Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

| The suit of Mary H. and Albert Field
against the Lake Shore Railway Company
| for 81. 100000 has been decided against the
plaintiff by Judge Rowland at jefferson.
Chic. 1t is understood the Fields will APP
peal the case. They claim the railroad
company is wrongfully in possession of
large tract of valuable land at Ashtabula
harbor, which is used for switch yard
| and ore hosting machinery.
Policeman James Dwyer shot and instant
ly killed Owen Walsh, miner, in Har-
| rington and Driscoll's saloon, at Butte,
Mont., Wednesday about midnight A
fight was in progress between two men in
the saloon, and the officer stepped in to
Quell it. Walsh cut him above the left
eye with a knife. The officer then drew his
gun and fired into the wall above the bar
to brighten his aSSailant, but Walsh only
fought more fiercely, and the officer shot
him through the heart.
The pope yesterday gave an audience to
Most Rev. F. X. CATER, archbishop OF
Milwaukee.
Diamond Joe' Keepers, a famous thief,
took a package containing diamonds val
ued at $4,000 from the establishment OF
NJ. Fox & Co., on the second floor OF Maid
en- Lane, New York, yesterday afternoon
and was arrested five minutes later. He
was Immediately taken to the Tombs police
court. On his person were found two pack
ages of gems, only one of which, however,
was identified as belonging to Fox & Co.
Mr.. Thurston, the Hawaiian minister to
the United States. made an address last
night before the Trenton board of trade,
at their annual dinner. Mr.. Thurston's
theme was Commerce on the Pacific"
The schooner John NJ. Moore. Capt.
Dinghy from Brunswick for Philadelphia,
with a crew of eight men, and the schooner
Joel F. Sheppard Capt. Daniels from Phil
adelphia via Norfolk for Boston, with a
crew of seven men. are now believed to
have foundered at sea with all hands.
VIM. c. Murphy, the last of Gen. sam
Houston's army in the war for independ-
ence for Texas, died at his home in Phila-
delphia yesterday, at the age of eighty-five
years. He was one of the eighty-frst who
took the Mexican fort at Alamo against
$50 MeXicans. after a three days hight
From this engagement only eight OF his
party escaped alive. The rest We're butch
cred.
There was a lively scene at yesterdays
rehearsal of The Baggage Check" Com
pany IN Philadelphia between Mark Sulli-
van and Edward Magee, in relation to the
latter's statement about Madge Yorke.
Sullivan threatened to resign. A telegram
was sent to Manager w. F. Crossley, who
ordered Magee's discharge. Travelling
Manager Butterfield diSregarded the order
and will retain Magee, on the ground that
he knows more about the quarrel than Mr..
CroSSey.
The situation in the wreck Of the Bank
of Lexington, Va, remains unchanged, and
there is no clue to Figgatt, the defaulting
cashier, who is thought to be In Mexico
or on his way to South America. The
Rockbridge Savings Bank, with $4,000.
opened yesterday, taking the place of the
defunct bank, thus helping to relieve the
situation.
Georgia's team outshot the New Jersey
team by IA points in the preliminary work
yesterday for the shoot between the crack
marksmen Of the military of the two states
today.
The First National Bank Of Chicago has
perfected a plan to transfer money among
interior cities without having to have re-
course to New York exchange" The cor
respondents of the bank will receive and
cash all drafts drawn by the First Ma
tional. Practically, the plan is the substi-
tuition of Chicago exchange" for New
York exchange"
The New Jersey house after debate of
two hours by a vote of 30 to IS yesterday
adopted the report of the municipal cor
porations committee, adverse to the dollar
gas bill, after first having, by a vote Of 10
to 90 refused to concur in the minority
report