The Washington critic., 1888-06-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Important Events of the Past Forty
eight Huors.

The Schuylldll Navy held its annual re-
gatta Saturday. MCGOWAN of the Cres-
cent Club won the junior singles, closely
followed by Mende of the Vespers. The
Undine crew won the pair.oared shell
race; time, 10 minutes. Statzell and
Baltz of the Pennsylvania had no con.
testants in the double scull race. The
college boys won the senior four-oared
shell race in s minutes, SO seconds, beat
ing the Iona crew, who were favorites at
the start. The Pennsylvania crew won
the race in junior gigs without effort in
0 minutes, 26I seconds. In the senior
single race Baltz of the Pennsylvania
won; time, 10 minutes, 40l seconds. The
final event of the day was a spirited con-
test in eight-oared shells. The eights of
the Vesper, Malta and Crescent clubs
were matched and the Crescent Crew won
in minutes, "A seconds, with Vesper Gl
seconds behind. The Caldwell prize for
general excellence was awarded to the
Pennsylvania Club.
The Austrian Delegation Saturday
adopted the budget of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs without debate This is
equivalent to vote of confidence in
Count kalnoky.
All parties in the House of Commons
are urgently whipping-in their members
for the division on Mr.. Morley's motion
IN regard to the administration of the
on Tuesday
The Ministerial Council in Paris Satur-
day decided that it would be impoltic to
resCind the decree of expulsion against
the Duo d Aumale, as requested by the
French Institute.
The German Reichstag will be opened
to-day with unusual splendor by EN-
perOr William II.
The municipal elections in Genoa and
Venice Yesterday resulted in victory for
the Liberals over the Clericals.
All the members of the royal family
now In London attended a memorial SER
vice in German for the late Emperor
Frederick in the Chapel Royal yesterday
Prince and Princess Henry of Battenburg
represented the Queen.
At l.egitmlst banquet on Saturday a
yeiled toast to General Boulanger as one
"who will relieve us fparliamentarism
was loudly applauded.
John Bowen, ColOred who escaped
lynching at Union Bridge, Md. has been
arrested IN Pennsylvania and taken to
Westminster.
Dennis Mallor II years old, of Jersey
City, has been arrested, charged with
stealing packages from the Adams Elk.
press pier in that city, The loss TO the
company is believed to aggregate many
thousands Of dollars,
News has reached Atlanta, Ca, of the
sudden death of VIM. IL, Parsons, one of
the most prominent capitalists ofAtlanta.
He left there few days ago for fish
ing excursion in the mountains of North
Georgia.
BY the capslzing of the steam.yacht
Oliyette Saturday night, in Newark Bay
Gusse Lutz, aged 20 years, Lizzie Clius
! aged 10 years; Minnie Burger, aged ~
| years Gussie Weber, aged 10 years and
| Annie Fricke were drowned,
A terrific storm passed over Wyoming
| Valley, Pa Saturday. Many buildings
| at Pittsburg and other points were struck
| by lightning The rainfall was tre-
mcndous, and large districts were flooded.
Fire Saturday in Holbrooll Ariz,, de-
| stroyed the entire business part Of the
town, including the A'nutio and Pacific
Depot section houses aud large number
of cars Loss S2QO,0QQ,