The Washington critic., 1888-06-12
WAsHINGTON CRrTIC
NEWS oE THE nAY
Important Events of the Past Twenty
four Hours.

Judge Gilderslceve in part of general
sessions. John BMcCormick, n journalist,
was the first witness. He said he had many
friends in Kentucky who were also
cause of this fact, he had called at the
Office of Mr.. Solomon when he was in
New York. At the time Of his first visit
Ann o. Delin, the defendant, was there,
and, during bus stay, she became hysteri-
cal and spoke tearfully of her mother,
who, she said, was very sick at home.
Her brother told her he was about to
leave for home and she prayed that he
might telegraph her Immediately, APP
prising her Of her mothers condition.
Alice Solomon was next called and testi-
fed that the female defendant was her
sister and the General q man whom
she supposed to be her sisters husband,
and whom she met at Bowling Green
Kentucky. Witness said her motive in
coming from Kentucky to give evidence
was to put an end TO her sisters career of
crime, which had been for years q re.
proach to the famly-
The New York Herald has the follow
ing special from San Francisco: The
Hawaiian mail last night announced that
when King Kalakaua opened the Ha-
waiian Legislature on the 29th of May he
refused to read in full the speech the MIN
listers had prepared for him. lie de-
clined, he said, to make himself ridicu-
lOus by recommending the enactment of
laws he had vetoed last session. His
Ministers had advised him that such rec
ommondation or reference should be
made, and that the omission would be on
his own responsibility. The King said
that he accepted the responsibility, and
read an abridged copy of the speech. The
submission of the Ministers TO his pub
licly ignoring three OF their policy bills
seems TO prove that they are unable TO
maintain constitutional rights against
kalakaua's Will.
Ex-Trcasurer Harry G.. Carter of 81.
Joseph, Mo, has been discovered TO be
about $4,000 short in his books aud has
turned over bis property to his bondsmen.
At the last election Carter, who had been
Treasurer for two terms, was elected City
Auditor. The discovery was made in an
attempt TO make a settlement, Carter
claims that the shortage is due to a mis-.
take in making entries. An expert book
keeper is now engaged in Ovcrhauling the
books. The Collectors Office was turned
over April 10. 1t now transpires that a
settlement has not been made for three
years. The general imp tession is that
the mistakeis due to oimperfect book-keep-
ing and that Carter is honest.
The injunction case brought by the
Union Pacific Railroad and granted by
United States Judge Dundy, restraining
the State Board OF Transportation from
interfering with or attempting to regulate
rates on the plea that the road was beyond
State control and only subject to Federal
jurisdiction, have been dismissed by the
road. The road has acquired over $4,000,
00O worth of property in Omaha by,exer-
cising the right of eminent domain,
through condemnation proceedings and
as the Attorney-General was about to
bring quo warranto proceedings to take
from them this properly which, under the
above plea, would make it unlawfully &C.
quired, it is said the road decided to recog-
Ii2e State control.
Oliver Kidney, collector of assessments
for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, len Phillipsburg, N. j., yesterday,
and is beng looked for by officers. Last
week he was 81 900 short in his accounts,
but managed to raise $500 and pay il over
At meeting on Sunday he promised to
pay the balance yesterday, but instead
absconded. The assessments were chiefly
for the purpose Of meeting the Brother
hoods share in the 30" strike.
NJ. L. Lichtenstein, late candidate for
president of the City Council at Whining
ton, Del, and lately charged with being
$50, 900 short in his accounts as treasurer oi
building association sailed for Europe
on Saturday. lie leaves his family be
hind and his friends say that he will
come back again, and that the property
he has turned over to the association will
cover his shortage.
John r. Dunn was placed on trial foi
grand larceny in New York yesterday. r.
T. Scott, teller of the Manhattan Com
pany, fled to England in 1885, having
embezzled about $50, 900. Subsequently
he made q sworn statement that he had
ENTRUSTED the greater part of the stolen
money to Dunn, who is his brother-in
law and a lawyer.
Last Wednesday, in Hazel Green town
ship, Iowa, an old man named Rothbakel
undertook to whip his boy, lad of IL
In the evening the old man again triec
to whip the boy, when the latter at
tempted TO run. The father gave chase
and, having captured him, knocked
him down and cut his head Off with al
axe.
A decision was rendered yesterday b,
the five Philadelphia judges who hay,
tried the charges against Rev. Howard I
Widdemer of the Church of the Beloved
Disciple They found him guilty OH th
specification in the first charge Of having
deceived Bishop Stevens as to the grount
of tho separation from his first wife. Oh
all the other charges they acquit him.
All the fathers in New York city wen
on strike yesterday for better wages anC
shorter hours. The demands are 81 da.
pay, work nine hours day, excepting OF
Saturday, when they fix it at eight hours
AT present the wages are about So, lowe
than they have ever been before.
The new biological laboratory at Prince
ton College, presented by the alumni @
the class of III, is now completed and
being fitted out. Ii will probably b
formally handed over to the trustees a
the coming meeting next week.
Judge Gildersleeve, after hearing an aI
gument yesterday in New York by Wi
liam Il. Howe, counsel for Alice Wood
hall, discharged the woman from custody
She will sail for England at the earies
opportunity,
II is stated that jeremiah "A. Sinclair
the postal clerk who was found murdere,
in his car at Bangor, Me-, Friday night
was killed by Postal Clerk A. j. Sellen il
aQuarrel aboutthe handling of some maj
matter.
Lord Harrington has written letter o.
the English local government bill, i
which he says that the licensing clause
are not vital TO the bill and that the diss
dents are not compelled to support ther
as essential to the existence of the govern
ment
Mr.. Frank Hugh o. Donnell, who bring
suit against the London Times for libel Ina
fuDpUnaeu Earl SpenCeI anu olr uSoI6
q. Trevelyan, respectively, formerly Ior
Lieutenant and Chief Secretary of lrelan(
as witnesses in the trial,
The locusts are advancing in compa(
mass over twelve miles long by SIX !
breadth in Algiers. A panic prevails /
the province Of Constantine. The vale
Of 6uelna has been devastated by the il
Gusts.
John Zacher, ir,, son of wealthy b.
homian farmer living near Racine, Wis
has not tasted food for % days. lie tall
nationally and gives no other reason t,
his abstinence than that he is not hungr,