The National tribune., 1891-11-26
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.



NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Political and Industrial.
The inauguration Of service of four regular
steamship lines between Newport News, Va, |
and London. Liverpool Glasgow and HavTe, is
announced. About 20 steamships, with an
aggregate capacity OF $4,000 tons, will be en- |
plOyed. The import trade will be developed as
well the export business, the Liverpool |
steamers bringing return cargoes for distTi- |
button through the West-The American |
Short Horn Breeders Association, in session at
Chicago last week, adopted resolutions favor |
ing the closing Of the Worlds Fair on Sunday. |
The directors were authorized to appropriate |
$1,000 for prizes ut the Worlds Fair, and the |
delegates TO the Columbian Dairy Association |
were authorized % pledge from 20 to 90 cows
for the working dairy.-A grain blockade |
Of increasing magnitude Is existing In South |
Dakota. Hundreds Of thousands Of bushels OF
wheat are lying in the open fields in sacks or
heaps. All the grain warehouses are already |
overstoeked, and the number Of cars 10 move |
the grain is totally insuffcient,-J. WaTder, |
Of Fair Haven, Wash, is one the stOekhol
OF novel company just organized on Puget
Sound for the propagation Of black cats. An
island Is 10 be purchased, so that the cats
cannot mingle with the other cats OF the sur
rounding regions, and there the black cat breed
10 10 be perpetuated for the sake of the fur.
ment has intimated that either the Emperor of
Germany or the President Of the Swiss Repub-
lie will be invited 10 represent Great Britain
on the proposed arbitration with reference TO
the Boring Sea question.-The Winter CaTni-
val Committee Of the ST. Paul Mimi Chamber
OF Commerce has reported that inasmueh as
palaces Of ice give the rest Of the world the
impression that 81. Paul is the coolest place In
the country, it is time to cease building them,
and go 10 work 20 secure more immigration.
So there will be no ice palace this Winter
Lead and tin have been discovered in paying
quantities IN gulch two miles north OF Mead
vile, Pa. The fact was kept secret by inter
ested parties until all tho property in the
neighborhoOd had been leased. WOrkmen have
begun TO open the vein and erect smelters.--
Canadian Government agents have entered
Montana, and induced a large number OF set
tiers 20 emIgrate 20 the Canadian Northwest.
Sir John Thompson, Minister of Justice, says
that 100000 people are required 10 settle IN
the Northwest, aud that the Dominion Gov
eminent intends putting forth every effort to
secure the permanent settlement Of that num-
her ia Manitoba, British Columbia, aud the
Northwest Territories within five years.
The savannah River Convention, composed of
representative delegations from Augusta, Sa-
vannah, Atlanta aud Counties adjacent to the
river on the Georgia side. and Abbeyvllle, Port
Royal, Anderson, aud adjacent Counties in
was unanimous and earnest in the conviction
that the Savannah River was entitled 10 bettor
treatment At the hands OF the Federal Govern
ment aud that n stream Of such importance
should be made thoroughly navigable ut all
seasons. Ii was decided TO send q delegation
10 Washington 10 urge the matter upon Con-
grcss.-S. 7. Spcren, Secretary Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee and ex-officiO Secre-
tary Of the Executive Committee Of that body,
has. by direction OF Senator Brice, Chairman.
issued call for a meeting Of the Executive
Committee at the Arlington Hotel, Washing
ton. Dec. 3. The Executive Committee is conf
posed OF - members Of the National Commit
tee.
Crimes and Casualties.
A feeble. MINDED youth Of South WATERFORD,
Ne, named Chester b. Roberts, Inherited about
$4,000 from his father. Recently gang of
shaTpeTs got Roberts 10 draw his money from
the hanks aud trust 10 20 them for safe keeping,
but in no case was much as a memorandum
| or the trust made. After he had drawn all his
money and intrusted 10 % these people, Roberts
disappeared lie was finally found in the house
of one Of the men. Eight thousand dollars
| have been reeovercd.-Judge Tuley, OF
Chicago, has granted a temporary Injunction
| restraining the police from interfering with
any peaceable meeting which may be held in
| Thomas Gref's Hall. IRE Judge declared that
| the police have no right TO determine in adj
a
although on information that an unlawful
meeting is TO be held may investigate, and in
such a case suppress it.-SoTiOus charges
against the officials Of the Arkansas Penitenti-
airy az Little Rock were made by prisoner,
who complained Of being cruelty whipped and
branded with hot hon. As a result Of an in
vesligation, the United States Attorney. General
ordered the removal Of all the Federal prisoners
| 10 Columbus. o., which has taken place.
Four men were killed and four injured in New
| York Saturday last. They were at work On
| the new Brooklyn conduit, when the dirt they
| bad tossed up fell and covered them. Just what
happened had been feared, and although they
were assured that there was no danger the men
| worked reluctautly.-A baud of at least 10
dogs are committing depredatiOns in the
neghborhood of GoOdland, Kan. They are as
wild as wolves end have evidently sprung
| from some stray dOg.-At Newark, y. j.,
| Nov 81, a mad dog ran loose in the streets, and
| in n few minutes had bitten seven persons.
/ This was the second time that a mad dog scare
| had prevailed In the town. The condition Of
| the several persons bitten is serious.-A hor-
rble crime was committed at Arcanum, o..
/ Nov 10. by Mrs. Charles HefIlefnger. She
threw a bowlful Of lye in her husbands face.
When he had run TO a neighbours 10 wash bis
eyes she followed aud sank a hatehet in his
| back. Then she cut her own throat. Hetfie-
| finger will surely be blind, and he may die.
| III IS tuongut inc woman WAS llsane.---l o u
remarkable cause the epidemic at Chatham,
| Chester Comfy Pa, Is assigned. A lady Of the
| village visited friends in Brooklyn. and eame
home with diphtheria in an undeveloped stage.
Every woman aud child she kissed soon COM
planned of sore throat aud later of diphtheria.
| Forty are now victims Of the disease.
General.
Last week the weather was so cold in the
West and North that the farm work was seri-
Ously mpeded. There was considerable delay
as a. trains South Dakota suffered from loss
Of cattle and sheep. No further attempts at
Fall blowing will be made in North Dakota.
Mrs. Parnell, the mother Of the Irish
leader who lives AZ BordentUwn, Pa. is going
TO ireland with her son JOhn.-Mr. James
Brown Potter has received a divorce quietly
from his wife, the actress, on the ground Of
desertion. Mrs. Potter spent the last Summer
aud Fall in London. Two weeks ago she
started on a starring tour to South Africa. She
took a complete company with her, headed by
Kyrls BelleW rs leading man. lt Is almost
thrco years since Mrs. Potter was in this
country.
Foreign.
The Influenza has reappeaTed In many places
In the southwestern part of France and in a
very severe form, particularly at Bordeaux
and the neighborhoOd. A large number OF
deaths have rcsulted.--Owing to the severity
OF the weather in Russia. the Government has