The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-04-02
EARLy MORNING NEWS.



The will Of the late John Scott has been
filed for probate. Three hundred and nifty
thousand dollars is divided among ten
children, three sons receiving one cent each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott separated years ago.
The three children who sided with their
mother are those cut of with penny.
The will states that as Mrs. Scott has been
amply provided for, she is not to partici-
pate In the final division. II is said Mrs.
Scott will sue for her dover
Oyster Dredgers Punished.
In the United States District Court I'm
Baltimore yesterday William Il. Ford, John
Wallis, Severn W. Croswell and Noah v.
Ward, all oysterdrcdger captains, were
sentenced TO thirty days each In jail for
cruelty to their crews. Captain John r..
Charnck, for the same offense, was 6ned
$50 and sentenced to three days liuprlson-
ment.
Mary Anderson's Trip.
Miss Mary Anderson, accompanied by
her brother and his wife and her maid, went
to New York yesterday from Philadelphia,
and Is at the Victoria Hotel. The party
will sail for Europe tomorrow on the City
Of Chester. Miss Anderson is described as
much improved, and ia said TO be confident
that change OF scene will be Of great bene-
fit to her.
A Meat syndicate.
A special from Philadelphia says a meat
syndicate, TO be known as the American
Meat Company has been organized In that
city, with capital Of S2500O,OO0. Phila-
delphia and New York capital is largely
interested in the undertaking.
Haistead May he senator.
A Columbus dispatch says; The rejection
by the Senate Of Murat Halstead TO be Min
istcr to Germany, II is thought here, will
make him prominent figure in a contest
for anything IN the gift of the Ohio people.
IL is well known that Foraker and Foster
are the standing Republican candidates for
Senator TO succeed Payne, and that Payne
and Pendleton will be the Democratic can
didates. Many believe that tho action OF
the Senate will push Hastead 10 the 'front.'
as prominent figure, and that the contest
will be between Halstead and Payne. The
members of the Legislature to be selected
this fall will elect a United States Senator.
The Democratic leaders believe that Payne
has very much lcssencd his chances for re-
election by the part he played IN the reiec-
ton OF Halstead, and some express tho
opinion that II will be only few days when
Payne will announce his Withdrawal
Bishop VIII Again Marry.
A Minneapolis dispatch says: Wash
ington Irving Bishop, the mind reader, and
the lady who has for some time past been
living with him, and whom he acknowledges
as hie wife, are to be remarked some day
this week. As TO the divorce proceedings
which are said TO have terminated in New
York on Wednesday last, Mr.. Bishop says
he knows nothing. He has invited his at
torneys In New York TO reopen the case, To
refute any testimony that may have been
introduced derogatory to hts character,
and he says, in view OF q possibility that
| Mrs. Bishop No. ] may have had any clain,
TO be called his wife during the time he has
been married to Mrs Bishop No. Q, and tn
| protect the name Of HIS daughter he pro-
poses to go through the marriage ceremony
In regular form. u.