The National tribune., 1896-03-26
BRIEF NEWS

The steamer UmatilIa sailed from San Fran
cisco last week, carrying 100 miners and outhts
| for the gold fields of Alaska. Some are going to
| Cooks Inlet, while others will brave the dan
| gers of a far north Winter and attempt to cross
the ice from Dyer Inlet to Yukon. 10 reach
Yukon by water the miners would have to wait
| until June.
| The verdict reached by the Committee on
| Findings in the case of Rev. &. y. Brown, the
| San Francisco Minister, declared him guilty of
| conduct unbecoming a Christian minister.
| The closing paragraph of the verdict states
that, although no evidence clearly convicted
| Brown of any single act of immortality, yet the
J testimony was such as to throw grave doubts
| on his moral character.
Jackson and Walling, the prisoners under
| indictment for the murder of Pearl Bryan,
| have been taken from Cincinnati to the New
port Jail. The case will be called some time
| this week.
| Robert Callaghan. owner of the Angora Cot
| ton and WOODEN Mills Philadelphia, has failed.
| Liabilities are estimated at $3.50 600, with as
! sets of S55O,O00. Over 400 operatives are
thrown out of work. The cause assigned is
| the new tariff schedule.
Cherokee Bill, the notorious Western outlaw,
| was hanged at Fort Smith, Ark, last week.
Metepa, the stronghold of the Nicaraguan
| rebels, has fallen before the Government troops.
| The loss in killed and wounded on both sides
| during the three days fighting before the city
! was taken by storm is estimated at over l,OOO.
| Metepa is situated in mountainous country
near the frontier of Honduras, and was consid-
cred impregnable, on account of its almost in
accessible approaches. Troops supplied by the
| President of Honduras to assist President Ze-
| laya are doing good service.
The German Government is making inquiry
into the conduct of DR.. Peters formerly Ger
man Imperial Commissioner to Africa. Peters
is accused Of murder, immortality, and other
abuses of his position.
Five men were killed by an explosion Of the
Latin. Rand Powder Mill, at Riftou, Pa, last
week.
T. II. Elliott, Secretary Of the British Board
of Agriculture testified before the Committee
on the Adultcration of Food, in session in Lon
don last week. that among the samples of food
examined by the Government 81 came from
the United States and 50 from Canada, not one
of which was adulterated. Among the Ger
man samples examined 81 out of 124 were
adulterated.
The italian Government has issued Green
Book containing a history of the campagnin
Abyssinia. and full account of the disaster of
Adowa. The report that Crispi authorized
Gen. Baldissera to treat for peace with Meme
Xix is confirmed by the Green Book. The ltal-
ian Chamber of Dputies has voted credit of
100000 lire to continue the campaign.
Thirteen miners were killed in an explosion
of gas in Berwind-White Shaft, at Dubois,
Pa, Monday. Two other miners were killed
in a similar explosion in the Adrian mine,
eight miles south of Dubois.
Thomas Hughes, the English author who
gained fame by his books, tom Browns
School Days" and Others, is dead, aged 73
years.
The bill advocated by the British Board Of
Agriculture providing for the exclusion of for
eign-bred cattle from the United Kingdom
passed second reading in the House of Com
mons Monday, receiving 244 votes. Friends
OF the Canadian cattle trade oppose the measure.
United States Ambassador Bayard, who was
censured by the House of Representatives, has
refused to discuss the matter.
The steamer Peru, which arrived in San
Francisco the other day, brings news of the
raid on the Presbyterian Mission about 100
miles southeast of Shanghai. The robbers
shot Rev. r. II. Bent, but did not kill him.
George Richmond, the artist, died in London
last week. During his life he had executed
nearly 5000 paintings.
Fire in the copper works OF the Pennsyl-
vania Salt Manufacturing Company at Ma.
trona, Pa, Saturday, caused loss of over
Sl,OO0, 0UO
William @. Judge, President of the Theo-
sophica Society of America, died at New York
City Saturday. He had been associated with
Nine Blavatsky during her life, and was one
of the original members and first Secretary Of
the Society III this country.
Mr.. and Mrs. BootI-Tncker have sailed from
London to assume command of the Salvation
Army in this country. They hope to be able
TO influence Darlington Booth and his wife to
return to the Army, and will make him most
liberal offers. Balington Booth has stated that
he will remain with the American Volunteers.
During a riot between the non-union men
employed in the iron works of Chandler & Tay-
Tor, at indianapolis, Ind. and number of
strikers aud their sympathizers on Saturday,
three men, William Watson, Walker Davis, and
Hook Lee were shot, Davis fatally.
1t is reported at Buenos Ayres that Chile has
Just purchased one OF the iroDcads built by the
Armstrong;, of Newcastle, for the japanese
Government This ironclad has a displace-
ment of 10000 tons. The price paid is said TO
have been f1,0O0000
The 25th anniversary Of the establishment of
the German Reichstag celebrated by ban
quet in Berlin Saturday, at which Al members
of the original body attended.
Another attempt is to be made to induce Pre-
mier Greenway, of Manitoba, 10 restore separate
schools, Lord Aberdeen having appointed three
delegates to visit Winnipeg to confer with the
Provincial Ministers.
The venerable George Anthony Dennison,
Archdeacon Of Taunton. England, is dead, aged
81 years. half century ago he was convicted
of preaching uDsound doctrine, but his SEN
tence was set aside appeal Oh il point of law.
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