 20, for
murder-Two railroad trains collided near
Atchison, Kan, June 10 The Engineer Of
ono of the trains was killed and three persons
injured. Albert Little and Joe Martin were
killed by train of cars near Sulphur Springs
Station, Md. juno I9--Mrs. Brown and her
son were struck by lightning juno Is and i'm
stantly kiled.--John Smolausko was in
stantly killed at Yorktown, Pa. June 10, by
fall of coal.-An accident occurred on the
Western North Carolina Railroad at Melrose
Station, n. g.. June IL. Three men were killed
and number injured. -AIrs. Patrick Stan
ton. of Upper Prospect Pa. was struck by
lightning June % and instantly killed. Her
husband and son were fatally injured
Thos. Cox was instantly killed and Joo ellis
mortally wounded by mill boiler explosion Mt
LeesbnrE, KY, juno 2i.---Chas. Cato. white,
shot and killed his mistress, Lizzie Mitchell,
colored, and then blew out his own brains at
Birmingham, Ala. Four hours later William
Tatum shot and MORALLY wounded Mary Bar
nett. his mistress and blew out his own brains,
in n different bagno Jealousy caused both
crimes.-A cyclone and cloudburst struck
Earlville, H.. June 90, and nearly wiped tho
town out OF existence. The scene when the
tempest struck the town was full OF horror.
The whole village was envelopod in a black
cloud, and fearful roaring was heard. In an
instant the air was filled with flying wood and
timbcrs, and, as the tempest passed on, il Was
seen that the town had suffered fearful stroke.
Not n thing was left standing in the path OF
the cyclone aud where oncc stood a score
of comfortable homes there arc now but
scattered ruins At least 80 people were
killed and great many more injured, some
fatally.-At the time Of going Co press the
entOmbcd miners At Dunbar, Pa bad not boon
rescued, aud IL wac uncertain when they would
be reached. The friends and relatives OF the un-
fortunate men have about given up all hope for
II they were not killed by the falling rock they
viii undoubtedly starve before they are
reached
GENERAL.
The Republican Executive Committee Of
Alabama hiss filed the vacancies ia the State
ticket i. NJ. Long, Of Jasper, was nominated
for Governor; &. C. Austin, Of Decatur. for
Secretary OF State. and Richard Wood, Of Tai
ladega, for Treasurer. b. NJ. Long. tho nomi.
nee for Governor, is a wealthy mine owner aud
experienced politician.
RETURNS FROM THE CENSUS
The census eunmcratoFs have completed their
work and counted the people ia the United
States. Much dissatisfaction has been eY-
pressed in different parts Of the country as
% the incomplete manner in which this work
was performed and complaints from every sec
ton are received daily from those who were
skipped. In some cities the result has either
been officially announced or Appropriated at
New York City contains 1921. 227 souls, while
| Philadelphia has considerably over a million.
! IL is estimated that Boston's population is
All, 100 and that Of Buffalo. ~ Y, about
1 100000. Cincinnati claims 10000, and New
/ Orleans 236. 300. The State Of Louisiana
/ has a population of I,i4z000 The census
| officials IN Richmond, Va. are striving to show
100000 inhabitants in that city, and Il Is likely
that the official figures will not fall far short Of
| this number.