The National tribune., 1891-05-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.
The proposal Of Sir William Whiteway the
Newfoundland Premier. 20 the House of Lords,
10 pass local act, enforcing the modus yiyendi
and accepting arbitration and the treaties, was
received with distrdst and surprise. At the
request of the delegates, the session Of tho
Legislature has been prolonged in order TO
give time for nsideration.--Twenty thou
sand armed Beers have planned to invade the
territory IN South Africa now in dispute be-
tween Great Britain and Portugal, and the
former Government has sent three war vessels
aud an armed force 10 the TTansvaal TO pre-
vent the forming of the Republic of the
North" rs is contemplated by the Beers
Some Of the Russian papers are indignant at
the English and American press for ignoring
Russia's connection with the Bering Sea mat
ter, and declare that any agreement made
without Russa's consent will be worthless
The Gd-ettc speaks with respectful sympathy
of the American claims and says it Is time
England WAS taught that the possession OF an
ail-powerin fleet does not cntitle her to treat
every bit Of open as her peculiar property.
The United States Emigration Committees
OF Europe, who have petitioned Pope Leo to
appoint national Bishops TO look after the in
terests Of tho Catholic emigrants, claim that
point the right sort of pastors to deal with the
emigrants.- The Graphic of London says II
has Baron Hirsch's authority to deny that no
has bought land in Pennsylvania for Hebrew
colony. IL adds that tho scheme to devote
G3OO0,00O TO assisting Hebrew emigration IS
only in embryo. At present the Baron is
only assisting in sending Hebrews to the Argen-
tine Republic.-Capt. Edmund III. Vcrney,
N. T., pleaded guilty of conspiring to procure
Miss Nellie Beckett, a goyerness, for immoral
purposes. Capt Ncrney was sentenced to one
years mprisonment.-InC Chile an unsucccss-
ful attempt vas made toassassiaatc the leading
members OF the Cabinet by means Of bomb.
President Balm1ccd1 has rejected the demands
Of the delegates from tho Congressional or In
surgcnt party who have been trying TO come 10
some understanding with the President by
which the civil war might be brought to n
termination. The war will 90 On.-ln Paris
tho report made TO the Senate by the conf
mittee on The Newfoundland arbitration con-
ventlOn, after referring 20 treaties upon which
France bases her claims, concluded by urging
the Senate TO adopt the bill. The committee
looks forward with confidence to the decision
Of arbitration.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The peach crop in Delaware and Pennsyl-
vania has been severely injured and other crops
set back by the cold wave that swept over tho
East last Week.-John Penfeld, Of Clarion,
Iowa while trying to stop the fighting of two
Of his stations, was horribly and fatally man.
glcd by one Of the hTutes.-M Madame Helena
PetFovHa Blavatsky, The0s0phy's famous
apostle, aged go. died in London May s.
Three buildings. containing - Slav miners,
were blown up with dynamite May at the
Rock Mine in Pennsylvania. None OF the
occupants was fatally injured. The SlaYs
are employed by the Rock Hill Coal and Iron
To-, and threats have been made by certain
parties that dynamite would be used 10 get rid
Of them il they we're not discharged.
sylvAnia is suffering from forest fires, par
ticularly Somerset aud Bedford Counties. Much
valuable property has been destroyed.-
Edith Brown, girl OF seven years, az Marion,
Ala, was frightened 10 death by ST. Ber-
nard dog that ran viciously to fence near
her aud bounded against il. The child fell,
and i'm a few moments was dead.-At Long
Island City. y. Y, May T. a fire destroyed half
amilliOn dollars worth Of property, mostly lum-
ber.-The Jail Commissioners OF New Castle
Co, Del, have sold the old whipping post and
pilory in the New Castle Jail yard, and il is
the intention to exhibit the stocks at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago. The old post has done
service since ls57.-Exctemen is still high
In the coke TegiOn Of Pennsylvania. New men,
principally Italians, are arriving every day for
work There has been no blood shed since the
MarewOod affair.
GENERAL.
The editors and Publishers Of 40 Catholic
newspapers Of the United States, members of
the Catholic Press Association. met in COnyeu-
tion in New York last week.-The women
Of BiainsiOwn, y. y, have organized an " In
dignation Club" the object Of which is to stop
gambling and unreasonable hours among the
husbands OF its mombers.-Gen. Greedy,
Chief Signal Officer, is at Puget Sound, Wash.
lie will select the location for submarine
cable 10 be laid across the sound out 10 Cape
| Flattrry where there is q signal observer and
/ li!e-savng stati0n.-Secrotary Foster has
| under consideration the idea OF depOsitiug in
certain banks in Oregon. Washington, Texas
aud other States, anUGnts of corn in silver
/ baiEdolars, ranging 10 $4,000. in exchange for
/ equal money from the institution. This for
/ purpose Of distribution. Fosters
new order that unless bonds are given immi-
4 grants will be examined on board steamships,
was enforced in New YOr. for the first time
/ last week. much to the disgust Of the steam
/ ship cDmpanics-Sam w. Small, President
| Of the Utah Methodist University, has tender
ed his resignation, on account of some misun-
Outstanding about the use Of tho funds
/ A great company, composed mostly OF Phila-
/ delphia men, has been Incorporated for the
/ purpose of the manufacture Of tin and terne
piates block plate, tagsers and sheet steel. 1t is
planned 10 increase the original plant 10 20 mill;
/ eventually, with an outputOt 10000 boxes pei
week.-SecrciaTy Tracy has accepted the
| Funboat Bennington, subject TO contract reser
walton of $4,000 to insure completion.-Iu
the anti-sleep contest IN San Francisco, Wood
ford, the last Of the 90 contestants, gave out
after having kept awake 1851 hours.
POLITICAL.
President l.. l.. Polk, ofthe National Farmers
Alliance, in an interview, said that his organ
izatou is strongly in favor Of the free coinage o.
/ silver and no candidate who is not in sympathy
with the Alliance on this question can hope FOL
its support next year. Hence he is opposed e
the nomination Of Grover Cleveland On tn,
course Of the Democratic party i'm Congress wi!
depend largely whether the Alliance in tn,
South will join in the third party movement
1t is unoicially announced that tho Gov
crnmcnt Of Venezuela has formally ratified
! the reciprocity agreement with tile Unitet
States.--The Su5-Treasury faction OF the
/ Farmers Alliance in Mississippi has invited
DIR. Livingston. OF Georgia; President Pope, o
North CAROLINA; Ben Terrell. Of Texas. ex
National Lecturer aud Dir. McCune, Of Wash
ington, 10 come aud assist in the Seua
torial fight now being Baged against Senator
GEORGE and the acknowledgements by ex
Congressman BaTksdale and others.-In
formation from a reliable source regardin,
the agreement signed with Spain confirms tn,
report that coal. petroleum, machinery, ant