The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-05
Crimes and Casualties.

Crimes and Casualties.
In Pittsburg Pa, April 3d. fire broke out
which destroyed two large buildings, causing
q loss Of about 100000. There was panic
among 100 girls in one of the buildings, but no
one was seriously hurt. The fire was caused
by an elevator inspector accidentally dropping
candle in pile of waste paper.-Dwight
+. Carroll, a professor at Lehigh University,
Pa, has gone insane the result of unmerciful
"guying" and lampooning by the students
comprising the minstrel company of the Uni
versity. Prof Carroll is % years of age and
graduate of Wesleyan University. Middletown,
Conn. The matter has caused considerable ex-
element in college circles, and the action the
faculty will take is eagerly awaited.-1n the
"Cayuga" fiat, New York, C. fire was caused
last week by the fumes Of naphtha, with which
Dr. Patrick Briggs was cleaning his sofa, ignit-
ing at gas jet The Doctor was badly burned,
as was Mrs. Catherine Moore. The fire rushed
up the elevator shaft After the fire the bodies
of two women were found in the upper apart
ments.-Negroes forcibly entered the resi-
dence of Mrs. Lee Bruce, at Goodletsville, near
Nashville, Tenn, and assaulted her two daugh-
tors. AS soon as the news of the affair became
known hunt for the negroes was begun, with
the result that five were lynched and two
seriously wounded. More trouble is feared
Ferdinand Ward was released from Sing Sing
n. Y, April 80. Ward has served six years
and six months. He has served his full term
Of 10 years less the usual Communication for good
behavior. In appearance he is a much healthier
looking man than when he went in. His
mother, father and wife are now dead and he
has only his little son Of seven years.-The
negroes are leaving Arkansas in great numbers
and the whites are alarmed over the threatened
failure of their farming operations if there be
none left to cultivate their fields. Ever since
the burning Of Coy at the stake at Texarkana
the blacks have been terribly excited over the
fact that they are made to suffer so much more
severely than the whites for every transgres-
sion.-A powder and dynamite magazine at
the Wildcat Iron Mines in Big Stone Gap, near
Knoxville, Tenn, exploded April 80. Tom
Darnall and FAC Wells, employed at tie mines
were in the building at the time, and were
blown nearly 100 feet and horribly manged
One of the men was smoking and a spark from
his pipe fell into keg Of powder.
General.
Thirty Mexicans, we'll mounted and heavily
armed with Winchester rifles and revolvers,
passed through Abilene Tex, April 90 Dill
gent inquiry failed to develop the fact whence
they came or whittier they were bound. They
remained in town onl y few moments to Sc
cure rations, during which time they were
totally non-communicative. They are sup
posed to have been Cara revolutionists. More
are reported to have passed through other por-
ence of the Methodist Church, now assembled
at Omaha in quadrennial session, will deal
with important subjects, among which will be
the decision of the question whether additional
Bishops shall be chosen, and, If So the election
Of them Important questions Of church policy
will also be decded.-Arned with revolver
Father Treacy, of st. PauPs Roman Cath
Ole Church at Burlington, n. j., compelled
Matthew Gaynor and his daughter to leave the
church. Charles Massey, Protestant visited
Mr.. Gaynor's daughter and the priest meddled
SO far as to object. The Gaynor family have
been refused the use of their pew.
Foreign.
Mrs. Deacon, wife of Edward Parker Deacon,
has left France in order to avoid being sum-
moned as witness on the trial of her husband
for shooting NJ. Abeille.-News comes of a
fire in Toxic, Japan, which destroyed 5000
houses on 90 streets The loss of life was about
40, as the fire spread in three directions through
densely- populated districts.-A number of
French Bishops have recently consulted the
Vatican on the subject Of the projected renewed
pilgrimages from France during the coming
Autumn The Bishops have received from the
Pope a reply that for the present it is mex
pedient to mako any arrangements looking
toward the resumption of pilgrimages The
mission of Archbishop Ireland to Rome has
been successful. A committee, consisting of
Cardinals Rampolla, Ledochowski, Vanut0lif,
Serafui Zigliara and Parocchi, met on Thurs
day last to consider the charges against the Arch
bishop Their decision was entirely in favor
of Archbishop Ireland in the Saltwater affair
In the British House of Commons last week
the bill for Woman's suffrage introduced by
Sir Albert Kaye Rollt was defeated by small
maiority.-The London Standards corre-
spondent at Buenos Ayres says "a member
OF the Government has assured me that no
proposal has been or is likely to be made for an
alliance between the United States and Argen-
tina He also authorizes me to contradict the
report that secret agreement exists whereby
Uruguay guarantees to provide naval depot
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