The National tribune., 1891-05-21
NEWS OF1THE WEEK.


lnce OF Quebec. His Holiness expresses great
confidence in Quebec securities as a safe invest
ment for Church fnnds--fhe Belgian Gov
eminent has threatened TO expel Gen. BOu-
LANCER from the country il he is not silent
| political mattcrs.-The fact that day after day
members Of the House OF Commons, London.
are succumbing TO the influenza, has caused
the belief that the place is infected by the
microbes Of that disease. The House will bo
fumiga'cd with sulphur during Whtsuutide.
The Latin text Of the Popes eucyelical on
The labor question shows that his Holiness re-
iutes the Socialist theories tending To abolish
private property, and upholds tho principles Of
the Church as the first main element in the
solution Of social questions-Ihe United
states Legation At London has found 10 neCeS-
sary once more To warn Americans against be-
Hevlng the represen tations of sw indlIng agents
mat Dig estates OF large sums of money await
them in Eagland-At night OF Europa
FONT Gibraltar, near where on March is last
the Inflated steamer Utopia sank, the British
steamship Buccaueer, on May IL, cOl!Idcd with
the Italian emigrant steamship Stura bound
Tor New York. No one was iured.-Ths
misery among the working class in Italy IL
very great. Owing to the decline in values
and the stagnatiOn Of building interests, thou
sands are out OF employment who have usually
found work at this time of the year. All who
car are cmigrating, mostly 10 North aud South
America, but the very poor remain and inicst
/ the city of Rome.-A financial panic iSon in
Portugal, and the excitement is very great in all
circles. bomb was exploded in the Ministry
OF the Interior last week but little damage was
/ done. 10 was supposed To be the work Of the
| Republican party.-Thc alarming increase of
| leProsy in British Columbia has aroused the
people OF that province to the necessity of $50
| Iation Tor which purpose DITcy'S Island. lying
oil the coast, has been secured. where lepcr
colony Is to be established.-Capt. Edmund
ii. Nerney, who c0nsprcd 20 procure young
Inra Ilab fa
PEELED from the House Of Commons, London.
"A Chilean man-of- war wor-ted by an in
snrgent cruiser put into Csilao, Peru, for re-
pairs, but the authorities. acting for a neutral
] Government, refused to allow the vessel 10
| make repairs and Oh out again.--'lhe Chilean |
| Senator Senior Matte. who Is in Paris rs the |
delegate Of the Congressional party, has been
received by the Under Secretary OF 'hU Foreign I
f. Office, but not 10y Minister 'ibot. lie has also /
! called upon number of Diplomats, but has /
nowhere been recognized officially. "a Gght |
| took place between the rebel ronclai BllucO !
| Enralada aud the Chilean torpedo boat Alum !
Tante Andett. The former was blown mp by /
| the I'D torpedo launched. The war IS not at |
| an end by Any means hut the fighting is mostly /
| on the watrr.-NIrriage has been arranged |
! between the CzsrOvich aud the Princess Helen. /
fourth daughter OF Prince Nicholas, Of Monte 4
negro. Such a marriage would be OF great po- /
! ltical importance and give satisfaction 10 the \
Pan-Slavist werid.-lt was stated ia -. Pc i
tcrsbuTg that the Government has ordered i
that Immediate steps be taken in all prov
I inces for the removal o. Hebrews 10 the quar-
tiers IN which they are permitted 10 reside.-
\ The Pope has dismissed MonsiguOr Falcii, the |
/ administrator Of Peters Pence and has APP.
/ pointed q COMMITTEES Of six Cardinals 10 admin
\ lister the funds. The Pope has suddenly ordered /
\ that the publication Of his eucycical be de
/ layed, on account OF the present difficulties
among the Bishops aud Priests Of America
4 Prof Bernhcim. OF Paris. reports that trans
! fusion OF goats blood has an important effect \
I in tho early stages of consumption. hut should 4
not be used in the extremely advanced stages.
