The Washington critic., 1888-06-19
WASHINGTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Important Events of the Past Twenty

have for some time been on the track of
The counterleiters of the So silver certih-
Gates which appeared several months ago.
Agent Abbott finally discovered that the
spurious notes were the work of the
famous johnson family, the members of
which are very expert counterfeiters. Abb
bott succeeded in arresting the leader Of
the gang, Charles Johnson, aged 53 years
He was left in charge of Officer Hirshfield
while Abbott went to Port Huron to ar.
rest three others of the gang. Abbott
succeeded in arresting Robert Judge,
Thomas Primrose and Benjamin Coulter,
at Fort Huron, and brought them TO De-
troit. He was then ohagrined to find that
johnson, shamming sickness had eluded
Officer Hirsohfield and escaped, probably
to Canada.
In the Supreme Court at st. Paul yes
terday decision was filed in the case Of
Fred. Hardenburg against the st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Com.
pany. Hardenburg some time ago boarded
train at Minneapolis to 90 to Wayzata
All the seats on the tram were occupied
and HaTdenburg refused to pay his fare
unless provided with seat. The con-
duotor stopped the train and forcibly
elected Hardenburg at point five. miles
from the nearest regular station. The
Supreme Court holds that plaintiff had
right to refuse to pay his fare, and that he
did not thereby become q trespasser on
the train, for a passenger is entitled TO a
seat also, that even when a railroad con-
ductor has the right TO eject a trespasser
from his train it must be done at regu-
lar station.
The Congo officials at Brussels think
that the report received from a messenger
from the Aruwhimi was due to confusion
regarding Wards journey; Still, they
are anxious about Stanley's fate, chiefly
because Emin Bey had heard nothing Of
Ward and had received almost positive
confirmation of the hostility of tribes be-
tween the Aruwhimi and Wadelai from
officers who had journeyed there. Several
Belgian explorers offer to go in search of
Stanley, but only by the Congo route and
with caravan Of at most twenty men.
Fred Nav (the well known man about.
town. of New York was arrested last
night for insulting ladies on the street.
He was intoxicated and pointed pistol
at'the officer who arrested him. The lat
ter dubbed him into submission and IL
was found necessary to send him to the
Chambers-Street Hospital for surgical at
tention.
The New York HoyalPs special from
Bradford Pa, says that thirty lives are
reported to have been lost in the fire at
Dubois, Pa, yesterday afternoon-20 men
women and @ children-also that the loss
Will aggregate more than 100000. Tele-
graphic communication was cut off by
the fire and details have not yet been re-
ceiyed.
In speech at Epial, M. Melins, presi-
dent of the Chamber of Deputies of
France, speaking of the dissolution of
Parliament, said 1t would make matters
worse. He denounced the attacks on
Parliamentism as onslaughts on the law
and liberty of the nation. These ON
slaughts, If successful would reproduce
the catastrophes of 1870.
Count Kalnoky, Minister of Foreign
Affairs for the empire, IN q speech yester-
day 10 the Austrian delegation, said that
IN theabsence of security regarding the
European situation it behooves each
country to rely upon itsefand TO sOlidify
Its defenses in view of the possible occur
rences ofunforeseen events.
In the election held Sunday for member
of the French Chamber of Deputies for
the Department of the Charente, NJ. Gill;
bert, Bonapartist, received 37,40l votes;
NJ Weller, Republican, 23,9S9, and NJ
Deroulede, 20,65B. Another ballot will
be necessary. The defeat of NJ. Deroulede
has caused commotion.
The report of the committee of the SUI
preme Lodge Knights of Pythias is said
to sustain Chancellor Douglas in sus-
pending the Grand Lodge of Pennsyl-
Vania, but not in organizing new one.
It requires, however, that the Grand
Lodge shall comply with the demands
made by Chancellor Douglas.
The jury in the $500 damage suit, in
which r.. ID. Lancaster, surveyor of st.
louis, was plaintiff, and Congressman
John VI. Glover, defendant, returned a
verdict Sunday of iS cents for the plain.
tiff. The case has been bitterly fought
for more,than year. 1t grew out of the
charges made in Washington by Glover
when the President appointed Lancaster.
In Cincinnati yesterday Judge Taft re-
fused to enjoin Julius Dexter and others
Nat the suit of Cromwell, Ives assignee, in
voting / $40 shares Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton stock which Cromwell claims
had been pledged to secure a loan and
had fallen improperly into the defendants
hands.
The excitement over the gold find on
the Lake Superior Iron Company's prop
erty, near Ishpeming, Mich, some
months ago, has been renewed. II is said
there can be no doubt that gold in great
quantities has been discovered.
Mrs. Emory A. Storrs, widow OF the
celebrated lawyer and advocate, is lying
at,the house OF friend in Chicago suf-
fering from stroke of paralysis, from
which the physicians say there is no
hope OF recovery.
Noforeign officers will be allowed to at
tendthe Russian military maneuvers this
been forbidden to attend similar maneu-
Vers abroad. 5
Prince Bismarck has charged Count
Won Munster the German Ambassador at
Paris, TO thank the members of the
French Cabinet for their condolences on
the occasion of the death of Emperor
Frederick.
Benjamin T. 0. Hubbard died at Juliet
prison, H., Sunday. He was, the cashier
of the First National Bank of Mon
mouth. His shortage of Sll5,000 caused
the concerns doors to close in 1885.
The St. Joseph Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum, seven miles southeast of Newport,
KY, was burned yesterday. There were
72orphans in the building, all of whom
escaped. Loss $685. ,000 el,l
Madame and General Diss Debar were
sentenced in New York yesterday to six
months imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary.
Miss Flora West, daughter of the Brit.
ish ambassador to the United States, was
married to M. Salanson, in Paris, yester-
day.
The Pope will soon issue an important
eneychoal dealing with the true and false
in liberty.
Fourteen American Presidents.
Costa Rica - General Don Bernardo
Soto, 1856, years.
Honduras-Don Luis Bogran, 1887.
Guatemaa-General Manuel Barillos,
1856, years.
Nioafagua-D. Evaristo Carazo, 1885, 4
years.
Salvador-General francisco Menendez
1887, years.
Boiyia-Don Gregorio PacheGo, 1881,
4 years.
Uruguay -Maximo Tages, 1886, years.
NOnezuela--General Homogene Lopez
1857, 2yenrs.
Paragnay = General Eseobar, 1856, !