The Washington critic., 1888-09-24
WASHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Happenings of Interest Condensed
for HastY Reading.

The fund for the relief of Emn Boy
is still increasing. Fifty members of the
Beichstag have subscribed TO il. Ac-
cording to present arrangements, the re-
lief expedition will consist OF two sepa-
rate caravans, which will start from the
east coast The smaller, composed of
300 men, under command of Lieut.. Wiss-
man, will leave first. IL will make its
way through the Unyamuczi country ly-
ing cast of Lake Tanganyilla. The Soc
ond caravan will follow at a later date.
The FIRST column will leave about the
middle of October
A dispatch from Marshall, ILL.,, says
A wedding entirely out of the usual
run WIS that of Rcv. John Holston and
Mrs. Matilda Pierson Friday. The
groom is ? years cid, of medium height
and weighs about 160 pounds, while
the bride is nearly six feet tall, weighs
fully 250 and is close TO 80 yeais of age.
She has q son several years older than
her now husband. Ilolston claims to
be a preacher of the Campbellitc denom-
ination. lie has lived in Wabash town
ship n little over three years. Mrs.
llolstO1 owns n good furm.
The Queen Of England has replied to
the address presented to her by the re-
cent Lambeth conference, thanking the
delegates heartily for their expressions
OF good will toward the throne and her
person, assuring them that it will ever
be her anxious desire to promote all
measures tending to extend the spirit OF
true religion, and earnestly praying God
TO bless their labors.
In consequence Of the liberal tone of
hhe speeches on the anniversary of the
cntrys # the Italian troops into Rome,
the Vatican has addressed IN urgent re-
quest to Germany for assurance that
the Emperor's visit will not possess the
significance nscribed to it as n mark of
hn m g4ig .al ..c I,A tuNf Inc
regime in Rome.
Nothing has transpired as to how Count
KalnolSy received Prince Bismarcl1's
proposal for settlement of the OUR
5naEVatican dispute. The Pope's ac-
tion in summoning Bishop Strossmayer
to Rome is an indication of an Austrian
agreement to support Prince Bismarcll's
project giving extended privileges to
the Vatican.
Patrick Kelly, the seaman who stabbed
to death two of his shipmates on the Ma
tional Line steamer Erin while on o
voyage from London for New York, and
who was brought back to England for
trial, was Saturday convicted and SEN
fenced to be hanged.
On Fiday Emperor William will start
for visit to the Grand Duke Of Baden
at his summer residence on the Island
OF Maniau, where he will meet the
afterwards go to Munich and Vienna.
The difficulties between America and
Canada are discussed in Berlin trade
papers as promising to develop the Ger
man export trade A rupture Is con-
sidered as certain to give German export
ers chance.
Mrs. Mary Jane Taylor, of Niagara
a guest for the past month of Lady
Preston, of Kingstown, died Saturday
in. l,1.1 A,I to AgnI
she took an overdose of opium.
Admiral Krantz, Minister Of Marine
of France, has informed the budget com
mittee that if the committee persist in
demanding reductions he will resign his
post.
Meyer Goldstein, aged twenty-sil
years, clerk for Morris Grcenbaum, oil
auctioneer of New York, has been ar
rested on the charge of having swindlet
his employer out of $4,000.
Charles Graham Sons, builders, New
York City, find themselves unable Il
carry Sl,50O,OO0 worth Of real estate
and their creditors have organized q
stock company to conduct the business
The Cars unexpected appearance il
Poland amid the troops concentrated to
ward the Galician frontier. has caused
excitement in Austrian circles
King Milan will remain at Gleichen
berg in Styria, until October l5, and i
is reported that he will ask an interview
with the Emperors and urge them to III
tervene with Natalie
Edward Crowley, aged sevcnty-hv
years, committed suicide Saturday b.
jumping from the roof of his residence
in Williamsburgh, N. Y.
Marshal Bazaine, who was in chargI
of the French army at Metz during tn
Franco-Prussian war, died yesterday il
Madrid.
NJ Goblet yesterday unveiled monr
ment to Capt. Vogel, of Amcniens VIII
was killed while defending the citade
u 1870.
David Reese, fifty years of age, fe
Saturday from q scaffolding on the ne
City Hall in Richmond, Va, and we
killed.
Francis Warren Rice, an old an
prominent journalist, died at Sact
Maine, aged seventy-three years
The three children of Calvin Du BIZ
son, of Kent County, N. b., were burne
to death in their home during the al
sence of their parents.
It is stated that thirty new steamer
are being built in German and Englis
shipyards for German lines.
On October Emperor William an
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria wi
start for the Styrian Alps for four day
of hunting.
The Seward statue, at Auburn, N.
will be unveiled October 25, and Senat
Evarts will deliver the address.
The death is announced Of Gusta'
Rudolph Clarence Boulanger, the Frenc
painter, in his sixty.fifth year
Yesterday Henry Elias's brewery,
New York City, was destroyed by fiji
Loss 100000.