Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-06
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The reports that China is inclined to cry
enough" are now repeated. A Shanghai
dispatch to London says that orders have
been issued resembling the projected dis
patch of large supplies of rice fer the
army to New-Chwang. This is due to the
fact that the board of war has abandoned
all hope of staying the progress of the
Japanese army in Manchuria. The dispatch
adds that many Chinese merchant vessels
have recently been placed under the Ger
man flag.
The London Daily News says that the
Chinese minister has impaired To the for
eign office China's desire that the powers
mediate with Japan for a peace. The min
ister has gone TO Paris TO make similar
request of France.
A dispatch received at Rome from Pekin
states that China is disposed to conclude
a peace with japan on the basis of a guar
antee of the Independence OF Corea and the
payment Of an indemnity, the amount to be
nxed by the powers. The dispatch adds
that it Is reported that China mas invited
the representatives of the powers 10 in
tervene To secure peace.
Judge JenkiLs, Milwaukee, Wis, made an
order yesterday terminating the Northern
Pacific branch line recelversnips and au-
thorizing the Northern Pacific receivers TO
lease the lines and operate them
The Belvidere, family hotel in St Louis.
No., belonging 10 the estate or Gen Bel ure-
everybody escaped The loss is about $al-
90.
The Chicago packers, Swift, Armour. Nor
ris and Hammond, have lost their suit
against 4 dozen trunk line railroads for
alleged excessive rates paid on meats,
Joseph b. Lynch, William ]. Chandler
and Sarah L. Collins, three of the leading
| members of the Sanctifed Band of Chin
colleague, were found guilty yesterday at
Onancock, Va, of being nuisances and of
the charge of separating husbands and
wives. The following punishment was IN
| fictad: Lynch. six months in jail and $50
| fine; Chandler, six months and Sl5O hne,
| and Sadie Collins, four mon tbs in jail and
| sloO fine. All three took their punishment
without wnimpar. Jehn. Collins, however.
embraced his wife and cried aloud
The Hova prime minister has replied To
the ultimatum of France, forwarded 10 the
government of Madagascar. that the hovas
would only yield TO force. The French are
| evacuating Antansrfvo, the capital OF Mad
II is stated at Shanghai that vfceruy Ii
Hung Chang instead Of taking Command
| of the first Chinese army, AZ it was said
| ferred from Tien Tsin 10 Pekfn-
| Mr. Francis ]. Callahan was instantly
killed at Rutherford n. T., YESTERDAY
| morning in attempting to get aboard an
Erie railroad train before IL stupped The
rain had made the steps of The car sippe-y
| and he fell between the cars Francs }.
| Callahan was a street railway million airs-
| He was forty-two years old ana WAS oorn
| at Utica
| A dispatch from Berlin says thxt teis-
| gram from St Petersburg reports thai
| changes among the Russian ministers ana
| in the Russian council are impending. IL Is
| believed that NJ de Giers. the foreign minis
| ter will resign, but nothing def1nltf =
known
| A snow storm at Hartford Conn., last
| evening developed about $40 into regular
blizzard Telegraph and telephons wires
are prostrated aud the city almost entirely
cut of from conlmunica ton by wire
| A severe northeast storm passed over
| Atlantic City last night, accompanied by
heavy gale and dangerously high tide on
the ocean front Much damage has been
| lone to wires. The Hfe-savtng crews are
| keeping a sharp lookout for wrecks
The schooner Charles G. Joyce, bound
| from Georgetown. d. c.. to Baltimore with
| yrain grounded Friday right on the Three
| sisters, below Thomas Point She was
| Ightered by the schooner A Booth ana
| noatad without damage Sunday
| Fire broke out last evening in the cotton
| steamer Skidby at the Central kHpres1
| wharf at Savannah, Ga, and spread to six
| ether steamers In the vicinity.