The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-02-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ABROAD.

Gen. Don Manuel Salamanca, Captain Gen
eral of Cuba, died ut Havana, Feb. g. after n
| short Illness of liver aud kidney trouble. He
was appointed Governor General of Cuba in
| March, 1S59.--It is authortativcy stated
! that the Car of Russia has declared that no
| viii not recognize the BRAZILIAN Republic dur
| ing the lifetime of Dom Pedro, the dethroned
! Emperor.-A frightful explosion occurred in
colliery at Abersychan, England, Feb G. by
| which 800 miners were imprisoned. OF that
number 100 were known TO have been killed.
| Pope Leo is at present engaged in the
gloomy task of experimenting bis own monu-
ment, which is a sepulchral urn, over which
! stands n life-szo statue of himself, and on
either side colossal statues of Religion and JUS
tice in Carrara marble. The urn of porphyry
Will take three years to complete, and will cost
$4,000.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Dennis Carney, white railroad foreman, and
Anthony Brocken, were fired at from amb" h
by gang of negroes in Bib County. Ala. d.
6, aud killed. The coored men were employed
in building new railroad, and Carney had
some trouble with them. Barnabas Gilroy, a
blacksmith, of Sugar Island, Mich met horr-
bic death Feb. 6. He had been heavy drinl;er
for number of years, aud on Wednesday of last
week, while bending over his forge n flame
leaped from the fire and struck him squarey
in the face. Gilroy gave horrifying scream
and fell to the floor. A doctor was summoned,
and examination revealed to him that the
man was burning internally. Smoke was issu-
ing from his mouth, and he begged piteously
that he might be killed. Every effort was made
to afford relief, but without avail, tho COM
bustion continuing until great pieces of Gill
roys flesh dropped from his legs aud arms. On
Thursday he died The physician says that
the liquor which Gilroy had drank left great
amount of gas in his stomach, and that gas
was ignited by the flame from the FORGE
Burke, mining town in Idaho, was nearly de-
stroycd by an avalanche, Feb. 4. Over half the
houses were ruined and Mt least nine people
kiIled.-A blizzard swept through Blairs
VILE Pa, Feb. 7. The glass-works were blown
down, and three men caught in the wreck and
killed.-Mark Nj. Herr formerly Assistant
Sorgcant-at.Arms of tho United States House
OF Representatives, was shot and killed at San
Francisco. CAL, Feb. 3, by Jack Naughton
The trouble arose over Naughton appropriating
the funds of some insurance companies of
Which he was tho agent. ---ticorge 4. Denni-
son, ir., teller of the National Bank of Orange
County, n. Y, committed suicide at Goshen,
Feb. 8. Investigation showed that he had been
deiaulter to the amount of about $4,000
Christian FinwiCk employed at Edgarton Pa
colliory was caught in the machinery Feb. 3
and crushed 10 death.-The dwelling Of a
farmer named Roth, near Stevenson, Ala, was
burned Feb 6. and the farmer. his wife aud
four children persisted in the ilames.-Ran.
som Floyd, respected and aged farmer aged
73 years, and his wife, who lived near WestpoFt,
n. y, were attacked by burglars Feb. :. Mrs.
Floyd was killed and her husband wounded.
jacob H. Slater, of Kingston, n. Y, his
wife aud four children, were drowned while
skating, Feb. 9. The children were The first
10 break through the ice aud IN their efforts
10 save them both mother aud father also per-
ishod.--A railroad wreck occurred Mt HGd-
dleston's Mill. Va, Feb. g. Geo. Kerr, the mes
songer, being killed, and several others wound
ed--Three negro murdorcrs were hanged in
North Carolina Feb. :.
GENERAL.
The long contest in West Virginia IN regard
to the Goyern0rship was settled last week.
when tho Legislature, by strict party vote,
declared Judge Fleming Democrat entitled 10
that honor, and he was inanguratcd az Charles.
ton Feb. 6.---Prof. W r. Harper, Of the Yale
Divinity School. New Haven. Conn, received,
Feb. ), a number of valuable casts of ancient
inscriptions, which are 20 DO used in councc.
ton with the studies Ia the Semitic languages.
Particularly prominent among these is black
obclisk seven feet in hight and which bears in.
scriptions on the four sides. This Obclisk dates
back 10 the time Of King Sbalmaneser, or 500
years before the Christian era Another piece
is a large monoliLh east Of Shal maneser himself
The Democratic members of the Montana
Senate, in order TO prevent quorum Of that
body left the State last week. Tho Republ-
cans only needed one more present in order 20
obtain quorum. aud consequently, Oh Feb. :,
Sheriff Parker arrested Senator Becker and
brought him before the Senate. All the ab-
sentees arc now guilty of contempt, aud their
fines are accommodating at the rate of 500 q
day.