The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-07-18
BRIEF NEWS.

OltlEl III Ill.,
4 new bridge is to be built over Niagara.
One Of the spans will be 500 feet long.
An order has been issued forbidding the en-.
listment in the Arizona National Guard of any
man who cannot speak, read, and write Eng
lisb.
Another Nihilist conspiracy to kill the Car
has bcsn discovered. and eight of the conspira-
tors are under arrest. Among them are six
Nihilists recently pardoned. The Gear has
rewarded the Chief of the Secret Police with
10000 roubles
Bishop Potter, one of New York's fashion
able divnes instead OF taking his customary
trip 10 Europe this season. intends taking up
his residence in the sums of the East Side of
the city to study modern church work, and,
like a true shepherd, see the peoples needs at
close quarters.
The greatest bicycle meet of the year was in
full force at Asbury Park, n. j., all last week.
Over $4,000 bicyclists constituting the League
of American Wheelmen, were in session.
Mount Cook, the highest peak in New Zea-
| land. has just been climbed for the first time.
1t is 1852 feet high.
The Emperor has just granted pension of
| 500 year to the daughter of Philip Refs, who,
the Germans claim, was the real inventor of the
telephone.
The Pope is reported to have issued a decree
abolishing all days of abstinence in the year,
except Fridays even during Lent, for the poor
and their families.
An investigation is to be made of the Chicago
Aldermen, who are charged with receiving
brides. A special Grand Jury has been called
| TO sift to the bottom the transactions, chiefly
the gift of valuable franchises to corporations.
Reports from Little Rock and Fort Smith
say the Arkansas River has reached the danger
point, and is still rising. Farmers living in
the lowlands have removed their stock and
families to higher ground.
The anniversary of the fall of the Bastile
was celebrated in Paris on the 14th. President
Faure reviewed the garrison at Longchamps.
The steamship Miowera arrived at Victoria,
B. c., on Saturday, bringing intelligence that
on the Fourth of July, Mr. Joseph Cook, of
Boston, who was invited to speak in Honolulu,
entered upon a criticism of President Cleve-
land. He was interrupted by Minister Willis,
who presided, and left the hall amid silence.
The elections in England have opened badly
| for the Liberals. Sir William Harcourt was
| defeated in Derby, Liberal stronghold. The
| Unionists have captured eight Liberal seats 30
| far.
The Spanish Foreign and Colonial Ministers
|
| of the Mora indemnity which was recently de-
nanded by the United States.
Ship owners are loudly complaining of the
high tariffs on the new Kaiser Wilhelm canal.
During the first week of July T26 craft of vari-
| Gus sizes passed through the newly-opened
| waterway, and one English steamer paid 17O6
marks in tolls. small steamer of 600 tons
| paid 4s5 marks, and in the Winter it is pro-
| posed to raise the tariff % per cent.
| After threedays' session in National Con-
4 vention at st. Louis. the Furniture Dealers of
tho United States adjourned to meet in July,
| 1896, in New York City. A resolution was
adopted not to purchase the productions of con-
vict labor in the furniture line.
The National Window-Glass Workers will
not leave the Knights of Labor.
The Nebraska wheat crop is coming up to
expectations and will be two-thirds of an aver
age yield. The States crop will amount
to 100000 bushels.
NJ Stamboulof ex-Premier of Bulgaria was
| attacked and seriously wounded while return
| ing home from the Union Club in Sofa, last
evening. ."
British subjects who have been expelled from
| Bluefelds make claim for over 81, 0O0.O 600
damages from the Government of Nicaragua.
force of 1000 japanese troops has left
! Tuatutla to attack the Black Flags at Tai Wan
| Flu, Island of Formosa.
Thousands Of delegates to the Christian En-
desvor Convention were in Boston all last
week. Some days the Endeavorers gathered in
| the tents aud Mechanics Hall 10 the number
| of $4,000. Addresses were made by many
| prominent men and women, and it is hoped
that the Convention will result in much good
and be the means of forming closer relations
| between the members in the varions States.
Over 400 cloakmakers and contractors began
a strike in New York City the latter part of
last week, making demand for an increase of
| Is per cent. The firm has offered a compro-
mise OF 10 per cent, which has been refused
Another strike of tailors is imminent which
promises TO involve 10000 men. Pledges are
| being circulated for signatures, which will
bind the men TO strike If the bosses do not con-
| cede the scale Of wages and hours which is to
| be submitted to them some time this week.
| The employing tailors, on the other hand have
| entered into an agreement by which they as.
sign to their association all their machines and
| property and deposit with the treasurer GER
tain sum of money. In the event of any boss
| giving in 10 the strikers his property will be
con iscated by the association.
The presentation OF an application to the
| State Board Of Pardons of Ohio in the case of
| Jefferson Morehcad has brought to light a
strange story. 1tappears that the sending OF
Morehead 10 prison the result of dream
i OF al OIu luo vi tHt inab bhpPOStu
| to have been killed. Nearly II years ago John
II. Brock, farmer living near GAINESVILLE was
seen TO go into wood with dog and gun. pre-
sumably to hunt. He was never seen alive
again. Two days later his body was found in
the woods with bullethole in his head. AS
he had often threatened TO kill himself, it was
supposed to be q case of suicide, and the COr0-
| ner's jury SO found. More than a year after
ward the mother Of Brock had a vision in which
she said her appeared to her and. rising in
| his coffin, declared that he did not commit sui
eide, but murdered by Jefferson Morehead.
She instituted prosecution against Morehead
with such persistence that, notwithstanding
! the fact that two Grand Juries and magis
trates court threw the out as too fimsy to
rest on, she at last secured his indictment and
conviction.
| Lincoln's Tomb.
The care of the Lincoln Monument and the