The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-31
BRIEF NEWS.

Banks and business houses generally were
closed throughout the State of Georgia on Gen
Lees birthday.
Miss Mary L. Stevenson, daughter Of the
Vice President, died at Asheville, N. @.
A reception was rendered 8. F. Smith, D. D.,
author of America" by the Young Mems
Baptist Union of Boston, last week.
The net debt of the Canadian Government
is now over 1926, 900 600, more than $4 500. 00O
having been added during the last year. The
country has less than 100000 people.
The recruiting.station of the United States
Army at Chicago has enlisted giant. His
name is Henry Sterley. He is the tallest man
in the Army, his hight being six feet six inches,
and his weight is 23s pounds.
The GAR Post at Liverpool O., has adopted
resolutions protesting against Confederates be-
ing admitted into the parade at Louisville dur
ing the National Encampment.
A commission has been sent to Europe by
the Argentine Republic to study army and
navy methods, and purchase the latest i'm
proved weapons.
Gov. Mckinley made the address Of welcome
TO the National Manu1acturerS Convention,
which met in Cincinnati last week.
According to the report of the Department
of Agriculture, Utah led all the States in the
average production Of wheat'to the acre. The
acreage however, in Utah is small, when COM
pared with some of the great wheat-producing
States.
Alexander Dumas says that he has outlived
the taste for most things that money can pro-
cure. The chief pleasure Of his life now ia
meditation. which he INDUCES by taking long
walks in the forest of Marty. N. Dumas lie
now q white. haired old man, hut his old age is
vigorous He lives with his invalid wife.
J. A. Emo. the inventor of the steam man"
designed to take the place of horses died at
Newark, N. j., Jan. %.
The fifth annual Convention OF the Missis-
sippi Division of the United Confederate Vet
Grams was called to order at Jackson. The
Association now numbers 81 Camps. with a
total membership of about $500. Gov. Lowry
said: +" but voice the wish of the Con fed crate
veterans that the flag OF this Government may
continue to float over the entire country"
The Illinois Senate unanimously coneurred
in the resolution from the House skiing Illinois
members to support the bill pensioning Gen.
McClernand.
The Kansas House has adopted resolution
calling on Kansas Representatives and Senators
to favor an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States providing for the election of
United States Senators by direct vote.
Only 50 Chinese entered Canada during 1894.
The imports of France last year amounted to
4.119.46500e francs, and the exports to $685.
o47, 600.
Dr. Depew was roundly denounced at meet.
ing of Methodist ministers of New York and
vicinity for remarks made by him when he de-
Tended the action of the railroads in withdraw
ing half.rate privileges from clergymen.
The State of Illinois in 1894 led all the States
in the value of its corn and wheat crops It's corn
was valued at $65, 957, 36l; its wheat, $3l ,624-
5SS Missouri comes second with corn valued
at S46, 404 662. Bnt Iowa comes second in
wheat valued at $27, OBS. S6S; with Wisconsin
third with wheat valued at SIT, 361 ,004, while
Texas is third as n corn State with the crop
valued at $3S, 1923, 659.
The number of deaths caused by the explosion
at Butte, Mont, is now placed at SO, and the
injured at So.
A resolution has been introduced into the
Nebraska Legislature favoring the deportation
Of Archbishop Satolli 1t was introduced by
Representative Meyers, of Brown County.
Ihe tlel0 museum OF chicago
has been robbed Of case of old Egyptian jew
ery, valued at SIS, 0O0
Ex-Prosident Pexoto, of Brazil, is reported
dying at Rio de Janeiro.
Rev. George Grenfell, of the Baptist Congo
Mission, states that 100000 square miles of
unoccuped mission territory exists in Central
Africa.
The Malta is recognising In New Orleans,
and has begun another career of crime by the
assassination Of a man named Chisesi.
The House Committee on Ways and Means
of the Indiana Legislature will recommend the
construction of State Soldiers Home to cost
SIS, 600.
Knute Nelson, who has recently been elected
United States Senator from Minnesota to sue
coed Senator Washburn, is a Norwegian.
The Astors will stand by Mrs. ]. Coleman
DraytOn in her contest OF tho suit for divorce
brought by her husband some months ago.
Developments show that the men who
lynched Scott, the defalcating Treasurer of
Holt County, Neb., are members of an organ
lied band, or vigilance committee
The rumor is current that the Carnegie
Company contemplates the changing of its
plant to admit of the manufacture of cannon.
Mexico is preparing for war with Guate-
mala. The boundary line il the cause of the
disDute