The National tribune., 1892-05-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Political andrIndustrial.

| ports of domestic breadstuffs during April was
1906, ,717 against $l2 1873 s27 for April, 1891
| for the 10 months ended April 30 they footed
up $3.50. .065, ,629. against $97, ,626, 753. The ex-
ports OF beef and hog products for April were
$1,000. $685. compared with So, 29l ,26s in April,
| 1891; for last six months $63, 3,7o3,02f; same
| period in 1891, $64,2S4. .s95-H. L. Scott, rep
resenting Philadelphia syndicate, has sue
| ceeded in getting bond on the Miller OBrien
| & Conners group of tin Mines at Bear dnich,
| 19 miles northwest of Deadwood, s. ID. Mr..
| Scott says his syndicate will put up plant
| capable of treating 500 tons of ore per day,
| and will within the next year, expend up
| ward of 81 100000 in developing the property
| and In establishing reduction works.-Ihe
| Missouri Democratic State Convention met at
Sedala and elected delegates at-large to the CHI
| cago Convention. Cleveland was indorsed In the
| platform and the delegation will vote as unit
| for him. although instructions were not given.
The New Hampshire Democratic Conven-
| tion met at Concord. The officers selected at
the meeting of the State Committee we're
elected officers of the Convention Delegates
| at-large were elected and Cleveland was praised
| in the platform and speeches s-The Demo
| Gratis of Iowa assembled at Council Butts to
| elect delegates to the Chicago Convention. IL
was Boies Convention all through, and while
| Cleveland was praised and lauded to the skies
and his Administration approved. yet the del
eSateS III luelF SppeC0eS were lOE lOWd lawn
ite son, and the delegation was instructed
to act as q unit for him at Chicago
| The Territorial Democratic Convention, at
| Ogden, Utah. elected Judge III. P. Henderson
| and John I. Caine delegates to the Chicago
| Convention. The platform denounces tho
| system of Government forced on Utah by the
| nation; demands home-rule at once, if not
| Statehood, and the reconciliation of silver
| denounces the minority report of the House
npaIt rrit
| rule bill as false, slanderous and Infamous.
Grimes and Casualties.
| James Taylor, man with 60 wives, pleaded
| guilty of bigamy in Boston last week. and was
| sentenced to three years in State Prison. The
| sentence was for one charge only, and after his
| release he will be handed over to the New York
authorities, who have several charges of bigamy
pending against him.-The inquest of Coro-
| Der Ashbridge, in the cases of the deaths re-
sulting from the Central Theater fire in Phiia-
delphia is going on in that city. There have
been 125 witnesses called. The total number
of deaths was 13-Postmaster General Wana-
maker has received an unsigned and undated
letter containing 900 for the conscience
fund" 1t reads: "This is the balance of in-
terest l owe of the sum took from the Gov
ernment in 1865. have now paid principal
and interest. in all 1880 No man has suf-
fered more for his crime than have. and l now
Thirty four men were killed by All explosion
in the.Rosyn coal mine at Roslyn, Wash, last
week. The cause Of the accident Is not known,
| although it is supposed that miner struck a
gas pocket or feeder, the gas suddenly exploded
and the slope became ignited by the miner s
lamp. All the bodies have been recovered
At Midland, Mich, May IL, four boilers in the
mill of the Midland Salt & Lumber Co. ex-
ploded, wrecking the building. Four men
were killed, four fatally injured and 16 hurt.
The damage was over $50, 0,000.-Tweve men
were caught in CAVERN at the Anaconda
Mines, Butte, Mont, May Ia. Three were res
cued badly injured. The rest were all crushed
to death.-A serious wreck occurred on the
Norfolk & Western Railroad at Moudel's Switch,
near Hagerstown. Nd, Sunday, in which Capt.
Hays, of Philadelphia, conductor of the train,
lost his life, and six others wero seriously in
jured.- 1.-Two Big Four trains collided during
a storm near Cleves, O., Sunday. Five persons
are known to have been killed aud three fa-
tally wounded, it being thought that the full
list Of the dead will be from ID to 20. Several
of the passengers are missing, and are believed
to be buried in the debris. Tho engines and
cars of both trains were completely demolished,
much valuable mail and express matter being
lost.-Col. Lee who has been at Fort Reno In
vestigating the charges by Cheyenne and Arapa
hoe Indians that they defrauded by attor-
neys of S67, 800, reports that the Indians are
threatening vengeance on the whites. and will
be assisted by Kiowas and Sioux. Gen. Miles
blames Secretary Proctnr.-John Anderson,
probably the most extensive bgamist in the
country, was sen fenced May IA at Cleveland to
seven years at hard labor in tho penitentiary
for grand larceny. The exact number of his
wives never will be known. More than 120
women have sent inquiries concerning him,
asserting that they had been deserted by q
man answering his description. 1t is believed
that he has made systematic business of
marrying women.
The Confederate Soldiers Home at the Her-
mitage, Nashville, Tenn, was formally opened
last week. The main building of the institu-
tion is now completed, and 1t will provide a
home for 125 veterans It is surrounded by
nearly 500 acres once owned by Andrew Jack
son, all of which the State has given TO the
trustees of the stitution.-The letter from
Rome of the Propaganda Eide, addressed to
the American Catholic Bishops in regard to
the development of Archbishop Ireland's plan
for parocha schools. maintains the DEGREES Of
the Council of Baltimore, and approves the
actions Of Archbishop Ireland. The letter
states that the Propaganda Eide regrets the
attacks that have been made upon the Arch
bishop and forbids any further ad verse discus
sion.-Nothing but American made products
will President Harrison allow used on the sea-
shore cottage at Cape May Point The con-
tractors who are repairing the porches are
using American made tin furnished by Phila-
delphia firm The entire repairs will be COM
pleted within 10 days.-By the will of the
late William Astor, of New York, his daughter,
Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton, whose name was
involved in the Dray ton Borrowe scandal, was
practically disinherited. All the other chill.
dren were mentioned in the will, and large
amounts given to them out of the estate but
tho name of Mrs. Coleman Drayton does not
appear in the instrument. To her children,
however sum is left, which is to be held in
trust until they become of age. Mrs. Drayton
has said in an interview that she will not
contest the wil.-The Childs- Drexel Home
for Printers was dedicated at Colorado Springs,
Colo, May 12. George w. Chids spoke briefly,
delivered an oraton. Many strangers were in
the City to witness the ceremonies. Governor
Routt made speech welcoming the visitors
Foreign.
Civil and military investigations are being
held in Berlin in reference to the charges re-
Gently made that defective rifles were furnished
the Government by firm of contractors. 1t
is thought that gigantic military scandal will
be developed, bribery and fraud being alleged.
-Negotiations between Great Britain and
Spain for q commercial treaty have fallen
through owing to the iatter's refusal to make
any concessions in the way of q reduction of
import duties Minister Ribot in an inter
view in Paris, said that France would probably
accept the invitation of the United States Gov
yernment to take part in the proposed silver
Chaucellar Goschan IF Eurln,l