Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-01


PANS, May 1.-The municipal authorities OF
gave banquet In honor of President
'arnot last evening. The President started from
red an the station. where be took the train, and
reeted him with hearty acclamation-
q a speech AZ Bordeaux, defended the pariis.
nentary regime. and advocated the retention of
he senate and the presidency. He declared that
let The ministry, he said pursued business
'oicy and energetically opposed Bculanserisn-
A republican League OF Action has been fnsta-
uted. OF which N. Laguerere Is presioene
The Arkansas Laser Party.
rHAr TIE PLATFORM pENksDs-rHr Soxnrs roa
SECRETARY of STATE pscLIsks
LITTLE Rock. ARK. May 1.-The platform adopted
,y the labor party last night endorses the national
he reforms demanded by tne Agricultural Wheel.
he Farmers National Alliance, and the Knights
d Labor: favors taxing all lands held for specula-
ave purpose 70 fu value; favors the consolidating
of state and national elections; fayors national
aid 10 education; legislation for subjection OF
and AL SseT
Agricultural bureau. Before adjournment PoyDcf,
who was nominated for secretary OF state. teles
graphed from CiArksville declining TO accept
a Stage Rsbber Captured.
SANTA Rosa. CAL, May LA German named
on suspicion OF being one OF the men who ROBBED
the stage coach near Cloverdale last saturday.
He has made confession. stating that he was
6rother-in-law, Eugene Preus. who lived In San
Francisco. Frye says that after they had robbed
wished 70 surrender ie but Preus " SAID aid he Would
rather die. Preus then turned and nred. killing
Constable Crigley. The men with the constable
says nothing about the other robber who was
killed by the onicer, ana it Is not known whether
or not u was Preus
Asking the Anarchists, Release.
THEIR FRIENDS rREPaKrsG A PETITION 10 PRESENT
TO GOV. oGLEsBN.
CHICAGO, May LA local paper says: A petition
10 Gov. oglesby for the pardon OF Anarchists
F1elden, Schwab and Neebe has been circulating
the last few days among the socialists anarchists
have received thousands OF signatures IL is IN
tended 10 submit IL soon 20 a mass meeting OF
workingmen for ratification The text OF this pc
circulated few days before the execution OF Spies
Fischer, Parsons and EngeL The thing has been
very quietly engineered and NOBODY has been ap-
preached with the document not believed 70 be
thoroughly IN accord with radical principles as it
was feared that the premature publication OF the
fact might somehow inJure the cause.
Adon Butler Defeats ,. r. Derner.
A oorLAR-ASD-ELBow WRESTLING MATCH AT cHI-
CHICAGO, May 1.-The collar-ano-elbow wrest-
ling match for the light weight championship of
America and $500 between Adon Butler OF Chi
cage, andlJ. +. Dorner, OF shamokin, Pa, was won
last night by Butler. The winner stripped az l35
pounds, while Dorner had the advantage OF 3
pounds. Butler won In two straight falls In the
scored the four points DEMANDED by Ia James
rules. Time, seven minutes and twenty -nve sec
onds. In the second fall Dorner broke his hold.
and the referee declared the match won by Butler.
Time OF second fall minutes and IL seconds.
Two Railroad Workme Killed.
hand-car Is miles east OF EISo last night Two
section men were killed and three seriously
wounded. The engine ran into a car while turn
ing curve.
A Drunkard's Double Crime.
he FATALLY BEATS HIS WIFE FoR REFUSING HIn
MONEY AND ATTENPTs SUICIDE
CHICAGO May l.-wm. WILMER, who for some
time has been out OF work and drinking heavily
on the refusal last night OF his wife 20 FURNISH
more money 80 use In buying liquor crept up 90
a blow on the head with hammer. Her screams
attracted the neighbors. Before help arrived he
threw her TO the f1oor and inflicted several more
blows. He then ran into back room and slasbed
himself across the abdomen with a razor and fell
TO the 1oor When officers arrived both husband
and Vile Were apparently near death They were
that the injuries 10 both VIII be fatal
Lynched for Criminal Assaula.
NEW ORLEANS, May LA special 20 the Pioa-
y'aae from vicksburg says: Jim Harris colored
who crminally assaulted Mrs NJ simmons. here.
sunday night, was lynched last night Harris re-
fused 70 confess 20 the last IL SAID that he had
two accompiices but he would tell nothing.
A Prize Fight Prevented.
ELzaBErH, \. J., May 1.-The prze-hght which
was 70 have taken place In Linden township at
midnight last night, between Frank Moore, od
Elizabeth, and Thomas Lane, OF Boston, was pre-
vented by the arrival on the scene OF Chief of
Police Austin and squad OF men from Elizabeth.
seventy -nve sporting men and the principals were
ON the grounds and were dispersed.
The Seventeenth Illinois District.
JOHN J. BROWN NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS BY THn
REPUBLICANS, AND GRESHAM DELEGATES CHOSEN
VANDALIA, III, May 1.-The republican congress
sional convention OF the seventeenth Illinois dis
trfct nominated John D. Brown for Congress- Ben
son Woo, OF Emngbam, ana X 4. Higgins OF
Vandalia, were chosen delegates TO the national
convention. They go unlnstructed, but both
favor Judge Gresham
The BradAock strike q FatDure.,
PROBABILITY THAT IT WILL BE uGcLARED oS.
PTTTsBURG. May 1.-The rail, blooming and con-
verting departments at the Edgar Thomson Steel
works, have not yet been started up, bug the ma
chinery Is In operation, and everything points TO
a resumption In these departments at any hour.
A large number OF men applied for work this
morning, including some OF The striking Knights
OF Labor: Ine impression Is growing among the
people OF Braddock that the strikers are about
convinced that the company will be able 20 operate
the works without their assistance, and Il would
cause very little surprise II they would declare the
strike on at the meeting this afternoon. The only
hitch now seems 70 be the signing OF the ironca1
agreement The strikers say they are willing 70
accept reduction, but Will not consent 70 the dis.
ruption OF their organization.
Closing Up Pisssbury Saloons.
LANCE MAJORITY OF THEM REFUSED LIoRxsD
UNDER THE NEW BROOKS Law.
PrrTsBuRG, May LAT l2 O'Clock last night the
and 502 saloons out OF 1e7 in tins city closed un.
probably never TO be reopened. large number