The Washington critic., 1888-07-27
WASHING GTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Events of Interest Boiled Dow
for Hasty Reading.

time Of Hronek's arrest but little dyna-
mite was found at his house, the bulk
Of the oontraband goods consisting of
bombs in various stages of completion.
They were convinced that he had access
to plenty of dynamite, and when the
subject was properly presented to Mrs.
Hronek she went to the basement of the
building, in which Sevic's shop is, and re-
turned to the open air with a market
basket full of half.bound sticks of the
stuff. There was fully ten pounds of it.
enough to have blown the whole neighbor-
hood skyward. The testimony before
the grand Jury yesterday showed that
Sevlc, as well as Hronek, knew where
the dynamite was concealed.
Those hitherto unknown essays by
Frederick the Great have been published
by Professor Lehman of the Berlin
University. One written in 1882 is en-
titled Thoughts on the Political State of
Europe" another written in 1884, is en-
titled reflections on the Financial Ad
ministration of Prussia" and the third
also written in 1884, is upon politics"
The American Loan and Trust Com.
pany of New York has filed with the
clerk of the United States District Court
at Atlanta, qa, q bill asking that mort.
gage for 81 $50, 600 on the East and West
Railroad of Alabama be foreclosed and a
receiver be appointed. The road is
charged with being more than six months
behind with its interest.
The action brought by Professor Loi-
sette of memory system fame, against
George s. Fellows of the Washington
High School, author of "Loisette Ex-
posed" has been discontinued in the New
York courts. Loisette is said to be Mar
Gus Dwight Larrowe, Yale man, mining
lawyer, and later London Music Hall
juggler.
At Copenhagen and Stockholm elab-
crate preparations have been made for
Emperor Williams reception on Sunday.
King Christian of Denmark will leave
Copenhagen with small squadron to
meet the German feet. II is expected
that two Russian war ships will be at
Copenhagen during the Emperor's visit.
.iHThe King of Greece, who is on his way
to ST. Petersburg, had an interview yes
itefday with Count Kalnoky The prime
minister assured his Majesty of Astria's
sympathy with Greece, whom, he said,
she regarded as one of the main ramparts
against Panslavism in the Balkans.
Daniel Mccarthy, his wife, four daugh-
tiers and daughter-in-law, at Wichita,
Kan, we're poisoned Thursday by drink
ing buttermilk that had been allowed to
stand in a copper kettle. Mccarthy his
daughter.in.law and one daughter, it is
thought, will die.
A number oftenants have beenl eyieted
from their holdings on the Lewis estate
at WOodford, County Galway. The evict-
ing party met with desperate resistance.
One OF the policeman was injured and
eleven Of their opponents were taksninto
custody. M
Edward Pendergrass, a laborer, who
occupied room at No. ITO Gothic street,
Philadelphia, while suffering from deli
rum tremens, jumped from the fourth
story of the house to the pavement. He
died soon after at the Pennsylvania Hos
pital.
-Four sons of Mr.. Vaudeville of Boston
aged G, s, 10 and ~ respectively, were
drowned here on Tuesday, while playing
near Montreal The bodies were re.
covered and buried on Monday.
James O'Kelly, the journalist and mem.
beriof the House of Commons, who was
arrested in London Tuesday evening for
ofIense against the Crimes act and carried
to Boyle has been remanded for one
week. He was released on bail.
At the Piedmont Chautauqua, near At
1anta, Ga, yesterday, Congressman Mills
of Texas and Bynum of Indiana spoke to
a large crowd. The Introductory remarks
tob both speeches were made by IL. w.
Grady Of the Constitutions, 5.,..-,
Miss Il. II. 0ber, who Is well known in
connection with the formation and early
management of the Boston Ideal Opera
Company, was married at Blue Hill, Me-,
her native place, to Virgil B. Kline of
Cleveland, Ohio, q lawyer.
A box car loaded with corn on an east
bound Union Pacific freight, near Valley,
Neb., Wednesday night, was thrown down
an embankment and stood on end Six
tramps were In the car, and were smoth-
cred TO death.
The Dominion Government has re-
mitted the fine of 800 imposed upon the
A 4 inat mn r. InH n
Arthur Story, for landing men at Shell
burne, n. s., without reporting to the
customs officers.
A cablegram has been sent to George
w. Atkinson of London, announcing
that Mike Conley, champion pugllist OF
the Northwest, is willing to fight Jem
Smith for f1 600 in England, France or
Spain.
A German named Clothen was arrested
in London yesterday, charged with. send
ing letter to Mr.. Gladstone, threatening
10 murder him because the latter's wife
lnislaid manuscript Clothen had sent
her. ..r. ,....
Judge Church, at Montreal, yesterday
recommitted Pitcher, the abscending
bank teller of Providence, on the charge
of having brought stolen money into
Canada, knowing the same to have been
stolen.
Mr.. Gladstone has expressed himself as
desirous of conveying his thanks for the
many kilograms and letters he has re-
Ceived from America, congratulating him
upon his golden wedding.
What was supposed to be bomb wa
found in carload OF apples, which ar
rived at Chicago from New Albany, Ind.
yesterday. 1t appeared to have been
lighted and gone out.
John Quinn, brutal laborer of Phila
delphia, imprisoned his adopted son
Eugene Schneck, in dry goods box fol
three days without food or water. Quinn
is in custody.
Roihblum Il Co.'S beel-packing house
near Preside, San Francisco, burned yes
tCIday, the large building and plant belnG
entirely destroyed, and causing a loss oi
$4,000,
Little Lz2e Dannehower, of 03s Tenn
ossee street, Philadelphia, was playinl
with parlor matches on Wednesday anC
they ignited her clothing burning her tC
death.
The Chicago police have discovered
about ten pounds of dynamite in tn,
basement OF Sevic's house, Sevlc is th'
conspirator who had charge of the pur
chase of dynamite.
At Seneca Falls n, Y, viii Semmer;
shot Maria Coughlin and then shot hun
self. 1t is said tnat the woman's refusa
10 marry Semmers led to the shooting.
Funeral services over the remains o
the late Couulandt Palmer took place II
New York yesterday, aud an Grafton wa
delivered by Colonel Ingcrsoll,
Some Of the members Of the Seventy
first New York Regiment are said L
have taken home with them a skeleton
from the Bull Run battlefield.
The nine hundredth anniversary orth
introduction Of Christianity INTO RusSi
was celebrated at Klef yesterday will
great pomp.
NJ. Antoine, deputy for Metz in Tn
German ReiChstag is TO be expelled pen
nanently from Germany.