The National tribune., 1896-07-02
BRIEF NEWS

OltlLl I'LL IA0
DR.. Fritz Friedman, i.the noted criminal
lawyer who defended Lieut.. Won kotze, Tor
merry Court Chamberlain, when he was
charged with writing scandalous letters to
ladies and gentlemen high in court circles
was last week acquitted Of the charge OF en-
bezzement in Berlin. DIR. Friedman got into
trouble last December and absconded, taking
with him papers compromising to many high
about the Imperial Court. He left behind debts
/ amounting to 100000 marks. He went to
Paris, and there published number Of scan
dalous letters, aud would have printed more
but was bought off. More disclosures are now
threatened.
The report OF the royal commission on the
| financial relations between England and Ire
land states that the increase OF taxation III
| Ireland between the years of 1853 and 1860 was
not justified by the then existing circnm-
| stances. While the actual tax revenue oil Ire
land was about one-eleventh of that OF Great
Britain, the relative taxable capacity OF Ireland
does not exceed one.twentietb. The report OF
the commission adds that Ireland is now over
taxed f2, 100000 annually.
The question of Jurisdiction will likely be
raised in the case OF John d. Hart the alleged
| owner of the fiibustering steamer Bermuda,
| he having already been indicted in New YORK
City, Philadelphia, and Jacksonville, Fla, on
charges growing out of the expeditions. In
view Of legal complications the case will prob
ably not come to trial until Fall.
The amendment offered by Senator Comasam
! in the Spanish Senate 10 change the protocol Oh
| 1877 with the United States was voted down
by So TO A. The amendment grew out OF the
| discussion of the Alliance incident.
During the races at West End track, Berlin,
NJ KotlS Mt nnha
of the American Legation, was insulted and
ordered from the track.
John w. Kelly, the well.known variety
actor and author of number of comic songs.
among them "Slide, Kelly, Slide" died in
New York City, Friday, aged 40 years.
The steamer City of Key West. which left
Key West, Fla, June2i with ammunition and
party, which it was supposed would attempt to
! reach Cuba, was overtaken and captured by the
Revenue Cutter Winona. Tho Three Friends,
| to which the cargo and men on the City OF Key
West were to have been transferred, was also
| stopped and taken back to Key West
Col. Nunez, charged with flibustering, was
dismissed at Jacksonville, Fla last Friday, for
| lack Of evidence.
| The Spanish Bank at Havana has been
authorized TO emit $l2000,000 in gold bills.
The Government will deposit So GOO. 600 in sill
yer in the vaults, besides part Of the stamp
| tax.
The United States Revenue Cutter Winona
| captured the City of Richmond, last Saturday,
and returned with her to Key West, which
port the alleged ilibustering steamer had left
| the day before. On board the City of Rich
mond were found arms, ammunition, and
| party of Cnbans The Captain and passengers
/ furnished bonds.
An engagement between the Spanish under
| Maj. Luis Trujillo and band of 600 insurgents
under Alberto Rodriguez took place Saturday.
Maj. Trujilo reports that he had eight men
] wounded, while the Cubans lost 81 killed, be-
| sides a large number seriously wounded.
| weyler's army will be reinforced by over
30, 900 infantry, ACT cavalry, 2e3 artillery and
| 1913 engineers, early in August.
Gen. Bradley T.. Johnson. correspondent for
New York paper, has been warned that should
! he send out any moro news detrimental to
| Spanish interests he will be expelled from
| Cuba
James B. Gentry, who shot and killed actress
Madge York, in Zeissc's Hotel. Philadelphia,
was Saturday found guilty of murder III the
| first degree.
| The Jim Crow Car" will likely soon be
abolished in Kentucky, the law requiring
| separate coaches for white and cOored people
| having been declared invalid by Judge James
| Bratbitt, during the trial of the Receiver of
the Ohio Valley Railroad, charged with forcing
| Rioting was reported at Van last week. and
IL is said fully 400 people on both sides
| killed. Many Armenians have sought refuge
| in the British Consulate.
| Heavy orders for powder for the United
| States Government have been received by tho
Dupont Powder Company, Wilmington. Del,
and the works are being operated day and
| night. These orders have caused much specu-
lation.
Reports received by the Armenian Relief
| Committee. New York, state that there is great
suffering at Harpoot, Diarbekir, aud adjacent
regions, and many are snbsisting on roots and
grass Two Christian girls, aged four and six
| years, were sold in Aintab by Turk for So
each. In Guerun 5000 people are dependent
| on outside relief.
| four-round contest between Corbett and
| Tom Sharkey, at San Francisco, last week, re-
| suited In a draw on account of police inter-
| ference at the end Of the fourth round. Both
men were aggressive; Corbett fell down twice,
| and was unable to get in a knock. out blow.
much to the disappointment of those who had
stakcd their money on him. Sharkey has
challenged Corbett to a finish fight for $4,000.
Miss Frances Z. Willard states that the
worlds w. c. I. u, OF which she is President
| will meet in Montreal, Canada, either next
| Spring or next Autumn. The following have
| been appointed fraternal delegates to the Con.
vention from Great Britain: Lady Henry Som
erset Miss Agnes Slack, Mrs. Hannah Whitall
| Smith, Miss Agnes Weston, Mrs. Ward Poole,
Miss Mary Phillips, and Mrs. Hughes.
While nearly 100 miners were working in Red
| Ash vein of the Twin Shaft at Pttston, Pa,
early Sunday morning, the roof caved in, and
all were imprisoned. About half the men were
| English speaking miners and the remainder
foreigners Although work was begun at once
| to rescue the entombed men, at least recover
| their bodies, nothing has yet been accomplished,
| owing to the water in the shaft and the danger
| of other men being caught in another cave-in,
| which is likely to follow. All hope that the
| men are alive has been given up.
| Emile Arton, who is believed to have been
| the go-between between those who gave and
| those who received brides to influence legisla-
ton favorable to the Panama Canal Co. has
| been sentenced to six years hard labor by
| Paris tribunal.
Georgi Berovitch Prince of Sames, has been
| appointed Governor of Crete to succeed the
| Mussulman Governor. Abdullah Pasha. The
! new Governor is a Christian.
| A dispatch from Copenhagen to the London
! Times says: The allusion in the platform of
! the ST. Louis Repub Con vention to the