The Washington critic., 1888-07-09
WASHINGTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Events of Interest Boiled Down
for Hasty Reading,


oentin speaking of the alleged plot. Two
striking switohmen named Mart Graham
and Jack Rogers assaulted young Bert
Arnold, clerk at the Summit House.
last night, installing him for one of the
new men, who, they claim, was prowling
around Rogers house. The stiff rim of
Arnold's hat doubtless saved him fIom
serious injury or death. A beer bottle
was broken over his head. As Arnold is
an inoilensive young man, not mixed mp
with the strike controversy, there is much
public Indignation.
Officials of the Providence, II. L., Union
Bank have been notified by cable that
the whole bundle of securities, bills re-
ceivable and other property, stolen by
Charles A. Pitcher, the defaulting teller,
has been recaptured in London. Pitcher
had mailed them to ~. A. Roberts," his
assumed name, and believed them safe
from the bank, and that 1t was in his
power to keep their hiding place secret
until the bank would be ready TO com
promise and come to terms ON basis of
Pitcher holding ON to $150,000 cash, De-
tective Kellert says he not only received
the 81 900 reward for Pitchers capture,
but $500 extra. The preliminary hear.
ing of Pitcher began at Montreal Satur.
day.
The fire in the Century building, in
New York early Saturday morning. was
confined to theupper part of the house.
II is supposed to have originated among
the hales of paper in Alexander's book.
bindery on the sixth floor. The LOSSES are
estimated at $3.50, 600; fully Insured The
Century Company's $ loss Is sos, 600. All
their dictionary manuscripts were in
another building and consequently were
uninjured. Among the guests Of the
Everett House, who were startled from
thelr sleep Dy tne hTe ana hmrned INTO
the street were HQn. Henry Watterson,
munster carter OF venezuela ana pianist
Josely,
AtAlexandria, on saturday. printer
named De Lea, formerly an employe at
the government PRINTING Office, shot and
feIlonsly w1unueu zen fhlllps OF Alex
9.ninIl He sllosetlhg eook eook ,placf on
un3on ,slIIeei, near o1ioots lumber 9ihee,
ahu 9IlHlnaaten a IN u ad1spuge over q pes1n
mihcn'ns Lea losLi ny. ne Lea y neiu
10 await sne result oi rhiiilps' Wouhds'
"nIcn mnn ale n., serious; p. .,..,. L..
Inc Soutn foie expedltlon Planned
several years ago ny Dr, Henmayer OF
in'i In. MARINE opseINaioIy uI 1anDurg is
nhe'y W start ~ tno sprlns. Lhe Ger
Hlen uotelnnene Wy ~ M. nus peei askeo 70 S.s ue
Icy paiC @ VI .he Ca Apensesi ElnpeIor WI,
oi -saa nso tna,I .I ~ ~iaNViaoio response anu
t;on GO c, re ~ oi te expeui-
T.a ,o,ha.a 'sse "s 49, y, W. ai'.,'g. nr
os,he Eua.uah S, y, she parry @ VI ,ne lienv
S ShlMe 4 iencn Inalloer OF nepntleS nave
ustliuea 70 Postpone tnelr .lhterpellanon
y, y, % the ,'. 5oNenineHS ~ rgSpevtne tne seinure
~ 'ne lo1se H oi M, iDuleulieie, the uirec-
o,, To- VI .me V.Iealiiss pIess, oi copies OF the
vncot;nc the sstahI;sb mont ns q. rro,,- "u
aScbv be '''N ''iiSiinieH' VI |" nioii'
"trhs'
Inc conservative newspapers OF france
denonnce the seizure Of the letter OF the
Count of Paris to the conservative mayors
olFTance as an liiegal act' me TepuD-
mean Journals enaracter1ze the letter as
sonaeuS ana iSa seSnro and os
cpInelhn the selzuIs, anu say ~ was
clumsy measure on the part OF the ponce!
a fire in the Haverhill, Mass, Academy
oIMIsc buaIalng saturday, caused loss
oI&ioces -tne Duliding was erected IN
IsoZ ny synuicale OF gentlemen az COST
OF sZVVVt0, ana ~ aaaition 10 handsome
music nail, contained'the commonwealth
holel, several stores plnces anu tene-
Heh's,iia 1870 as .,,,...,.,
AZ the conlerence,on poiltieal economy
at Eopennagen, Iesolution was passed
urging the esla4lisnlhents OF customs
nnlon between denmark and NorwaYand
oWedenr and reqqestepg tnat the govern
men, apPolnss f coninhlssioh W arralige
'as uelahisY Yi Vne proJeos n
The United States steamer enterprise,
whlcn was ashore at DioDak ana was
hauled OH oy Norwegian lronclad, ar
nved det:Snrlshaha Saturpay. Inc Enber-
pse Soes h9s ieahI da anu Si sne Viii Viii n4S M oe
T,'esdo,, =" '"e'uo'A' s"o "hi sf'ii "i'
81. ,,,.li-,
Inc nehPinlnBen oinpanY viii start from
beriin ior tne lniten STATES on Septemi,,
per per q, On a. i9nn t J momaas vonr; Imey WI,
tie the Meinipsen' nee Tine Theatre. emu %TbepYae The materioj al
will beInsIrrnd ftlr It(OO 600 marks.
II Ianaon Satnrdow onarnoor ths
nnl;ce inst tho,r tan,ner and Oh araeS q
rrnyed. assemhIad IN ira faioar SnSare
d;snsrs;ng The nannle aftn1 tbey ha
passed resolutions denouncing Mr, Bal.
four, chief secretary for Ireland.
THO retIrns ;ssned nv tbe I,ondon
Board of Trade show tbattbe Imnorts for
lime Increased 81 900. .Ooo as compared
with the same month last year, and that
the exports increased 81, 70, 600 as CON-
pared with June of last year.
A Young man who described himselfa
Charles Layerty. % wears of age, of Phila.
delphia, was committed TO the care of the
in New York yesterday. He thought he
was going to be murdered. IA.
The steamer Vile de Brest. belonyinp
10 the General Transatlantic Company,
coliided with and sank the steamer Charles
Quint, belonging to the same company
The captain of the Quint and four OF heI
crew were drowned.
King Milan proposes q separation n,snso
aul6r6 fromihis wife, Queen Natalie, pro
yided Her Majesty accepts the conditions
which will be made known to her BY
Bishop Demetrius. who has taken Their
70 Wiesbaden,
MI - Il.Ia~ Clna1 1osn>.>o.<,. = + y1.l4,,
.hnrn has siSned the Amalgaied scale
and viii res,,me operations Sthis week
The scale now has sishteen signatures
ipcIud,ng two ofthe largest firms IN pitt