The Washington critic., 1889-01-17

Chase, however preserved order, and ruled
the resolution providing for additional door
Keepers out OF order. II is expected that res
olution will be introduced expellng johnson
at the next neeting
lie Pleads Guilty.
Charles G. Linkham, the young forger,
was arranged before Judge ontcalt at Gin
cinnati yesterday and pleaded guilty to the
indictment of utterng false check for
$4,000 on the Citizens National Bank. SEN
tence was deferred until Saturday.
They want Intercommcrce.
At st. Paul, Mimi, yesterday the State
Senate passed joint resolution pc
titioning the President and Congress that the
Interstate Commerce law be not repealed,
especially as to pooling and long-and-short-
haul clauses.
The Death Sentence.
Walter Harris who was convicted n few
days ago of the murder of Anthony Parham,
in the County Court of Greensville, Va, was
yesterday sentenced 10 be hanged on the 3D. OF
May next, q motion for q new trial having
been overruled.
Anthony Higgins Formally Elected.
At Denver, Col, yesterday at noon, both
Houses convened in JOINT session, and after
comparing journals proceeded to ballot for
United States Senator. The ballot resulted:
Anthony Higgins, l6; James l.. Wolcott, o;
Alfred p. Robinson, 5. Speaker Lewis Of the
Senate and presiding officer OF the joint ses-
sion, thercupon announced that "Anthony
Higgins, having received q majority of the
votes cast In joint session, l declare him to be
elected as Senator to serve In the Congress OF
the United States for the constitutional term
Of six years, commencing on the 4th day OF
March next" The usual certificates were
then prepared and signed.
An Unnatural Mother.
At Sunshine, Wayne County, Pa, yesterday,
Mrs. John Greer, wife Of a lumberman, killed
her babe and then committed suicide using
revolver She left note stating that she
loved her husband dearly and requesting TO
be buried in the same coffin with her babe.
No cause is assigned for the deed.
Wholesale Lying.
Commander Sampson, superintendent OF the
Naval Academy at Annapolis recently APP
pointed Commander Harrington, Lieutenant
Commander Todd and Lieutenant Potter as
board to investigate charges of firing crackers
in quarters by cadets. The board examined
every cadet, and each stated on his honor that
he knew nothing us to who committed the
breach OF discipline. The board returned an
opinion yesterday which mentions no names,
but declares the cadets, chiefly members of
the third class, to be guilty of wholesale
lying Several petty infractions of discipline
have occurred of late which have greatly an
uoyed the officers in charge.
A Wholesale Swindler.
Two cases OF iewelry and silverware were
seized at the Bremen Steamship Company's
pier in Hoboken yesterday by Russ & Heppen-
heimer, attorneys for several big crockery
houses in New York. During the holidays A.
NJ Ebert bought from Ii. Strauss & Son $4,000
worth of silverware, and had 1t shipped to
TI,.,, NI,ntE t'a Hr,, Jf1 n
large business, and until they learned that he
had ordered and not paid for goods to the
value of $4,000 from Charles Armfeldt Il Son,
j. M. Young Il Co., III. Steiner and David
Hedet & Co., they felt easy. Then they found
that thirtyeight cases of goods had been ship
ped from q little town in Ohio to Eberts wife
In London. These were intercepted, seized
and found to contain goods from the firms
named. The cases seized In Hoboken were ad'
dressed TO Mrs. Ebert, and also contained some
of the goods. There was found in Ebert's
stable $1,000 worth of spoons, tea-sets, etc.
Ebert is thought to be In Canada.
Fatally Burned.
IL Pttsburg last night policeman noticed
slight blaze in the second story of house
occupied by Arthur Roddey, No. 5l4 Carson
street. An alarm was turned In and the fire
extinguished with but little damage. When
! the fremen entered the room they found Mrs.
Roddey and her child lying on couch, which
was in flames The woman's body was burn ed
| to crisp and the child was painfully but not
seriously injured.
Cadets Reinstated.
The Board of Visitors of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute spent several hours yesterday in
the consideration Of the case of cadets who
were dismissed during the first half of the
| present session for various reasons. In a few
| instances the dismissal was sustained, but the
| following offenders were reinstated Cadet
Oralle, who was 'shipped" for breach OF ar
rest; Cadets Bidgood, Flint and Wood, whose
| ofTense was haZing Cadet Stoner, and Cadets
Neil, Converse, Davis (E. G., Stewart ~. II. },
Plumley and Theobold, who were dropped for
excess Of demerits during the first five months
| Of the session.
Much interest attached to the hazing cases.
| A desperate effort was made to "buclt" Cadet
4 Stoner, but he asserted his manhood. resisted
the sport and one of the buckers received Sc
| we're treatment at his hands.
The Inaugural BAH Safe.
| Rev. DR.. s. l.. Gillette and Rev. d. O..
| Darling of the Methodist Minister'S Associa-
ton of Indianapolis, called on General Har-
rson yesterday, and presented the greetings
that were adopted at their meeting recently,
| when II was foreshadowed they would take
some action condemnatory of the Inaugural
| ball, but instead they adopted the following
by unanimous rising vote:
"We the members.of the Methodist Preach
ers' meeting, of indianapolis, hereby extend
| to General Harrison our Christian greetings,
and assure him of our appreciation Of his
Christian character and that we shall un-
ceasingly pray that Almighty God may give
him His continued blessing as Chief Magistrate
of the nation.n
PROFESSOR Cooks Balm Of Life for sale by
all druggists.