The National tribune., 1891-07-30
FOREIGN.

The eldest daughter Of United States Minister
to England Lincoln will soon marry Mr.. Charles
lsham, Of New York, who was formerly Mr..
Lincoln's Private SecTetary.-The Abdeen
Palace, the favorite and most beautiful resi-
denee of the Khedive. at Cairo, was destroyed
by fire July 23.-There was a large number
OF delegates present at the opening Of the
League Convention at Dublin. On taking the
chair as presiding officer, Mr.. Parnell was
loudly cheered. In his opening address he,
referring to Mr.. Balfour's promises with regard
10 the Irish local Government BILL said that he
would join Mr. Healy in making that measure
as comprehensive as pOssible.-Tbe Stanley
jameson Barttelot row is not ended. Mrs.
jameson is in Africa engaged in making care
ful inquiries TO test the accuracy Of the canDi-
balism story in which her husband is mpli-
Gated rs having bought the Child who was
killed and eaten by the natives. She will pub
lish n reply 10 Stanley.-By the terms Of a
treaty made with the late King Pomare, of
Tahita that colony, it now comes out, was an
nexed to France in IssO for a consideration OF
$4,000. BY the terms Of annexation royalty
ceased to exist with King Pomares death, and
no King can succeed. The heir apparent,
Prince Hino H., was placated By gift Of g. 100.
in the village of st. Mande, near Paris. on
July 26, two excursion trains cOllided. Both
were full of people out for holiday. and
AZ were killed and 10i injured.
NlAliAu OF NrtTnauE - HOW III NORWAY. 1iG
sustained severe injury to his knee by slip
ping on the wet deck Of his vesseI.-Reports
from the kOugO Free State are to the effect
that eannibals on the Lomani River ate so ma
tives who were friendly 10 Europeans. A party
Of 10 Europeans and 80 Arabs then routed the
cannibals ard killed a large number Of them.
Henry VI. Stanley, while climbing n mount
ain near Muencn. Switzerland, with his wife,
fell and broke his thigh. The lady, 10 appears,
has not fallen out with" or. at all events has
not separated from her husband, was recently
ntimated.-The effect of the Mckinley tariff
is being greatly felt among the cork workers in
Portugal. Employees out Of work set fire on
July 26 to n cork factory at Eyoil. Nearly all
the cork for America is exported raw and the
cork workers wish the authorities to raise the
export duty on cork in the hope that America
would admit handmade cork at lower duty,
and thus give employment to the cork workers.
The French Assembly, on account Of the
pressure Of other measures failed to consider
the pork question before final adjournment.
POLITICAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
The official organ of tho Kansas Farmers
Alliance declares that there is n strong feeling
manifested by the people Of Kansas 30 vote for
PETER for President next year. It strongly
cOmmends this manifestation Of State pride,
and then announces that Senator PETER is tho
only available man in the State for the place
Tile Executive Committee Of the Peoples
Party have issued a circular from headquarters
in Milwaukee, asking the people TO join their
organization, and claiming that unless the
country secures industrial independence the
political independence. which was secured by
the war OF the Revolution, is a shallow sham.
Prom the answers to circular addressed
by leading Colorado paper to the Republican
editors of the State, it was seen that for Presi-
dent, 40 per cent. give Blaine as flvOrte; %
per cent. for Harrison, and the rest are scatter
ing. The opposition to Harrison is on account Of
his we'll known anti-silver views-A state
ment prepared at the POstOfIice Department
shows that the number Of pOstOffices in the cOun-
try ON June 80 1891 was 1891, as follows: First
class, 1l6; seeond-class, $50; third class, 1876
fouTth-elass, 81 40. This is an increase Of 1000
Offices during the year although during the past
year many useless offices have been discOntin-
ued.-Col. w. w. Dudley, Of Indiana, when
interviewed in Boston, said that In his opinion,
the National Republican Committee will not
accept Quay's resignation from the Chairman
ship; also. that Blaine and German will be the
Presidential nominees in lS92.-The muddle
growing out Of the unseating OF Gov. Boyd in
favor Of Thayer by the Supreme Court is being
thickened by active preparations Of the Alli-
ance, Democratic and Republican parties 10
have Gubernatorial candidates i'm the field this
Fall, though the Supreme Court has vir.u-
ally declared that Tbayer holds over until
next year at the regular election. This
view is not accepted by the party leaders,
The Columbia Oil Company, of Chicago. deal
ers in eottonseed and cottonseed oil, with OIL
ees in Chicago, London, Memphis, and Owa-
tOnna, Mimi, was placed in the hands Of q