The National tribune., 1892-04-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Political and Industrial.

The Minnesota Democratic Convention was
held at st. Paul last week. The delegates to Chi
cago we're instructed to vote for Cleveland SO
long as there is possibility of his nomination.
Every reference to the ex-Presideut was
greeted with cheers.--It is stated by one of
the stockholders Of the United States Rubber
Co., of New York, that the company will estab-
lish a complete line of trading steamers on the
$4,000 miles of navigable rivers Of Brazil, and,
by purchasing the two small lines now operat-
ing there, control the entire production of crude
rubber, from the trees to the store OF the re-
taller of rubber goods. The company will
soon publish the Meyer Rubber Co. plant, and
plant at New unswick.-Gov. Flower, of
New York, has signed the bill amending the
tax assessment laws, which will go far toward
reaching personal property. The measure pro-
hibits deductions from the assessment of personal
property for: /. Debts for the purchase of non
taxable property. 2. Debts on account Of indi-
rect liability as surety, guarantor, indorser, or
otherwise. 3. Debts contracted for the pur-
pose of evading taxation.-The First Massa-
chusetts Peoples Party Convention met in
Faneuii Hall, Boston, last week, with So dele
gates present from every District. The plat
form adopted by the Industrial Conference in
st. Louis, on Feb. "a, was unanimously
adopted. 1.-The Kentucky Republican Con-
vention met last week in Louisville. On the
last day question was raised over the word
ing of the resolutions, which recommend the
delegates to vote for Harrisons denomination,
but do not instruct. The delegates at large
all said, however, that they would vote for
Harrison throughout the con test.-The Con-
gressional Committee to investigate the status
of the Worlds Fair is in Chicago. President
Baker, in an estimate Of the total cost of the
Fair, places the ultimate expenditure at $22.-
100000 This is larger by about 100000
than was estimated when Cong had its last
yearly report On the Fair--The reply Of Mr..
Balfour in the English House of Commons to
an inquiry as to what the Government was do
ing to prevent the threatened influx of hordes
of Russian Hebrews is attracting attention at
Washington. He said in effect, that England
was in no danger so long as the tide continued
toward America. Out of $4,000 Russians
landed at Hull 41,000 went to the United
States. During February there was an in
crease of SO per cent. in the immigrants to this
country.
Crimes and Casualties.
Eli Cole, aged 81 Of Bethlehem, Pa, having
been i'll with the infrmites incident to old
age all Winter, fell into trance one day last
undertaken discovering signs of life at the last
moment. Mr.. Cole was very weak and too
aged to live much longer anyhow, and died two
days later.-Miss Molle Beach, of Chicago,
was married last week on her death bed to
George E. Quay, at Pomona, Cal, whittier she
nad gone TO secure relief from pulmonary con.
sumption. The newly-made wife died seven
hours later.-A mob of 1000 men broke into
the Jail at Findlay, o., last week. seized pris-
oner named Lyttle, and hanged him To tele-
graph post He had murderously assaulted his
wife and two daughters. men held
up passenger train on the Georgia and
Pacific Road at Weems, near Birmingham
Ala, last week.-They obtained all the regis
tered mail packages, supposed to contain about
$4,000, and shot two of the train men,
Miss Emma Fox shot and killed herself at Al
toona, Pa, March 30, because Miss Birdie Boate
with whom she had fallen in love, refused to
return her affections. The unnatural affection
began to show itself about year ago. and was
increased during attack Of diphtheria,
through which Miss Fox nursed Miss Boate.
Miss Boate lately had tried to avoid her female
admirer, who followed her constantly.-At
the Sterling Dynamite Works at Bessemer,
Ala, an explosion occurred April l. killing four
men. The explosion was in the gas reservoir,
and its force was tremendous nearly every
pane OF glass in the town being broken. The
shock was plainly felt In Birmingham Is miles
distant. The entire plant was wrecked, but
will be rebuilt The loss Is something over
$4,000. Nobody knows the cause of the explo-
sion.-The Grand Jury. which has been
sitting in New York during the March term
investigating evidence presented by the Rev.
Dr. Parkhurst and his agents as to the existence
of gambling and disorderly houses, as we'll as