Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-18

armed with Berdan rifles, and the batteries
pattern. The reserve force consists OF "a, 900
men, There are also twelve battalions OF land
strum Of 600 men each, or 1900 men, making
The Eastern Roumelian or Southern Bulga-
rian army comprises, according TO estimates,
ond, 70. 1877 of the reserve. and 3,422 men of
the active reserve, making a total OF 81, $50
about $4,000 KruSa. 1000 Berdsn = and e 8, 600 100
Martini-Henry rides In the province.
Cleveland Hard at work.
WRITING ON HIS MESSAGE AND MAKING IT
LIVELY FOR HIS ADVISERS.
Washington Special Philadelphia Times.
The President is working late at night ON his
message. Not only is he hard worker him.
self, but he makes it lively sometimes for his
cabinet and bureau officers. On Saturday
night, about halfpast ten, q messenger inquired
OF solitary passer at the corner Of p and 10th
streets where Treasurer Jordon lived.
Orman pointing to douSs m.ns,Sn on the
corner.
The house was dark. but the messenger
He waited a short time and rang again. Atthe
second summons q window above was thrown
violently up and white-robed ngure ap-
. .I is wanted down thsrs'" 1t said.
. Is that Treasurer Jordan"
"Well, you are wanted at the White House."
said the messenger.
..SHo-nights" exclaimed the astonishsd on
Right awayI The President says he wants
The white-robed figure uttered single sjscu.
lation which showed it was not IN angel. and
the window went down with bang. Twenty
minutes later the treasurer OF the United States
was on his way to the White House.
BLEW HER BRAINS OUT IN PLAY:.Ye.ter
Iowa, jokingly leveled q revolver At her com.
panion ana demanding her money or her life
pointed the pistol in q playful manner at her
own head and pulled the trigger. The weapon
went of, the ball entering her head. The girl is
dead.
FELL HEApLoNe 1sTo FuRHAoE..A
night, while repairing one of the blast furnaces
of the Cambria Iron Company, ]. B. Smith was
mace. Ropes were thrown to him, but he was
unconscious and could not take advantage Of
that method Of escape and soon died; The gas
arose from the furnace in such a volume that
the work OF rescuing the body was very dan.
gerous, and in q few moments one OF the res
cuing party was overcome. He was dragged
away, and q fellow-workman took his place,
but he too was soon rendered unconscious.
Matters continued thus until seventeen work.
Smith were pulled up with hooks and ropes.
They presented CHASTITY appearance.
KILLED Hrs BRoTHER.-Morgan Cockrell and
his brother, George, living near Perryville, Kan,
disputed over trivial matter. George threw
his brother down, which a man named White
the muzzIe between Whites arm and body, as
at the latter, disemboweling him. The muir.
derer has not yet been captured. The brothers
are reported to be nephews OF Senator Cockrell,
OF Missouri
RIVER AND HARBoR IMPRovEMENT.-AtT us-
met yesterday. Delegates from all the towns
on the navigable streams I'm the state were
1selsgaes Were also from
the government for the Improvement OF the
rivers and of Mobile harbOr. senator Pugh
made Q speech upon the subject.
General De Courcy. Commander Of the French
erals lamont and Nesfier are vigorously crush
tants Of the Red river delta. Slight actions
with the Black Flags are Of daily Occurrences.
The insurgents losses are heavy. while ours are
are submitting TO us. The French troops are
in admirable spirits. despite the Antiques con-
seQuent upon the insurgents cutting the dykes
and flooding the country"
ing OF the board OF trustees of the Paramount
Park Art association, held In Philadelphia yes.
terday afternoon, i was resolved TO establish 9
association, in Paramount PARK. q suitable me.
$4,000 toward the memorial providing at
least 600 additional b raised for that pur-
pose. Ne A. ]. Drexeu was appointed chair-
man.
The SOCIALIST LIEsKk BEHRADkD-The
socialist Lieske, who was convicted On July
LIST of the murder Of Police Counsellor Rumpn
last. was yesterday beheaded. He protested 70
ana SsSavea IN com iansden m.nn. s.' crime
A. CATHOLIC PRorEcToRATR BURxED.-The
Catholic protectorate at Glencoe, Missouri,
twenty-six miles from st. Louis, was burned
Monday night. There were nine Christian
ing, all OF whom escaped. Two boys and
one brother, who remained In the building too
long found the stairway burning and jumped
nom third-story window. Tue brother was
$4,000.
THE HEADQUARTERS or 0ovnkNoh LRk.-
In letter received In Richmond Monday by
Fitxhugh Lee stated that he desired 20 be In
augurated with - little ceremony and - unos-
tentatiously ~ possible. In deference 90 this
on1 me s O o ~ ns w ne %
Of ONCE. II IL probable that there VIII Be ball
In the evening.
SAD END or THE Hon kYHo0N:-The saA 81
Mayo and his recently welded wife. who have
been spending their honeymoon et 0oodwcud.
the seat OF the duke OF Rchmood and Gordon,
In England. were thrown hon their cs1s.se
iously hurt, bat will recover. Lady Mayo ~
ceived injuries which IL - nasva wsh psove
a~sa' ->ne--
Deputy Unised Dtesee Mazhl - ~. 2neec
vns iS1aily shot ID Harlan coenty. Ky.s ~ pa.
taes whoxn he had arrested nf ssoaAsang revsnus
lawn