Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-22
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.


Five indictments were found against
searcey and Morganfeld by the Stafford
county. Va, grand jury yesterday for par
ticipation in the Aqua Creek train rob-
berry last month.
An Asheville, N. c., dispatch says that
the condition of Miss Mary Stevenson, the
Vice Presidents daughter, is hopeless.
The grain congress met at New Orleans
yesterday afternoon. Gov. Foster greeted
the delegates warmly. Mayor Fitzpatrick
spoke on behalf of the city of New Or
leans. Ex-Mayor Crowherd of Kansas City
replied for the delegates.
In the United States district court yes
terday at Philadelphia, the jury in the
case of the government against Col. "A.
Louden Snowden and William ID. H. Ser
rill, bondsmen of Henry s. Cochran, eX-
chief weigher at the mint, rendered a
verdict for the defendants. The govern
ment sought to recover $4,000 from the
sureties of the ex-wegher Cochran, who
was convicted. stole gold bullion to the
value of 100000 and there still remains a
deficit of $4,000.
Solomon T. Buck, for twenty years an
evangelical preacher has been convicted
at Baltimore of receiving money under
false pretenses, and sentenced to three
years Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
A two-story frame building at 3l6 State
street, Madison, Wis, was destroyed by
fire yesterday morning, and Mrs. Patrick
Davis, who lived In the place was burned
to death.
Two passenger trains on the New York
and New England railroad collided on the
main track about quarter of a mile from
Oxford, Mass, yesterday. Several of the
trainmen were injured.
The convention of the w. G. T. U. at
Cleveland closed last evening Speeches
were made by Nine. Barakak of Syria,
Helen NJ. Barker; Chicago; Miss Alderman,
Australia; Nine. Chika Sakarai, Japan;
Mrs. Eide Merriwether, Pennsylvania, and
Susan Il. Anthony.
Lord Kimberley, British secretary of
state for foreign affairs, has declined to
receive the Armenian deputation who wish
ed to protest against the conduct of the
Turks in the Sassoun massacre. He ex-
presses approval of the sultan's decision
to send a commission to, Sassoun, adding
that Sir Philip Currie is impressing upon
the sublime Porte the importance of MAX
ing the inquiry prompt thorough, and i'm
partial.
NJ Declerq of the staff of the Dix Neu-
vieme Steele of Paris, has been arrested
on a charge of blackmail. 1t is reported
that the editor of another conspicuous
Paris journal, who is implicated. has fled
to Belgium.
perintendent of the gymnasium of the Bos-
ton Young Mems Christian Association,
fell and broke his neck last night while
working in the gymnasium. He was stand
ing on the shoulders of a companion and
irving to turn q somersault in the air from
that position. He the model for Kit
sons Ideal of the American Student" ex-
hibited at the worlds fair.
Founders day was celebrated yesterday
l,y the 800 students of the Jacob Tome In
stitute at Port Deposit, Md.
Nesslage, Colgate & Company sold gold
yesterday. in New York, in lots of 100000,
at a premium of IA of one per cent, for
the purpose of purchasing the new govern
ment fives. The first premium offered was
l-1O but it was advanced to Ii, in order to
obtain gold 1t is said that s25O,OoO was
.AlI ,t A Y.rn n
Judge Cooper decided yesterday, at Mem
phis, that Butch" McCarver, who in orGer
to avoid testifying against the thirteen men
on trial for the lynching of the six negroes
at Kerryille August 81, declared that he
was an infidel, was not the infdel he pro-
fessed to be. and was therefore competent
to testify. The unwilling witness then took
the usual oath and testified Lawyers say
enough was got out of him to convict the
lyncherS.
The prosecution in the impeachment pro-
ceedings against Mayor Fitzpatrick was
finished yesterday at New Orleans.
David Gideon has sued Philip j. Dwyer,
president of the Brooklyn Jockey Club, for
So, 900 for Islander. This is an outcome OF
the Ramapo-B Banquet race. Gideon claims
that. after the race Dwyer accused him OF
crooked work on the Louisville clubs track.
private dispatch received from India
says that the condition of Lord Randolph
Churchill is very unsa tisfactory.
The weight of 200 barrels of flour and
200 bushels Of rye, stored on the second
floor of Mangel & Schmidt's bakery, at
Newark N j., yesterday caused the floor
to give way. Three of ten men at work in
the cellar received injuries which may req
suit fatally. The names of the men are
Arthur Kinsella, Arthur Corbly and John
Lawrence.
The democratic majority in Kentucky as
compiled by the secretary of state in the
congressional election is 2,173. This Is a fall
ing off in the democratic vote of 50.52S.
This is not taking into consideration that
5000 votes given Keys (pop), In the first
district were republican.