The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-08-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGE.

EOkEAAfEs
cloudburst partly destroyed the village Of
HOLMAN, in Austria, and 40 persons were
drowned. Later news reveals the fact that
several hamlets over the mountains from
HOLMAN were swept away.-S.r Thomas
Elder aud Baron Dickson. Of London. have
subscribed 5000 each, 10 which the Australian
Government will add Ej,GO5. for n new Aus
tralian antarctic eXpeaitiOn.-The German
papers confirm the report that the German
Minister TO China, acting in concert with the
representatives Of the other powers, has rcmOn-
stratcd with China in regard 20 tho outrages
which foreigners have been subjected to in that
country German trade has suffered in cOnse-
qucnce Of the disturbaaces-The n. +. Mis-
souary Society In New York received n letter
from the Rev. John VALLEY, the missionary in
charge OF the mission station in China where
the recent outbreaks occurred. hr. Valley
SAYS the Chinese started tho riot because two
Chinese nuns lad gone through the streets an
nointius children with holy water.-The
Bureau Of American Republics reported that
tho probable yield Of wheat in Argentine will
b. 900 900 tons, Of which 10000 will be avail
able Tor export and the yield Of maize will be
100000 tons. whereof one-hali can be sent
ahrOad.-Owiug to the support the Pope has
given to Cardinal Lavigerie, Of France, in the
latter's Democratic propaganda or policy Of
Sympathy with the Republic the Count of
Paris mas stopped the payment Of his regular
contributions to the Pdpal treasury.
POLITICAL AsD INDUSTRIAL.
A State Convention Of the Farmers Alliance
will be held at Groensburg. Pa, Sept. l6. The
membership in the interior Counties has in
creased largely within the past few months.
| New organizations have been effected in Bea-
| yer, Lawrence, Somerset Greene and West
moreland Counties aud the numbers aro Ie-
ported 10 DC growing daily. Enthusiastic meu-
| beers of the party are confident that full State
ticket will be nomiuatel.-Ihe Republican
| PENNSYLVANIA State Convention was held a,
| Harrisburg last week. Gen. David Mem.
| Gregg, Of Reading, was nominated for Auditor
| General on the first ballot, as was Capt. John
W Morrison, Of Pittsburg. for State Treas
urcr. The Convention refused 10 nominate y
Blaine for President, but adopted platform
indorsiug the Harrison Administration rs well
rs McssTs. WanamaEer aud Blaine aud the leg.
i,lation OF the Jlst Ougrcss.-Senator Hans
Lrauah. Of North Dakota in an interview said
There is not a muTHur ia political circles VI
our way. All you eau hear is the hum Of tht
harvester The farmers have never had 81
much wheat TO cut, and the business men neyel
had so little time 10 talk politics. The good
crops are fatal 10 the political revolutionary
movements, and We viii probably hear no more
OF them for some time.h-The Convention o
the Irish National League OF America vii! b.
/
timore, as the National Council Of the organi
za.ion agreed at its mectiu. in Cincinnati il
April John T. Sutton, Lincoln, Neb., IS tn
SecrCtary.-Thc question has arisen as t
whether beer may be legally sold 10 the In
: dams. One Judge in Indian Territory says
, may, because u is not vInOus or GpiTitnOu
, liquor under the law but another Judge decide
that beer is an iniOxicant. The Government
officials arc in a dilemma over the matter
Secretary Foster has said that tho TreasuI
Department proposed 10 redeem, on pTeseuta
J ton after Sept. . all outstanding g. per cent
J bonds not continued at per cent, and conss
! uuenty that there is no ground whatever 10
. the impression prevailing III some quarter
] that interest will continue 10 be paid afte
: Sent on tho nOn-eXtended bOnds-GOV
Campbell, of Ohio still remains a sick mar
! and will not DO able 10 do sny campaign wOr
for several weeks 80 Least. Despite his protests
( | tic physicians and the Governors family hav
settled that he must seek health at the seashOr,
= and he has gone 10 an Eastern resort-Ih
= | Alliance Commercial Convention, in session &
J | Topeka. Kan, appointed a committee TO in
: vestigate plan 60 establish co operative store
in every city in the Union. IL is claimed tina
| the National Union Company has been organ
lied in New York for this purpose. with
capital Of S20OlO 600 John II. Williamson
a c0l0rcd pOitICi -, F>Sooses 10 run Tor COngre'
in the Fourth Sc-tG carolina District, o
the issue that the GOgerument shall pay S3l
each for the 10000 emaBcipated slaves
The Republicans of Maryland will hold thei
ate'COnyention 10 day. The ticket. il is b.
lieved, will be William J. Vgnnort. Of KeI
P County, for Governor; Euoch b. Abel. of 5
r Mary's County, for Clerk OF the Court OF Al
e peals; while for Attorney General, George J
5 Sharp and II. NJ. ClaybauRh are spoken Of
d A Farmers Alliance has been formed at Belly
= dero, N j., with Albert Silverthorn. President
" J. c. Fleming. Vice President and Nj. q. Fun
r. merfelt, Secreiary.-Jerry simpson, OF hai
q s:,s, gave his views upon the Alliance GuestiC
: NJ the Farmers Encampment at Mt. Gretn
P. lie declared that the Third Party was makiI
x astonishing progress. especially in the Sout
:, aud predicted that the Democratic party Won
- be completely crushed at the next Nation
y election.-The Virginia Farmers Allan
. Convention was held az Richmond. 1t indors'
~ in its entirety the plank Of the Ocala platfor
a that says that the Government shall csta
lish sub-treasures or repositories IN the sc