The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-02-08
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secretary to Governor Lee When Tom
jones' the Governors messenger, oplued
the secretary's Office TO put 1t in order for
the day yesterday morning he saw Waller
IN half.reclinlng posture on the sofa ap-
parently asleep, and only discovered the
truth when, on approaching him, he saw
the carpet stained with pool of blood and
pistol laying on the floor near by. lie at
once gave the alarm aud when the Office
was reached by attaches of the Capitol 1t
was fouud that Waller had shot himself Just
below the right temple, and death must
have been instantaneous. No cause is as
signed for the deed
A Prominent Iron Man Dead.
Cornelius II. Delamater founder of tho
Dclamater Iron Works, died at his residence
ing New York city of pneumonia yesterday.
Mr. Delamater was born at RhinebecS, N.
Y, in 1921. During the war OF the rebel
lion he Luilt the ironclad Dictator and did
great deal of other work for the navy. Mr..
Dclamater was very active In tho Society for
Mechanics and Tradosmeu and was also a
member of the Union League.
A New Hotel Burned.
The new Southerland Hotel at S,uther-
land, Fla, was destroyed by fire before
daylight on Wednesday, the guests and
help narrowly escaping with their lives.
Several ladies were severely burned, but It
is thought no lives were lost. Among the
guests was an excursion party from
Omaha, Neb., all OF whom lost nearly all OF
their wearing apparel and jcwelry. The
hotel wAs valued Mt $40 600.
The storm in Canada.
The present storm In Cauada Ia pro-
nounced by railroad men as one of the
worst they have ever experienced. The
New York trains have all been more or
less delayed, and the passengers have suf-
fcred some from cold and hunger.
A. L. Hopkins Resigned.
The New Times says Mr.. A. L. Hopkins,
who for years represented Jay Gould in
many of the corporations IN which Mr..
Gould is Interested, has resigned from the
various boards of directors of which he was
n member. The cause of this movement Is
not known, but the Times lntimates that
the severance of the friendly business rela-
! tions between Mr.. Gould and Mr. Hopkins
| Is complete.
German Opera I'm New York.
The directors of the Metropolitan Opera
| House of New York have decided to con-
! tinue giving performances OF German
opera next season
Heroic Physician.
Wednesday, few miles from Paris, Tex,
Dr. McIardon had both hands so badly
burned as to necessitatc amputation while
saving the life OF Miss Minnie Craik, whose
clothes were enveloped IN flames. The
young lady was also severly burned.
It Is feared that there will be revival Of
the trouble between the non-ctizens aud
oa,ne ,oY N oont Owe, ~ Goinesv,iia y
Tex, has received instructions to put oul
all non-citizens who refuse to pay the tax
M lhe hoh-e''izehs nave organized. 10 resist
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Juuse LOUIS L.. Wiians, United State'
Commissioner at Juneau City, Alaska, who
is now in Kansas CITY, emphatically denie,
the reports that Indian girls and women in
Alaska are subjected TO outrages and abuses
by the whites In that Territory.
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journal fublishing Company OF Helena
Mon'', ana son OF lhe president-oiect, OIL
wednesday bought the entire plant
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Helena during the recent cnn,noign tn,
Reco,d was badlv In debt and On t,e verg,
of bankrnptcv ,vben tho nurcbaso wo
made. Harrison assumes all mortgages o
the concern, amounting TO about 5000
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tha .Io,,,nnI of;ce Harrison is the owna
of the Associated Press franchise, which
\ will improve the Record by adding tbi
valuable report. The paper will be mad,
the leading publication In Montana.
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Walter .. Gibson, well-known INSURANCE
agent at Buffalo, N. T.. committed suicid
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