The National tribune., 1891-12-31

mittee refused TO allow the reports TO be sent 70
the Gar, and insisted that they should be mOdi-
fed before His Majesty was allowed to see them
Acting under instructions, when the Governors
were given an audience by the Gar, they told
him that matters in their respective provinces
were satisfactory and that the situation was
improving. present an enOrm0as number
OF convicts are working on the Trans Siberian
Railway, which is 20 connect VladivOstOck, the
Russian port on the Pacific, with European
Russia The cOnyicts escape the vigilance of
their keepers and work their will upon the un-
offending inhabitants Of the country through
which the line will pass. Murders mutlatiOns
outrages upon dsfenseIess women and robberies
are some Of the crimes placed 10 the credit Of
these undesirable railroad laborers.-The
priests in Persia still maintain against the use
OF tobacco aud the people obey them implicitly
somewhat dangerous feature Of the matter is
the attitude taken against Christians The
walls OF Teheran have been placarded with
appeals TO Mosems 20 rise and exterminate the
Christians.
Political and Industrial.
The coal report for West Virginia for 1891
shows that the output has about doubled in the
past two years, while the number Of men en-
plOyed has increased 35 per cent The 1891
report estimates the output for this year as
1921 430 tons of coal and 1235 AIS tons Of coke
There are 4,lI7 coke ovens in operation, 500
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have been contracted for.-It has been given
out at New Haven, Conn, by counsel engaged
in the case, that the Supreme Court il divided
In the Morris Bulkeley quo warFantO suit; that
Judges Seymour. Kenn, and Carpenter are Of
opinion that the law and equity Of the case are
in favor of Judge Morris, while Chief Justice
Andrews and Judge Torrance are Of the opinion
that the court has no jurisdiction and that
Judge Seymour is writing the majority opinion
and Chief Justice Andrews the minority Opin-
iOn.-The COlOred Voters League, OF AIlo-
gany County. Pa, has issued a manifesto calling
upon its brethren 10 take some action % "Over-
throw the politicians who have steadily used
the cOlOred citizens of this country as mere
political tools TO forward their selfish schemes"
The manifesto claims that in the distribution
of Offices the negro is entirely ignored except
in the Police Department, and as a rule eOlOFed
men are appointed on the force Just before cleo
tiOn to stand about the precincts aud as soon
as the election is over they are discharged
10 is understood at Rockford, H., by leading
Republicans, that Robert T. Lincoln will be the
next candidate Of that party for Governor Of
Illinois. II is said that his life and duties as
Minister 10 the Court Of st. James have not
been at all 10 his liking, especially since the
death Of his son, aud only his sense Of duty to
the Government has kept him at his post. Il
is believed that the Spring Of 1892 will see him
home again.
General.
The President has transmitted 10 the Senate
the first annual report Of the Board on Geo
graphic Names. 10 which is referred all unset
tied questions arising in the Departments con-
ceruing the orthOgraphy and nomenclature Of
geographic names. The decisions Of the Board
are accepted by the Departments as the stand
ard authority in such matters.-The first
- inch gan ever made at the Washington
Naval Ordnance Foundry was tested at the
proving grounds at Indian Head, Md, last
week Five shots were fred in all and the
best results are stated "a follows 43O- pound
charge, $50 pound projectile, 1,0f1 feet initial
velocity. and l3 40 tons pressure. The pow
der tried was the brown variety, furnished by
the DnPonts With the same powder and
gun OF equal ca!iber, the best results so far OBJ
tanned by the army are as follows: 440- pound
charge, 1000 pound projeetile 1881 feet initial
velocity, $4,000 pounds pressure.-In New
York, on Dec. % Mr. James q. Blaine, jr., met
his wife at the Office OF her lawyer and through
his counsel presented document purpOrting
to be an offer Of compromise on his part in the
pending divorce proceedings. After consider
able discussion the offer was rejected. Mrs.
Blaine. jr, will now 20 on to Dakota, where she
hopes to obtain diyOrce.-An attempt Is 20
be made by a nephew of Miss Mary Harden, to
whom John Howard Payne gave the original
copy Of Home, Sweet Home" to break her
Will. MISS Harden dleu a teW years ago. S0e
left her property 10 Miss Evie Harden Jackson,
and directed that the manuscript Of Home,
Sweet Home" be buried with her. This was
not done. and the manuscript has disappeared.
It is believed the manuscript is behind the will
contest. and that it will be rediseOyered.-
Mrs. q. T. Johnson, Of Kansas City. Kan, who
predicted that the world would come to an end
on Christmas. 1891, at p. m., spent the day at
her house behind closed doors. She refused TO
see any Of her numerous callers. In response
to an inquiry sent to her room, she wrote:
Watch and pray; the Lord has willed It,"