The Washington critic., 1888-05-24
NEWS OF TUE DAY.
Important Events OF the Past Twenty
four Hours.

Important Events OF the Past Twenty
four Hours.
II is learned that the representatives of
the German syndicate have received CON
cessions from the Corecn Government to
work the gold mine in Peng Yang, and
will loan the government SS,000,000 If
necessary. Three United States officers
are already in Corea to organize q
modern army there. A disastrous con-
Migration occurred at the town called
Chino, in Yechizen, several weeks ago.
Out of two thousand houses constituting
the town 1,s00 were destroyed, and sew
cral people lost their lives.
The stone of the Methodist Book
Concern and Mission building, at the.cor-
ner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth street.
New York, was laid yesterday. About
800 of the delegates to the conference now
being held in the city were present at the
ceremony. General Clinton b. Fisk made
the presentation speech, and addresses
were made by Colonel Il. Il. Ritter and
Bishop Q. d. Foss. The Grafton was by
Bishop Thomas Bowman. The building
will be eight stories high, of brick and
granite. The site cost 100000.
The funeral of the Rev. Wm. Il. Nor
gan, late rector of st. Thomas Church at
New York, yesterday called together one
of the largest and most distinguished con-
gregaHons that has ever assembled in that
fashionable church. Almost every Epis-
copal clergyman was present. Bishop
Potter conducted the services, assisted by
the Rev John w. Brown, who succeeds
DR.. Morgan as rector. The body was
taken to Newport for nterment.
Chief Shay Of the New York fire de-
partment was examined by Coroner Levy
yesterday in relation to the amount of
damage done by the electric light wires.
He testified that there were % fires in the
city last year caused by defective insula-
tlon of electric light wires. He thought
the danger to property from electric light
wires was very great, and suggested that
ifthey could not be put underground
they ought to be strung far above the
other wires,
Lieutenant Techow, who was sentenced
to fifteen years Imprisonment for com
plicity in the surrender of the Berlin
armory to the civic guard in the revolt of
1913, and who escaped from prison and
went to Australia, recently returned to
Berlin in the hope that the amnesty
| decree would cover his case. Count Won
Seckendorf advised the Emperor not to
| pardon Tecbow, and the Emperor re-
| fused to comply with Techow's petition
for an interview. Prince Henry will be
asked to intercede for Techow, who is "a
| years of age.
More than 10000 bushels of barley held
| in bond has been surreptitiously removed
| from one elevator at Oswego, N. Y.
| since last fall without payment of duties
| The duties amounted to over $1,000
which amount has been paid since dis
covery, and is now held subject to the de.
cision ofthe Treasury Department.
Reports have been received from Mas.
sowah that the followers of the Mahd
threaten an attack upon that city. The
Abyssinian General, Ras-Alula, has ar.
| rived Mt Asmara. The Mahdis lieuten
ant has warned the Hababs that he will
make war upon them unless they submit
to the Mahdi.
In the United States Circuit Court al
New York Judge Wallace rendered de.
| cision in the suit of the American Bell
Telephone Company against the Uni.
versal Dynamo-Phone Company for in.
fringement on the telephone patents. An
injunction in favor of the Bell Company
was granted and an accounting ordered
Shortly after o. clock yesterday after.
noon the rear part of the building at the
northeast corner of John street and
| Broadway, New York, iell in, injurinp
| live of the men who were at work tearing
| 1t down and killing Daniel Mahoney, the
| foreman.
Contracts will be made this week for
| the illumination of the entrance channel
| to New York Harbor by electricity Six
electric hight buoys are to be placed in the
channel, three on each side. These
| buoys will be fed by battery located al
the Sandy Hook Light Station.
A select committee appointed by the
United States Senate began this morning
an investigation INTO the operation of the
| civil-service law in the New York Custom
| House. Collector Magone, Surveyor
Beattie and others will be examined.
The Supreme Court of Australia has
| granted writs of habeas corpus to the
Cinnamon offering the poll tax, and has
also ordered their release on the ground
that the government has no power TO
exclude foreigners from the country.
Immense swarms of locusts are adj
vancing upon Tiarel, Algiers. The insects
extend in semi-circle, the diameter of
which is calculated at fifteen milometres
| daughter, sailed for Europe to-day on the
Saale. Bishop Doane of Albany was also
a passenger on the same boat.
Colonel John A. Fagg, one of the last
| surviving officers of the Mexican war, oil
| North Carolina died suddenly at Ashe
! Vile last night aged 81.
Fire in Philadelphia destroyed the
building Is, 20 and 22 Letitia street, occu
pied by several firms of wool dealers
| Total loss $50 600.
Samuel Tate, Henry Carroll and vii.
liam Wheat pleaded guilty in Philadel
phia to making and passing counterfeit
coin.
Atlanta, Ga, has postponed the Pied
mont Exposition until 1889 on account oi
Augusta's National Exposition.
Since Saturday afternoon John All.
maras, a wealthy retired Brooklyn IN.
Y. merchant, has been missing.
Ex-Governor +. w. NJ. Holiday of Vir
ginia sailed from New York yesterday fol
South America.
The total gold exports from New York
this month amount 10 So, 100000.