The National tribune., 1892-03-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Political and Industrial.

Political and Industrial.
No official announcement hiss yet been made
in regard to the terms Of characterization of
the De Bardeleben, st. Louis s. Tennessee Coal
& Iron Co.'S, but it Is understood they provide
for the merging of the tive competing companies
with the Tennessee Coal G. Iron Co., and the
issue of new certificates in place of the present
shares.-The Prohibitionists and Peoples
Party men in Indiana will probably unite In
placing State, Congressional. Legislative, and
County tickets in the field! This action was
agreed upon by the leaders Of the two parties.
The State Chairman has called their commit
tees together to indOrse this plan. The two
parties claim they will poll united 100000 votes
in 1ndiana.--Ex. Gov. Thayer, of Nebraska,
has stated that he will renew the contest for
the seat which Gov. Bod occupies. He stated
that his attorneys had sent to Washington for
copy Of the recent mandate of the Supreme
Court, and upon receiving it would decide upon
the proper line of action. Thayer protested to
believe that there was a purpose in withhold
ing the mandate, which has not yet been re-
ceived by any one in this State and said he was
sure there was lOop-hole therein for a renewal
Of the contest-A treaty will go into effect
April between the Postmaster General and the
postal authorities of Austro- Hungary for the
exchange of money orders between the two
countries.-Senator Stanford will oppose both
the Stewart and Bland silver bills. He has bill
which provides for the purchase Of silver and
the issning of legal tender notes thereon at the
rate Of 100 cents worth of silver for each dollar,
the money to be loaned to farmers at 2 per cent.
"A meeting of the stockholders Of the Stand
ard Oil Trust has been called for March 81, at
which the trust will be dissolved. 1t is sup
posed that this step has been taken on account
of the recent decision of the Ohio Supreme
Court declaring the trust Illegal. Doubtless,
yva cfal hnor IF tbn 1tpn in n
another Misunderstanding to the report for
February of the agent of the Association of
Hebrew Immigrants, Joseph Ehrlich there
arrived in this country 112 Jewish immigrants,
81 of whom stayed in Philadelphia, 10 went to
Baltimore, 90 to Boston, Is to Chicago, and
to New York.-Hon. Fred Douglass has &C
cepted the position offered him by the Govern
ment of Hayti as its representative at the
Worlds Columbian Commission. The Govern
ment of Hayti has appropriated $4,000 to be
spent on its exhibit.-Gov. Flower, of Albany,
N. Y, signed the bills incorporated in the East
River Bridge Company bill, providing for the
erection of bridges and the building of an ele-
waited road. - The municipal election in
Logan, Utah, last week, resulted in a Repub-
lican victory by majority of n. Logan is the
home of Apostle Thatcher, man of great per-
sonal influence in Utah, and strong Demo
crat.
Crimes and Casualties.
The dreaded spotted fever has broken out at
Boyleston, Ind. So far nine children belonging
to two families have died .-Nicholas Crouch,
the author of Kathleen Mavourneen and
other songs is dying at his home In Baltimore.
Prof. Crouch is 81 years Of age. His mind oc-
casionally wanders. and he huns and tbrums
the old songs. His wife and children are with
m.-Jack Atkins, worthless young fell
low, of Charleston w. Va, broke into Rev.
NJ, /. In
attempted to assault Miss Bette Moore, II years
old, and falling cut her throat. Atkins has
not yet been caught.-Ceciia Kernel, whose
stage name is Queenie Vassar aud who is in
the "Trip to Chinatown" Company, is suing
her husband, Harry Kernel, the comedian for
limited divorce on the ground of cruelty. They
were married June Is, 1889, and have two chill
dren. Mrs. Kernell says her husband is worth
about $4,000, and earns from 5000 to $500
per week.-The inquest into the death of,
Henry L. Norcross, who threw the bomb con-
tanning dynamite at Russell Sage last Decem-
Der. and of Benjamin f. Norton, was held be-
fore Coroner Messmer in New York. Russell
Sage, Clerk Laidlaw, Operator Calhoun, and
others testified. The jury rendered a verdict
that both Norcross and Norton were killed by an
explosion, for which the former was directly re-
ponsble-The friends of Lonis II. james,
the missing Doylestown lawyer, whose disap-
pear gave IlSt W EuuOIo vi CCItdlu uuSo-
tionable transactions, say that while James left
with numerous debts hanging over him, he was
not guilty of any crooked business. Other men
think differently, and an examination Of his
books is expected to show that he has misused
the funds Entrusted to him by his clients
Waldo Adams, Manager of the Adams Ex-
press Company died last week in Boston from
complication of liver and heart diseases.-
Bob Musgrave, of Tcrre Hautc Ind, has been
cd fru1 nd tam o1 IN 0rao in
the pententiary. He will appeal from the
Circuit Court to the Supreme Court. Musgrave
purchased a skeleton which an accomplice de-
cared, when it was found in the ruins Of
burned cabin, was all that remained Of Bob.
Musgrave's life was heavily insured, but the
companies resisted payment, and the woud-be
swiadler was arrested and ted.-Geo.
w. Knox, prominent citizen of Washington,
well known as the founder of one of the largest
private express companies IN the United States,
died March 49, aged 63. He bore strong re.
semblance to President Lincoln, and was Sc
lected as the model for n statue Of the dead
President which now stands in the United
States Capitol building.--Efforts are being
made by the New York authorities to prevent
the spread of typhus brought here by immi-
grants. Several deaths occurred among
American citizens in New York last week.
Gerardo De Angelo. an Italian resident Of
New York, some months ago went to Italy.
Shortly afterward his wife, whom he left in
New York, notified the authorities that he was
returning with two more wives. De Angelo
was arrested at the dock March 49, nacompany
with two women. They will all be sent back.
"A mob of Is men entered the Shelby Ceun-
ty Jail at Memphis Tenn, last week, and TAX
ing from their cells Calvin Mcdowell, William
Stuart and Theodore Moss, all colored, who
were under arrest for completely in the shoot
ing of four Deputy Shesiffs dragged them to
the outskirts of the town and killed them. The
riddled ,bodies of the victims were brought
back to the city and coroner's jury rendered
a verdict of death at the hands of parties UNI
known.
General.
Archbishop Corrigan, of New York, has re-
ccived an official letter from Rome, announcing
the appointments of Monsignore Mcdonnell as
Bishop of Brooklyn.-ExPr President Cleve-
land and Gov. Flower, the guests of the New
York Rod and Gun Club at the club house on
Spesutia Island, near Perryvlle, Md, left for
home after two days shooting last week. The
party bagged about so ducks during their stay.
FIX Congressman George w. Weber, of
Ionia, Mich, is 81 years old and has been tot
tering around on a cane for 10 years. He has
100000, however, to leave his first and only
son; who was born March 10.-Rev. Father
Heffcron, who has charge OF Catholic affairs in
st. Paul, during the absence in Rome OF Arch
bishop Ireland, has received definite advices
from Rome that the Archbishop is to be made
the second Cardinal of the United States and