Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-14
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Political No,rs
The plans ~ IRE republican Managers have. nn
said mes with TIE hearty approval Of Ar. Blaine.
New YORK letter 70 the Baltimore Aresoas
says: Az the informal conference AZ the oriental
Hotel Saturday night Mr. Blaine Is reported 20
have expressed himself as fully IN accord WITH me
Ideas OF the national executive committee AZ
said At headquarters that M. Blalnes wgrk 10 the
campaign VIII be principally 10 Tue douotiul kAsl-
err states he WI speak IN Indiana. Out Will NOT
IN New York. New Jersey aud ConnecTicaG =,
one OF the topics OF coDytrsalOn IN pOnuchl
centers yesterday was the rePort OF private con,
EnQutrcr. which ren cted upon President Cieve-
lands Keeping aloof from the canvass and dong
pondent Of the Baltimore san SAYS: Mr.. snoe vas
asked what he had 10 say about &C. ne gives aR
unquallned denial 70 lis statement he was Dot
he says interviewed on the question OF the tariff
policy OF the democratic national connitIee, aud
be has had nothing 70 say either publicly or pi-
the party, or the cOndact of the cam laign. "The
policy OF the campaign committee % tRis ranfass
Is Wei known Whatever gave out omciaily The
ootnmluee Is responsible Tor take no nouoe OF
reports OF supposed conversations Mia me-"
Republican primary elections were held yester-
day In the warts OF Baltimore com, Using the
thlfd and fourth MARI land districts Tor dele IS
70 nominating conventions The 4 sseyacQasays:
The result IN the Third district Indicates Ihat ar
Daniel l. Bl1nton Will probably Oe the nominee.
NO one has been agreed upon In the fourth district
although MessrS Jacob ID. Taylor, n. Webster
nominated.
d 7. Houston, v n Groner. J. D. Brady, John
y Wise and Lewis Mckenzie. the comsnittee ap-
pointed Al the anti-Malohe convention. held In
Richmond, 20 appear OcIore the national repubu-
can committee 70 asa for decision OF Ihe dispute
OF the electoral ticket IA Virginia, wili appear be-
lore the committee Thu. sday evening. General
Mahone VIII also appear before The cognlait-
James q. Blaine and Lew p. Morton have ac-
cepted Invitations TO De present al Columbus &C
the opening OF The oaiO Centennial on septeInOefS
zen Harrison received a call from a IOzea wheel
men and $50 coiOrrd Masons yesterday. col ID.
5 Alexander, Who has had cnaIge % On. HARM
SOL SOL correspondence, mas glVeA way 10 ". IA. II.
A Baltimore Sun dispatch from Cumberland,
Nd, says: Further reports from republican pm
lnarles held saturday show that q. l. Wellington
carried nine out OF the eighteen districts OF Ally
gany county. OF the REMAINDER AcCOmas carIId
cry At and the other one, number eighteen, Is Al-
TONS friends VIII have control even IL uQlaeoG
eighteen Is omitted, wh..a Is dcLbtIaL
Massacred by rrcachcrous Atiies.
ANOTHER pIsAsTKR TO THE ITALIAN rkoOrs IN
aBrssISIA
An of1cial dispatch received in Rome from Mas
sowah says: "Ibree hundred aud ufty auxiliary
troops, under the command OF Italian officers have
been destroyed by Abyssinians. The Killed IN
cluded all the ofDcerS ghe catastrophe Was due
70 treachery on the part VI native allies. The
AbyssiniaR chief DebcD had assembled force ~
40 men. The Italian commander Al Mas
sowah sent COO bashi-BazUuks, under CON-
mand OF nve Italian officers. 10 surprise
Debebs JORGE. on the rodd the officer en-
listed the Services OF 2U0 members OF the Assaor-
TN tribe, saganeu was reached on Wednesday
last, and it was found that Debcb had intrenched
ms position. An attack was made by the Italian
force, however, and they succeeded m carrying
the village. But during the assault tie AssaOr-
TINS proved treacherous ana made an attack on the
Italian rear. The fshi- BazOdEs became panic
stricken aud were massacred while endeavoTlng 20
ny. Forty Assaor ,ins have been arrested, ana are
held as hostages"
Two BROTHERS DRowNED-Amandus and WIN
Holler, brothers, Of Miinsyllle Pa, were drowned
In the susquehanRa River sIg nc OF Ia lr trends
sunday. Amandus, the eldest, made a dive from
nigh rock he rose once, raised cry u distress.
ana his younger brother went 10 his Rescue BUJa
were drowned.
