The National tribune., 1891-11-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Foreign.

submitted 10 the Minister OF the Interior ana
TO the Famine Commission, in the hope that
they will be sufficiently impressed with its
recommendations 10 urge their adoption. This
paper in the main. urges that lower duty be
placed upon importations Of American cereals.
Patrick McDeTmOtt, the McCaTthyite
candidate, has been elected without opposition
70 the seat in the House of Commons for North
Kilkenny left vacant by the death Of Sir John
Pope Hennessy. The nomination was given TO
McDermott after IL had been declined by
Michael Davitt.-On Wednesday of last week
a terrible earthquake destroyed the cities OF
Nagoya, Gifu and Ojaki, in Japan. In several
other cities great devastation reigned. Some
90 600 lives are thought TO DO lOst.-Ihe 0Oih
birthday Of the Prince Of Wales falls on Nov. .,
and ii will be royalty celebrated. The coTpO-
ration Of the City of London are taking steps
10 ascertain what the Prince would like 20 do
on the occasion, and whether he would be
satisfied with an address in gold box, or some
more substantial donation. Orders have al
ready been issued to give the army and navy
something out OF the usual line, and the grena-
dieTs at Windsor will probably have dinner
iit to eat. for that day at least.-Ihe Gar
and Czarina. accompanied by the other members
Of the Russian Imperial family, the King and
Queen of Denmark, and the Princess OF Wales
aud her two daughters, are in Livadia, where
they will celebrate the silver wedding OF the
Gar aud Czarina on Nov. 9.-At the close Of
a McCarthyite convention In Cork last week,
Dillon and OBrien were being escorted TO
their hotel by the police followed by the Nc
CaTthyites. The procession was attacked by
the Parnellities and numerous broken heads
and limbs resulted. Tho affair ended IN the
rout Of the Parnelltes.-The palace of the
Prince Of Wales in London caught ire Nov. i.
and was damaged to the extent of about Slo.OOO.
The Porte is enforcing the recent decree
prohibiting Hebrew families from entering
Turkey. Two steamers, each having on board
so families of Russian Hebrews seeking refuge
from persecution. were unable 10 obtain per-
mission TO disembark their passengers.-An
ukase has been issued in Russia prohibiting
the expectation of all cereals excepting wheat
Tho Russian Government has assigned another
32OOOOO0 rouhles 10 the distress fund.-Se-
we're rioting occurred at Kilkenny, Ireland
Nov. /, between Parnellites and MCCarihyitts.
Many persons were hurt. Mr. John Dillon
met hostile reception there while speaking.
Political and Industrial.
I. L. Polk, President Of the Farmers ALI
ance in speaking at Elizabeth City, y. j., last
week, said in part " / have known farmers to
leave their crops knee high in grass to 90 10
the courthouse and for hours sit in hot room
10 hear a pot-house politician speak and tell
them 10 stick to the party. They stick and
the dance Of death goes on after election. -,
Frank McGrath, President Of the Farmers Al
| lance in Kansas, who was defeated for re-elec-
tion at Salina last week. said: The politicians
within the Alliance are killing It. Ever since
the Peoples Party sprang into existence our
members have been decreasing. Last year the
! books OF the Secretary showed We had mem
bership Of 10000. The present membership IL
not over GO, COO and the farmers are becoming
| lukewarm. What the Alliance needs Is men oil
/ brains aud this 10 has not."-Next month
there will be a meeting In st. Louis Of 22 Tin
| plate and iron mill manufacturers Of the UBitec
States, TO form an association, the object beinI
10 bring the employers into closer relations
etc. There is 70 be nothing or the nature Of I
trust about this. In benefting themselves tn
co-operators will give their bar-tin worker
from 100 to $50 per cent. more than the Englisi
WoTkmen receive.
Crimes and Casualties.
At o Farmers Alliance meeting In Buck
port Ark, Oct. %, a political quarrel tool
place among the spectators which was sool
taken up by many others in the audience
Winchester rifles, shOt-guns and pistols wer
used with deadly effect. Burt Manning, J.
Teenan and three others whose names c0ul
not be learned were killed and several slightI
wounded.-Ths first white man ever exc
cuted either by the law or a mob for the muI
der Of a negro was lynched az Columbia, J
Caldwell Parish, in Louisiana, last week. y
the 18th nit. an old negro woman named Haga
Stirling was brutally murdered by white ma
named John Reese. A mob Of masked whit
men put IN their appearance az the parish jai
compelled the taller 10 surrender the KEYS, too
Reese from the Jail, and hanged him 20
tree.-The United States Grand Jury al Bo
ton on Oct u, found nine indictments againi
the officers and clerks of the Louisiana 10
terry Company. Separate bills were foun
against President Paul Conrad, Secretary Ho
ner, Directors Howard, Morris, Hyanni
FaRende, and Herwig, and Eve clerks OF q
> company. The charges are all OF the san
, character-violation Of the United States pOst
! laws.-A regular west bound freight VIZ
: switching at Th0rsen Station. Mimi, on Oh
500 r. r., Oct q, when il was wrecked by
west bound extra running at high speed. Fi'
| persons were killed and seven seriously iDjure
Much trouble has been experienced wit
the miners banded together at BTicoville, Goa
Vile and other places in Tennessee. On DC
30, l4l conyicts were released from the plac
where they were employed in confinement
and a lot more at Coal Creek. On Nov. 2 q
convicts were released from the stocka'
| aud buildings at Oliver Springs. 1t is est
; | mated that 500 convicts must be at large. III
, | objection OF the miners ID 10 convict lab0
y More trouble Is expected.
General.
An astonishing record was made by smi
locomotive on the Blarstowu Pa X. r. la
4 week IL was standing unattended at BlaiI
town, when a passing train threw the lev
4 open. and the engine ran all the way to PoT
: land-l2 miles-in six minutes.-New Yo
a city will have new Castle Garden" II
O present building will be greatly enlarged. al
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