I OF il patients treated two were cured, 10 i'm.
/ proved aud two diod.-The Duches, Of Fife,
who is a granddaughter Of Queen Victoria,
| daughter Of the Princess of Wales, and niece /
Of the Prince Of Wales, has given birth to q
daughter.
POLITICAL ASD INDUSTRIAL.
W. s. Renna, prominent Farmers Alliance |
man Of Iowa, contradicts A. J. WestfalPs state
ment that 20 per cent. Of the farmers Of north
western Iowa are in favor Of free trade lie
asserts that not 20 per cent Of them are lie
says the f. A. /. L. does not teach either free
/ trade or a protective uritf.-A Southern
! paper has published letter from Gen Palmer.
1 Of Illinois, in which he states emphatieally
that he is NOT n candidate for Vice President or L
! President and that political dissertation from
him would be almost an impertinence-
/ Every union swItehman Oh the Northwestern
I Railroad has been discharged. This WAS done
/ in carrying out the company's resolve not to
\ allow the switchmen 20 interfere in the affairs
Of the road and dictate as 10 the discharge Of |
/ yardmasters, etc.-The MiIlers' National As
ISOLATION convened in New York last week |
/ Millers' League was formed, the main object
/ being 10 facilitate the export Of freight shin
ments. A. X. James, Of Buffalo. n. Y, is the
/ President.-SenatOr German was rendered
an enthusiastic reception in Baltimore Md. gu
| the night Of May II, aud was presented with a
/ silver service Of 90 pieces by the Democrats as
a recognition of his efforts in defeating the \
/ Federal Elections bill.-An Investigation of |
the cause Of the Recovered prices of Cuban
cigars by the dealers in this country has re-
vealed the fact that the makers roll the cigars
/ IOOser and make them smaller, thus saving
/ some three pounds to every 1000 cigars This
/ Is seriously mpairIng the tobacco revenue but
no law can reach the makers.-The situation
in the coke region indicates that the end Of the
/ struggle i near at hand. Evicted strikers and
/ their families are on the verge of starvation,
4 and are living in cOw-pens and old sheds
| The contest for the United States Senatorship
| in Maryland has narrowed down 20 two candi- |
| dates Gov. jackson aud Col John Walter
| Smith, OF Worcester County While Gov. Jack
/ son has no opposition in his own County of |
/ WicOmico, Col. Smith has % cope with some
! bitter foes iu WOrcester.-The 18th ballot in
the joint Florida Democratic caucus was as
follows: Call, 30; Mays, 40, aud Bloxham, 2.
BLoxham is now said 20 be- the man selected
by Gov. Fleming for appointment in case the
Legislature fails TO elect.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The trial Of Dr. George Garrison, for the
shooting Of DR. George Baird, his old friend
and preceptoT, in the streets of Wheeling. w
Va. last March, as the result Of a political
feud, has begun.-SenatOr Ricardo TrumbuU
agent of the Chilean insurgents. has been
arrested in San Francisco for violating the
neutrality laws in the matter Of shipment of
arms in connection with the Itata affair. Tie
Snreckels furnished $4,000 bail, aud he was
reeased.-Rey. DIR. J. ID. Wickham. Yale
/ Colleges oldest graduate, died at Manchester !
VT. aged -. lie belonged 20 the class Of IsI5 |
~ Michigan is suffering severely from forest
fire.. Some idea Of the vastness of the fire
district eau be gained from the fact that any
two of tie dozen Counties that last week were
filed with fro are as large rs Rhode Island
Pennsylvania forest fires are diminishing |
Wisconsin il also much troubled in the same
! DelaWaTC's new whipping post and
pilOry at New Castle were ehristened Nav I6 |
by 20 prisoners convicted of various degrees of
larceny.-The Mayor of New Orleans has
warned the Italians in general, particularly
the Provenznno Brothers, TO stop intimidating
the lOngshore laborers lie insists that this |
lawlessness must stop.
GENERAL
Thomas A Edison N m, int /