The Washington critic., 1889-02-09
EABnr MORNING VIEWS.


Several white persons have been whipped
by White Caps on Chincuteaguo Island, Va.
Charles j. Duncan, proprietor OF the Frank
lin CITY Hotel, franklin City, Va, has re-
ceivcd II threatening notice Daucan has
prepared himself and will kill the first man
who interfcres with him.
Scarlet Fever nt Cornell.
Cornell University bids fair 10 have an
EPIDEMIC of scarlet fever. The disease has
broken out in Forest Home, hamlet near
the university, in which many Of the stu
dents live. ard some Of them. as well MS
the village people, have been quarantuoj.
viiiHinous yigiiantcs.
A dispatch from Lafayette, La, gives the
details of an organization OF body as So
called "viglantes,p 1000 strong, who have
started out TO drive from the parrish negroes
who are out of work. They have already
been concerned IN several outrages. Tnc
authorities, however, are taking steps to
put them down.
Not One Life Lost.
A private school for the education OF
dcof and dumb children at the corner of
Wabash avenue aud Sixty-thiri street, Chit
! cago, was destroyed by fire Thursday even
ing. The ,scl,olars--seventeen small boys
frightened. The loss is about $40, 000
Murder Instead of Marriage.
George Sehissel, Bohemian, agod 30, in
Milwaukee, yesterday, fatally shot Ida
| Poltz, 17-yearod waitress, ,ofna hotel at
McDill, and then blew his own brains out
| The act was committed immediately after
the girl refused Schisscl's offer OF marriage.
| Dieokman n Defaulter.
Henry Dieckman, acting president of the
Maunte-Borgess Milling Company of st.
Louis, Mo-, has fled to Canada, defaulter
| In the sum of $4,000.
More Than They Arc Worth.
It's stated that experts examining the
books Of Defaulter Sullivan Of indianapolis
have thus far discovered n deficiency of
$4,000 III the trust funds belonging to es-
tate and deposited with tho clerk. Sulli-
vans bond was for only $4,000, and II now
seems doubtful II his three bondsnen are
worth even half that amount.
The Poet Shot the Editor.
Angry at a personal article IN Gil Biais
! of Paris, the poet Catule Mendes chal-
lenged the writer, lie Blanc, lie Blanc was
wounded twice on the upper lip.
New Railroad Omcers.
and Atlantic Railroad at Atlanta yesterdi ny
the following officers were electcd Joseph
Il. Brown, president; Il. A. Anderson, gen.
eral manager; Joseph NJ Brown, traffic
manager; G. T. Watson, secretary aud
treasurer; j. O. Courtney, auditor; execu-
tive committe, Joseph T.. Brown, w. r.
Walters, Ii. b. Plant, Il. w Cole, ii, |.
Kmball and w. ID. Grant. The president
appointed j.. L. Dickey general freight
agent, Alton Angler general passenger
agent and Charles Bcardsley master of
trains.
The Record Broken.
The pole-vaultipg contest, which was TO
have been held at the recent championship
games OF the Amateur Athletic Union, took
place, last night in the rooms of the New
York Athletic Club. Twelve mea COM
\ pcted and the first prize, gold watch, was
2 won by ii. ii. Baxter, N. Y. A. g. scratch,
who vaulted IL feet inches, thus breaking
the best indoor record, made by himself in
Philadelphia In 1886, by l0i inches. The
best outdoor record of America is II feet
|. 3 inches. L. s.. Hermann, N. Y. A. c.,
handicap, six inches, took second prize, and
Dennis Kline, New Yofk Turnyrreiu, hanli-
cap IL inches, took third by vaults of 10
feet 81 inches and 8 feet 3 inches re-
spectivey
The Oficials VIII Not Talk.
Extended inquiries failed to either attain
a denial or affirmation Of the story Of an
alleged defalcation of Cashier A. 8. Gookin
Of the Manhattan Elevated Road lin New
York. Julian X. Davies, attorney for the
road, declared that he knew nothing about
1t. Superintendent Hahn would NOT talk,
and Vice President Galloway would not see
the reporter. An inquiry at the Offices, No.
Il broadway, proved equally fruitiess.
Did They Put Out the Fire?
fire engine going to a fire IN st. Louis
yesterday frightened horse attached to
wagon owned by Mr.. Ward of 3l5 South
Twenty-second street Ward was thrown
from the wagon and injured probably fatally.
Maggie Brown, aged u years, was run over
and instantly killed. Charles Hollis and
Miss Annie McGinnis wore run over aud
seriously injured
Six Crushed and Nine Drowned.
Heavy gales are again raging on tho Eng
lish and Irish coasts. A building fell near
Bolton. Eng, crushing number of cottages
and killing six persons. AT Pembroke a
ferry-boat capsized, and nine were drowned.