The National tribune., 1891-07-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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nearly half a ton OF powder in a house on
Notre Dame street, in Montreal, which it is be-
lieved was put there to blow up the whole
block, containing the City Hail. Court House,
aud police headquarters-The Pope has writ
ten 10 Cardinal Gibbons declaring that lie will
never conccde the demands made by Herr
Cahcusly on behalf the Saint Raphael societies
for the protection Of Catholic immigrants in so
far Is the appointment of National Bishops is
concerned. Tho Pope has also refused the pc
iition of the people in the United States for
appointment of a Polish Bishop.-There IS
in project the forming Of new Parliamentary
party IN England 10 be in special sense a Roman
Catholic party, and only in a secondary sense a
political party. The new organization is the
outcome OF a series Of conferences which have
been held of late by the Irish Bishops, and it
is unquestonably blow aimed not merely at
the Parnellitcs, but al the Nationalist body
Eenerally.-Col. Howard Vincent, Secretary
United Empire Trade League, which IS making
great stir through the Provinces for the pur
pose of reyiving the tagging industries o.
Great Britain through Colonial reciprocity, ex-
presses the belief that this year will see Amer
lean goods replace British ones in every mar
kct in BTazil.-A general iusurrectOnary
movement Of the natives has been made against
aliens in the Gangise Valley, China. Pr0tes-
tant and Catholic missions have been pillaged
aud destroyed, and the missionaries have hcen
forced 20 flee 10 the foreign gunbCats ri Shang-
hai.-Ihe Dominion Government has not re-
ceiyed any official notification that the ImPe-
rial authorities have requested the Newiound-
land Government 10 grant tEe same concession
in regard to bait TO the Canadian vessels as IS
being extended this year TO American vessels.
POLITICAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
leading Charleston newspaper last week
published an elaborate review OF the industrial
growth of South Carolina for the last six
months. The amount Of money expended or
invested i'm industrial establishments etc, has
been Sll,579OOO. Over 100 miles Of railway
has been opened for traffic. while the amount
actually invested in manufacturing establish
mcnts alone is given as $G,lI5,OOO or AZ the rate
Of over Sl,00000O a month.-Thc Census
Bureau issued bulletin on the population OF
Nevada and Idaho By minor civil divisions.
| The population 81 Nevada is shown TO be -, 7Gl,
n decrease OF 1886, or 2G5l per cent since
1 ESQ The population Of Idaho is shown 10 be-
Si,3-j, an increase during the decade Of 81, 40,
| or ljS.77 per cent.-The Fourth Of July eele-
| brations IN Kansas were. for the most part, i'm
mense political mass meetings. The Alliance
made il ratification Of the birth Of the nea
/ party, there being in all more than 200 Alli-
ance celebTatiOus.-A strife Of the COunClls-
/ vile, Pa, employees is threatened. The COM
| pany has posted notice that they will pay the
| Frick scale for the next year. The wOTkmen
| are aycrse TO a reduction. Another grievance
-
! COrGaEce with the FTCli scllc.-The plans
for the great Fair at Chicago are being rapidly
completed, and about 30 acres IN the northern
! portion Of jackson Park have been reserved for
| sites for the State buildings. The ground has
already been apportoned among the States,
consideration being had for the size aud
| importance of each and the amount
il will probably expend upon its build
! ing and collective exhibit.-TEe Alli-
| Rnco Congressional Lecturers meeting in
| Topeka, Kan, adjourned last week after de-
| Gliding 20 hold institutes for the education Of
their county lecturers and to bring the features
Of the sub treasury plan before tie people,
| A movement has been started under the diree-
tiOn u the Hebrew Alliance, in ST. Louis, 70
educate in American citizenship the Hebrew
| immigrants who reach that city.--The Census
! Bureau has issued bulletin regarding the pro-
dUctiOn OF lead and ziuc. The figures are:
| Lead ore Colorado, "a, 7SS short tons; Missouri
H,4-2 short tons; Idaho. &3,I72 short tons I;
| Utah, 1863 short tons; Montana, l33 short
tons; New Mexico, 4,76i sEOrt tons; Kansas,
I BOY short tons; Arizona, =, los short tons.
Zinc-Alisg0uri, = l3l short tons New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, 1888 short tons; Kansas
/ 3951J short tons; Wisconsin, = So short tons;
/ Virginia and Tennessee l25n8shOrt tons; Iowa,
40 short -Prcgident Harrison, on July
/ !, issued a proclamation declaring the Inter
! national copyright act Of last March IN force
] Win lsElN EIDs itGedL britain anu SN.L-
4 zeTland.-SenatOrP PETER, the successor Of IN
! sails said in an interview at Topeka: There
\ is every indication that the new party has
/ passed beyond the control Of the Democrats in
1 the States of Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama
aud Mississippi. have received q number of
/ personal letters from Georgia which show that
| the farmers OF that State are coming into line.
| Louisiana is said 90 be in about the same con-
dition rs Mississippi, but think We will he in
| shape 10 make a fight for Texas. ''-Secretary
! Rusk, speaking in regard 10 the recent pork in
4 spection nc Chicago. said II showed that the
proportion Of animals found affected is less than
was expected, aud be believes less than exists
/ in the hogs in any other country, aud that our
| pork is the most wholesome Of any produced
| in the world. because our hogs arc raised under
| the best sanitary conditions.
CRIMEs ASD CASUALTIES.
A Kanawha and Michigan passenger train
was participated through = burnt trestle at
Farm Station near Charleston, W. Va, July L.
| Thirteen people were killed, and % injured,
| all but one passenger sustaining some injury
Seven men we're badly injured. two il is