The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

ing il at the same time fatal He took his own
pulse, examined his cxtremities, said that ali
the symptoms indicated that the covering OF
the brain had been ruptured and that ciot
was forming. He died in a few honrs.-A
disastrous flood visited Monticello, ILL.,, July 20,
sweeping away bridges, sidewalks and every
thing in its path. People narrowly escaped
drowning, and thousands of dollars worth de-
stroyed. The electric light plant was covered
with five feet of water. The Sangamon River
overlooked its banks. Rain feel in binding
sheets for four hours. Railroads were greatly
damaged. Several houses were struck by
lightning and the inhabitants injured, some
fatally.-John Lynch. who represented the
First Maine District in the Thirty-ninth
Forteth and Forty first, and Forty second Con-
crosses, died in Portland, Me-, of heart trouble.
"A new hope has been born in the breast of
Col. II. Clay King, condemned to be hanged on
Aug. II for killing David III. Poston in Men,
phis. For several days he has been in
state of mental and physical collapse but he has
lately frightened from some cause known only
to himself. The strong petition sent from Ken
lucky to the Governor asking that his sentence
be committed is thought to have begotten the
hope in Col. Kings mind for better things.
Mrs. King is securing signatures to petition
praying for a Communication of the sent ence, but
the friends of the murdered lawyer are receiv-
ing numerous signatures to counter petitions
asking that the law be enforced.-Word has
been received from John Brown, Keeper of the
Life Saving Station on Shoalwater Bay, near
San Francisco, that last week small boat
landed IA Chinese and two white men, who
Immediately took to the woods. These Chinese
were taken from a Victoria schooner the night
before outside the bar-After embalming the
body of John w. Lewis, of Frostburg, Md, the
embalmer went away, leaving small quantity
of the embalming fluid behind After he had
Iaff III oh. Is -
drank the fluid and died soon afterward.
General.
A strange wedding was celebrated at Dayton,
O., July 81. 1t was that of Maurice Yuker,
Russian, aged 81, and Mrs. Bertha Jacobs,
widow, aged 45. Mrs. Jacobs has eight chill
dren by her first husband, and is the aunt of
the young husband. The couple would never
have been licensed to wed but the clerk Of the
court did not interpret the Russian language
correctly, and did not understand that Yuker
wanted to marry his aunt.-The second an
nual Congress of the American Whist League
was held last week in New York. Between
800 and 400 delegates, representing AZ clubs,
were in attendance.-The West Fork (Ind.)
Historical Society has unearthed two skeletons
of women from the mound out of which the
large male skeleton was taken about year
ago. 1t is claimed that one of these skeletons
exhibits remarkably fine specimen of eau
casian skull and the other one of Monaghan
and Caucasian varieties mixed. Other relics
were found. All will be exhibited at the
Worlds Fair.
Foreign.
The italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan has
been ordered to proceed to New York in Octo-
Der to take part in the Columbus Monument
Celebration. The Giovanni Bausan is a steel
plated cruiser. She was designed by Vice-Ad-
Uiiral b. Brin, at present Secretary of State.
Her length is 255 feet; displacement, 3,128
tons; horse-po $500. She has two screws
and carries eight guns. She has II officers and
a crew of 262 men. She was built at a cost of
81 900 000.-It is stated that the Prince of
Wales will visit Canada next year, and that he
will make trip to the Pacific Coast over the
Canadian Pacific Railroad, visiting the Chicago
Fair en- route.-Refugees who have arrived at
Tangier report that tho troops have looted
houses in the villages and outraged women. In
many cases they chopped off women's hands to
obtain the rings and bracelets they wore. The
diplomats there few days ago made strong
protest to the Moorish Foreign Minister against
the treatment accorded foreigners, declaring
that their Governments will hold Morocco re-
sponsible for the safety in Morocco of the sub
ects of their respective countries This pro-
test has had the desired effect. Foreign war
ships will soon visit Tangier again.-A great
deal of National feeling has been raised in
Montreal by the neglect of the civic officials to
officially recognize the arrival in Montreal of
H. NJ. s. Pylades. The warship sailed for
Charlottetown, p. E. l.. after Is days visit, and
during that time no reception was rendered,
nor were there any of the usual courtesies ex-
tended to the officers. who were thrown entirely