The Washington critic., 1888-06-02
WASHINGTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE nay.
Important Events of the Past Fort
eight Hours.

lmpoftant BNents OF the Bast Forty
eight Hours.
The Gdectte of st. Petersburg says the
completion of the Trans-C Caspian Railway
should improve the relsfsns between
England and Russia, and should convince
the former of the expedienoy of ceasing
from political intrigue now that Russia
possesses an everready means Of re-
joinder through her proximity to India.
The boiler in the plate mill of the
Eureka Iron and Steel Works at Wyan-
dotte, Mich, exploded yesterday, wreck
ing the entire building. The Killed are
Terry Mccoy, about GO years old; Patrick
Finn, % years of age, and George Green,
81 years old. A number were seriously
injured. The explosion was terrific. The
grate-plate mill, 80 by 100 feet, with
roof of sixty feet from the floor, was
blown to fragments. A piece of the
boiler weighing nearly six tons was blown
across Eureka avenue, distance of 1000
feet, striking brick store and postoilice,
tearing outa large hole in the wall.
The Democratic State Convention of
North Carolina completed the ticket by
the nomination of William J.. Saunders
of Orange, the present incumbent, for
Secretary of States; Treasurer, l.. w.
Balm of Wake, the present incumbent;
Su perintendent of Public Instruction,
foluuty W. illBtI VI AdtiWDut JOt DIeStUb
Attorney. General, r. r. Davidson of
Buncombe Auditor, Rev. g. w. Sander
lin of Wayne; Associate Justices of the
supreme Court, Joseph J. Davis of Frank
lin, James u. Shepherd Of Washington,
the. present Judge of the Superior Court,
and A. G, Avery of Burke.
In Omaha, Neb., Thursday evening, as
Mrs Joseph Il. Garneau was entering the
house. she met q stranger coming down
tot frf,,
revolver and told her if she made an out
cry he would kill her. He then walked
coolly from the house. Mrs. Garneau
fainted, and when she recovered she
found that 1900 worth of her diamonds
had been taken from her room.
Count Arco Valley, recently APP
pointed German Minister at Washington,
arrived yesterday morning on the North
German Lloyd steamship Lain, from
Bremen. Count Arco is Bavarian, and
head of one of the great families of his
country. He was secretary to the Ger
man Legation at Washington in 1871 and
has held similarpositions in the principal
European capitals.
The Democratic delegations from New
York city and Brooklyn were busy yes
terday preparing for their departure for
St Louis this afternoon The Tammany
delegation will leave on the New York
Central Road at 2:30 o'clock p. IN. 1t
will comprise 400 men and will occupy
fifteen Wagner coaches. Tammany's
headquarters in st. Louis will be the
Southern Hotel and the Hurst House.
The steamer Evansville, raftboat, ex-
ploded her boilers a few miles below
Winona, Mimi, yesterday Jack Scan
Ian, second engineer, Cornelius Seaman,
and AL Babbitt, William Armstrong, Vic
tor .Regnald, Burt Collins and George
Pickering were very badly scalded.
All the morning newspapers of Paris
praise the speech made by NJ. Goblet,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, IN the Cham.
ber Of Deputies Thursday in reference to
the utterances of Herr risza, the Hun
garian Prime Minister, and describe il as
finn, measured and patriotic.
Mr.. G. J. Goschen, chancellor of the
English eXchequer, has assured M. Wad-
dngton, the French ambassador, that the.
question Of the duty on bottled wine will
be settled in a manner satisfactory to all
the interests involved.
A water-spout occurred at Gamajuani
recently, accompanied by thunder and
lightning One house was overturned by
the water-spout, and one person was
killed and another injured by lightning.
Prince Regent Luitpold Of Bavaria yes
terday opened the International Art Ex-
hibltion in Munich.
Reichsratb has passed bill for the pro-
visional increase Of the duty on distillers'
spirits.
The Sultan of Morocco has given his
sanction to the expectation of bones for
year, beginning on July II.
10 is semi-ofiicially denied that Arch
bishop Corrigan of New York has referred
the works of Henry George to the congre-
cation of the Holy Office in Rome.
The steamer Tzinsm left Sydney for
Hong Kong yesterday, taking back 105
Cinnamon, who were not allowed to land
there.
Chief Justice Gait of Ontario and Pro-
fessor Wilson of Toronto University have
been knighted
The Turkish authorities at Salonca
have received the Greek Consul with hon
ors on his return to Monastir.
A famine prevails at Epirus funds have
been started at Constantinople and Ath-
ems for the relief of the sufferers.
About S250,000 was realized in New
York yesterday for 1000 packages of
flannel Of the Pramker Manufacturing
Company.
Jay Gould IS reported seriously i'll in
bis private car, near Kansas City.
The Emperor of Brazil was stronger
yesterday