The Washington critic., 1888-06-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Important Events of the Past Twenty
four Hours.

Important Events OF the fhst twenty
four Hours.
The Congo officials at Brussels think
that the report received from u messenger
from the Aruwhimi was due to confusion
regarding Wards journey. Still, they
are anxious about Stanley's fate, chiefly
because Emin Bey had heard nothing of
Ward and had received almost positive
confirmation. of the hostility of tribes be-
tween the Aruwhimi and Wadelai from
officers who had iourneyed there. Several
Belgian explorers offer to go in search of
Stanley, but only by the Congo route and
with a caravan of at most twenty men. -
In speech at Bpiul, NJ. Melins, presi-
dent Of the Chamber OF Deputies of
France, speaking of the dissolution of
Parliament, said 1t would make matters
worse. He denounced the attacks on
Parliamentism as onslaughts on the law
and liberty of the nation. These on
saughts, if successful; would reproduce
the oatastrophes Of 1870.
Count Kalnoky, Minister OF Foreign
Affairs for the empire, IN speech yester-
day to the Austrian delegation, said that
IN the absence of security regarding the
European situation it behooves each
country to rely upon itself and to solidify
ITS defenses in view of the possible occur
rences of unforeseen events
In the election held Sunday for member
of the French Chamber of Deputies for
the Department of the Charente, NJ. Gilt
bert, Bonapartist, received 37,40l votes,
M. WELLER Republican, 23,0S0, and NJ.
,Deroulede, 20656. Another ballot will
he necessary. The deiestuf NJ Deroulede
has caused .a.cemfnotion.
Thefeport of the committee of the Su-
preme Lodge Knights of Pythias Is said
TO sustain Chancellor Douglas in sus-
I,n Gra,,I sr
yania, but not in organizing new one.
II requires, however, that the Grand
Lodge shall comply with the demands
made by Chancellor Douglas.
The jury in the Sl50,000 damage suit, in
which II. ID. Lancaster, surveyor of St.
Louis, was plaintiff, and Congressman
John NJ. Glover, defendant. returned a
verdict Sunday of l3 cents for the plain
tiff. The case has been bitterly fought
for more than a year. It grew out of the
charges made in Washington by Glover
when the President appointed Lancaster
In Cincinnati yesterday Judge Taft re-
fused to enjoin Julius Dexter and.others
at the suit of Cromwell, Ives assignee. in
voting 1,6i0 shares Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton stock which Cromwell claims
had been pledged to secure loan and
had fallen improperly into the defendants
hands.
The excitement over the gold find on
the Lake Superior Iron Company's prop
erty, near Ishpeming, Mich, some
months ago has been renewed. 1t is said
there can be no doubt that gold in great
quantities has been discovered.
Mrs. Emory A. Storrs. widow Of the
celebrated lawyer and advocate, is lying
at the house Of a friend in Chicago suf-
fering from a stroke of paralysis, from
which the physicians say there is nc
hope of recovery.
No foreign officers will be allowed to at
tend the Russian military maneuvers this
year, and Russian military officers have
been forbidden to attend similar maneu'
vers abroad.
Prince Bismarck has charged Count
Won Munster, the German Ambassador at
Paris, to thank the members of the
| French Cabinet for their condolences on
| the occasion of the death of Emperor
| Frederick.
Benjamin Il. o. Hubbard died at Julie
| prison, ILL.,, Sunday. He was the cashier
| of the First National Bank of Mon
mouth. His shortage of $4,000 caused
the concerns doors to close in 1885.
Seven coke works of Mcclure Il Co., il
| the Connellsville region, shut down yes
terday on account of strike of the EN-
! ployes against the discharge of q work
man. About 1000 men are idle.
| The st. Joseph Catholic Orphan Asy
| ilum, seven miles southeast of Newport
| KY, was burned yesterday. There wer'
72 orphans in the building, all of whom
escaped. Loss $4,000.
Madame and General Diss Debar weri
sentenced in New York yesterday to six
months imprisonment in the peniten
tiary.
Lord Salisbury introduced bill in thi
House of Lords yesterday 10 reform TIN
constitution Of that body.
| Miss Flora West, daughter of the Brit
ish ambassadorto the United States, wa
married TO NJ. Salanson, in Paris, yester
day.
encycheal dealing with the true and falls,
in liberty.