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

RarlanS at his nome and fled to the saloon
of Michael Pano, where the doors were
barricaded. The Hungarians forced the
doors, dragged Kankowsh out in the
roadway and beat him to death with
stones and clubs. The Hungarians then
began celebrating their crime by a
drunken carousal The leaders of the
party Michael o. Lannick Andrew
Ounisky and ]. Harway, were secured by
the sheriH's deputies and taken to the
Scranton jail.
Prince Roland Bonaparte will leave
New York for Havre on the steamship La
Gascogne to-day. He says he had de-
lightful time in this country. Speaking
of his visit to Washington, he says he
met the President and Mrs. Cleveland,
and thinks the lady of the White House
n charming woman. He saw the surplus
IN the Treasury vaults, and thinks the
people of the country have too much
money stored away. When the Prince
returns to America next year, as he
threatens to do, he wants to go West and
see the Indians, and also to pay visit to
Alaska. Meantime he will spend the days
travelling on the continent of Europe.
Argument was heard in the United
States District Court at Pittsburg yester-
day on exceptions to the report of the
master on the final accounts of G. Clin-
ton Gardner, receiver of the Buffalo,
New York and Philadelphia Railroad.
compensation to the receiver and his
counsel. The receiver claimed $50, 900 or
$4,000 per annum, and his two counsel
$4,000 each. Each claimant has received
about one half of his claim.
Gus Bogles bootblack, of Denison,
Texas 10 years old, who murdered VIM.
Morgan at Blue Tank, in the Creek Ma
ton, year ago, was hanged at Fort
Smith, Ark, yesterday. Although the
victims neck was broken, he was 12l
minutes dying. Bogles, Just before the
execution, thrust his hand through the
grating of his cell and snatched pistol
from guard, but before he could use it
fellow prisoner took it from him.
One section of the Forepaugh circus
train, bound for New York, was wrecked
at the end of the tunnel at Fall River,
Mass, yesterday. by Jumping a split
switch. The third car left the track, de-
railing the next three, which were all
piled together. Frank Pagan and John
Wood were injured, and the trick horse
Dandy killed. A stallion used for bare
back riding and racing mare were so
badly injured that they had TO be shot.
In the County Criminal Court, at Pitts
burg, yesterday, o. Price g. Co.. charged
with operating and maintaining pool.
room, were convicted on thirteen counts.
The defense made strong fight, contend
ing that betting was not an otfense at
COmInOH INV Inc case Will De Carrleu 10
the Supreme Court. If the lower court
is sustained the pool.rooms in the city
will be compelled to close.
An explosion occurred in the house of
an old clothes dealer in the Rue Menars,
Paris, Thursday night, and one person
was killed and another injured. An in
vestigation by the police Of the cause of
the explosion has gwen rise to the sus-
picion that the occupants of the house
were engaged in the secret manufacture
of bombs to be used on the 1ith of July,
on the occasion of the celebration of the
fall of the Bastile.
A special from Parkersburg, w. Va,
says DR.. John Curtis, late of Little Hook
ing, OHIO, but now at Bolton, Kansas, a
few days since sent 81 900 by Wells, Fargo
u Co.'s Express to his brother at Little
Hooking. When the package arrived it
was found that the end had been cut off
and the money extracted, and the en-
velope filled with pieces Of paper about
the size of the bills
The Munich Allgemeine Zeittng says:
1.-The report of Drs. Bergmann and Geb-
hardt on the malady of the late Emperor
Frederick may interest the medical pro-
fession, but it can have absolutely no po-
litical significance, as the allegation that
Emperor Frederick could not have
reigned If the existence of cancer had
been proved is without legal foundation"
A bush fire is raging near South Indian,
Ont, on the Canada Atlantic Railway,
below Ottawa. A saw mill five thousand
cords of wood, five freight cars, five
houses and thousands of cords of tan
bark have been destroyed The country
on each side for some distance is impass-
able.
The miners employed by the Mineral
Mining Company and the Excelsior Coal
Company of Shamokin, Pa, have brought
suit. against their employers to. secure
semi monthly pay-days, as provided by
law. It's to be made test case, and is
being pushed by the Knights of Labor.
The Anchor Line steamship City of
Rome, which arrived in New York yes
terday, had rough time. On Sunday
last, during a heavy gale, sea carried
away her heavy iron bowsprit and stove
in the forward bridge, seriously injuring
the lookout, John Jabson.
May Weatherby, aged IL, who was in
jured by the falling Of the grand-stand at
Water Valley, Miss, July 1, died yester-
day. w. II. Brister, eX-postmaster, who
was injured at the same time, is dying.
Others are in precarious condition.
An Illinois farmer named ALVIN Cox,
while driving from q celebration in one
township to his home in another during
the storm of July 4, was caught in a
freshet and, with his horse, drowned in
the current of a stream that was hardly
discernible in the morning.
Several Berlin papers denounce as a
forgery the letter which compelled Herr
Won Puttkamer to resign, and assert that
it was written by a Liberal, whose writing
has been identified. They admit, how
ever, that the letter was signed by Fred
erick.
The schooner Elizabeth de Hart from
st. John, N. b., for Washington, went
ashore on the point of Cape Henlopen
Wednesday night. She is full of water
Her cargo of laths can be saved but the
chances of getting the vessel off are slight.
The winners at Brighton Beach yester
day were; Monmouth, Doodle, Nina W,
Jim harper jr Iro' Iand lyan5Oe' ,, The
Dan, Irma H., Antonio, Santalene, De
struction, and Wary.
As coal train was passing through the
village of Dayton, n. j., Thursday night
it was struck by o cyclone, and Conductor
John Dyer of Trenton, with two of the
train men, were blown from the train and
fatally hurt.
The Jackson Square Branch of the New
York Free Circulating Library, the gifl
of Mr.. George Vanderbilt, was thrown
open to the public recently The branch
cost about $4,000.
John Johnson, q farmer living neal
Hamlin, N. Y, on Wednesday accident
ally killed his son, aged 81, who had come
home for visit. He then, in anguish
killed himself.
Solomon Nelson and Il. Q. Hedberl
were drowned in Belle Creek, Mimi, yes
terday, while repairing bridge, the lat
ter falling into the water and former
going to his rescue,
A dynamite bomb was exploded in tho
courtyard at Nicholasville, KY, at mid
night Thursday night, which shook the
town and did considerable damage to the
courthouse.