The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Political and industrial.

Political and Industrial.
Supervising Architect Edbrooke has left
Washington for Chicago, for the purpose of Sc
Letting sites for four Government buildings at
the Worlds Fair. One of these will be a fac
smile of the Naval Observatory at Washington.
The Commercial Telegraphists Of the
United States will reorganize their union, which
went to pieces after the disastrous strike OF 1885,
at a National Con vention to be held in Kansas
City, Sept. g. For the past 10 months the work
of organization has been going on secretly. The
telegraph operators in nearly every large city
in the country will be represented at the Kan
tory, Cal, last week, Professors Schabere, Camp
bell and Hussey made three independent draw
ings, each of which shows the canals marked
on Schaparelli's map of Mars, thus confirming
his discovery.-The eighth annual meeting
of the Society of American Florists was held in
Washington last week. Statistics show that
there is now $4,000, 900 invested in the busi-
ness of Horticulture in this country, and that
the sales of plants and cut flowers during the
last year aggregated $26, 81, SO5.
Crimes and Casualties.
While travelling up Mason Creek, Ellensburg,
Wash, man was held up by three highway
men, who, after robbing him, cut off his head.
Five children left at home locked in by
their parents, who had gone to church at
Griffin, Ga, were burned to death. 1t is sup
posed the house was set on fire by incendiaries.
The death of Mrs. Dippy, aged so, of Dan.
vile, Pa, reduces the list of pensioners of the
war of 1912 to 29.-Last week fire origi-
mated in the postoffice building at Delmar, Del.
and did not stop its devastation until 1t had
lain two-thirds of the town in ruins. The
houses remaining are insufficient for the home
ess-The Chief of the Secret Service Divis-
ion Of the Treasury Department has received
information of the arrest at Anderson, g. c., OF
one Sanders tho shipper Of the chest contain
ing counterfeitef's outfit, metal and finished
coins addressed to c. r. Baughman, Wahalla,
S. c., which was lately captu red.-1n answer
Ing the summons to fire alarm in Geneva, o.,
recently, the engine, which was manned by
volunteer fire company, had fractions horse
attached to it, which became frightened and
ran away, disabling the engine and leaving the
town to the mercy Of the flames. Before aid
could be secured from surrounding towns, the
flames had caused loss of SIZE, 000.--As the
Denver & Cheyenne passenger train stopped at
the coal shutes at Lasalle, it was boarded by
two masked men, who ordered the passengers
to hold up their hands. One passenger opened
fire, which was returned by the two men, but
one of them getting shot, they both jumped
from the train.
81. ii Foreign.
-ESf r.
rs 'Gssnany's army bilf which provides for
tive years service, is opposed by the Kaiser as
he regards the three years system as the basis
of the greatness of his State. Chancellor Won
Caprivi is known to be an advocate of two
years service and Emperor Williams opposi-
tion WILL it is believed, force him to resign.
There is movement in India to have
gold standard. This is due to the decline in
the value of silver, and nearly all the officers
are paid in silver, it practically amounts to
reduction of salary.-According to the latest
report from London the Inman Steamship
Company will transfer the business of its line
from Liverpool to Southampton. This move.
ment will probably cause the other lines to do
likewise to the latest dispatch
from Lord Salisbury to Sir Charles Euan.
Smith, in regard to the treaty with Morocco,
he has advised the latter not to attempt to in
duce the Sultan to accept the treaty, owing to
the msconception that has arisen that England
aims at elf-aggrandizement.- is expected
that Mrs. Maybrick will soon be released from
prison. 1t is understood Sir Charles Russell,
the new Attorney General, and Mr.. Asquith,
the Home Secretary, are in favor of her release.
The ceremony of investing with the pallium
the Most Rev. William Vaughn, who succeeded
the late Cardinal Manning as Archbishop
of Westminster, took place in the Brompton
Oratory in the Abbey last week.-1n speak
ing of a toast after the review of the Garde
GU corps AC tno new palace Aenpiehoi, beEHn,
Emperor William declared that he derived
great pleasure from the fact that the date, Aug.
Is, the day the Garde du Corps had so honor
ably fulfilled their duty at the battle of Grave
loute, in the Franco Prussian war. conceded
with the birthday Of Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria. who presented bright example to
soldiers of a ruler who was imbued with most
noble sense of devotion to duty. He also made
an absolute denial to all rumors of approaching
war;
General.
The celebrated Dismal Swamp Can al of Vir-
GINA has been sold at auction for $4,000. 1t
is understood that the timber land along the
canal will be developed. The history of the
canal dates back to the time of George Wash
ington, who was the originator of the ditch
The Island of Yerba Buena in the harbor of
San Francisco. CAL, which was used as mill
tary reservation, has been transferred to the
control of the Engineer Department for use
and occupation as torpedo station for the
Pacific Coast. --According to the Bureau of
Statistics over 100000 immigrants have been
landed within the last seven months. The
total for the seven months of 1892 was 403, LAT,
and for corresponding seven months of 1891
was 371 1873.
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