The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-03
EARLY MORNING NEWS.
striking Indiana Miners.

striking Indiana Miners.
The block coal miners Of tho Brazil
district, 1000 in number, quit work 10
man yesterday because Of the extra
ordinary reduction from ninety to
seventy cents for mining. Tho yearly
scale under which the coal had been
mined the past year expired today On
account Of the natural gas and fuel oils
the operators declared a reduction 10
place them on an equality with Ohio
and Pennsylvania in competing for u
market They complain that having
obtained low price two years ago the
operators from these two Statos had, In
an undetermined way stolen their North
western market besides Illinois opcra
tors, by undertaking and inferior coal.
had helped 10 drive Brazil block coal
from the market A miners dclcgats
meeting voted to strike and met with
but small opposition. This Is the first
strike TINT has occurred here for five
years. OF 900 bituminous miners less
than 100 are at work.
hut 1t Pleased the Mugwumps.
AT the annual meeting in New York
yesterday of the Civil Service Reform
Association this resolution was adopted
'ReSoirCd, That the thanks of this as
ISOLATION be, and they hereby are.
rendered TO the Right Rev II G. Potter
for his just and earnest statements of
the duty Of the President in reference
TO the exercise by him of the power of
appointment to office contained In the
sermon delivered in st. Paul Church
on the centennial anniversary of the in
auguration of George Washington
George William Curtis was reelected
president
Ocean Steamships Racing.
The steamers City of New York, City
of Rome and the Travc crossed the bar
at Sunday Hook for their European
ports Wednesday morning at $50, S:ij
and 010 o'clock respectively When
the steamer State of Nebraska arrived
yesterday she reported that ut $3.50
yesterday afternoon she passed the City
of New York leading the City of Rome
by eight miles and the City of Rome
leading the Trave by three miles
Shipping men say that the prospects of
an ocean race between the three steamers
arc good
Fooled with u Pistol.
Miss Jessie Benning was fatally shot
in Peoria, H., Wednesday, She was
in the office of VIM. Scott real estate
agent The young lady picked up u
revolver which was supposed TO have
only empty shells, turned il toward her
self with the remark, II wonder If !
can kill myself" There happened To
be one loaded shell in the revolver, and
this exploded, the bullet entering her
head. Miss Bcnning was IS years of
age and was engaged to Scott.
Captain Il. NJ. Yard Dead.
Captain L. VI. Yard, retired naval
officer, died at Trenton, N. j., yestcr-
day, aged 7S years He entered the
service in 1927. He served in the Mex
lean war, and commanded the United
States sloop Bailey in 1861 and 1862.
He did ordnance duty in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard In 1853 and in Pittsburg in
1864. In 1855 he resigned, and was re
tired May q, 1866. He will be buried
at Pittsburg tomorrow.
Maryland Firebugs Arrested.
The ice.housc of +. l. Lewis, at
night. The fire was of incendiary
insured. Yesterday H. Cole, ir., and
r. Phillips, each about IS years of age,
were arrested, charged with the crime.
Other arrests will be made, and IL is
| thought that the perpetrators of other
incendiary fires are now under arrest.
A Treasurer Skips.
Samuel Fessenden, treasurer of the
Cape Cod Canal Company, the Uni
tartan Church. ETC., and custodian of
the funds of the Episcopal Church at
Sandwich, Mass, has skipped the
town, taking all available funds and his
family with him and leaving little be
hind except unpaid debts
Murdered His Mother.
Elmer J. Sharkey was convicted at
Eaton, Ohio, on Wednesday, of murder
in the first degree for having killed bis
mother. He admitted the killing, the
defense being insanity.
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