The Washington critic., 1888-07-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Events Of Inter est Boiled Down
for Hnsty Reading.

IOauS at CrOnSadt amid VOllcyS OF salutcS !
from the warships and forts. The Hohen-
zollern was received by the Russian yacht
Dierays, on board of which was the Car.
The Imperial party approached each
other between a donble line of Russian
and German warships bedecked with
bunting. The weather was fine and
the scene was an imposing one.
aboard the Russian yacht Alexandria.
which then proceeded TO the Peterhof
Palace. The Czarine, in handsome
pavilion erected on the quay of the mill 4
tnry harbor cordially greeted Emperor
William. The latter inspected the guard
of honor, the band in the meantime
playing the Prusslan national anthem.
The party then proceeded to the palace.
The Gar, Emperor William, Prince
Henry and the CznrewitCh rode in kind
of wagonette. The C2arina and the other
members of the imperial parties followed
IN open carriages The route was lined
with troops
U. S. Deputy Marshal Stein was taking
Labelle, the opium smuggler, back to
INDIANAPOLIS on Wednesday night and
about o'clock, when the train was near
Upton, Michigan running about twenty
FIVE miles an hour, Labelle went to the
water tank TO get n'drink. He opened
the door and leaped from the train. The
was waiting alongside the track for La
belle, who jumped in, and, although
bandcufled, drove to the river bank, two
miles distant, at break-neck speed. Guy
Geei, who lives on the river bank, rowed
him to Canada. The marshal got TO the
river in time to see the boat land on the
Canada shore. Young Geel is under ar
rest for.aiding the prisoner. to escape, but
claims he is innocent. The officers
think the whole scheme was prearranged.
a year and half ago the Chief Gov.
ernor ofthe District of KatrOna, an import
ant Russian town, and two subordinates
were murdered, and circumstantal evil
dence showed that the criminals were
several officials of the same district.
Peter Neviska, who landed in Duluth
three days ago Ell route to Dakota, IL is
said, was an accessory, and was wanted
by the Russian Government for his testl-
mony, He bad been followed by a Rus
sian emissaryl for some months and the
two met on the street in Duluth. Ne
viska was detained I'M the name of the
Gar and left with the Russian agent for
New York yesterday, where they will take
a steamship for Russia.
Congressman Charles ONeill of Phila-
delphia has been absent from Washing
ton since Friday last owing to the severe
illness Uf his sister, Mrs. Sally b. 0rne,
Park yesterday. Mr.. 0'Neill has
been paired during his absence, but he
Will come to Washington on Saturday for
the purpose ofrecordir~ his vote on the
Mills bill, and IT," .eturn to attend his
sisters funer at Asbury Park Monday
next '''r
The Boy Preacher Harrison is much
pleased with the continued success.of his
| revival meetings at the Old John Street
Methodist Church, in New York. Hean-
nounces that since his work in New York
began over g. 100 souls had been converted,
and that within week he expects to
hold an all day jubilee meeting over the
conversion Of $500 persons An effort
will be made to get him to preach III the
Stock Exchange, ...- te.
Mrs. George b. Stetson, q handsome
widow, has sued ID. Sydney Appleton, jr.,
son of one of the partners of the pub
fishing firm of ID. Appleton 81 Co., for
breach of promise, she claiming that he
Offered her marriage in the city OF Nassau,
N. ", and that She accepted HIM five
months ago. Mr.. Appleton's attorney
says il is case of blackmail and that the
woman is an adyentnness.
The great double scull race between
Teemer and Ham, and Gaidauer and
Mckay will be rowed on the Round Bay
course, Severn River, near Baltimore,
August 7th or StE II is understood that
the managers of the course are to offer
purses to be contested for by other oars
Seven dwellings, schoolhouse and
many outbuildings at Grafton were
burned yesterday afternoon. AT st.
Johns, N. b.; the bridge of the New
Brunswick Railway was on fire several
times Loss, $40, 900; insurance, $4,000.
The total amount of the subscription
for the relief of Foreman A.. NJ. Hartt,
who was boycotted by the Knights OF
Labor, is 81 ,571 Edward Cope of Phila-
delphia sent 500,
Two young men with their pockets full
of counterfeit coin were arrested at st.
Paul yesterday. They are believed to
belong to gang at Lacrosse, Wis.
The bush fires in the timber limits on
the south shore of Ottawa, Ont, cover.
ing an area of 300 square miles, were eX-
tinguished by Wednesday, rains.
During the first six months Of this
year 1902 persons died in Havana. Ol
ihisinumber III died from yellow fever
and 5,176 from other causes. 'ts"
Judge Bradley of the United State;
Supreme Court arrived at Waterbury
yesterday and went TO the Mount
Mansfield House at Stowe.
The canelields of Cuba exhibit good
appearance, and unless some untoward
event occurs the coming crop Of sugar
will be large one.
In Philadelphia yesterday Richard AL
burger, charged with mixing poison in a
cup of coffee with intent to kill his wife
was acquitted.
The Pope in conversation stated that
he does. not intend to leave Rome. Ht
expressed regret that his Last note to tht
Irish clergy in regard to the political stu
alton should have been misinterpreted.
General Boulanger was much improved
yesterday morning.
General Annenkoff, the eonstructo
of. the Transcaspian Railway, has re
Ceived the decoration of the Order o
Alexander Nevsky in recognition of hi
services in building the line.
An earthquake shock has been felt a
Dumfries, Scotland. No damage wa
lone.
Queen Natalie will leave for the Hagu
on Saturday.
The new act regarding Chinese immi
grafton in New South Wales has receives
the royal assent.
Emperor Francis Joseph, in an auto
graph letter to Marshal Kuhn on the OF
casion of the celebration of the jubilee q
his entrance into the army, speaks i
high praise of his services to Austria.
The Paratonga chiefs, fearing Frenc
annexation, have petitioned England
annex their island.
The troops of the Sultan of Morocco
have defeated the hostile tribes. Th
Sultan has appointed governors through
out the Benin and Gueld districts, wit
the object of collecting large revenues.
The Arkansas Republican Contra
Committee has decided not TO put
ticket in the field, but wall support TIL
Union Labor ticket
Seven hundred cigarmakers of Havan
are on strike. They asked for an il
crease Of wages, and, falling to get
stopped work.
1t is stated that "Billy" McGlory, VIII
has kept disreputable danee-hopse /
New York, is going 10 st. Louis to start