The Washington critic., 1888-06-25
WAsHINGTON CRrTIC
NEWS oF THn nAY.
Important Events OF the Past Forty
eight Huors


cent Club won the junior singles, closely
followed by Mende of the Vespers The
Undine crew won the pair cared shell
race; time, 10 minutes Statzell and
Baltz of the Pennsylvania had no con-
testants in the double scull race The
college boys won the senior four-oared
shell race In minutes, SO seconds, beat
ing the Iona crew, who were favorites at
the start. The Pennsylvania crew won
the race in junior gigs without effort in
minutes, 261 seconds. In the senior
single race Daltz of the Pennsylvania
won; time 10 minutes, 401 seconds. The
final event Of the day was a spirited con-
test IN eight-oared shells. The eights of
the Vesper, Malta and Crescent clubs
were matched and the Crescent Crew won
in minutes, "a seconds, with Vesper 6l
seconds behind. The Caldwell prize for
general excellence was awarded TO the
Pennsylvania Club.
Some families occupying apartments in
the same house with Mrs. Haltzelow at
Wheeling, w. Va, were aroused yester-
day morning by the smell of smoke and
found fire raging in the bedroom of the
Haltzellows while the mother and three
children were sleeping. They were
dragged out, but seemed TO be under the
influence of some drug. Mrs. Haltzel-
low, her 14-year.old daughter and her
baby were terribly burned and may die.
Mr.. Haltzellow, who had violent quar-
rel with his wife in the evening, is sus-
pected of attempting to burn his family
to death.
A fatal accident growing out of dis
pute as to the relative heights of the
steeples of st. Marys and St Michael,s
Catholic churches, occurred at Buffalo,
N. Y, yesterday Charles Sullivan, aged
80, volunteered to decide the question.
He went to the roof of st. Michaels
Church, and began climbing up the
lightning;lrod toward the top Of the
steeple. When he had nearly reached
1 the top the lightningrod broke and he
dropped to the roof. Death was in
stantaneous.
At0o'clock last evening during terrific
storm, lightning struck the Puritan Con-
gregational Church at Wilkesbarre while
services were being held Over dozen
women tainted and a, q panic engqled' sl hut no no
tower was badly damaged and many
porches and fences in the neighborhood
were blown down.
Last night party of masked men rode
to the house of Charles Gross, wealthy
farmer Of Pulaski County, Mo-, and drag
ging him from the house, carried him q
mile away and then whipped him to
death The alleged cause is the divulging
of secrets of the Agricultural Wheel, q
secret organization similar to the White
Caps of Indiana. ta
Mrs. Helen Althouse, the well-known
mysterious Attiea IN. W sleeper, has
had narrow escape from death from
poisoning. Two strangers visited Mrs.
Althouse last Thursday, and it Is thought
they induced her TO drink coffee which
had been previously poisoned. After
they had left Mrs Althouse had every
symptom Of having been poisoned The
men were unknown to the family, but
Mrs. AlthOuse seemed to have an idea
who they were, although she declines
TO talk. Vague talk about money adds to
the mystery. The case has been laid be-
fore the district attorney.
Three explosions of fireworks occurred
avenue, Rondout. n. T., yesterday after
noon, and the building was entirely
gutted. Mr.. Rice's mother, aged 92 was
unable to leave her room in the upper
part of the house, and was burned to
4 death.
A banquet was given in Paris Saturday
evening in honor of monarchical journal
lists. One hundred and twenty-five
covers were laid. NJ. st. Croix read a
telegram from the Count of Paris in
which the latter encouraged his adj
herents. Afterward NJ. st. Croix deliv-
: cred an Grafton in the interests of the
= monarchical party.
MIR. Blaine and his party left Melrose
for Dalkeith Saturday morning.
The Austrian Delegation Saturday
adopted the budget of the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs without debate. This is
equivalent TO vote of confidence in
Count kalnoky. aHat ,.Haa
All parties in the House of Commons
are urgently whipping,in their members
for the division on Mr.. Morley's motion
in regard to the administration of the
Crimes Act. The division will take place
on Tuesday. WI
The Ministerial Council in Paris Satur.
day decided that it would be impolitic to
rescind the decree of expulsion against
the Duo d d'Aumale, as. requested by the
French Institute.
The German Reiehstag will be opened
to-day with unusual splendor by EN-
peror William ii.
The municipal elections in Genoa and
Venice yesterday resulted in a victory for
the Liberals oyer the CleTicals. =
An the members Of the royal family
now i'll London attended n memorial ser,
Frederick in the Chapel Royal yesterday.
Prince and Princess Henry of Battenburg
represented the Queen.
At legitimlst banquet on Saturday a
veiled toast to General Boulanger as one
who will relieve us of parliamentarism
was loudly applauded.
John Bowen, colored who escaped
lynching at Union Bridge, Md, has been
arrested IN Pennsylvania and taken To
Westminster.
Dennis Mallor, IA years old, of Jersey
City, has been arrested, charged with
stealing packages from the Adams Elk.
press pier in that city. The loss to the
company is believed to aggregate many
thousands of dollars.
News has reached Atlanta Ca, of the
sudden death of VIM. III. Parsons one oil
the most prominent capitalists ofAtlanta
He left there a few days ago for fish
jng excursion in the mountains of North
Georgia.
BY the capsizing Of the steam. yacht
OliVette Saturday night, in Newark Bay
Gussie Iutz, aged 20 years; Lizzie Clius
aged 10 years; Minnie Burger, aged Il
years; Gussie Weber, aged, 10 years, ant
Annie Fricke were drowned.
A terrific storm passed over Wyoming
Valley, Pa, Saturday. Many building
at Pittsburg and other points were strucl
mendous, and large districts were flooded
Fire Saturday in Holbrook, Ariz., de
stroyed the entire business part Of th
town, including the Atlantic and Pacif
Depot section houses and large numbe
of cars Loss 100000.
William Bohmes, the fireman terribl,
scalded in the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road locomotive boiler explosion at Key
SER VIVA, Friday, is still alive, but will
small hope of recovery.
A terrific thunder storm visited Wilkes
Barre Pa, yesterday, beng the third i
iour days. thunderbolt struck th
Puritan Congregational Church Will
service was beng held, and many of tn
audience were prostrated by the shock
over dozen women tainted from trigh
A panic ensued, but was allayed by th
pastor calling out, Fear not; you are /
Gods house, The sacramental wine wa
used as a restorative. The church tow6
:. was badly damaged.