FRED GEBHARpT's THoRoUGHRREDs BURSED--
The fourteen horses burned 20 death on the
railroad accident near Port JeNlS y. \, yester.
day, were thoroughbreds and Ine property OF Fred
Geohardt aud MIS- Langtry. Among taOse lOss
were Eole Eois, Mineral 81 tnka. certainty. Pau.
line Frank, orphan Boy and a TAO year-Osd nlLy.
Scandinavian, owned by Mat storms OF CaAfor-
MIA, was killed, and two OF Mr.. Lanytrys black
tandem horses. The only oaes saved ~
savior ana two-year-old nlly. Mat Storms, the
owner OF Scandinavian. wa, IN the car NltR the
horses ana VIII probably die IRON his Injuries.
PARsELL's SUIT AND rHE Government COMMITS
sIoS.-The amount OF damages whicn MI. 4 .rnell
asks for In his suit az linsJ the Tines Is cJ0OOO
tie bases his action On lettrrs wnlch tAe I.taes
published In 1857 and on letters and statements
introduced by The defense In the trlal OF DOnnes
case az ainst the TDles. Tue Jg48l VIII taAe place
before Lord kinnear, Of tie court OF sessions IN
nbnrgh- The scotch courts have ad lournrd Jlll
october, and the case VIII hkely be heard Ia
November. The roy al assent has been given 10
The commission OF Inquiry I'LL The lrlsn paflla-
tnentary party have Retained Nj. George L wis,
Sir Charles Russell, VI. A., NF. X. 4. Reid ID. r..
MI Frank Lockwood, NJ. r., and MI Al. Al. AsqaIIh,
NJ n, 10 defend them OciOrc tne commits ,lOa fac
~. James Carte surnises taat Nj. Parnell wln
| refuse 60 testify before The commission on the
ground that he would pr Judlce his suit against
a.
A LUMBER TRUsr BACKED nv GERMAN CAPrrAL-
A dispatch from Minneapolis ann0unccs that rred
Weyerhauser, rich luuIberInan, Ii al the head Of
syndicate, backed by aeagy capitalists VI Dcrln,
which has Tor It's OBI CT IDe organization OF i
gigantic trust 20 incl-d: all the principal Iumber
interests OF Minnesota ana Wisconsin. The agents
OF the syndicate have securci Opuons upOa the
largest holdings of timber lands IN both states.
The object Is 10 float lsss over llse iagis AZ
Minneapolis 10 Dig mills ~ De erected Iae lower
Mississippi
DIED IN Trying 10 SAVE AER BEOrHER.-Miss
Elsie Pyle, aged twenty, daughter VI a fhilaGel-
phla millionaire, was 1rUwued IL Ocean Beach. y.
j., Sunday night while trying 10 her brolbeT.
AT O'Clock Sunday evening Miss PyIe and Ler
brother went out sailing on Shark River. Mhne
trying 10 tack, the boom swung suddenly around,
striking young Pyle on Tue head and pluAging aim
into the water his SISTER, an eNpert s"IniAier,
dove after him, tut her wateT-sJAked clotnng
rendered her heroic efforts frulJ.ess, and 80
weighted her that she WAS unable 10 Keep herself
afioa;, and, with heartreDding cry. saBk Tor
an some spectators on Tue Ueach put out In a
boat and rescued The 0roIaer. wno ciuas 70 Inc
yacht
NJ. De Giers and Count Herbert Bismarck have
agreed 10 appoint joint co.saIlsslOn 10 consider
measures 10 Improve economic relations oetsecn
Russia and Germany.
DIED.
BERGMAN. Departed this life after along ana pain
ful illness. CAIHkAlsE-, vile Of a. ". bergman.
ased nfty-s years.
tuDersl will take place from 304 Firth street norsh-
west, THURSDAY al q O'Clock pm. rsouas Repeatedly
invited. ".
RAIIEY On August lath l.ss NJ z .ncll.cl N m