The National tribune., 1892-04-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Political and Industrial.

trunk companies into one concern to Ee known
as the National Trunk Company. The object
is said to be reduction of expenses to be
caused by division of territory.-Ihe Mas
sachusetts Republican Convention was held at
Boston last week, four delegates at-iarge to
Minneapolis being chosen. The proceedings
were harmonious throughout Harrison's Adj
ministratiou strongly Endorsed. the plat.
form dealing with free silver, protection, civil
service reform. and other nhiects.---Almost
every kind of Republican sentiment was repre-
sented at the County Convention in Bingham
ton, N. Y. The present Administration was
indorsed speeches were made favoring Blaine,
with Tom Reed for second choice; and the
| two divided honors in the cheering, while one
| district delegation came instructed to support
Robert Lincoln for President. The delegates
were finally uninstructed.-The Pennsylva-
MIA Republican Convention at Harrisburg last
week nominated Judge John Dean, of Blair, for
Justice of the Supreme Court; Maj. Alexander
| Mcdowell, of Mercer and Gen. William Lilly,
| of Carbon, for congressman at-large; William
Wood, of Philadelphia; q. T. Jones, of Ale
gleny; J. Francis Dunlap, Of Lancaster, and
William II. Sayer, of Delaware, for Electors-at-
Large; and chose delegates to the National
| Convention. An attempt by ID. ID. Phillips to
pass resolution indorsing Senator Quay was
defeated.-The Indiana Democratic Conven-
ton was held at Indianapolis, a full State
t ticket being put in the field. The nominees
/ for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Secre-
| tary of State were Claude Matthews, Mortimer
Nye and Capt. w. b. Myers, respectively. In
| the platform Grover Cleveland was character
lied as the only logical candidate for the Presi-
| dency the National delegates being instructed
to support ex-Gov. Gray as soon as the ex-P resi-
| dents nomination shall appear impossible.-
| A general movement is on foot among the
| negroes Of the South to protest against the
| cruelties to which the colored race is being
| subjected in certain regions. A meeting was
! held at Knoxville, Tenn, last Thursday by
representative members of the race protesting
against a continuation of negro lynching, etc.
May so was selected as day Of fasting and
| prayer and to devise some plan to secure better
protection in the fpture.-Secretary of the
| Treasury Foster, in an interview in Columbus
| last week said 1T is my Judgment that the
sentiment of Ohio Republicans is strongly in
| favor of the denomination of President Harri-
son. In the Convention / DO not think the
rank and file of the party will be associated
with either the called Sherman or Foraker
side. / have advised against any ofiiceholder,
especially in the South, going as delegate to
the National Convention. 1.-THE Chinese bill
| will not be pressed for Immediate considera-
ton. Investigation by the Judiciary Com
| mittee of the Senate shows that the present
| Chinese exclusion act according to the con-
! strueton put upon the law by eminent legal
/
| has yet two years to run.-Tbe delegates.
! chosen after stormy session of the South
! Carolina Republican Convention at Columbia,
| were instructed for Harrison. Resolutions
were adopted denouncing the so-caled reform
or white mans Republican party in the State
as fraudulent imposition. Two white men
| and two colored men were chosen delegates and
| ex-Con gresham Small as one of the alternates
The delegation from the Oregon Democracy
will go uninstructed to Chicago. r. r. NJ
| Wealth is the nominee for Congress in the First
| District and J. II. Slater in the Second. The
platform indorses the last National platform.
condemns the Mckinley bill aud lavish pen
sions and favors the free coinage Of silver
| Coates & Co.'s tin plato mill, April 23 began the
manufacture Of tin plate, employing 250 men.
! The output will he 800 to 800 boxes week,
an average Of 10 pounds each.--A young
man named Fogel arrived in New York Sun
day, and reported that "a Germans who left
Philadelphia are working in bondage at the
Ponpon Phosphate Mines in South Carolina
Crimes and Casualties.
| Marguerite, aged four years, daughter Of
James P. Roe. of Pottstown, Pa, died from the
| effects of swallowing nickel five-cent piece.
! Physicians could not remove the coin from the
| stomach of the child.-The heaviest earth
quake experienced in California since 1868 oc-
| Cured last week. The country within 200
| miles of San Francisco was visited by shock
| which varied in intensity at different points.
| The damage throughout the State is estimated
| at 81, GOO, 000.-Details Of Lieutenant Heth-
erington's defense in the trial for shooting of
| Mr.. Robinson for paying undue attention to his
| wife were received last week from Yokohama.
| 1t appears that Robinson had frequently prom
! ised not to annoy Mrs. Hetherington. aud that
| Commander Bartlett had endeavorcd to per-
| suade him to leave the city before the shooting
| occurred.-Great suffering has been caused
| in several Counties of Texas by the drouth,
| which has lasted for the past three years. Many
| people are eating tho meat Of cattle which have
died from disease, and others are curing the
| flesh for future use. An appeal TO the public
| for assistance has been made.-Advices from
| Kentucky mountains say that Mrs. Harrell set
| FIRE TO her house April Il, burning up her hu5-
| band and infant babe She then eioped with
| one Brady, with whom she had been intimate.
| On the way through the country they were at
| tackled by an earaaed bull and both were gored
| to death.-Two girls in q Pittsburg house,
| Eliza and Kate Cr0neworth. narrowy escaped
| death last week by having the top of folding
| bed fall over upon them. By the force of the
fall the spring catch locked, making it impossi-
| BILE for them to raise the lid, which confined
| them within the narrow space. The girls tried
| to raise the lid, but their efforts had effect.
| The noise of the fall of the bed awoke Mr.
| Hotz their brother-i in law, who rescued them.
Mrs. Catherine Babcock Shufeldt. wife of
| Prof Shufcldt, retired army officer, committed
snieide at ST. Elizabeths Insane Asylum, near
Washington, April IA, by stabbing herself in
| the abdomen with piece Of sharp steel. Mrs.
| Shufeldt has been an inmate of the asylum for
| two years, Prof. ShIfedt is resident of
| Tacoma, Wash.
General.
The 117th anniversary of the battle of Lex
| ington, the first conflict of the Revolutionary
war, was celebrated at Lexington, Mass, by a
| parade and a meeting in tho town hall.-It
| is authoritatively announced from Rome that
| the Pope has definitely refused tho request that
| he elevate Archbishop Corrgan, of New York, to
| the Cardinalate. Thisdccision is heeonsequeuce
| of the antagonism between the Archbishop and
| Cardinal Gibbons-Miss Georgine Walters,
| cigar-store girl, was awarded So 900 damages
| and 81 600 costs in an action brought by her in
| New York against Louis Schultz for breach of
promise of marriage West Jersey Pres
| bytery. with one dissenting vote, passed reso-
| luton requesting the General Assembly to re-
| lieve the Presbyterian Church from all respon-
| sibiity for the teachings of the Union Theo-
| logical Seminary. This is due to the retaining
of DR.. Briggs by the Semnary.-In the Port
| of New York, on Friday last, the largest num-
| Der of immigrants were landed, from six steam
| ships, of any one day this year. Immigrant
| officials say the number exceeded anything
| known at the highest tide Of immigration at
| that port There were ), 435.-Archbishop
| Ryan, of Philadelphia, attributed the rumor
| hat ha tl.o uta fnr