The Washington critic., 1888-10-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Happenings of Interest Condensed
for the Hasty Reader

Inc second trial OF Gross and White,
president and cashier of the State Ma
tional Bank of Raleigh, North Carolina
in tho Superior Court, ended Saturday,
resulting in their conviction on two
charges of forgery. Cross was sentenced
TO six and White to five years at hard
labor on the public roads. Both appealed
to the Supreme Court New indictments
against them are to he tried at the Janu-
ury term of the Superior Court OF Wake
County.
In Madison, OH the Amherst side of the
james River, opposite Lynchburg, Va,
Saturday night last, three young white
men, Pat Byrnc, Joseph Spencer and
Charles Floyd, were shot by colorcd
desperate and eX-cOnvict named Jim
Scott. The shooting, which was done
with revolver, Is said to have been en-
tirely unprovoSed. 1t is thought Byrne
and Spencer cannot recover.
The Mcclellan Hotel at Birmingham,
Ala, was burned Friday. j. A.
Wcatheroy, of the Evening Chronicle,
with his sister and his niece, jumped
from the third story window to the yard,
distance of fifty feet. He was fatally
hurt, his sister had her leg broken and
sustained internal injuries and the niece
sustained sprained ankle.
Isaiah V. Williamson, of Philadelphia,
the largest stockholder in the Penn
sylvania Railroad proposes to devote the
bulk of his fortune to the organization
and endowment of a college for artisans.
1t is not yet certain whether he will add
the school to the college or build sep
arate institution.
Advices from Rome received at Ber-
lin announce that the Vatican is gcnu-
inely satisfied the programme arranged
for the reception of the Emperor OF
Germany in Rome The Emperor will
Fall upon the Pope at the Vatican be-
fore going to the Quirinal Gaining this
point has gladdened the officials at the
Vatican.
The London police are at their wits
ends over the Whitechapel murders.
Many innocent persons have been arrested
found The theory that the murderer
is Malay is not generally accepted.
Sir Thomas EsmOnde yesterday un-
veiled a monument erected in the Kilni-
nor graveyard, near Arklow, in memory
Of John Kinseller, who was killed by
emergency men last year.
Experiments were made on Saturday
In Philadelphia with a long-distance
telephone by which conversation was
carried on with Portland, Me-, "a distance
OF SIX hundred miles.
Portions of human body, supposed to
be that of William Brown, were picked
up on hillside near the scene of the
explosion of the Austin powder magazine
near Roanoke, Va.
Emperor Williams reception at Vienna
has sent thrill of gratiiica tion through
out the German empire. He will remain
In Vienna until Wednesday, when he
will start for Italy.
The National Grand Lodge of Colored
MaSonS has appropriated 100000 for
the erection Of a temple at Kansas City,
and adopted the national insurance
scheme
III. Zimmerman &, Co., of Chicago and
st. Louis, clock dealers, arc financially
embarrassed, as result OF the failure of
the Traders Bank of Chicago
The Anti-Poverty Association fair in
New York City nctted nine thousand dol
lars, which Will go to dcfraying the eX-
penses of the United Labor party.
John Boyd was found dead Yesterday
New York, which is being torn down
circumstances point to foul play.
Thomas Hamilton, wealthy Phila-
delphia manufacturer, fell dead of heart
disease in New York Saturday while
hurrying to catch fcrry-boat
Mrs. j. B. Childs, wife of the United
States Minister to Siam, died on board
the Inman steamer City of Chicago, en-
route to New York.
Inc weather prevented the big Dem
Ocratic meeting in New York on Satur-
day and the big Republican parade in
indianapolis.
August ID. IIcnrlques, boolsSecper for
Henry Q. Kitchener New York City, has
been arrested OIL the charge of embc2zle-
mcnt.
George Williams and Edward Davis,
OF Warren, Maine yesterday took tinct-
rre or acorilc and died wlthn two
hours.
The United States steamship Juniata
arrived at Singapore Saturday on her way
home from the Asiatic station.
4 Hamburg slatch lnnoGnccs that
no definite measure has yet been taken
TO prosecute Prof. Geifcken.
The troops of the Ameer of Afghnnis.
tan have defeated the fCrces of Ishal'
Khan at Tashkurgan
A shpyard for the building OF steam.
ships of the largest class is projected al
Newport News.
Palmer IL Wiley, wine merchants, OF
Now York, have made an assignment.
The Theater Royal at Dundee was
burned Friday night
Con gives every bird its food but does no
throw il ~ the nest. There is food for rehec
tion IN the thought that Warmers Log Cabll
Sarsaparllla will purify the blood, thus en-
surfing health with which may come nj
blessings 81 for 100 doses, of all drug
gists
The hours OF labor In England were twelv
per day up TO 1916. when they were reduced b
eleven, and again reduced TO ten in 1874, wher
they now stand.