The Washington critic., 1889-01-28
EARLY MORNING NEWS.
Eject of Reducing Rates.

Euect OF Reducing Rates.
The Anglo-American Telegraph Company
has issued report stating that since the fixing
Of the rate at one shilling n word for kilograms
between England and America the revenue of
the company has increased n per cent, while
its traffic has decred 20 per cent The directors
Of the company are as yet undecided whether
or not the rate will be financial success. So
far, however, the results have been satisfac-
tory
A Pittsburg, Pa, partner Of Hainsworth, tho
manufacturer Of the cast-steel gun which burst
while under trial at Annapolis, said Saturday
that Mr. Hainsworth was just completing close
tests OF fragments of the burst monster, and
admits he discovered the fatal defects. ''The
steel was too hard for one thing" said he,
''and because our annealing furnace was too
small to admit the entire piece, 1t was not
properly annealed. ! am positive now that
we can make gun which will not only stand
the severest tests, but will prove superior to
the built-up gun"
Horrible Murder of a Little Girl.
A dispatch from Garden City, Kan, says
"A brutal murder Of seven-year-old girl by
her stepmother, who is a sister of the child's
mother, is reported from Eminence, Kan. A
few days ago Mrs. Short reported the death Of
her little stepdaughter aud the neghbors at
quest. Upon examination II was found that
the child's brain had been penetrated several
inches by sharp instrument, presumably a
nail one of its arms was broken, and the
knees and the remainder of the body were a
mass OF bruises The woman who committed
the crime is about to become mother herself
and her condition is such that at present she
cannot be imprisoned, but is kept under
guard"
Thrown Out OF Work.
Nearly 5000 men were thrown idle in the
Shenandoah part of the Pennsylvania coal
regions by the suspension of all the Lehigh
coal companies and individual collleres. The
"strlppingsn aG Shenandoah and Mohanoy
City also suspended, adding several hundred
idle men 10 the list Crowds OF idle men
stand about the street corners In Shenandoah
discussing the situation very earnestly. All
the Philadelphia and Reading collieries are
kept in operation.
Panic in "a Theatre.
A scene OF wild excitement occurred AT the
| Olympic Theatre, st. Louis, Saturday after
noon. Near the end OF the first act OF the op-
era "Erminiei small fire was noticed, and
| all at once the great audience became panic
stricken. Then some one cried fire. and for a
time II looked as though there must be loss
Of life, as the audience was composed princi-
| pally OF ladies and children. Fortunately the
|
there was no danger.
Arrested for Marrying His Step p-Mothe \
Peter and Barbara Hahn have been arrested
In Newark, N. j., for violating the State stat
ute which prohibits man marrying his step
mother. Peters father, Heinrich, died April,
1885, and on his deathbed requested that Peter
marry his step-mother This he did, and as
result tue couple have now been arrested.
Alabama Electnral Vota
L. c, Meredith, tine messenger selected to
take Alabamas electoral vote TO Washington
returned TO Montgomery Saturday morning
Mr.. Ingalls,, President pro TEN. OF the Senate
received the certificate from him, but declined
TO receipt for II because he did not have
though In the certificate received by him II
was stated that Mr. Meredith was the messen
ger Mr.. Meredith telegraphed Governor
| seay, and the electors We're summoned II