The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
WASHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Down Tor Hasty Reading.
dead.
Princess Waldcmer Of Denmark has given
birth to a son.
The Parnell Commission hill has received
the royal assent
The man charged with shooting at Boulauger
has been released
The Holland Society Of New York went to
Leydon, Holland, Yesterday
number of American artists have received
second medals at Munich.
General A. s. Gore of Ellensboro', w. Va,
died Sunday last of paralysis, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Robert Garrett was reported better
yesterday, having slept well the night before.
The engagement of Miss Annette Schenck
and the Duke Vlllars Brancas of Paris is an
nounced
Three hundred and fifty italian auxiliary
troops were butchered in Abyssinia through
the treachery of allies
A man and woman were arrested at Queens
town for trying to take ashore a revolver and
ammunition
The details of the plan which Mr.. Chamber
lain says Mr.. O'Shea submitted TO him as com
ing from Mr. Parnel are made public.
Mr.. Parnell asks f50,000 in his suit against
the Times. Other suits have been brought
against the Times
eral. One guild potests against the move
fnent.
Mrs. Hattie Giles, wife of ex-State Treasurer
Thomas b. Giles, died at her residence, near
Seaford, Del, yesterday.
The King of Portugal, in company with
Emperor William, attended military parade
In the Lustgarten yesterday.
The Siemans Steel Works at Landore, near
Swansea, England have been closed and thou
sands of men thrown out of work
A dispatch from Cape Colony says "The
Legislative council has rejected the bill to es-
tablish South African custom union"
The London Ddily NcWS asserts that King
Leopold has declared his readiness to support
the German expedition to relieve Emin Bey.
A dispatch from Bucharest says that M.
Hitrove, the Russian Minister there is organ
izng plot to iDcite an uprising in Albania.
The remains of George Robinson, colored,
were taken from the ruins OF Thursdays con-
Migration at Chattanooga, Tenn, making the
fifth victim.
Six prisoners escaped from the county Jail
at Lock Haven, Pa, Sunday night, by re-
moving a stone from the jail wall. Three
have been captured.
Southern Pacific Road, is lying seriously i'll at
Monterey, Cal from aggravated diabetes
complaint.
Senator Voorhees, of Indiana and Butler of
South Carolina addressed a large Democratic
meeting at Asheville, N. O., yesterday. There
was great enthusiasm.
1t is sem-ofiically stated at Rome that
Russia, Germany, England, Austria and Spain
support Italy In declaring that the captula-
tions do not apply to Massowah.
An elderly white man. supposed to be
Michael Mahony of Staunton, Va, was struck
by the Western and Atlantic train, near At
lanta, Ga, yesterday and was instantly killed.
General Harrison received call from
dozen wheelmen and $50 colored Masons yes
terday. Colonel d. s. Alexander, who has
had charge of General Harrison's ccrrespon-
dence, has given way to w. IL. III. Miller.
The Parliamentary Association of Cam
borne, Eng, have condemned the conduct of
Mr.. Conybesne, member of the House, for
writing an insulting letter about Speaker
Peel.
A special dispatch from Columbus, Ohio,
says. "Hons. james G.. Blaine and Levi p.
Morton have accepted invitations to be pres
ent here at the opening of the Ohio Centennial
on September A."
Charles Morton, while drunk, threw his
wife, Mary, 53 years Of age, from the second
story window to the ground, distance of
nearly twenty-five feet, in Boston yesterday.
The womans left hand and her nose were
broken by the fall, and she was severely in
jured. Both had been drinking.
Articles Of incorporation have been filed in
Washington Territory by the Seattle and
Southern Railroad Company with capital
stock of $I000,000 The object of the COM
pany is to build line of railroad from Seattle
to Portland, distance of 160 miles. At Port
land the road will connect with the Oregon
and California road making Seattle the
TEN.
Amandus and William Holler, brothers,
leading young men of Miflinsville, Pa, were
drowned in the Susquehanna River in sight of
their friends Sunday. Amandus, the eldest,
made dive from high rock. He arose
once, raised cry of distress, and his younger
brother at once went to his rescue, His
brother pulled him down, and both were
drowned.
At Ashland, Pa, yesterday, William Muir
ray, aged 16, while attempting to walk down
slope at the Centralia colliery, slipped and
fell to the bottom and was instantly killed.
At the Big Mine Run colliery, near Ashland,
Lewis Bartle, aged "A, was Instantly killed,
and Michael Goblin, Hungarian laborer, was
seriously injured by rush of coal.
When the case of John L. Sullivan, the
pugilist, who was arrested for drunkenness,
was called in the Brighton Mass, Municipal
Court yesterday, he failed to respond. In his
place was filed DOCTORS certificate of disa-
bility, and the court adjourned the case until
Wednesday, to give him time to get 'well"
A special dispatch from Minneapolis an
r""nces that Fred Weyerhauser, a rich lum-
ber ian, is at the head OF a syndicate, backed
A., neavy capitalists of Berlin, which has for
its object the organization of gigantic trust,
to include all the principal lumber interests of
Minnesota and Wisconsin. The agents of the
syndicate have secured options upon the
largest holdings of timber lands in both States
The object is to float logs down over the falls
at Minneapolis to bgmills to be erected on tn e
lower Mississippi.
A special dispatch from Lancaster, Pa. ,gsays:
"David Dickmann. who lives near Dublin,
Hartford County, Nd, was arrested by Con-
stable McNes for the theft of horse from
Howard Snodgrass of Kirllwood last Thurs
day. A requisition will be obtained and the
prisoner brought to Lancaster for trial. Con-
stable McNeis says Dickman had a double
barrelled gun and threatened to shoot him
before his arrest.n
Captain Jack Williams, professional swim
mer, a native of the Island of Malta swan
from Alton, H., to st. Louis, Mo-, a distance
Of 25 miles, with his hands bound to his side
and his legs strapped together lie was eight
hours in the water. He made the long swim
without rest or stoppage He propelled him
self by working his legs, and swan the entire
distance on his back. The current was run
ming about eight miles an hour.
Mr.. Chamberlain's reply to Parnel's recent
letter was published yesterday He admits
that Mr. Parnell did not agree to his scheme
for a national council. He also corroborates
the statement that he did not intend the pro-
posal as a substitute for an Irish Parliament.
He believed that a large and safe extension of
local government would remove all practical
grievances, but 1t was rejected by his col
leagues in May, 1885. Mr. Parnellis revised
coercion act Of 1882 Is practically the same as
the crimes act, excluding, however, treason