The National tribune., 1895-11-14

Sentence of Theodore Durrant, convicted Of
the murder of Blanche Lamont, has been post.
poned.
A new Cabinet has been appointed in Peru.
Mrs. Ballington Booth, of the Salvation Army
is in San Francisco. As result of her work an
auxiliary league has been organized, and in il
have been enrolled many wealthy and inilu-
entail persons who desire TO Identify them
selves with the work of the army without un-
dertaking to comply with many of its customs
and forms.
Paris newspaper asserts that the Panama
Canal scandal is not yet dead, and that the Gov
eminent is about to reopen the question. Later
the story was denied by the Government.
General Master Workman J. r. Sovereign, OF
the Knights of Labor, is said to be opposed to
third terms, and has given it out that at the
end of his present term he will retire from
office.
The Clyde shirbuilders have posted notices
which lock out % per cent. of the employees in
the yards. This precipitates the break which
has long been pecteG as a result OF the diff
Guilty in the Belfast sbipyards and begins the
big strike.
Pittsburg last week received the gift of q
million dollar library. music hall and art gall
lery from Andrew Carnegie. The capitalist
will endow the art gallery with Sl,0OQ0O0.
Mrs. Florence Maybr the American woman
who is undergoing life Imprisonment for hav-
ing poisoned her husband, James May brick. has
been transferred from Wopping Prison to the
Jail at Aylesbury, with other female convicts.
The British Chamber of Agriculture has
adopted resolution asking the Government to
prohibit the importation of live cattle.
A boiler explosion occurred in the Journal
Building, Detroit, November 6. Nearly 40
bodies have been recovered from the ruins and
more persons are still missing, all of whom
supposed TO have heen killed. 1t is said that
negligence in looking after the boilers was the
cause Of the disaster.
A foot of snow is reported in variou. parts of
Minnesota and Nebraska.
The ninth annual convention of the Chris
tian Workers of the United States is being held
at New Haven, Conn, with 300 delegates in
attendance.
Charles Ryan, his wife, and four children
persisted in tenement-house fire at Brooklyn,
n. Y Thursday.
Capt Gen. Campos, commanding the Span
ish army in Cuba, is reported as being in favor
OF granting autonomy TO the island.
United States Ambassador Bayard delivered
the inaugural address before the Edinburg
Philosophical Society recently. His theme WAS
individual liberty, and in the course of his ad-
dress he warmly denounced socialism and pro-
lection.
Herr Lutgenau. socialist leader. who has
been returned to the Reichstag after a reballot
in the district OF Dorimund, has been sen.
fenced to five months imprisonment on the
charge of lese majestic for reproducing in his
article headed Another of These
Imperial Speeches"
At
offered by Belgium for the execution in Africa
By Capt. Lothaire of Stokes. the British trader,
who, the British claim, was hanged without
of civil or military law Capt Lothaire
will be tried for his act in Brussels.
Dissatisfaction is said to exist in both the
army and navy of Turkey, and an overthrow
Of the present Government the dsmember.
ment of the Empire may occur.
Seventeen foreign scaling vessels have been
captured in the sea of Okhotsk by the Russian
warship Yakut. Ono vessel escaped. All those
taken had sealskins on board.
The leader of the rebels in northwest China
is said to have sent An ultimatum to the En-
peror, with threat to march on Pekin unless
a favorable answer is given.
Affairs in Cuba are said to DO approaching
crisis. The insurgents are making great prog
ress and arc we'll supplied with arms, but the
approach of dry weather will allow opportunity
Tor military operations, and some decisive bat
lies are expected.
The Sultan of Turkey seems to be defying
The European powers in regard to Armenian
reforms, while reports from Turkey in Asia in
1catc that affairs are growing worse.
The Republican Executive Committee of
Virginia will meet at Petersburg Nov 81 to Ill
the vacancy caused by the death of Gen.