The National tribune., 1892-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Political and Industrial.


Allegheny Co., Pa, will go out of business
within the next week in order to save them
selves from going to prison. The Grand Jury
will this week return true bills against all
persons returned by the Constables for selling
oleomargarine-All the Democratic County
Conventions in Kansas held up to date have
instructed for Cleveland and the only one IN
which an effort will be made to oppose the
Cleveland sentiment is Shawnee County. In
Topeka Judge John Martin and G. K. Holiday,
jr., have made hard fight for Hill, but ap-
parently with little success.--The elections
throughout the West show results very salts
factory to Republicans. Lincoln, Neb., elected
q Republican city ticket. In Tacoma the Re-
publicans elected a Republican Mayor and
City Council. Wisconsin shows reduced Demo
cratic majorities and Republican successes In
several towns. There are Republican gains in
Chicago. and Schenectady, n Y, elected a Re-
publican Council for the first lime in two years.
Where party lines were drawn in Arkansas
and Missouri the Democrats held their own.
There will be fve full tickets in the field in
Louisana-tw0 Republican, two Democratic
and Peoples Party. There is no hope OF
healing tho differences in the Democratic
ranks.-A meeting of the Directors OF the
United States Rubber Company was held IN
New York last week. A committee was APP
pointed to negotiate with the American Rub
Der Company, of Boston the J.. Candee Com
pany, of New Haven the Boston Rubber Shoe
Company, of Boston; and Goodyear Metallic
Rubber Shoe Company, of Naugatuck, to JOIN
the trust. Advices have been received from
Brazil stating that representative from that
country will leave for New York with power
to conclude negotiations for the sale of the
Amazon River steamers to tho American COM
pany.-The Governor of Utah vetoed the
Worlds Fair appropriation bill because tho
Commissioners were named therein. The
Legislature will not meet again until 1894.
Last week bill was reported favorably in the
National House providing for the appointment
of Commission to see that Utah is properly
represented. The bill appropriates $4,000 to
defray expenses. This amount is to be met by
increasing the taxation rate of the Territory
from two mills to two and quarter mills
At the forming of n Grover Cleveland club in
Watertown, N w. resolutions were adopted
condemning the action of the State Committee
in calling the February Convention, declaring
for tariff reform and honest money, and favor
ing the Syracuse anti Hill Convention
The Democratic Massachusetts State COnven-
ton met at Boston, and Cleveland feeling
pervaded it from start to finish. Chairman
Avery in his speech said the eX-Presdent was
a Democrat whom the party could trust, and
said he should be nominated. The resolutions
Endorsed the ex-Presidents candidacy. The
Hill men tried to have resolution inserted
indorsng the New York Senator, but were
compelled to withdraw it, Four delegates at
large to the Chicago Convention were elected.
Judge Finletter, in Philadel phia, in dis
posing of case in the Quarter Sessions, handed
down an interesting opinion on the rights OF
workingmen. He said man can work for just
as much AZ he pleases and no association OF
workmen had the right to interfere, and
averred that all Unions are governed by for
eigners who bring to this country none of the
spirit which actuates the American citzen.-
The Republicans of Tennessee. Ofthe Second Con-
gressional District, last week nominated John
c. Houk to succeed himself in Congress. The
Administration of President Harrison was in
dorsed The delegates selected to the National
Convention were instructed to vote for his
nomination. East Tennessee Republicans are
united this year az never before, and will cast
a majority vote of at least 10000 in Novem-
bcr.-The North Carolina Republican Con-
gresSiOnal Convention was held in Llttleton
last week. Hon. Henry p. Cheatbam was
nominated by acclamation for a third term
in Congress. c. A. Cook and ]. H. Harmon
we're elected delegates to Minneapolis. Both
are for Harrison.
Crimes and Casualties.
A dispatch from San Antonio last week said
that the country between Corpus Christi and
Laredo Is in deplorable condition. Crops are
lost and cattle are dying by the thousands. 1t
and the loss is beyond omputation.-ln
Wheeling w. Va, William Maier, baker,
killed his wife because she refused TO kiss him.
The couple were married six months ago, and
one night last week they quarreled. In the
morning Maier arose and asked his wife to give
him kiss. Upon her refusal he drew a re-
vover and fred four shots into her body. The
young woman never spoke.-Miss Ida Witte
daughter of n retired Chicago merchant, met
Frederick Winters through n matrimonial
agency, and they were married only few
weeks ago. Winters asked her father for a
loan Of s., 600 to 90 into the jeweiry business in
Denver 1t was given him and he de-
canped. frank Sumner, boy Of II, was
committed for trial in New York last week
on charges Of forgery and grand larceny. A
large number of prom nent merchants were vic
timizcd, the checks in DO case being drawn for
less than $50 Sumner is one of the youngest
criminals Of this kind ever arrested.-Two
clerks in the employ Of Dix & Phyfe,
bankers at 40 Wall Street, New York. and
confederate, succeeded in robbing their en-
poyers of about So, 600 Their operations
were discovered, and over $4,000 recovered,
and the confederate arrested, but the principals
escaped. Rev. J. J. G. Webster recently
elected Presiding Elder Of the East Baltimore
District M. Z. Church, who had just married
Miss Birdie Skinner, of Baltimore, and who dis
appeared mysterious!y recently, committed
suicide last week at Charleston, W. Va. by Jump
ing from a window. John Il. Griffith,
sailor on the whaling ship Northern Light.
has addressed letter under date of March II
to United States Consul Severance at Honolulu,
in which he confesses to have perpctrated, in
company with two companions. the train rob-
berry at Pixley Cal, Feb. %, 1889, in which the
Wells Fargo express box was robbed of over
$1,000 in gold, and the United States mail
rifled. The engineer of the train and one pas
senger were shot and killed by the robbers.
General.
The Senate adhered to its decision to require
the employment of Army officers as Indian
Agents, but added provso that the President
might employ civilians. IN this shape the bill
returned to the House, whore it is likely to
pass.-Grace, the eldest daughter of Con-
gresham c. w. Stone, of Pennsylvania, was
married in Washington April to w. II. Allen,
son of ex-State Senator Allen, of Warren, Pa.
The marriage was q strictly quiet family affair.
IN letter regarding his recent speech in
the Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City Presi-
dent Eliot, of Harvard College, says: 1.-The
Mormon question deserves, | believe, to be
thoroughly examined and discussed; for, if /
am not mistaken, tho Government of the
United States is violating in their case one of
the most fundamental and precious principles
of American liberty"
Foreign.
signed petition urging upon the Vice Pres-
dent the ACCESSIBILITY Of an immediate Pres-
Dental election.---Dr. Bradley, Dean of West