The Washington critic., 1888-06-30
WASHINGTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Important Events OF the Past Twenty
four Hours.


between the University crews of Yale
and Harvard was rowed yesterday after
noon over the Thames River course,
near New London, four miles straight
away, and was won by Yale by twenty
four lengths. Time, 2012; Harvard's
time, 2l:14. The series of races between
these colleges now stands six to five, in
favor Of Yale. Yale's time is the fastest
ever made on the river, surprising that
made last year by Harvard-20:20 in the
race with Columbia. AT the finish every
man was in good condition and showed
no signs of distress. Harvard, however,
rowed with the poorest crew she has ever
sent to New London, and they received
the worst defeat Yale ever gave Har-
ward crew.
At 2 o'clock yesterday morning party
of neighbors of Mike Dorsey of Fountain
Township. who was murdered in his bed
by Chubb Mccarthy, came to Minneapo,,
lis and broke in the doors of the jail
where Mccarthy was confined, over
powered the iailer and took Mccarthy to
the Geyser bridge across the Solomon
River, about three miles from town.
There they hanged the murderer. The
mob was well organized and heavily
armed. The city marshal and sheriff
were guarded while the mob were at
work, and citizens on the streets were
held as prisoners until the mob got away.
Arthur Craven, who was shot by James
Jowitt at Wanshuck, II, l., last Tuesday
night, for an alleged felonious assault
upon his daughter, cannot live many
hours. A reaction has set in in favor of
the dying lad and the opinion is growing
that he is innocent of the charge of at
tempted rape. lie has made statement
under oath to Coroner jerks and with
the full knowledge that he cannot re-
cover, in which he denies making an as
sault upon Miss Jowitt, speaking to her
disrespectful or striking at her father.
Jowitt is still in Jail, not being able to Sc.
cure the 5000 bail required by Judge
Cooke.
Westmore S Bakers dry goods firm,
doing business on Third street, st. Paul,
which also has n store at Excelsior,
Mimi, has made an assignment. Among
the principal creditors of the firm are the
Nicoet National Bank of Minneapolis,
$4,000; a Milwaukee bank, $4,000; the
shall, Field & Co., Chicago, 1000; Car
son & Co., $4,000. Most of the other
creditors live in Minneapolis.
Albert Il. Krahe cashier for Hirsch e.
Co., importers of buttons, at No 427 and
429 Broadway, New York, disappeared n
few weeks ago. Investigation of his ac-
counts revealed that he had appropriated
the money by means of raising checks
and making false entries. Detectives
were put on his track, and he was traced
to Montreal, where he is now under arrest
awaiting extradition.
The English courts have refused to
grant grant an H. Application t for snmmonses sn
tary, and Sir Charles Warren, chief of the
Metropolitan police, for preventing meet
ings in Trafalgar Square. The judges
decided that no right existed for the hold
ing of a public meeting which interfered
with the free passage through the square
by the people.
The grand jury of Brooklyn yesterday,
in a communication to the court,
earnestly urged upon the city authorities
the necessity of such action as will pro-
tect the lives of the citizens from the fate
which has overtaken many IN New York
city from the deadly wires which are
strung upon poles. The jury said they
could find no evidence of corruption in
the matter of granting franchises for light.
ing the city with electricity.
John Zacher, who lives few miles west
of Racine, Wis, is now on the 41st day o
his fast. He sleeps in bed through the
morning, but wraps himself in blanket
and sits under a tree in the afternoon. He
is constantly on the alert lest some one
should give him food, and will not take
his medicine from any one but physi
clan, He is apparently rational on al
subjects except that of eating.
The failures for the six months ending
June 80 for the United States and Canada
as compared with the first half of las
year, are as follows: 1888, United States
5,1S9 failures, SOS, ,l14, ,159 liabilities 1887
first half--4, 1872 failures, $50, ,l3S, ,092 liabil
tiles; 1888, Canada-S72 failures, S7,S02,
422 liabilities; 1887, first half-72l failures
$l0693,019 liabilities.
General Washington L. Elliott dice
suddenly of heart disease in San Fran
cisco yesterday in the office of the SAT,
Deposit and Trust Company, of whicl
institution he was yice'president. Gen
eral Elliott was native of Pennsylvania
and served through the Mexican and civi
wars.
AT Lancaster, Pa, yesterday, Christian
Spankins, young man employed at
carriage mandatory, attempted to juml
into wagon, when q chisel which ht
had in his pocket struck the wagon ant
was driven into his throat, cutting ter
rible cash, from which he cannot recover
Extensive arrangements are being mad
for the reception of the visiting teams o
the Manhattan and New York athleti
clubs at Kingston and Dublin on Sunda,
next. The visitors will compete with tn
best athletes in Ireland at Balls Bridg
on July 4
Wagners first opera, "Die Feen," wa
produced last evening in Munich. II il
romantic and fantastic work. Th
music wayers between the italian ant
German school of the Wagnerian period
The piece was brilliantly staged and tn
performance was success.
The Tahitian Government has aban
doned the free-trade policy, and ha
placed protective tariff on all article
landed on the island from American am
English ports. The tariff amounts to
per cent. on staple articles.
b Henry Wischmier of Cleveland, Ohio
attempted to commit suicide at the Sun
nit Hotel, New York, yesterday by turn
ing on the gas in his room. He wa
rescued in halfconscious condition, an
will recover.
The first transatlantic vessel which eve
arrived at Chicago steamed into the rive
yesterday. 1t was the Rosedale, whic
left Sunderland, England, one mont
ago, brand new from the ship-builder
yards.
The National Zeit,uig of Berlin says tlt
the coming interview between Emperc
William and the Gar will take place b
tween the 10th and 10th of July. Th
place of meeting, it says, has not yet bee
decided upon.
Mrs. j. j. Griffith and Mrs. DIR. Wake
of Jennertown, Pa, were fatally injure
and q child of Mrs. Griffith killed o
Thursday by being thrown from a bugg
by the running away of their horse.
Goodenough " Woglom, book pul
fishers and dealers in Sunday. y.school SUI
plies, at 122 Nassau street, New Yorl
made general assignment yesterday.
AT Charleston, S. O., yesterday Jam,
S. Purse, ir., keeper OF the Magnol
Cemetery, was acquitted of connectio
with the corpse trust cases.
George II. Gibson, the electrician wi
shot himself the other night just befo
his marriage was to take place, becau'
his tailor disappointed him, is not deaf
as reported, and may recover.