The Washington critic., 1888-06-09
wAsHINGToN CRITIC
NEWS oF THE nay
Important Events of the Past Twenty
four Hours,


four Hours.
The triennial general conference Of the
German Lutheran Church at Madison,
Wis, was concluded Thursday night,
after a session Of eight days. Resolutions
declaring strongly against secret organiza-
tions were adopted and provisions made
for insertion of the same i'm the constitu-
tion of each church in the synod. Here
after persons desiring to join the church
must first sever connection with all secret
organizations. II was decided to remove
to Dubuque, Iowa, the synodcal theo-
logical seminary located at MENDOZA, III.
John Allen Crittenden, bfother of ex-
Governor Crittenden Of Missouri, and half
brother of Logan Q. Murray of New York,
died at Frankfort, KY, yesterday. He had
laryngftis, and the operation of laryngot-
omy was performed on him Thursday. He
was about go years old, was the first mar
shal Of the Louisville Chancery Court and
had been twenty-five years in the audi
tors office at Frankfort.
A report is current at Ottawa, Ont,
that an agreement has been arrived at be.
tween the Canadian and United States
governments in regard to sealing i'm
Behring Sea this year, and that Canadian
vessels going In will not be molested. II
is stated ON the best authority that no
u,
that British Columbia sealers operating
in Behring Sea will do so at their own
risk.
The NoC0 Tremyd of st. Petersburg
states that the measures which India de.
sires TO impose upon the Ameer of AT
ghanistan, with view TO preventing
good relations between the Afghanistans
and Russian Turkomans, can lead to no
practical result, but only to discomfort
A fat. Ill.
the interests of England.
In the Supreme Court of Michigan, YES
terday, IN the case brought up to test the
constitutiOnality of that section of the
liquor law of 1887 which prevented liquor
dealers, brewers, etc. from going on the
bonds of retail. liquor dealers, it was de-
cided that that portion ofthe act was un-
constitutional.
Knowlton & Dolan, builders of mill
machinery, at Logansport. Ind, made an
assignment yesterday. The firm, Thurs
day gave mortgage for S29,S75 in favor
of preferred creditors. Suits aggregating
Sill 900 were filed against the firm yester-
day. The liabilities will amount to about
S2OO,NO0. The firm expect their assets to
pay their debts in full. Their creditors
are nearly all citizens Of Logansport.
The Moscow Gazette, in discussing the
affairs of Germany, especially Emperor
, each power TO clearly specify its future
policy. community of interests be-
tween Russia and France is the logical
sequence OF the general political situa-
tion.n
The English Government has invited
M. Goblet, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
France, to cooperate in an effort to as
certain the best means ofstudying foreign
legislation in reference to the sugar in
dustries. NJ. Goblet has referred the
request to an extra Parliament committee.
In, Upper Egypt the cotton crop is for
ward and is in an excellent condition. In
some of the delta provinces, however it
IS backward but healthy.
A divorce has been granted in London
to the wife of Rev. Henry White, who
eloped in December last with the daugh-
ter OF Captain Dunno, late Governor OF
the Castlebar Jail.
Colonel King Harman denies the rumor
which has been put in circulation that he
intends to resign his Office of Under Sec
retary for Ireland and his seat in the
House ofCommons.
The Indian Government is considering
the question of special loan for the pur-
pose of remedying deficiencies in the
frontier defenses.
The Bishop of British Columbia, at the
request OF the Archbishop of Canterbury
has consented to reconsider his resigna-
ton.
The Post and the National Zeit,tng of
Berlin both state that Herr Won Putt
kamer has resigned from the Ministry.
Joseph Lake of the State Department
will leave the city for weeks sojourn in
Maryland next Monday.
1t is mi,ofiicially stated that England
has signed the Suez Canal convention as
modified by the Porte.
The English Government has with
drawn the licensing clauses of the county
government bill.
Minister Won Puttkamer insists upon
resigning from the Prusslan Ministry
Riaz Pacha has undertaken the task of
forming new ministry.
The Emperor of Brazil is rapidly recov-
ering