Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-14

the Chamber, which has refused the aid OF the
French financial experts.
INTENDS TO JOIN THE HERzEGovINI,Ss
BERLIN, February IA dispatch from st.
Petersburg to the Togbiat says Gen Scobelof in
tends to join the Herzegovians.
British Columbia Excited.
"GREAT CONSTITUTIONAL CASE DECIDED.
VICTORIA, b. c., February IA great constf-
tutional case has been decided In the supreme
court, Judges Beglie. Crease and Gray sitting
The court unanimously decides that the court Of
appeals formed by the local government. is not a
provincial court within the meaning of the British
North American act; that the local legislature
cannot make rules u govern the procedure OF the
court or delegate power TO the lieutenant gov
ernor 10 do so; that application OF the judicial
districts act 10 Judges appointed. and holding
commissions prior TO It's enactment is unconstf-
tutional; that Judges are dominion, not provincial
officers. and that in these respects. the judicial
district act for the better administration OF
Justice. and the act for local administration OF
Justice are ultra rt,'es The points involved are
important, and the decision creates sensation In
legal circles.
CHINESE MURDERERs.
In the case OF two Chinese merchants fmrH-
cated ia murder, the court has refused TO ACCEPT
sioooo cash ball for their appearance.
Hon. Edwards PicrrcpOnt i'm ottawa.
OTTAWA, ONT, February 4-Hon. Edwards
Pierrepont has arrived here, with several protni-
nfnt New Workers. II is understood they are here
on business connected with the Northern Pacific
Railway Company. bill has been introduced In
the house of commons to constitute court OF rail-
Assa sSinatiou ia Kentucky.
STANFORD. KY. February Ion sunday night.
near here John Carr, a highly esteemed c0lored
nun. WAS shot dead ia his own house, by an un-
child. No clue has been found ~ the perpetrators
OF the crime
Verdict of Censure.
SKowHEGAN, MF., February 14-The coroner's
on January aS, by which several lv,.s were lost
md that the boiler which had been ia Tor nine
years and had been frequently repaired. had by
constant oyer-Straining weakened the iron which
with the low state OF the water Was the cause of
the explosion; The jury merely censured the
urged upon the legislature the passage OF a law
for athorough inspection OF boilers
Notes from Albany.
THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED AT
ALBANY, n. Y, February 14-In the assembly
this morning the speaker announced the standing
committees
THREATENED BREAK Up OF ICE IN THE HUDSON
The warm rains OF the past few days have caused
River men think that II the freshet continues to-
day the ice will break up. All the ice haryesters
In this city excepting two have discontinued cut
A Freight Train Sma.h-up.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nj, February l4-A freight
train s,naSh-up occurred at Mil Hall junction at
O'Clock this morning. west bound train with
is impeded. A brakeman was seriously injured.
Suicide by Poison.
WATERFOWL. NY, February 14-Natban Lord,
prominent citizen OF Brownvilie. took poison
yesterday from the effects or which he died this
morning.
Snow Blockade in Nova Scotia.
sUFFERINGs OF LEGISLATORS FROM EXPOSURE.
HALIFAX. MS, February 14-Tne train which
left Antigonishe on the Halifax and Cape Breton
Railway on Friday morning for New Glasgow,
although drawn by three locomotives, was unable
Of m
drifts and ffnaity stopped at Merigomishe, four
teen miles from New Glasgow, on saturday. sun
large NUMBER lncludlng a number OF senator's
ana members OF Parliament on their way 70
Ottawa. started for New Glasgow on foot, arriving
last night greatly exhausted and suffering from
exposure.
Ice Ereshet i'm the Susquehanna.
PITTsToN, Pa, February 14-The Susquehanna
river here is 21 feet above low water marx The Ice
has broken and is passing quietly down the river.
Preparing 70 Receive Hebrew Refu.
gees
PHILADELPHIA. February IA pubic meeting
has been called by the mayor, 10 be held to-mor-
row, to make provision for three hundred Jewish
refugees who LETT Liverpool on Saturday for this
port
Suicides I'm PrOvfdcnce.
PROVIDENCE r. l., February l4-HeAry Z. PAUL.,
OF Bristol shot himself this morning intentionally,
and win probably die Mary Williams, lwhite,,
the wife OF Frank Williams, tcoored). killed her
An Elevator Burned.
Ell PAso, H., February l4-Henning Brothers'
elevator at LOStant was burned last night Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000
Smallpox Abatimg I'm Chicago.
CHICAGO, H., February l4-Small-pox In this
city Is rapidly abatng, and the physicians feel that
the worst has passed. The city health commis-
sioner leaves to-day for New York, where he goes
for the purpose OF urging upon the quarantine au-
tbcr1ties the necessity OF subJectlng all unvaccf.
mated Immigrants TO quarantine for reasonable
length Of time.
EX-SENATOR CHRIsTIAEcy has written Nj. Blaine
a letter retracting what he recently said charging
the latter with breach OF confidence by publiah-
ing private correspondence between them. On
looking over his official papers at the State de-
partmfnt, Mt. Christiancy discovered that his
clerk at the legation, not understanding that the
correspondence was TO be private, stamped
each letter With the ofacial seal Hence The ~.