The Washington critic., 1888-09-01
wAsHINGTON CRTTIC.
NEWS or THE DAY.
Recent Happenings of Interest Condensed
for Hasty Reading.

Recent Happenings of Interest Condensed
for Hasty Reading
Inc most important proceedings vet berun
under the general provisions of thenew rail-
road lew were commenced on Thursday I'm
pes Moines Iowa, by forty-four of the job
bers, manufacturers and business men of
davenport, against the Rock Island and St
raul roads The suits are commenced before
the State railroad commissioners, under sec
ton IL of the general railroad law, which
provides that on complaint of any firm, per-
SOU or class OF persons, that the rates charged
oy the company are too high tho. commits
bloners shall give all parties a heariup and fix
u rate to be thereafter charged.
William Murphy one Of the best farmers OF
tne county, was shot down in apparent cold
D,ood by James llardesty, a principal mer-
chant of West Louisville, KY, Yesterday af-
ternoon. A few minutes before the killing oc-
Cured Murphy entered store next door TO
ltardosty's place, and while he was talking to
the proprietor Hardcsty came to the door and
SAID pleasantly to Murphy, that he would like
70 see him minute when he was at leisure.
Murphy Immediately stepped into Hardesty's
store and in less than minute later pistol
shot was heard. llardesty was arrested. Moth
Ing whatever could be learned that would give
a clue TO the cause of the killing
Since the last reports were given out a few
Gays ago, about the cholera scourge in Presque
Isle County, Michigan, nothing from any
definite source has been received. Tho Ad-
vance, the only paper published In Presque
Isle County says that the disease is un-
doubtedly contagious and all means Of its
spreading will DO prevented. Thirty persons
have died and many are lowering between
life and death. There is no teegraphic COM
municatiou In the whole county and no re-
ports have been received from tho interior
FOR several days. The late frosts will un-
doubtedly alay the fears OF It's spreading and
Kill the cholera germs, IL they really exist
A. FWilbur, prominent and wealthy busi-
ness man of Eau Claire Wis, was shot in the
rooms OF his mistress, Matte Manning, on
Thursday afternoon. She says that In ft Of
jealousy he stepped in front of n mirror, placed
the revolver in his mouth and fired IIo Is
dying. The woman is in Jail on suspicion.
Wilbur refused to make any statement. Ilo
leaves five children.
Emperor William, in presenting new colors
to various battallons of the guards in the
presence OF the royal visitors, said he desired
TO confer a special honor upon tho troops that
had been under his fathers special command,
In eorrowful remembrance of him and in the
hope that they would always guard aud honor
their flags.
A dispatch from Vienna says the city of
Tarnozbreg, In Callacia, was visited by
terrible conflagraton yesterday, in which $50
houses were destroyed. Two hundred families
were left without shelter, and one man was
probably fatally injured. Present estimates of
the loss is placed at S2,500,00O.
Great excitement exists in Howard, Oak,
on account of the discovery of gold dust,
thickly mixed with sand, which was thrown
from an excavation which worllmen were dig
ging for well purposes. Old miners were soon
on the spot and pronounced the find very
promising one.
Mrs. j. j. Vandegrift, wife Of Captain j. j.
Vandegrift, the millionaire oil dealer; Mrs.
Harry Vandegrift ana Miss Victoria Vande-
grift OF jamestown, N. Y, were seriously but
fatally In I'm
Pittsburg yesterday.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days num-
Der for the United States 202 and for Canada
"a, or total of 226, as compared with a total
of 2l4 last week and $40 the week before
The shipment of peaches over the Delaware
Railroad up to Thursday evening aggregated
3,917 car loads, an excess of 1855 car loads
compared with the same date last year.
George w. Cox was hanged at San Andreas,
CAL, yesterday, for the murder of his son-in-
law, Henry G, Cook, last November. Cox
manifested the utmost indifference as to his
fate.
Premier Floquet and Admiral Krantz, Min
lister of Marine, witnessed the naval evolu-
tons at Toulon, France, yesterday. During
the movements OF the fleet two torpedo boats
came into collision, and both were seriously
damaged.
Admiral Porter's son has just returned to
NeWpOrJ from COnanlcuu. lie auJnOrlZeS u
definite announcement that the crisis in his
fathers case has been safely passed and that
The is now out of danger.
General Perjavalsky has started on his ex-
ploring expedition to Central Asia. He will
penetrate to L'Hassa, the capital city of
IThibet, by way of Lop Nor, a lake of Chinese
Turkestan.
The colliers' strike at Ebba Vale continues
IThe strikers were not satisfied with the terms
for settlement agreed upon by their commit
tee, and refused TO accept them.
M. Vrebard, Socialist leader, and five of
Ihis colleagues have been arrested at Amiens
for melting workmen to strike.
The mutiny in the garrison at Lorenzo Mar
,quez, Portuguese Africa, has been quelled,
and everything is quiet.
General Harrison will return to his home in
Indianapolis on Tuesday, when, it is stated,
he will make public his letter of acceptance.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria will
visit the Czarlna of Russia at Gmunden to-
day
Emperor William has been appointed an adj
miral in the Swedish Navy.
Sir John Saville Lumley, lately British
ambassador at Rome, has been raised to the
peerage.
The King of Sweden has been appointed
an admiral In the German navy.