The Washington bee., 1895-01-12
4 Summary Of Current Events-Ihe Worlds
Doings for the Past Six Days Gathered
and Condensed for Our Readers.
General.

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j. M. Percival, manager of the Co
operative Association, Montreal, was
killed by fall down stairs.
The Alabama Normal College for
girls at Livingston was burned. Loss,
$4,000. No one was hurt.
Michael Angelo, of Buffalo, had his
hand blown off by the premature ex-
plosion Of a giant fire cracker.
Henry D. MacDona, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Of New York city, re-
signed to enter newspaper work.
The New York Central Railroad de-
clared regular quarterly dividend
OF IA per cent, payable January Is.
Excise Commissioner and ex-Alder-
man Harrison Howe, of Corning, N.
Y, dropped dead on his way to busi-
ness.
Alex Williamson and Will Perry,
suitors Of Mamie Bell, of Coalburg,
Ala, met at the girls house. Both
shot; both are dead.
Mark Penney, of Mount Morris, N.
Y, an invalid, upset a lighted lamp
at the bedside. He and Mrs. Penney
were burned and may die.
John Moreland was found frozen at
Gleim's Run, o. He was an old SOL
dier and started to walk home from
here and was caught in the storm.
A committee representing the strik-
Ing shoemakers at Haverhill, Mass,
conferred with the manufacturers. It
is probable that the strike will be
ended.
The directors and the manager of
the Commercial Bank at st. Johns,
N. F., have been arrested. They are
charged with presenting a false state
ment Of the banks condition.
The wholesale and retail dry goods
firm Of ]. Lichenstein, No. Sz West
Twenty third street, New York, went
into voluntary liquidation. Liabilities,
100000; assets, $250,000.
The Trinity chimes, New York, will
not be silent on~New Years. The
bells Of the historic church were silent
last year because the police would
not promise to suppress the fish horns.
John Hunter, a well-known citizen
Of Valley Cottage, and Jacob Trucer,
OF South Brooklyn, were struck by the
Chicago Limited Express, west-bound,
near West Nyack, N. Y, and instantly
killed.
The autopsy on the body of ex-
Senator James G. Fair revealed the
fact that death had been caused by
Bright's disease Of the kidneys. This
confirmed the diagnosis previously
made
A negro broke into the residence Of
Mrs. Susan Dennison, an aged white
lady living alone on Cleveland ave-
nue., Columbus, O., and criminally as
saulted her. She is probably fatally
injured.
Deputy County Treasurer Harring-
ton, of Kings, said regarding the story
that the County Treasurers accounts
show shortage of $89,649, that he has
the word of the expert that there is no
actual deficit
Alfred Eoff, cashier of the Boise City
National Bank, has prepared state
ment of the mineral production Of
Idaho for 1894 The totals are: Gold,
81 ,879, 900; silver, $2,359 900; lead, $3,-
406,0 900; grand total, 1854 900.
A Parliamentary election was held
who was returned for Liege and Mons
In the genernal election, having chos-
en- to sit for Mons. The Socialist
Smeets was elected by majority of
5000.
A war to death was commenced be-
tween the plate glass manufacturers
of this country. A cut of 70 per cent.
from existing prices will be made by
the Diamond Plate Glass Company, of
Kokomo, Ind, and the Pittsburg Plate
Glass Company.
The Pope has appointed Bishop M.
Marty, of Sioux Falls, S. D., to the
Rev. Father Langevin, of the congre-
cation Of st. Mary Immaculate, has
been appointed to the bishopric OF st.
Boniface, Canada.
Pearl Harper, a negro girl, was
found dead in the basement Of the
Kimball House, Atlanta, Ca, with two
bullet holes in her head. Charles
Simmons, who was engaged to marry
her, was arrested. 1t is thought that
he shot the girl.
The Spanish Cabinet has approved
ku0 plOpOSc1 w opSu OIL AhAo14S AASo
the Cuban customs system. Senor
Abarzuza, Minister of Colonies, denies
the report that he suggested that the
Washington Government arrange tar
liz list with Cuba directly.
Watson Mulford, proprietor Of a
large summer hotel at Tannersville,
in the Catskills, cut his throat on
Christmas Day. His recovery is very
doubtful Early in the morning he
disappeared and was found later be-
hind the barn insensible from loss Of
blood.
The President has approved an act
to establish a national military park
at the battlefield of Shiloh, similar to
those at Gettysburg and Chickamauga,
carrying an appropriation Of $4,000
for the purpose of securing the neces-
sary land and for making improve
ments.
Count van Muenster, German Am
bassador to France, in behalf Of the
Grand Duke Of Saxe-Weimar, has pre-
sented to President Casimir- -Perier the
order of the White Falcon, in recog-
milton of the honors paid to the body
his son, heced12fI Grand Duke.
is - first nan order