The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-01-29

nearly Causeu Wreck. New men nave Deen
substituted, and trains are now running as
before.
POLITICAL
Delegates from the Knights Of Labor. Colored
Farmers Alliance, National Alliance. Farmers
Union and Citizens Alliance met at Washington
Thursday and took steps toward forming Con
eratiOn.--Ex-C Congressman Henry C. Hans
brough, Of North Dakota. will succeed Gilbert
Pierce as Republican L. 8. Senator. He is q
iournalist.-The lower House of the Missouri
Legislature has resolved not TO consider the
matter OF an appropriation for State exhibit
ut the Worlds Fair pending consideration OF
the Lodge bill by Congress, aud if the bill pass
10 make no apprOpriation.-Ac concurrent res
Olution has been passed by the lower branch oil
the Arkansas Legislature providing that action
on the appropriation bill for the Arkansas
Worlds Fair exhibit shall be postponed I'M
til Congress takes action on the Force bill.
In the House at Austin. Tex, there
was introduced q joint resolution opposing
an appropriation TO have Texas represented
1t the Worlds Fair should tho elections bill
pending in Congress pass. The resolution
will certainly be adopted il the bill past
William +. Villas, Democrat. has been elected
u. ;. Senator from Wisconsin. A COM
piimentary vote was cast for Mr.. SPoOner by
the Repubicans.-In the House at Little
Rock, Ark, joint resolution was adopted TO
postpone action on the bill appropriating $I0O,-
600 for the Arkansas exhibit at the Worlds
Fair until after learning the action of Con-
gress on the force bill.-The Legislature Of
Oregon reelected John ii. Mitchell United
States Senator to succeed himselE-The Leg
islRture of Indiana has chosen ID. w. Voorhees,
10 DO u. :. SenatOr.-George Graham Vest,
Democrat, will succeed himself as u. S. Senator
from MisSouri.-The Colorado Senate and
House met in joint session and the vote for
Senator was Hon. III. VI. Teller, ~; Hon. Cald-
well Yeamans 27.-The New Hampshire Sem
ate and House met in Joint convention and
declared Jacob ii. GalIinger elected United
States Senator. Ezra s Stearns, Republic
can, was elected Secretary Of State.-At
Denver, Colo, an opinion by Justice Ebert
concurred in by Justice lioyt aud Chief-Justice
helm. tho Supreme Court decided that the
majority ofthe House Of Representatives had a
right to remove Speaker Hanna and elect
another Speaker The opinion was rendered in
response 10 question submitted by Gov. Routt
IN accordance with the request OF the Senate as
TO which OF the two Houses of Representatives
II was his duty 10 recognize james X. Jones
has been formally elected to succeed himself as
United States Senator for Arkansas.-Oliver
III. Platt, Republican, has been elected United
States Senator from COnnecticut-It has been
proved by committee Of investigation that
J. H. Metcalf Of Washington State. was paid
$500 to vote for w. III. Calk ms for United States
StHabOls MtAtail 1iiu ne TOOK tue money 10 eN-
pose the corruption Of the House and that he
had no intention OF voting FOR Calkins. The
ballot for Senator in the Legislature resulted :
Watson {. Squire, So; w. III. Calkns, 30:
Thomas Carroll (Democrat), 2l.-ZebulOn g.
Vance, Democrat, has been reelected u. s.
Senator for North CarOlina-U. s. Senator
J. d. Cameron, Republican, has been elected
10 succeed himself for Pennsylvania.-The
State Temperance Alliance Of Kansas is COM
r, Ks.F
the prohibitory law. Secretary McMurray is
corresponding with leading temperance neOple
asking for their cooperation. Lecturers have
been secured, and will be sent all over the
State. The Alliance hopes TO have strong
enforcement movement under way before the
Legislative nominations next Summer
Gov. Reynolds, Of Delaware. was inaugurated
Tuesday Of last week. being escorted to the
state House by the State militia and Delaware
College Cadets. where he reviewed the parade.
The inaugural ceremonies were held in the
Courthouse at DnveT.-ThB inauguration Of
Gov. PattisOn took place at Harrisburg Tues
day Of last week. The parade was reviewed
by the Governor and his staff from a stand.
The new officers were then escorted to the
Executive Mansion. Gov. Pattison sent to the
Senate the names Of w. +. Harrity for Secre-
tary Of State, w. u. Hensel for Attorney Gen
oral. and William McClelland for Adjutant-
Generai.-DcmOcratic members Of the Leg
islature assert that New York will fall in line
with some other States and decline to appro-
pirate money for the Worlds Fair IL the cleo
t0ns bill pass.---The Indiana House adopted
resolution postponing the consideration Of
Worlds Fair appropriation Of $4,000 until
action be taken on the elections bill. Similar
action was taken by the General Assembly at
Raleigh, " C..
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES
William &. Duncan, aged 10, city salesman
for the diamond house OF LewesOhu & Cos Of
al Maiden Lane, New York has disappeared
with $4,000 worth Of loose diamonds aud
pearls. lie was an undergrad saesman.--
The jury in the case of J. o. Vervais, the st.
Paul census enumerator who was charged with
making false returns. brought in "A verdict of
not guilty. This is said To be the first complete
trial of it, kind in the history Of the country
The trials of the Minneapolis enumeratOrs
charged with conspiracy will be held later az
MmneapOlis.-A man representing himself
rs the messenger Of the Northwestern National
Bank Of Chicago obtained the banks mail
from the pOstOilice and made off without IT, Ii
IS supposed 10 have contained from 100000 10
$4,000, mostly in checks.-Six miners were
injured, one Of them probably fatally. by an
explosion Of fire damp in mine at Marissa
lll.-Capt Thomas +. Malone Of the City
Grays Of Harrisburg, the crack company of
the Sth regiment, y. q. j., miscalculated I'm
the attempting 20 jump from a train near the
bridge crossing the Susquehaunaa at Harrisburg
and fell into the river and was drowned
The burning Of the airhOuse which supplied
air 10 the miners ut the coal mine near Evans
ton, WyO., Jan. % resulted I'm the awful rush
OF the 200 men below ground for the opening
All escaped. but dozens were prOstrated.-
The jury in the ProvcnZanO-M atranga vendetta
case brought in a verdict Of not guilty recently.
This Is the vendetta which is supposed to have
caused several murders and eliminated in the
assassination of Chief of Police Hennessy. A
feud arose ont Of business differences between
the MatranRa and ProvenzanO gangs last Sum-
mer. la the meantime the Matranga party are
la Jail, charged with the assassination Of the
Chief Of POlice.-Fifteen masked men on
Jan. 10 held up a train on the Rio Grande
Railroad near Brownsville, Tex. blindfOlding
and binding the trainmen and passengers and
locking them up in bOx-car. The robbers
secured $4,000 in silver and escaped into Mex
icO.-John Walker aud Frank Cook, living
opposite Mrs. KilpatTick's farm, near New
brunswick, n. j., assaulted John Toms, an old
man alone in charge Of the place. robbed him,
bound and locked him up ia a closet, where he
was released by Mrs. Kiipatrieks daughter
after 81 hours Of tOrture.-Two storms Of
wind and rain swept over the East in the past
week, doing great damage and cutting of for
the time the telegraphic communication be-
tween the large cities. Railroads were washed
out and bridges destroyed. Pa,
and vicinity has been troubled by many dogs
going mad. Several persons have been bitten
and valuable dogs lost. The cases are traced
10 the Tavages Of rabid dogs in that region
during the heated term of last year.
The Hoichkfss Gun.