The National tribune., 1895-08-15
BRIEF NEWS

The trial of Theodore Durrant at San Fran
cisco, CAL, charged with the murder of Blanch
Lamont, has begun.
The Admiralty Court hasrendered a decision
| in the inquiry made into the sinking of the
| NorthGerman Steamship Compahy's steamer
Elbe in collision with the British steamer
| Crathie in January last. The court holds that
| the blame for the collision must be attributed
to the mate of the Crsthie, who deserted his
post Immediately before the occurrence and
went into the galley of the Crathie. Continu-
ing, the findings say that the official in charge
of the watch of the Elbe cannot, however. be
freed from the rsproach that he omitted to get
out of the way of the Crsthie by the timely
nipulaton Of the helm, and failed to attract
the attention of the crew of the Crathie by sig
mailing with the steam whistle.
meeting of the foreign residents of Tier
Tsin, China, was held on Aug. IL. 1t was de-
cided to communicate by cable the necessity OF
immediate intervention in China upon behalf
OF the United States and British Governments
Parliament was formally opened on Aug. ~
William Court Gully was elected Speaker.
The Treasury, on Aug ~, lost S1,65O.000 in
gold, which was withdrawn for export to
Europe. This leaves reserve of about 81 ,3OO,-
600 above the 100000, 900 mark.
A decision has been rendered in favor Of Wal.
deck Lodge, knights of Pythias, Chicago
composed of Germsn-Amcrican members. re-
straning the Grand Lodge of the State from
expelling tho lodge from the Order because
it refused to abandon its German Ritual
The Supreme Lodge. at its meeting in Wash
ington, i'll August. 1891, revised its Constitution
and Bylaws, and adopted provisions, among
which was that the Ritual of the Order shall
be printed and published only in the English
language, except as may hereafter he aut or
lied. In September, 1894 the Grand Chancellor
of Illinois ordered the surrender of the char
tor of Waldeck Lodge and its German rituals,
and ordered that the lodge use only the Eng
ligh rituals at its meetings. Waldeck Lodge
refused to comply with the demand and the
Chancellor presented charges to the Grand Trib-
una charging tho lodge with violating alleged
laws. The Grand Tribunal, after considering
the case, found Waldeck Lodge guilty only OF
disobeyng the order of the Grand Chancellor.
This finding the lodge deemed unreasonable,
and prepared to submit the matter to the Su-
premo Tribunal; but it was shown to the court
that the appeal to the upper tribunal was re-
fused and the Grand Tribunal would not stay
its judgment. which provided for the expulsion
of the lodge and the forfeiture OF its franchise
and property.
The mobilization of Spanish troops in Cuba
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The light business now carried on by pork
packing establishments in various cities has no.
suited in the furlough of about $50 assistant
microscopes of the Agricultural Department.
Adolph Sutro. Mayor OF San Francisco. and
brother of Otto Sutro. of Baltimore, has offered
property valued at 100000 to the California
State University.
All central Kansas was drenched. From one
and one-half TO four inches are reported along
the main line of the Union Pacific, including
the Belleville & Solomon Branches. as well as
the Missouri, Kansas q Texas. This places
all late corn beyond the reach of dry weather.
and will materially benefit all dry planted
fields
free trade treaty is about consummated be-
tween Canada and New Zesand. The tariff is
mainly free trade in respect 10 many classes OF
natural products and manu- features, but a
few lines there are ad 'ya0rem duties of from
10 to % per cent.
Irving NJ. Scott, President OF the Union Iron
Works, which turned out the Olympia and
several other crack American cruisers will
soon go 10 Japan to bid on the contracts for
building men of-war for the japanese navy.
Harvey Merritt, an ex-convict, has entered
suit against the Georgia Penitcntiary Company
for 5000 damages. Merritt alleges that upon
one occasion lie was struck l75 blows, the blood
gushing at every siroke.and when captured
after trying TO escape Immediately after that
beating. lie says he was held by six men while
Capt Woodruff, the whipping boss at tho Chat.
tahoochee Brick Company's yards, beat him
over the head and in the face with the heavy
end of the strap, splitting he strap and putting
out one OF the prisoners eyes.
Reports received AZ the State Department
from the United States Consul at Victoria, b.
g., 10 the effect that the seals in Boring
Sea are practically extcrminated. The only
satisfaction that the State Department can get
from this melancholy Intelligence is that it
sustains the contention of successive Secretar-
les of State that more stringent regulations
than those which have been in force were NEG
essary to prevent the entire destruction of seal
life in Boring Sea.
Americas irst female Sheriff was appointed
at Springfield. No, last week. A fve-day
deadlock WAS ended in the County Court bv
the appointment of Mrs. Helen c. Stewart to
be Sheriff OF Greene County. to succeed her
husband. who died few weeks ago. AS the
Sheriff must preside at all executions for capt.
tai crimes Mrs. Stewart may yet become the
worlds first woman executoner.
The natural gas industry is fully reviewed in
the annual rerort of the Geological Survey.
The important gas fields now are those of west
ern Pennsylvania, western New YORK, north
western OHIO, and central Indiana. The high
est actually observed pressure of the gas has
been about 500 pounds to the square inch,
closed pressure. In all districts the pressure
has decreased steadily and materially. Here
tofore natural gas could be easily carried in
pipe for long distances under its own pressure,
but now in most places artificial means
must be used to drive it to the place where
it is needed. No statement of the amount of
natural gas consumed has ever been given. and
the report says it is not possible to make one.
The amount has been greatly reduced within
the last few years by cutting off the enormous
waste that existed, while improved appliances
have doubled the efficiency of what is used.
The total value of that consumed in 1894 was
nearly $l4 100000. This is a steady decrease
from 1855, when tho value was $22 100000.
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