The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-18

faeture by imposing an Internal Revenue tax
OF SO per thousand on all imported or domestic
cigarets sold in this country and
Russian Jewish immigrants are bringing the
typhus fever to this country. In New York
City, Newburg. y. Y, Baltimore aud other
places these people are down with the disease.
The fat has gone forth from the Police De-
partment that no more boxing will be per-
mitted in Chicago. The shows in which the
representations made to the police have been
violated have become altogether too prevalent.
says Chief ClaughTy.-Rudyard kipling
the author, is not to stay In America. lie il
now in San Francisco whittier he continues
his third trip around the world. He is accom-
panied by his wife aud Irs. Balei5,ier, his
wife's mother.-Many families in Richmond
Ind, have become converts 20 new faith aud
taken their departure for Detroit, the City Of
Deliverance ard the dwelling place Of
E" Prince Michael" the leader Of the new sect,
which is deuOminated the Disciple OF the Fly
ing Roll" Michael Y. Mills, native Of Elgin,
Ontario, is tho leader. to whom they have
turned in fear and belief that the world is
about to be visited by some dread Calamity
The new method of examining candidates for
admission to West Point will begin March l.
Boards have been called TO meet at the differ
cnt Army posts for the purpose. About 200 can
didates in all have received authority 10 appear
before these respective boards. Tho new sys-
ltn ld5 btcn auOptcu tULlIGly III tu6 interest
OF the candidates, the main object being to save
the unsuccessful candidate the expense Of a
useless journey to and from the Military Acad-
emy.-It is now learned that Prof Elihu
Thomson, Of the Thomson Houston Works in
Lyons Mass, has discovered means to make
lightning. Unlike the rain makers, Prof
Thomson is going slow So far the fash is
nearly ~ feet long, and he says there is no limit
except the size aud power Of tho machine.
Foreign.
The condition Of affairs in Seryia is critical.
The partisans Of Queen Natalie are charged
with doing much toward arousing strife. They
have inhamed the popular mind against the
regency, Oh the ground Of its subserviency 20
liking Milan and its liberal financial conces-
sious to him. Other grounds for discomfort also
exist, and there is said to be a division in the
Ministry itself. The army is represented as
being faithful to the GOvernment.-The Sec
Rotary Of the British Embassy at Constantinople
last week had an audience with the Sultan, and
10 Is semi-Othcially announced that the frman
OF investiture Of the present Khedive Of Egypt
has been prepared. and that ID is wOrded In the
exact terms Of the frman investing the late
Khediye, Tewfk Pasha. This is regarded az a
signal success for English diplomacy. as ID de-
feats the attempts to induce the Sultan 10 insert
in the frman instructions to the Khedive re-
fleeing upon the English supremacy in Egypt.
There Is terrible suffering among the Rus
sian peasantTy. Men have been frozen to
death on the high roads, and so intensely cold
is it that birds drop dead from the trees in
which they have sought shelter. In the Gov
crnments Of Samara, SaratOY and Mini Novgo-
rod the conditions arc far worse than in the
Penza. In those three Governments thousands
OF the peasants have fallen victims 10 the
hunger, typhus and the other epidemic dis
eases. The records show that in the vicinity
Of PenZa 1888 persOns-men, women and
childTen-are daily fed by charity.-The
monster procession OF 5000 men and women
OF the Salvation Army in London, Feb -, upon
the occasion Of the triumphal entry into Lon
don Of Gen. Booth, was by far tho greatest
effort ever made to attract attention 10 the
SalvatiOnists's work. The line of MARCH was
packed with people, who cheered or jeered at
the SalvatiORsts, as their humor prompted.