Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-19
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The British house of commons last even
ing rejected. by vote of 297 to 2S3, JOS
Chamberlains amendment declaring 1t to
be against public interest that the time OF
the house be wasted upon bills which the
ministers admitted would not pass when
measures involving grave constitutional
changes which should be considered with
out delay had been announced.
The queen arrived in London yesterday
afternoon. She had requested that the
strictest privacy be observed, and at the
station empty trains were aligned along
the platform, so that persons on the other
platforms could not see her alight. The
reason for this privacy is that the rheu-
matism in her joints has so increased that
the queen is scarcely able to walk
The trial of Morganfield and Searcey, the
AQUA creek train robbers, is expected to
begin at Stafford Court House. Va, tomor-
row. Morganfeld and Searcey will be
taken to Stafford Court House tomorrow
morning. and kept there under strong
guard during the trial.
The Alabama legislature adjourned at II
o'clock yesterday. The bill for refunding
the state debt in gold bonds has been
signed by the governor. Most of the bills
of general interest have become laws
A Joint resolution favoring the annexa-
ton of Hawaii was adopted by the Cali
fornia legislature yesterday.
The continued cold weather in London Is
daily adding to the number of unemployed
and starving people. Meetings being
organized for the purpose of relieving the
prevailing distress, which 1t Is proposed TO
cope with upon large scale.
Because his wife allowed her pug dog to
kisa her, and would not permit him the
same privilege. Peter Bowman of New AL
bany, Ind, assaulted her. Two sons at
tackled him with clubs and fractured his
skull.
Fire Quilted the warehouse Of the New
York Biscuit Company. the ID. j. Rex pa
per box factory. the Duncan and McIlvanie
lfcI,
of commission men and others. all tenants
of 1905 Penn avenue. Pittsburg, last night.
There was no material change in the
Oregon senatorial vote :, yesterday All
of the anti-Dolph republicans united on
Williams. The vote was: Dolph. 80; Hare,
10; Hale. 9; Weathersford, 1; Williams, p;
absent. 3.
There was one Sweet man absent yes
terday at the Idaho capital and the vote
was as follows: Shoup. 20; Sweet, Is; Clag
sett, II
Phil Dawson. young drayman. shot and
fatally wounded his father, Alfred Dawson.
at Birmingham. Ala, Sunday night. The
elder Dawson was reprimanding his daugh-
ter. and was about to enforce the reprE
with who bs% %esn the aosE
became so enraged at his fathers brutal
Intention that he drew pistol and shot
twice. one shot taking effect in the alb
domen.
A switch engine ran into a passenger car
at the union depot at Milwaukee yester-
day. in which sat Mrs. Richard Mansfield
the actress. She was thrown from her seat
and received slight bruise her fore
head. Mr.. Mansfield cancelled his engage
ment at the Davidson TEeater. and says
his wife will not Re able to appear on the
stage for several days.
The Cleveland Congregational Club met
last night at Cleveland in conlmemoratiOn
of the birthdays of Washington and Lin
coin. About :SD prominent Congregation
alists of Cleveland and vicinity were pres
emit Ry invitation accepted long since Gov.
Mckinley was the orator of the evening.
His thSyne was The American Citizen"
and he handled II in a clear and forcible
manner. taking Washington and Lincoln
for his text. The address was enthusi-
astically received
The first delegates elected to the first
general assembly of the Independent Order
Knights of Labor We're chosen last night
by ". T. A. l:i5, X. of L., at Columbus, the
secret branch of the United Mine Workers.
The delegates are: W. Il. Wilson and
Thomas Bradley of Pennsylvania, p. H.
Penna of Indiana, James O'Connor of ILL
ncis and w. c. Pearce of Ohio; alternates-
j. r. Clarkson of Iowa, j. III. Kennedy Of
Indiana. Thomas Fairy of West Virginia
and Il. l.. Davis and Thomas Lawson of
Ohio.
An important decision affecting the strife
between the Southern railway and the Gin
cinnati. Hamilton and Dayton roads for
the possession of certain portions of the
Queen and Crescent railway was made
yesterday at Cincinnati in the United
States circuit court of appeals by Judge
Lurton. who allowed the c., III. and ID.
party to appeal from his Nashville decree,
ordering foreclosure and sale of the ex-
tension bonds and refusal to enjoin