Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-21
The Siege of Widdin Raised.

PRINCE ALEXANDER HAS NOT SUBMITTED TO
THE SULTANs DEMANDS.
The Servian's column, which was besieging
Widdn, has raised the siege and hurried to the
assistance of King Milan. The Servian loss in
Thursdays fighting at Slavinge was 500 in
killed and wounded. Prince Alexander's re-
cent appeal to the sultan for aid turns out to
have been misunderstood. Instead of an APP
peal for protection against Servia, it was a for
ma, aemano q, upon dIfRey 70 carry out the
Russia from trespassing upon Bulgarian soil.
This was in view OF the massing of Russian
still reported to be proceeding, and which,
taken in conjunction with similar demonstra-
tons on the part of Austria, is the most omin-
NOTABLE MEN AT DINNER.-Mr George W.
Chiids gave dinner to the Farmers club at
Wootton, his country seat, Thursday night
Among the guests present were Chauncey NJ
Depew, president New York Central Railroad;
Central Railroad; George B. Roberts president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad; Frank Thomson
vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Robert Garrett, president Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad; Senator j. ID. Cameron; Hon. S.
j. Randall; j. S. Morgan. of London; j. Pier
pOnt Morgan, of Mes York; A. j. DrexeI: Judge
Butler, United States circuit court; Justice
Green, OF the supreme court of Pennsylvania,
and Hon. Wayne Macveagh.
GLORIFYING RIEL.-At Riel meeting Oh the
Champ de Mars Montreal, THURSDAY night he
chairman. N. o; Davis, after condemning the
government for Riers execution, asked the au-
dience to swear over the body OF Riel never to
forgive those who were responsible for Kiels
death and to adopt his children as those of the
nation. Hon. r. Mercier protested sOlemnly
against the fate of Riel and called on the people
to turn out the three towards in the cabinet
Riel was a sublime fool The towards at Ottawa
had intended to cover him with shame but in
stead OF that they had crowned him with glory.
BRILLIANT PLAYING RY VIGSAUx-The
fifth game of the billiard tournament for the
championship OF the world, in Chicago last
night, was won by NignauX. the French cham
pion. over SloSson, by a score of 900 to 136, in
eight innings. Vignaux made the unprece-
denied average of 40.
Rev. DIR. KYNETr WILL SUE Hrs ACCUsER
\ Baltimore Sun special from Philadelphia
rotary of the board OF church extension Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, who was recently
charged charge by a iayman; Thomas ". Price, with
nOunced yesterday his determination to sue
Mr.. Price for libel, and to include also in the
reply, and will read it at the meeting of the
board next Wednesday. 1.-The statements >,
said DIR. Kynett. ARE clearly libelous, and their
author Will be called to account. He distinctly
charges me and my assistant DIR. McCabe, with
lying. fraud, obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses and other offenses. This pamphlet pub.
lished over his own signature, shows il. have
no complaint to make against most of the
newspapers for publishing the charges. They
that they should have been given to the public
hut there was one which misrepresented the
case cast by ~ not only commenting upon my reply
ported to be interviews with Mr.. Price These
interviews, II authentic, are clearly libelous
! report which 1 believe is Iibelous After the
meeting OF the board next Wednesday suits
will be brought"
FINED FOR SENDING CHALLENGE.-In the
hastings court in Richmond yesterday, l.. B,
sending challenge to fight duel. The evi.
dence showed that in August last Jones had a
difheulty with q. T. Bradley, resulting In Jones
sending challenge to Bradley to fight duel.
subsequently the matter was amicably ad-
gusted, but Jones was arrested, and appeared
before the police justice, who sent the ease to
the grand jury of the hastings court. The Jury
returned verdict of guilty, and his punish
ment was one hour in jail and a fine OF one cent.
Caceres has been defeated by the first diyi-
sion OF the Peruvian forces, who cut of his re-
killed and prisoners.
The sale of the late Richard Grant Whites
library was concluded in New York last night.
A meeting was held in New York yesterday
to devise measures to revive the shipping inter.
ests. John Roach and Gen. Nasiey were the
jacob Butler. eolored, was hanged at York.
Town, va, yesterday, for the murder of James
The American schooner T. and C. Halves.
Capt; Harding, from Bathurst, British Gambia,
i ,S sierre Leone was wrecked October oath OF
the river ST. Pedro. The crew are at Bathurst
Hon. Henry w. Sage, the founder Of the SaEs
! ZEN college Cornell university, has given
| xoO.OOO 70 endow professOrship OF ethics and
CRY OF his late wife,
FIVE insane women were burned to death at
| Ohio, yesterday.
During fire in Brand Brothers' factory at
| New britain, Conn.,, Henry r. Latham, q fire.
| man, was strrck by brick, knocked TO the
| ground 80 feet below, and badly injured. The
4 fooi ieu on another fireman named Burnham.
| The stage from the Silver King mine TO Casa
Grande, Arizona, was stopped by 9 highway.
| man on Friday and two bars OF silver bullion
worth $5, 600 stolen
1t is said that Dion, the billiardist, who is In
the insane ward at Bellevue hospital, New
| YORK, may recover his reason In Six months
with careful treatment