The National tribune., 1896-10-08
BRIEF NEWS

A locomotive plant IL 70 10 established st
Mini Novgorod, Russia. Last week oil ths
necessary machinery. valued at nearly half .
millisn dollars, was shipped from Philadelphia
on the British steamer Laleham.
Tho Extraordinary Tribunal which was "a.
tablished to try Mussulmans and Armenisns
engaged in recent disturbance has found .
number of Mussulmans guilty Of murder. and
sentenced them to Is years imprisennent. Ar.
menians suspected Of taking part in the ont
break have been sentenced to death.
Capt John D. Hart has been held in 81 600
bail at Philadelphia. charged with violating
the neutrality laws in sending arms and am
munition to Cuba on tho Laurada.
A general strike on the Canadian Pacific is
imminent. The telegraphers have begun q
strike, and trainmen. fremen, conductors and
other Employees Of tue road have passed reso-
lutions of sympathy.
While reviewing . parade at Burlington,
Iowa. last Thursday Vice. President Stevenson
was slightly hurt by the collapse OF the review
ing stand. Gov. f. nj. Drake ex-Gov. Sher-
man and ex-Gov. Newbold. and others who
were on the stand at the time received severe
bruises. None were seriously hurt.
The London Chronicles Berlin correspondent
reports Constantinople dispatch to the Frank
Jturter Zeitung. which says that commission of
represen tatives of France, Germany, Austria
and England has been appointed by the Sultan
to inquire into the causes of the late massacre,
in Constantinople. which was preciptated by
the attack OF party of Armenian revoutionsts
upon the Ottoman bank.
1t is stated that the Sultan in letter to En-
peror William, of Germany, pledges protection
to all Christians in Turkey except those en-
gagged in anarchism.
The last of long series of hostile manifesto
tions against the missionaries in Peru was the
order Of the Government, issued last, week,
closing the English College at Coco, where
the American missionaries were mobbed re-
Gently.
Gen. Melquizo, supported by the columns of
troops under Coils Hernandez, Frances. and
Romero. Tuesday morning of last week at
tackled the insurgents under Gen. Antonio Ma
Geo. and after some hard fighting defeated the
Cuhans. The Spanish report says that the in
surgents lost 80 killed and over 200 wounded.
The Spanish lost IL killed and ABOUT 80 wound
ed.
The Supreme Court at Madrid has abrogated
the sentence of Gen. Julio Sanquilly, who was
charged with aiding aud abetting a reasonable
conspiracy against Spain. Cousu-General Will
lians saved Gen. Sanqnilly from trial by mill
tary court, on the ground that he was an Amer
lCau CiiIZcli, anu tuc civil COuEI oouGCuC0A lin
to imprisonment for life.
The militia still guards the mines at Lead
Vile. AS result of the miners meeting the
majority have decided to remain quiescent until
after election. If Mckinley is elected the pres
ebt intention is to abandon the strike. If
Bryan is elected. the hope is that the price of
silver Will advance, and that the managers will
at once concede all demands of the union. Tho
unruly element is aggrieved over the decision,
and eager to adopt radical measures at once.
Florida was one of the greatest sufferers from
the tornado which swept the Atlantic Coast
early last week, and sections Of the State are
mpetey devastated. The total loss of life
will be over hundr d. Fifteen people were
drowned in Cedar Keys alone. The lumber
and turpentine industries have received heavy
blow.
Great damage was wrought in the Shenan-
doah Valley by Tuesdays great storm. and the
river WAS higher by several inches than it had
been in the recollection Of the oldest inhabit-
ant.
Heavy losses from the food are reported from
the Upper Potomac; but only one casualty is
known to have occurred.
1t is reported that the Irish suspects. Kearney
and Haines, who were believed to be connected
with q dynamite conspiracy, have been con-
Quoted to the Dutch frontier 1t was also re-
ported that p J. 2. lyman, the notorious No.