The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Foreign.

fOTelgns
Advices received through military sources in.
dictate revival of the revolutionary feeling
among Mexican refugees and the lower classes
of the lower Rio Grande border. Remnants
of the Cara movement are said to be gather
ing in ominons numbers at several ranches and
under the leadership, presumably, of Col. Julian
Flores, rebel believed to be contemplating
another move against Mexico.-A cablegram
received in Victoria, B. c., by J. Hunter NJ.
p, son-in-law of the Hon. John Robson, Pre-
mier of British Columbia, states that the latter
died last week in London. He was born in
Perth, Ontario, in 1s24.-Advces from
Caracas by the steamship Panama are to the
effect that Dictator Palacio has not left Vene-
zuelan Territory, but is at Caracas, surrounded
on all sides by the revolutionists. 1t is the
general belief that if captured he will be shot.
The German papers are fighting over Bis
marck. The Hamburger Nachrichten says that
it must decline to circulate the recent North
German Gazette article directed against Prince
Bismarck. The Nachrichten adds that it is
hardly fattering to Chancellor Won Caprivi to
be credited with penning those articles, because
knowledge of the real state Of affairs would
hardly permit members of the Government to
write such articles. The Cologne Volks Zeitung
says that the hair of the most devoted Bis
marckians would stand on end if they were
aware of the revelations the Government could
make.
General.
Bankruptcy has at last reached the Worlds
Columbian Commission. Every cent of the
appropriation has been exhausted. Director
General Davis has not drawn his salary for
several months and Col. Dickinson has gone
without pay for the same period in order that
the clerks in his office could draw their salaries
in full. Secretary Foster has been informed.
Swedish Consul Emil Lindburg, of 81
Fulton street. Brooklyn, N. Y, Manager of the
Scandinavian Homestead Society, is locating
Scandinavian immigrants i'm the South. Thou
sands of Scandinavian families. well educated,
peaceable, industrious, and enterprising, are
coming to this country for permanent homes.
They all have money with which to buy farms
and get start in business. They make good
citizens. Capt. Lindburg asks the cooperation
of Southern people who take an interest in
mmigration.--It is anticipated that every
foreign government except Russia, whose Min
lister of Finance is not in st. Petersburg, will be
represented at the international Monetary Con-
ference. The selection of the five Commissioners
to the international Monetary Conference has
narrowed down to seven names. Senator Jones,
of Nevada Francis A. Walker. of Massa-
chusetts, and II. w. Cannon, of New York. are
practically agreed upon. Senator Carlisle,
Judge Lambert Tree, and ex. Senator Hill of
Colorado, are among the others discussed
The sales agents of the anthracite coal COM
panies of New York met on June 90 and adj
vanced the price of coal to Eastern points as
follows: Broken coal, Is cents ton !; stove,
80 cents; egg 30 cents; chestnut 35 cents.
This practically means an advance to consumers
OF 80 cents ton over the present prices.
A general increase Of % cents ton for coal
for western points was decided upon
In the investigation of the cause of the wreck
of the western express at Harrisburg, the
Coroner's jury found the operator at Steelton,
Fl. s. Hayes. guilty of gross neglect for allow
ing the second section of the western express
to run in on the block before the first section
had left the block between Steeton and Dock
street towers. Robert M. Brown. fagman of
first section, and Hugh Kelly, engineer of the
second section, were also found guilty of
negligence. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com